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There is something fascinating about buying shoes meant for baby feet. If you’re buying your first pair of baby shoes (such as the adorable pair of umi baby shoes featured above), you should know that a baby can outgrow any pair of shoes within a few weeks so buying only one pair at a time is highly recommended. Don’t worry about the costs for spending on one pair every couple of months as baby shoes can either be reused for your next child or be transformed into a memento that will last for several years.

When going to the baby shoe store to buy your first pair of baby shoes, it’s always a good idea to bring your baby along with you. If baby is still a little to sensitive for outside exposure, then a tracing of your baby’s footprint will do just fine as long as the store honors returns. Once you’re at the store, always look for a helpful and courteous shop assistant to guide you. Shop assistants are well trained to look for the perfect shoe that your baby might need. They can also point you in the right direction when it comes to fit, design, durability and comfort of the shoe.

Babies cannot talk, so it is unlikely that they will tell you the reason for their cries. Your baby girls shoes might be the reason for her shrill, incessant bawling. Shoes come in all different shapes and sizes and the fabrics and textiles used for creating them are just as diverse. If an adult can get blisters from wearing hard and inflexible shoes, a baby is a hundred times more prone to developing blisters from wearing the wrong type of shoe.

While browsing through the rack of shoes at your disposal, look for the softest looking shoe available. There are shoes made out of cloth that does nothing more than protect a baby’s feet from cold. Be wary of shoes meant to cover your baby’s feet constantly. A baby learns by way of touch, taste, and sight. Covering his feet means that his sense of touch is being decreased and he might not get enough tactile stimulation from just his hands alone.

Shoes worn outdoors should have soft soles to promote maximum flexibility. A newborn infant does not need to wear shoes because he needs to learn how to adjust to the environment using all his tactile senses and also because he has not mastered the skill for walking. Buying soft-soled shoes for babies who are just learning how to walk is different. Non-skid, soft soled shoes can actually help baby take those first few steps. Soft-soled shoes are the ideal first pair of baby shoes that parents should buy. These shoes are very comfortable as they mimic the arching motion of the feet as you walk. Soft-soled baby shoes are come in a soft fabric made out of leather or cloth that can bend to allow for maximum flexibility. While there are hard-soled shoes still on sale in the market, steer clear of these types of shoes. Hard-soled shoes can damage your baby’s feet. Do not expect your baby to simply grow into the shoes as it can cause the permanent deformity to the feet.

The best soft-soled shoe can be spotted by using the fold-in-half trick. If the shoe can be bent in half with minimal resistance and still manage to hold its’ shape once it’s released, then the soft-soled shoe can be used by your baby. If you’ve brought your baby to the store, try fitting the shoes on his feet in the afternoon or after an activity when his shoe size is likely to expand. To extend the life of the shoe and ensure your baby’s maximal comfort, let him try the shoes on and try to insert at least two fingers at the tip of the ankle. If two fingers can snuggly fit in, then the shoe will last you for a couple of months before it needs to be replaced. When you have brought the shoes home, have your infant wear it for a couple of hours to see how he reacts to it. If he fidgets and whines constantly, then something must be wrong with his shoes. At the end of the day, check to see if his feet have red marks to indicate poor fit.

Another advantage of soft soled baby shoes is that they are extremely easy to clean. These baby shoes can be gently cleansed with cold water and detergent. Hanging them out to air dry on the lawn is perfect. You can even machine wash soft-soled shoes, but it goes without saying that this should be done rarely to extend the life of the shoes.

Popular baby girl shoe designs include hearts, ribbons, flowers and feminine cartoon characters, while popular baby boy shoe designs include cars, cute skulls and sports-related designs.

A recent study done by Podiatrists has revealed that going barefoot is best for growing infants. When children learn how to walk sans shoes, their toes grow at a normal rate and their feet gained better ability to push off the ground while walking. There’s even a study conducted that cultures who don’t wear shoes have stronger arches and ankles.

Going barefoot might be safe for indoors when a parent is sure that her house is not cluttered and she can be sure that her child won’t step into something sharp while learning how to walk, but the outdoors is a different idea. When walking outdoors, children should definitely wear soft-sold shoes to protect their feet.

A parent who has already bought hard soled shoes and has lost the receipt for it can always turn the shoe into a memento. Bronzing baby shoes has become popular once again and many parents are opting to have their first pair of baby shoes bronzed so it can be preserved in wonderful bronze plating.  The shoes can also be coated in lacquer, ceramic plates and silver so parents can have a variety of styles to choose from. Better yet, parents can collect all the baby shoes that mean a lot to them and have these preserved using different techniques.