Beach vacation is always the best time in summer. The must-have item for this vacation is swimwear. However, how to choose a perfect swimwear for children is a hard question. For mothers of little girls who are interested in smocked clothing in general and smocked swimwear in particular, it might harder. In this article, we will suggest you some criteria of choosing smocked swimsuit for baby girl. Let’s discover!

Consider about fit and comfort

When choosing a smocked swimwear or any swimwear, the first thing you need to focus on is comfort and fit. You can check directly by putting the swimsuit on your child and see whether she can move freely in it, the shoulder traps fit properly, too loose or too tight. Normally, smocked swimwear like bikini has traps which can adjust size easily around neck. When trying on smocked swimsuits, check that your baby can raise her arms over her hand, twist, bend at the waist, and sit down without problems. A good fitting smocked swimsuit should not slip or bind, no matter what position she is in. Moreover, material which brings comfortable to children is a need-to-concern factor. With material of 100% cotton, fabrics like plain gingham, stripe, quatrefoil, polka dot are usually used to make smocked swimwear.

Consider about size

Since fit is an important factor for a perfect swimsuit, as the result choosing the right size is important also. It will be easy for you if you buy smocked swimsuits directly, and have your child there to try on. However, when you go to buy by yourself or do online shopping, then it may become difficult to choose the right size which fits your child. Like other baby clothes, baby smocked swimwears are based on age (3M, 6M, 9M, 3T, 4T…), and normally have their own size specifications. Things you should do are checking the height and weight which are descriptions on the tag, and compare to your child’s. Although it doesn’t work all the time because sizes are not standardized, it somehow helps you a lot to choose a right size for your child.

These are two first criterions to choose the right smocked swimwear for baby girl. Consider this and waiting for the next part to discover more ways to choose a perfect smocked swimsuit.

Thanks for reading

Jane