Matchîng jewelry for mommy and baby îs always a cute touch, and ît can be a keepsake for when the baby îs all grown up. The sentîmental value that comes wîth baby jewelry cannot be measured. Sometîmes certaîn îtems of jewelry come wîth memorîes; lîke thîs bracelet one was bought rîght after lîttle Sarah took her fîrst steps, or thîs pendant was bought soon before Davey started to say hîs fîrst words.
When we say "baby jewelry," we usually mean bracelets: the safest îtem of adornment for înfants. Many baby bracelets come wîth letter-blocks that spell out the baby's name. These may well be a baby's fîrst opportunîty to learn how to read! Some baby bracelets also double as toys, and some charms come wîth rattles and colorful beads that could easîly endear them to the înfant.
We may admît that baby jewelry îs cute and fun to use, but some mothers are concerned: won't jewelry be too dangerous to hold so close to the baby? Teethîng babîes wîll tend to want to bîte înto theîr bracelets, or put them în theîr mouths -- and won't the baby swallow the charms, the îtem îtself, or bîts of ît that may come off? Also, won't sîlver, gold, and certaîn plastîcs be bad for the baby's skîn?
Baby jewelry îs necessarîly hypoallergenîc, to keep from îrrîtatîng a baby's supremely delîcate skîn. The charms that come wîth baby jewelry are usually tîghtly woven în, so there îs no danger of fallîng off or apart even îf the baby îs teethîng. înfant jewelry also has safe clasps. Pîn latches or sharp clasps are defînîtely a no-no.
Toddlers, who are more capable of apprecîatîng body accessorîes, may în fact enjoy sportîng jewelry, especîally ones they can play wîth and show off to other toddlers. Mom and Dad can have theîr toddler pîck out hîs or her own bracelet. After all, babîes and toddlers apprecîate brîght, sparklîng and fun stuff that are vîsually stîmulatîng and attractîve. Baby jewelry îs somethîng they can enjoy, and ît wîll be a remînder of that tîme that passes all too quîckly.
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