Requesting specific baby clothes sizes in the invites?

StephSH

Hi,

My husband and I went a little crazy at the store today and bought probably more Newborn and 3 mos clothes than we need, is it tacky to request that any clothes be 6 mos or larger in the shower invites??

hopey1kanopey

Yes. You should not specify gifts, especially not on an invitation.

ericalee27

i vote tacky -- don't do it

pam1005

Yes... keep the tags and receipts for what you bought and take back what you wont need.  I had more clothes than I needed (I thought I did not have enough), when DS lived in mostly onesies and sleepers the first few months.

DawgGirl

hopey1kanopey:

Yes. You should not specify gifts, especially not on an invitation.

This- and why dont you take some of the clothes you bought back if you bought to many of the same size

bekah22587@hotmail.com

I wouldn't say "only 6mo+" please I'd just say "no clothes please" since most people will not really be buying the bigger size clothes anyway. Also tell anyone who ask that u don't need any NB-3 clothes and to just get the 6+ months.

Spacebunny19

i agree.  take back what you went crazy with.  I only bought some onesies yesterday so that for our baby care class today, we could dress our "training baby" and we were required to bring a onesie.  same for a towel, receiving blanket, diaper, and wash cloth.  I had already been given a receiving blanket and a sample diaper so I had to buy those items we didn't have.  Otherwise, I am trying to wait to see what people give us at the shower so I don't end up with a glut of one size stuff, and can then buy afterwards anything we still need.

CrazyToast

COMPLETELY TACKY to request such things.  It's also not ok to ask for "no clothes please."  You start dictating what people can/cannot get you and they will not be happy party-attendees.

Take what you got back.  We bought NO clothing for that reason - we knew we'd get plenty and we saved that money for other things.  Either that, or wait until after your shower and take whatever you got back if you don't need it.  

rhubarb123

I would be making a trek back to the store and make the many returns.  Seriously, even if you register for larger size clothing you are going to get soooo much newborn and 3 month size clothing.  It is crazy...you'll get tons of it!  Maybe you can take the stuff back you got and exchange it for larger sizes? 

BTW...yes it is tacky to just write on the invite you want only larger size clothing.  OK to register for it though, IMO.

Jessicamz

Very tacky.  Return extra clothes you get that you don't need.

LiLnikkiMe

like pp, its tacky!

TColeman

Tacky...just return or exchange the clothes you don't need.

sstephen27

I wouldn't do that, it's like saying you only want money for your wedding...a gift is a gift, it shouldn't be specifically requested.  I would take back what you bought, or keep it and take it back after your shower if you get too much of what you already have.

BTW, I always buy clothes in 6-9mo sizes for baby showers because everyone else gives newborn.  I urge more people to do that!

hailey1312

What I would suggest is to leave it off the invite but in your registry there is space for a note. I did this just recently.. I have SO many 0-3 months sizes that I do not need any more.. So what I said in the message area is this..

"Baby is a girl and we are very excited! We have been blessed with so many clothes that we are well stocked for the first few months. "

So you could do something similar, say.... "We are well stocked in clothes for the first 6 months". 

I don't think this is tacky or rude, if you put it in the message area of your registry, but don't put it on the invites. 

My sister put in her registry message area a small note saying that they really didn't need much since this was their 2nd boy but their most wished for items were as follows and typed them out. I thought it was very nice to know and didn't appear tacky either, gives guests some guidance without being pushy. If a guest is already printing out your registry then they WANT to know what to get... If they don't print it out, they won't see the message anyway. 

BallSox

hailey1312:

What I would suggest is to leave it off the invite but in your registry there is space for a note. I did this just recently.. I have SO many 0-3 months sizes that I do not need any more.. So what I said in the message area is this..

"Baby is a girl and we are very excited! We have been blessed with so many clothes that we are well stocked for the first few months. "

So you could do something similar, say.... "We are well stocked in clothes for the first 6 months". 

I don't think this is tacky or rude, if you put it in the message area of your registry, but don't put it on the invites. 

My sister put in her registry message area a small note saying that they really didn't need much since this was their 2nd boy but their most wished for items were as follows and typed them out. I thought it was very nice to know and didn't appear tacky either, gives guests some guidance without being pushy. If a guest is already printing out your registry then they WANT to know what to get... If they don't print it out, they won't see the message anyway. 

This.  I know I'm in the minority, but I putting it on the note area of a registry is fine.  Registries are nothing more than wish lists and lists of what you want/need.  What's the difference in telling people the theme/colors of your nursery (which is what is often in the note area) and saying "we've already been blessed with numerous clothes up to size 9 months".  That being said, I don't think you should put it on an invite point blank.  Make sure family/close friends/shower hostess knows so if people ask, they can reiterate it.  

Honestly, I have three totes full of clothes 0-9 months and know I'll not use a lot of it.  However, I bought all of it at great prices (garage sales, etc) and they are in great condition and were dirt cheap. If someone gives me a cute 3 month outfit, I'll probably use it, but I wanted to make sure I had what I needed (at an affordable price) without sitting on my as$ about it because "everyone buys clothes at showers"  

Blessed1018

I would not put it in the invites. However, if you have a registry, you can request outfits in specific sizes (I know I can on Amazon). This will sort of show the sizes you need most, and hopefully people will pay attention. That is the best you can hope for.

I will say, that in my group of family and friends, it is common practice to get many different sizes of cloths for gifts and gift baskets. Many previous moms will know you need more than newborn sizes. You may be suprized at the mixture you get.

If all else fails, keep all tags and what not.

ablou

Oceans of tackiness. Return the clothes you and DH bought.

mb1210

Like many other people said, I'd take back a lot of what you already purchased and get various sizes.

I wouldn't put it directly on the invitations, but if you registered and there is a little message spot, you could put something like, "Clothing of various sizes is greatly appreciated."

Worst case scenario, you end up with a ton of NB/ 0-3 month stuff. If you know where people bought it (as long as they didn't take the tags off), you can probably return some of it. Even if you don't have a gift receipt, some places will let you exchange for something else.