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Special Baby Jewelry, far from Tiffanys Jewelry Store

July 26th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

Baby Ring - image There is a tendancy for doting mothers and fathers to dress their babies as miniature versions of themselves. Thus, if mother wears a lot of jewelry, junior will be sure to find herself on a trip to the local Baby Phat Jewelry Wholesale to be adorned with baby jewelry before she has learnt to say ‘gem’. Others may find the idea of baby jewelry ridiculous. Regardless of which camp you sit in, whether you approve baby jewelry or not, there are a few things to think about before popping along to Tiffanys Jewelry Store.

Concerns About Baby Jewelry

Baby Bracelet - image Safety is the biggest concern surrounding baby jewelry. Strangle as it may seem, baby jewelry is made to higher specification than similar-priced adult jewelry. It is a little more durable to withstand the inevitable gumming it will get when it is put in the baby’s mouth and the materials have to be very innocuous if and inert if they are to pass the stringent standards demands. Once a baby becomes a toddler, it is probably not advisable to give them bracelets or necklaces to wear, simply because as a toddlers begin to grow teeth, everything goes into their mouths to relieve the ache of sore gums.

Baby Earrings

Baby Earring - image Earrings are perhaps the most common type of baby jewelry. Some parents just can’t wait to pierce their baby’s ears once they are born. You cna bet your bottom dollar that these parents also have their ears pierced too - probably from an early age. Others may find this practice offensive simply because they think maybe the child should be able to have a say in whether they want their ears pierced or not. Not only are the parents negating their child’s right to choose, they are mocking the importance our society often gives to jewelry as tokens of affection or powerful symbols of love and bonding. Either way, baby earrings are easy to find, and at least the actual ear-piercing itself is fairly quick and relatively painless.

Often the phrase baby jewelry is used to mean bracelets. Usually these baby bracelets are charm bracelets, or may have the baby’s name spelled out on them. Some children even get antique jewelry passed to them before they really know what it is. While this assertion and celebration of the child’s identity is closer to the accepted meaning of jewelry in our society, on a practical level baby charm bracelets need to be used with care and caution. Babies are born with a reflex to pick things up and suck on them.

Hypoallergenic Jewelry for Babies

BAby Necklace - image Jewelry made specifically for babies is supposed to be hypoallergenic. This is mainly because a baby’s skin is more delicate than an adult’s and easier to irritate. There is really no need to worry about irritation, unless your baby was born with allergies which may flare up from contact with certain substances.

The market for baby jewelry is a large one and is still growing. Parents are encouraged by advertising to express their love and affection for their children by adorning them with beautiful things. Since nobody is going to ban advertising this millenium, baby jewelry is here to stay, which is good news for Baby Phat Jewelry Wholesale. All we can do is to keep an extra vigilant eye on babies wearing gemstone jewelry and make sure that manufacturing standards are maintained at the highest level, something increasingly difficult as more and more manufacturing is outsourced to developing countries. The trip from the factory to Tiffanys Jewelry Store is a long one.