Published on June 6th, 2013 | 826 Views

Choosing a hooded baby towel

There are some instruction guides I refuse to read. It really shouldn’t be necessary to include instructions with a towel. A label with a laundry symbol must be more than enough.

But it wasn’t for the towel I bought for Baby Girl in France. I chose it because of its size. It was large compared to other hooded towels, which I think is one of the most important things to look for when choosing a baby towel.

The problem is that the one I’ve bought now can be worn as an apron, which means the towel has a couple of strange strings and an odd shape. It didn’t make much sense to me.

I guess an apron-towel could work with newborns, but it’s definitely not ideal for a fidgety nine-month old. It was not something I missed in the beginning either. I place the towel on top of a soft baby mat on the bathroom floor, and It feels safe to lift her out of the bath and place her there.

My very favourite hooded towel is one we bought from Babylist–a Peter Reed towel, which is very large compared to the standard baby towels. That one was a tad expensive though, so we also bought two Aden & Anais towels, which I also like, and these came with a washcloth included in each pack. No need for instruction guides.

Tags: Aden & Anais, Baby shopping, Babylist, Getting ready, Hooded towel, Peter Reed, Surviving pregnancy