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Holidaying with baby in the sun - choosing the right baby clothes

When you take baby abroad to somewhere sunny and warm, you need to consider that you are going to a country that may not give you easy access to buying extra clothing for baby. It’s better to over compensate on clothing when you are going abroad.

When you go abroad with baby take at least four or five changes of outfits for every day you are there. Like you, baby will get too hot and will need to feel refreshed. If you are taking your buggy with you, make sure you take your sun parasol or sun canopy too as they may not be easy to buy once you are on holiday. And although it sounds silly, it may be worth travelling with the rain cover for the buggy as well.

Take more UV protection swimwear than you think you need and do buy some UV protection clothing as you will spend a lot of time out and about with baby. Take at least three sun hats for baby to make sure that should you misplace one, you can easily replace it.

Take a mixture of cotton and linen clothes with long and short sleeves and long and short trouser leg lengths or dress lengths. It means that if you have to go out in the heat of the day, you can cover baby up really easily. Keep baby covered up in the evening too as you don’t want to have your wee one covered in mosquito bites.

If baby has a favourite item of clothing make sure that it travels too so that baby has something familiar to wear.

Do still take a jacket with you as you may find tropical storms are on the cards and always take it with you. For baby’s comfort at night body suits and cotton short sleeved tops are great as they can help keep baby cool.

If your hotel or apartment has air conditioning then you may wish to have a few sleep suits in your case so that baby does not feel the chill from the air -conditioning unit. Air conditioning can be great for adults but children do find it chilly during the night. When you’re first there keep a check on how cool baby is with the air conditioning switched on.

If you think about your itinerary before you go and then look at what baby is going to be doing while on holiday you shouldn’t run into challenges re the wardrobe when you’re on holiday in the sun.

We recommend that you check out the following online stores and brands: Boden, The Kids Window; Baby-O, John Lewis, Bumpto3, Nappy Head, Jakes, Lion in the Sun, Koolsun and Zoggs.

To find out more about where you can buy baby, toddler and children’s clothes online then visit our Where To Buy Baby and Toddler Clothes section to find out which shops stock different brands and all you need to know about delivery timescales, postage and packaging, and returns policy.

If you want to know more about the different toddler and baby clothes brands that are available then have a look at our comprehensive Children and Baby Clothes Brand section.

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