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Book holds advice for new parents on dressing babies

Having a baby? Here's some advice on dressing your baby from the book "Oh Baby! Loving (and Surviving!) your Newborn's First Year" (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $14.95), straight from people who've done it:

"I have a grievance about the snaps. When you are so sleep-deprived and your baby is kicking and screaming, it is the hardest thing in the world to get those snaps inside the leg to line up properly! They should be color-coded, to help ensure proper matching and reduce frustration."— K.H., Fairfax, Calif."I'm wondering if it's possible for baby clothing designers to make it more difficult to dress and undress a baby. Buttons? Are you kidding? On a squirmy baby? And 57 snaps for one pair of bottoms? Or how about the full-body suit? Whose bright idea was that for poopy baby? It's like a practical joke. As I struggled with my babies' clothing while they cried and tried to wriggle free, I kept thinking a TV host would pop out and yell, 'Gotcha! We were secretly videotaping you to see just how ridiculous you'd look trying to fasten 27 hook-buttons, a line of Velcro and all those snaps.' Unfortunately, that never happened."— JWAIII, Atlanta

"Make sure to dress your baby in dorky little clothes with silly bunny ears and tails and that sort of thing. It's the only time in your life you'll have such complete control over what they wear, and it's funny! We took pictures and now that they're teens, it's great to break out photos and embarrass them."— Jill H., New York, N.Y."All baby clothes are pretty darn cute if you ask me, but the first time I saw my infant son in a teeny-tiny Ohio State football jersey, I nearly melted!"— Chris Andruss, CincinnatiHundreds of Heads Books' survival guides offer the wisdom of the masses by assembling the experiences and advice of people who have gone through life's biggest challenges and have insight to share. Visit www.hundredsofheads.com to share your advice or get more information.

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