Soft Vests for Newborns to 18 Months

Choose a Baby Vest Online the Easy Way

Buying a baby vest online? At R for Rabbit, we make vests in Crinkle Cotton Muslin and Micro Modal, from newborn to 18 months. Choose based on how you like to dress your little one:

• Newborn: Wrapover or front open, so nothing goes over the head.

• Busy hands: The convertible vest with fold over mittens.

• Daily wear: Crinkle Cotton Muslin packs of 2 and 3.

Baby Vest Styles and How Each One Opens

Getting a newborn into a vest can feel like a small wrestling match. How the vest opens makes most of the difference. We make three styles, and none of them needs to go over the head.

Baby Front Open Vest With Coconut Buttons

Our Crinkle Cotton Muslin vest is sleeveless and opens down the front. The buttons are made from a natural coconut shell. Lay your newborn down, button it up, and you're done. Our baby coconut button vests come in convenient packs, so you always have a fresh one ready for your little one. Want more of the same style? See our front open baby clothes.

Best for: Newborns and everyday changes.

Baby Wrapover Vest With Inner Snap Buttons

This one is our Micro Modal wrapover vest. It usually takes only a minute to dress up once you've done it twice.

1. Lay your baby on a flat surface.

2. Fold one side over the other.

3. Fasten the inner snap buttons.

The snaps sit inside and lie flat, so no hardware touches the skin. They're rust resistant too, and an inner loop snap keeps the wrap from coming loose. We have more wrapover baby clothes if you like how it works.

Baby Convertible Vest With Fold Over Mittens

The full sleeve Micro Modal baby convertible vest ends in fold-over mittens. Pull them over when little hands are busy scratching. Fold them back when they're not. No separate pair to lose, which is a win.

• Fold over: covers restless hands.

• Fold back: hands free for play.

Baby Vest for Everyday Wear: Which Fabric to Pick

A vest sits on bare skin most of the day, and it goes through the wash a lot. So, the fabric matters more than the print. Here's how our two compare, so you can pick comfortable vests for babies without guessing.

Cotton Baby Vest in Crinkle Cotton Muslin

Our cotton baby vest is 100% cotton, light and airy, and it soaks up moisture well. The crinkled texture keeps the fabric from lying flat and heavy on skin. Browse the whole Crinkle Cotton Muslin range if you'd like to see what else we make.

• Fabric: 100% cotton.

• Weight: 120 GSM.

• Feel: light, airy, crinkled.

Micro Modal: Cloud Soft and Breathable Baby Vests

Micro Modal comes from beechwood pulp. It feels cloud soft, it's moisture absorbent, and it holds its colour and shape wash after wash. That makes these breathable baby vests a good base layer on warm days too, and we have a page of hot weather baby clothes if you need more ideas.

Baby Vest Sizes by Age, Sleeve and Pack

Our vests run from newborn to 18 months, but the sizes differ by fabric. Check the size guide on each product page to find the right fit before adding it to your bag.

Soft Cotton Vests for Newborn Babies

For soft cotton vests for newborn babies, the Crinkle Cotton Muslin vest comes in Newborn and 1 to 3 months size. The Micro Modal one starts at 0 to 3 months. More picks are in our newborn essentials and 0 to 3 months clothes.

Baby Vests for 3 to 12 Months

Both fabrics cover this stretch, and babies grow fast here. If a vest feels tight around the arms or tummy, size up. We also have clothes for 3 to 6 months, 6 to 9 months and 9 to 12 months babies and toddlers. 

Sleeveless and Full Sleeve Vests for Toddlers

Looking for sleeveless vests for toddlers? Our sleeveless vest goes up to 9 to 12 months, so it only suits the smallest ones. For full sleeve vests for toddlers, our Micro Modal vest goes up to 12 to 18 months. Need a kids vest beyond that? Try our clothes for 18 to 24 months.

• Sleeveless: up to 9 to 12 months.

• Full sleeve: up to 12 to 18 months.

How Many Baby Vests Should You Buy?

There's no magic number, but here's how we think about it.

• Pack of 2: works if you do laundry often.

• Pack of 3: one to wear, two to spare.

• Single vest: a low-risk way to try the wrapover style.

Skin Safety and Care Details We Build In

Parents check these details before they buy anything for a newborn, and fair enough. Our lab test report is on the site if you'd like to see the results yourself.

1. AZO Free Dyes and Metal Free Trims: Our all vests use AZO-free dyes, and the fabric is free from harmful metals. Simple as that.

2. pH Balanced and Colorfast Finish: The finish is pH balanced, so it's gentle on skin, and the colours stay put because the fabric is colourfast. No fading after a few washes.

3. Rust Resistant Snaps Placed Inside: On the vest, the snaps are corrosion and rust resistant. They're placed on the inside, flat against the fabric.

4. No Pilling and Shape Retention: No pilling.The vest keeps its shape.

Baby Vest, Jhabla, Baniyan and Sando:

Families across India use different names for much the same garment. Here's how we'd match them up.

Which Name Fits Our Vest Styles?

Search for a newborn vest or an infant vest and you'll land on all of the above. Our front open vest is the closest match to what many families call a jhabla. The wrapover vest folds across and snaps inside, so it sits a little apart from these names.