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Power Dressing for Preemies

Finding Practical and Fun Fashions

By Toddie Downs

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The Internet provides many sources for preemie clothes. A simple search of "preemie clothes," however, will pull up several thousand hits, the majority of which offer only one or two pieces of clothing.

The Preemie Store carries a large selection of brand names. It also provides a consignment store for gently used preemie clothing, although as with most consignment stores, offerings may be slim at any given time.

Baby Bare Clothing Company offers several sizes covering 1 to 6 pounds; most places carry one preemie size that will fit infants 4 to 6 pounds.

Other online stores that carry several different preemie pieces are Nurture Place and Baby Linq.com.

Now that you know where to find preemie clothes, what do you look for? If your baby is not connected to any monitors or IVs to make matters complicated, then you can buy whatever kind of clothing that you fancy. For many NICU babies, however, this is not the case; they may be hooked up to heart and respiration monitors by colored wires, called leads, or may have IV tubing taped to their arms or a pulse oximeter lead wrapped around a foot, toe or thumb.

In these scenarios, you want to make dressing as simple as possible, where the clothes can slip on and off with a minimum of fuss. The following make practical, yet stylish, preemie choices:

Kimono Tops or Front Tie T-Shirts – You can pair these with preemie pants. Since some preemie pants tend not to have snaps, look for ones with no feet. You can always slip socks or booties on the baby's feet to keep them warm.
Sleepers or One-Piece Rompers
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