Build the Perfect Layette with Bamboo Infant Pajamas

There’s no sweeter sight than your little one all snuggled up and snoozing peacefully. Make bedtime a breeze when you dress your baby in infant pajamas that will help soothe them right to sleep and keep them comfy all night long. With adorable styles and thoughtful details that make dressing and diapering simple, bamboo pajamas from Kyte Baby can help your whole family get the sleep you need – without sacrificing the style you love.

Popular Infant Pajama Styles

One-piece outfits are the time-tested standard for baby pajamas. Simple, one-and-done jammies make it easy to dress baby, helping with the transition to sleep.

These one-piece infant pajamas come in three primary styles, each with its own advantages: infant gowns, footed infant sleepers, and rompers. With these styles in your little one’s wardrobe, you’ll enjoy some variety and the distinct benefits of each.

Practical Considerations for Choosing Infant Pajamas

Perhaps more than any other apparel, infant pajamas should be selected with practicality in mind. Infant sleepers and infant gowns should promote good sleep with breathable, soothing fabrics and provide easy diapering access, so your baby experiences minimal sleep disruptions during night changes. 

Benefits of Infant Gowns

For hundreds of years, parents have dressed their little ones in infant gowns for soft, nonrestrictive warmth. The ample length of infant gowns gives babies lots of freedom to scrunch up their little legs and stretch their toes while also making diapering simple. Infant gowns are available in a generous range of sizes, and most babies outgrow infant gowns much more slowly than other infant pajama styles. 

A bundler is a special kind of infant gown that features snaps up the front to make dressing and diapering even easier while keeping baby all tucked in. A knotted gown forgoes the snaps for a stylish button-front design that makes it easy to pull the gown over baby’s head. The knotted infant gown offers the photo-worthy look that many parents initially choose for newborn photos but continue to reach for as a favorite part of baby’s nighttime wardrobe. Bundlers and Knotted Infant Gowns are both great to have in your baby's wardrobe.

When to Choose Footie Pajamas

While it’s hard to beat the style and simplicity of a classic infant gown, footed infant sleepers offer practical benefits that have made them a layette staple. These adorable footie pajamas keep baby’s toes warm without the constant search for tiny lost socks. Parents who enjoy using bouncers or who need to use car seats frequently may prefer the ease of buckling their baby when they’re wearing a footed infant sleeper instead of an infant gown. 

Baby footie pajamas are available with various closure types, but the most common are zippers and snaps. Snap footies provide adorable, classic style and are extra-quiet for nighttime diaper changes. Choose snap infant pajamas if you prefer a smooth look that stretches and moves with your little one, or if you need an adjustable fit that can accommodate medical devices. 

Zippered footie infant sleepers prioritize ease of use and are simple to close even when you’re bleary-eyed. Look for smart design features like Kyte Baby’s dual zipper, which allows you to unzip baby’s pajamas from the ankle or the chin, so you don’t have to fully undress them to change a diaper. Zipper garages keep baby’s delicate skin from being irritated by the zipper pull and also prevent older babies from unzipping their bamboo pajamas. 

Select a Romper for Free Feet 

The many benefits of footless infant sleepers, also called rompers, are often not fully appreciated. The footless design of this infant sleeper doesn’t simply offer a view of those precious tootsies; it also promotes your little one’s development. 

Footless infant sleepers help improve body awareness, which is your baby’s sense of their body in space. The additional sensory input they receive from their feet aids their gross motor skill development and environmental exploration. Now that’s one big benefit from a pair of pajamas!

Baby rompers are also available with either snap or zipper closures and offer the same benefits as their footie infant sleeper cousins. Much like infant gowns, footless infant sleepers also offer extended wear, as babies have ample room for their legs and feet to grow before needing to size up. 

Safety Features to Consider When Choosing Infant Pajamas

While style and ease of dressing are important factors when selecting infant pajamas, the single most important requirement is that your baby’s pajamas are safe. Choosing a safe sleep environment and infant sleepers can help reduce your little one’s risk of SIDS. Familiarizing yourself with the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations for safe sleep can help you make confident, safety-driven choices for your baby:

• Always place baby on their back to sleep.
• Put baby on a firm, flat sleep surface designed for infants.
• Room sharing, but not bed sharing, is recommended until 6 months. 
• Avoid soft, loose objects in the baby’s sleeping space, such as pillows, blankets, toys, hats, etc.
• Using layers, like a sleep bag, is preferred for keeping baby warm.
• Do not overdress your baby to avoid overheating.
• Do not use weighted blankets or other weighted objects during sleep.
• Choose snug-fitting pajamas.
  

Infant Pajama Size Guide

Babies grow at an astonishing rate, and it’s tempting to size up when you buy to squeeze the most life out of your bamboo pajama purchases. Unfortunately, dressing baby in garments that are too big or unsecure can be unsafe for sleep, as loose fabrics increase the risk of SIDS and flammability. 

If you need to stretch your clothing budget, choose infant pajama styles with the greatest size flexibility. Infant gowns allow lots of leg room for a growing baby, as do rompers. 

The super stretchy fabric used in Kyte Baby’s bamboo pajamas allows for generous sizing, and many of our customers report their infant gowns and infant pajamas safely stretching to accommodate their little ones through several sizes.

Our official size guides are as follows:

• Preemie: up to 7 lbs.; up to 19”
• Newborn: 6-9 lbs.; 18-21”
• 0-3M: 9-12 lbs.; 21-23”
• 3-6M: 12-17 lbs.;23-27”
• 6-12M: 17-22 lbs.; 27-29”
• 12-18M: 22-25 lbs.; 29-31”
• 18-24M: 25-27 lbs.; 31-33”

Tips for Choosing Infant Pajamas with Adaptive Options 

Not every great pair of bamboo pajamas is great for every baby. If your little one has specific medical needs, those will likely drive many of your family’s decisions, including your baby’s wardrobe. Kyte Baby’s infant pajamas are thoughtfully designed with various closure options to help serve families with medical complexities. 

Often, parents of little ones in the NICU or with medical devices like G-tubes, ports, or cranial orthosis (helmets) prefer snap closures, which let you avoid pulling clothing over baby’s head and allow tubes to be routed between the snaps and out of the garment as needed. If snaps are too cumbersome, parents also report success routing tubing through gaps created with the dual zippers used in Kyte Baby’s infant sleepers. 

Babies without medical complexities may still benefit from adaptive details. Look for easy fold-over cuff scratch mittens, which are included on our preemie, newborn, and 0-3 month bamboo pajamas, to protect baby from scratches during their earliest weeks. Grippy soles provide stability for emerging walkers in our bamboo pajamas in sizes 6-12 months and up. Babies with eczema or sensitivities benefit greatly from soft, soothing fabrics and tagless designs.

Benefits of Bamboo in Infant Pajamas

Bamboo pajamas are a must-have for soothing the symptoms of itchy eczema and helping baby get a good night’s rest. Buttery soft and ultra-breathable, bamboo pajamas help keep baby cool and dry to relieve the discomfort of irritated skin. 

Even babies without eczema love the silky feel of bamboo pajamas and slip into sweet slumber with optimal temperature regulation, no matter the weather.

There are countless benefits of bamboo pajamas, from style and comfort to environmental sustainability:

• Soft and silky feel
• Highly breathable to support temperature regulation
• Naturally hypoallergenic
• Naturally antimicrobial
• Quick drying
• Feels 3 degrees cooler than cotton
• Uses 30% less water than cotton

Why Bamboo Clothes are Great for Every Season

Bamboo clothing offers an almost magical solution for keeping your little one comfortable through shifting temperatures and seasons. With hollow fibers that are both breathable and insulating, bamboo pajamas keep your baby warm without causing them to overheat. 

In summer, bamboo PJs help keep baby cool with highly breathable, moisture-wicking properties. In winter, bamboo apparel keeps your little one toasty warm while simultaneously helping to soothe symptoms of eczema flares caused by dry winter air.

How to Layer Infant Pajamas with a Sleep Bag 

When you’re looking for a safe layering option for some extra warmth, check out our favorite baby sleep solution: the Kyte Baby sleep bag. A sleep bag is a wearable alternative to loose blankets that keeps baby cozy and cuddled for comfortable, safe sleep all night long. 

Dressing baby for sleep is so much simpler when you top your little one’s bamboo pajamas with the appropriate Thermal Overall Grade (TOG) sleep bag to ensure they stay at the perfect temperature.

TOG is a measure of warmth in a garment, and different weights are appropriate for different room temperatures:

• 0.5 TOG: 74°F-78°F
• 1.0 TOG: 69°F-73°F
• 2.5 TOG: 61°F-68°F

In most instances, plan to dress your baby in a pair of long-sleeved bamboo pajamas like an infant gown or infant sleeper before dressing them in a sleep bag. In particularly warm environments, you may choose to dress baby in only a diaper or bodysuit before topping with a lightweight and breathable 0.5 TOG sleep bag. 

Baby Sleepwear as Playwear

Get double the use out of your baby’s bamboo pajama purchase when you choose infant pajamas that can pull double-duty as daywear! Footie infant sleepers and rompers are easy-to-wear styles that look great all day, especially when selected in fun hues and prints.

To round out baby’s look, combine an infant sleeper with coordinating and practical accessories in a complementary color. The addition of a matching bib, teeny hat, or bow can turn a basic sleeper into a photo-worthy outfit. 

How Many Sets of Infant Pajamas Does My Baby Need?

When planning your baby’s layette, think in size groups and try not to purchase too far ahead. It’s possible that your baby will grow faster or slower than average, and you don’t want to end up with season-specific infant gowns or sleepers in the wrong size. It’s helpful to draft a simple baby clothes checklist when making your registry or personal shopping list. 

For the newborn stage, plan on more outfit changes per day, but know that babies grow quickly in this season. Size-flexible styles like gowns and rompers are great for these early months. Stock your newborn’s wardrobe with 4-6 infant gowns and 4-6 sleepers, either footie or footless. 

As baby grows, you’ll likely experience fewer messy diaper mishaps and less spit-up, meaning you’ll go through fewer pajamas each week. At around 3-6 months, plan to use around seven sets of pajamas, either sleepers or infant gowns, per week. 

Mix and Match Your Infant Sleepers for a Curated Capsule Wardrobe

Make the most of your little one’s bamboo pajamas by curating a capsule wardrobe with complementary colors to maximize your options. Kyte Baby regularly releases trendy new color palettes and fun prints to celebrate every season, hobby, and interest. 

Mix and match some of our favorite prints with their coordinating solids for fresh looks. Your little one is guaranteed to be the best-dressed baby on the block!

Try these adorable print and solid combinations, and let the whole family join in the fun with matching family bamboo pajamas:

• Bow + Apple Blossom
• Blush Butterfly + Dusty Blue
• Ecru Roar + Makai + Honu
• Teddy Bear + Slate
• Watermelon + Cardinal
• Hibiscus + Guava
• Humpback + Loch

Whether you prefer the timeless look of an infant gown, the practicality of footies, or the freedom of a romper (or all three!), you and your baby will love the gentle embrace of bamboo pajamas. Snuggle your little one into the perfect balance of cozy comfort and adorable style with the wide range of infant pajamas from Kyte Baby.