Baby Clothing Question

lefnc82

So for my shower in DHs hometown I mentioned about getting all 0/3 or 3 month clothing for this LO.  I was just wondering, before I really worry about trying to return or exchange things (b/c to be honest, I lack the energy and motivation to do much of that) on average how many articles of clothing of this size would you say is going to be too much?  Once I started thinking about it I realized that maybe what I have isn't too much.  I know all babies grow at different rates and some may stay in the smaller sizes longer but just trying to get a general idea of if I really have too much of one size or not.

My other random question has to do with sizes.  I know there is the 0/3, 3/6, 3 and 6 but I was sort of wondering what is the difference really?  I mean is a 3m the same as 0/3 and a 6m the same as 3/6m?  Just curious, they're all so little I feel like I can't really tell a difference holding them up to each other!  I know these are random questions but stuff I'm starting to think about as his arrival gets closer and I work on finishing organizing the nursery!  Thanks ladies!!

Michellepiner

From what I have noticed, the number that the clothing says doesn't necessarily represent it's actual size. I got a lot of 'newborn' clothes that are teeny and some that are larger. Same with 3m, 3-6m, etc. FTM here, but in my personal opinion, it's pretty hard for an infant to have too many items of clothing. They will be changed a couple times a day due to accident, spit up, and what not. I have been worried lately that I don't have enough. Also, the variation in sizes is most likely due to the fact that every baby is different and will wear different sizes at different ages.

hlb622

I was too lazy to return anything, so I kept it all.

Initially, I had the same question about sizing, but once I washed everything and hung it all up, I realized what's on the tag is irrelevant. Some 0-3 mos. is the same as a 3 mos., and some 3 mos. are the same as the 3-6 mos., and so on. (For example, Gerber brand stuff seems to shrink big time once it's washed, so I don't even regard the size tag.)

Hanging it all up, even if it doesn't stay that way (again, because I'm laaazy) really gave me a good glimpse into what I had on hand. And then I bought stuff to fill in the gaps.

lefnc82

So baby sizes then are just like our clothes, it doesn't matter what it says the size is, it's all different according to who makes it!! Lol, somehow I should have figured that much!

blondolphn

Different brands run differently. Gerber tends to run small. How much you need depends on how often you want to do laundry.