Searching For The Perfect Newborn Hat!

Posted by Handmade Spark on 6/20/10   |   Categorized as Uncategorized

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I’m due with my first child (a boy!) on August 1st…only 6 weeks from today! A photographer-friend of mine is going to be in the hospital right after he’s born to capture all those sweet first moments of his life. I LOVE baby hats, and I want my little man to have a cute one on during his first photo shoot! I’ve been scouring Etsy to find something simple and classic-looking. Here are some of my finds!

*Click the photos for more info…and more cute babies!*


pinch cap

Newborn Pinch Cap by cstirlen


bear hat

Bear Ears by Purdythings


blue brown hat

The Joshua Hat by GraciesGardenDesigns


green hat

Celery Earflap Hat by bluebirdsboutique


Even though my babe won’t wear the items below until he’s a few months old, I LOVE them and had to include them in this post!hat tie

3-Piece-Set by WeChooseJoy

*One question, though. Do these all look too hot for an August baby?

  • http://unravelme.etsy.com Theresa Grant

    So cute! I'd say they are ok for an August baby, depending on the thickness. Be sure to ask the creators what fiber they are made in…100% cotton will be best and a lighter weight yarn would be better than a thicker yarn. Even 100% cotton in a thicker weight yarn will be hot. Ask me how I know ;)

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/recycledhippie recycledhippie

    The reason why newborns wear hats (they'll probably put one on in the nursery that looks like it was cut from a roll of some medical stuff) is one you already know: We lose most of our heat through our heads. Since newborns have proportionately large heads and many have trouble regulating their body heat at birth — voila! — a hat is a good idea.

    I will tell you, though, that I swaddled my firstborn as though he would die if I didn't. I worried when I put him to bed that he'd be cold and put those sleepers on him that covered his feet. I'd get up and cover him during the night. When he was finally able to talk, I think one of his first phrases was "I'm hot."

    He seems pretty normal now, though; I don't think I did any permanent damage to him :)

  • Nikki

    Congrats on the upcoming baby boy birth! I'm expecting my first July 5th (only two weeks away)… I've been going crazy making baby stuff. Here's one I recently listed. http://www.etsy.com/listing/49413250/newborn-hand…

  • http://twitter.com/purdythings @purdythings

    You could always just get it in 3-6m size…. and baby can wear it in fall winter :) Congrats on your first baby!!! they are so so so fun!!!!!!!!!!

    Thank you for including my Bear Ears in this list!

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