It's very easy to overspend when you have a new baby especially when it comes to baby clothes that your baby will soon outgrow. Planning ahead and taking shopping trips for baby clothes based on the growth of your baby will help cut down on the expense. These ideas may help you plan your next visit to the baby store for clothes.

Buying baby clothes that are a perfect fit is false economy as your baby will very soon outgrow them. It makes more sense and saves you money to buy a larger size as your baby will soon grow into them and they will last longer than a two or three weeks.

* It is a good idea when choosing clothes by age, such as 9 months or 12 months, to work out the time of year when your baby is old enough to wear them. It's no good buying summer clothes to fit a ten month old baby if it will be the middle of winter when they will fit!

* If you have ever struggled to get a wriggling or crying baby dressed you will be aware that choosing clothes with back openings or that go over the head is not a good idea. Front opening outfits with either poppers or velcro fastenings save you and your baby a lot of stress.

* Make sure you have enough: Food often dribbles on to your baby's clothes when you're feeding him and babies often spit up or be sick on their clothes. Whenever messy accidents happen, you'll need a fresh change of clothes ready for your baby to wear.

* It is always a good idea to check out the clearance rails in the stores first rather than paying regular prices. Most store have bargain rails, especially when they are swapping out seasonal clothes, and sometimes they discount them even more at the cash register. If you shop during sale time and on the clearance racks you can save a lot of money.

* Don't be too proud to accept hand me downs from family and friends. This can save you a lot of money and as babies from birth to about nine months do not wear their clothes out many will be nearly new. You may also find that some of the outfits haven't even been worn as often parents are given far more clothes than their baby needs.

* Make some cash from old clothes: Selling the clothes your baby has outgrown is a great way to earn a little extra money. There are many places where you can turn outgrown baby clothes into cash, for example eBay, garage sales, thrift stores and online. You might not make a lot of money and certainly not what you originally paid for them, still, you'll at least get some of your money back.

These suggestions will help you to get the most out of your baby clothes and save you some money in the process.