Baby Bibs are essential in your baby's everyday life. While bottles, blankets, and bodysuits are all essentials, bibs keep any garment from being washed more than required. While most parents know these are a necessity, many don't realize the number of bibs they may need.

 

How many bibs does a baby actually need?

Bibs come in different materials and designs. This can be further divided into drool bibs and feeding bibs. Ideally, your baby needs more bibs than feeding drool bibs.

The number of bibs you need depends on your baby, feeding habits, and laundry habits. There is no set limit to the number of bibs you should have for your baby. Depending on age and how independently they feed, you can have anywhere from 6 to 10 bibs for your baby at a given time.

When your baby is less than 6 months old and most of the feeding time is breastfeeding, 6-8 drip bibs are needed. After your baby starts eating semi-solid or solid foods, add some feeding bibs - 2 to 3 are ideal.

While many people are comfortable using a soft cloth as a bib and towel while breastfeeding, bibs are easier to avoid getting dirty. So bib makers have taken their game to a whole new level. There are different kinds of bibs available for specific purposes, and buying the right kind can mean buying less.

 

Bib requirements depend on your baby

Babies drool, and how much drool varies from baby to baby. Once you've put a bib on your drooling baby, changing the bib is easier than changing your baby's entire outfit. While bibs may seem like overkill for a baby around two weeks old, you might be surprised at how much you can save on laundry in a week, considering they haven't even eaten solid food yet. Drooling seems to increase once the first teeth appear.

Melikey bibs are made of soft silicone that's safe for baby's sensitive skin and are perfect as drool bibs and feeding bibs. Plus, the colorful graphics on the bibs keep your little one interested and entertained.

 

Laundry 

Understandably, one of the main factors you need to consider is how often you do your laundry — or rather, how often you clean your bibs. Logically, you need enough bibs to go through a full laundry cycle. This means that if you do your laundry once a week, your bibs should last you a full week. For families who can do laundry more than once a week, they can survive with fewer bibs.

Keep in mind that this number may vary based on your laundry schedule, and take into account the fact that you may not be able to do laundry for a few days. It's always advisable to get more than you need if something like this happens.

Another factor that comes into play is traveling or going to a place where you may not be able to do your laundry. In this case, it's a good idea to have extra bibs on hand. You might even consider having a separate travel kit that contains about 5 bibs that you only keep aside when traveling, in addition to your regular baby bag.

 

Feeding 

Your baby's feeding habits are another factor you should consider before buying a bib. If you breastfeed your baby frequently, consider buying two extra bibs.

It's also common in young babies -- known as spitting up. This is when the baby's stomach contents flow back through the mouth. Hiccups when spitting up milk. It happens when the muscle between the esophagus and stomach is immature in babies. Dealing with spit-up mess is definitely easier when you use a stack of bibs.

You can remove the bib and clean it, along with anything on your baby's skin. You don't have to change baby's clothes or wipe up spit that has soaked the soft materials of the skirts they're wearing.

Just like adults can use bibs at mealtimes, babies can certainly use bibs at mealtimes, as this is often the time when babies drool the most. This is easier to do when you observe your baby's eating habits.

You should also take the time to see if your baby is fussy. If your baby doesn't like to mess up, you can reuse one bib for multiple meals. However, babies who can't keep themselves clean at mealtimes will need a new bib at each meal.

 

Newborn Bib Use Tips

Bibs are popular in part because they are so easy to use. Bibs usually have a string that goes around the back of the baby's neck. Some bibs also come with other fasteners. When you're ready to breastfeed your baby, simply tie the bib around your neck and start feeding. Make sure your baby's clothes are fully covered, otherwise drool or milk may get on them. This makes the whole exercise pointless.

Make sure the bib is loosely tied around your baby's neck. Babies may move around during feedings, and a bib around your baby's neck can cause choking. After feeding, remove bib and wash before using bib for feeding. If you're using silicone bibs, rinse them off. Always make sure you use a clean bib during feedings.

Newborns should never be put to sleep with anything in the crib as this poses significant risks. You may have heard that items such as stuffed toys, pillows, crash pads, loose blankets, comforters, hats, headbands or pacifiers should not be placed in the crib when putting a baby to sleep. The same goes for bibs. The bib should be removed from the baby before putting the baby to sleep in the crib.

To sum up, the spit spout is the best for newborns, because the spit spout only needs to absorb the drool and milk spilled during breastfeeding. As your baby grows and starts eating solid foods, you'll need a feeding time bib. You should calculate how much you need based on how much your baby is drooling and how proficient they are at breastfeeding (proper latching and sucking).

Spitting up is usually not constant and occasionally occurs after feedings. Start with a number you're comfortable with and try to do as little laundry as possible, say once every three days. If you need more, you can always buy more as needed.

 

Newborns and babies under 6 months may need drool bibs more than feeding bibs. However, when your child starts eating solid foods after 6 months of age, you should consider buying feeding bibs that help collect debris and keep themselves away from the food. After one to one-and-a-half years, babies may stop using bibs altogether.

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