So...what should I wash before baby comes?

cori514

I have had several people tell me not to wash everything because I wont use it all. I have yet to wash anything yet, but I want to be prepared. What should I wash? I have some PJ's that I bought at a resale shop that can't be returned anyway (plus, they were like $3.99), so I plan on washing those for sure. What else should I wash???

aprilprincess

I would wash a few newborn items, but that's probably all. DD was in premie for a while and we had none in that size. It wasn't a big deal to have to wash new stuff. I'd bring a couple things to the hospital but wouldnt' worry too much about having a ton of items ready. The baby may be a perfect fit for newborn or it might be too small.

If you feel the need to wash stuff, do all the baby towels, blankets and washcloth stuff

alliwalton

After just having my baby, I would have not washed nearly everything that I did.  I could kicked myself because I ended up having a huge kid and she does not fit into her half of her newborn stuff.  So I would wash a few things like PJs and a few onesies and wait to see how big the baby is.  I would also wash all of the bedding and blankets and stuff like that.  Just wait for the clothes, because I untaged and washed EVERYTHING.

KNJepp

A few PJs/onesies, a few socks, a few blankets, the bedding.  That's about it. 

cali_girl92504

I wouldn't wash any newborn stuff - DD was 7lbs 5 oz and even she didn't wear them longer than like 2 weeks tops. And even then, she also fit in the 0-3 month stuff so we didn't need to use the newborn stuff. If you need it, have someone wash it while you're still in the hospital.

I would wash a pack of onesies, 3-4 pjs, 3-4 blankets and burp cloths, and the sheets for the PNP or crib or whatever. You'll be doing a lot of laundry the first few weeks so wash as needed after that. I washed EVERYTHING because I was a big time nester and I barely used most of it.

Quizzle

We washed a couple of 0-3s and about 5 newborn items.... plus blankets and sheets and such.

She fits NONE of her newborn stuff except the footed sleepers, which are too hot for her anyway (she left a sweat stain on the changing pad so I ended up changing her clothes in the middle of the night.) Granted, I had a monster child at almost 10 pounds, too. Everyone ended up running out and buying us larger clothes because we had the fewest of the 3 month stuff. 

saturdaynightdoubletree

KNJepp:

A few PJs/onesies, a few socks, a few blankets, the bedding.  That's about it. 

this. Ideally I would have someone else wash any clothes for you once you have the baby, if they are willing and able. DD didn't fit in NB clothing at all, but I had already washed a bunch, so it was all donated. 

newinhouston

Wash the stuff you cannot return (resale stuff, hand-me-downs)

You have 2 days at the hospital where you can use the things they give you there: receiving blankets, little t-shirts). You can decide while still at the hospital which things to wash.

I wish I hadn't wash all the receiving blankets. I now have a huge collection which I cannot return.

 

cori514

Thanks ladies!