Top 7 Tips for Buying Baby Shoes

Good quality - Look for baby shoes that are well made by a reputable company. You can check the quality of the shoe by looking closely at the material it's made from and it's stitching quality. Look for baby shoes made entirely from real leather with neat small stitching. The company you buy from should be experts in kids shoes and be able to provide you with lots of information about their products.

Made from leather - Leather baby footwear is the best for children's feet because it will absorb sweat and allow tiny feet to breathe. Check that all of the shoe is made from real leather. There are many baby shoes on the market that are made from fake leather which is really a plastic material. These kinds of shoes will cause a lot of unhealthy sweating for a babies feet, especially in the warmer months. You can tell if a shoe is made from fake leather if it does not have a suede underside.

Soft sole - Soft sole baby shoes are recommended as the preferred choice for pre-walking infants. The reasoning being that it should provide the maximum level of flexibility - the next best thing to bare feet. The soft sole made from leather allows the entire foot to feel the ground when learning to walk and crawl. Learning to walk is hard work for babies and the wrong shoes may restrict this development.

Reputable retailer - if you are buying over the net look for an online store that you can trust. How to pick a good retailer is by looking at things like - is the site professional with a good range of baby shoes. A professional site will supply lots of information about its owners, products and its policies including most importantly its returns policy. The site should also be secure with a privacy statement about your information, secure online payment facilities and a lock symbol showing in your address bar to verify the site as official.

Easy to fit - babies and toddlers don't stay still for long and take their shoes on and off multiple times a day. So you need a baby shoe that is very easy to take on and off, but will stay on when you need it to. Look for shoes with limited or no fastening devices like velcro, laces or buckles. Also look for shoes that secure around the ankle as this will help prevent the shoes coming off.

Washable - crawling in you shoes, as babies do, can make them very dirty. So it would be very useful if the shoes can be washed or completely cleaned. Look for shoes that can be washed easily, quickly and multiple times.

Safe - babies and even toddlers like to put everything in their mouths. And because they are very flexible they can even manage to get their feet in too. As a result its very important that they don't have any small items that could come loose over time that would be considered a choking hazard. Another safety aspect to consider is the sole of the shoes. The sole should not be too slippery causing the baby to fall more frequently and not too hard to inhibit walking. Look for something that would mimic your child's bear feet. Suede is ideal for this.

Hope you have enjoyed reading these tips and they have made you more confident in buying a pair of baby shoes. Our range of baby shoes have all of the features mentioned above. If there is a topic we have not covered please ask us.