Whether it’s pink or green, most moms are all about gender neutral pastel colors when dressing their baby girls. They might even be all about avoiding yellow, as some believe that yellow clothes can cause jaundice in newborns.
However, this is just a dusty old superstition with no basis in medical science or fact. Newborns who develop jaundice should be evaluated and treated medically; the color of their clothing has nothing to do with it.
That being said, if you’ve ever gone to retrieve an item of your baby girl’s clothing only to find that it has turned yellow or covered in yellow stains — especially hand-me-downs and other older items that you saved for your little one, it’s pretty heartbreaking. Luckily, Romper spoke to a chemist who says that it’s pretty simple: All fabrics oxidize over time. The lightest ones, like white, are more susceptible to this than other colors because they have less dye.