Second and + time moms, please advice

newbee36

How many newborn pieces of clothing would I need (on average) to have prepared. I know this depends on the baby, but what was your case? I was kind of thinking to go directly to 0-3 months size (except for one newborn set), and have my son be "over comfortable" for the first two weeks, but now that I am lurking around I think that might not be a good idea? Any advice is appreciated.  

clipingirl

Hmmmm...I never thought of this before. I received a lot of newborn outfits as shower gifts previously. I'd say I had somewhere around 15 outfits? I was always surprised to see how often I changed my new babies. They can get quite messy from spit up/blow outs etc. I probably changed their clothes anywhere from 2-5 times a day depending!

bridgeybride

I recently had this conversation with my friends.. and it really depends on your baby!  My DD was out of the NB stuff almost immediately.. within a few wks she was 10 lbs.. and others said that their baby was in it for longer...

Just keep the tags on things so you can exchange them... but I think 0-3 is a safe bet..will definitely last longer.. but if you're having a summer baby.. just get alot of ONESIES....  I had a gazillion cute outfits for newborn.. but I was stuck inside in winter and (plus you may want to limit visitors at first)... nobody ever got to see them.. although I did take pictures.

peeper72

We had so much stuff - way more than we needed. Looking back, we kept with the same few favorite outfits over and over again. If you find that you're coming up short it wouldn't take much for DH or a visiting inlaw to run to the store and grab a multipack of onsies or gowns. There's always amazon or diapers.com too. 

lewis514

My DD wore NB clothing for probably 3-4 months; sized 0-3 was way too big. She was 6 lbs 1 oz when she was born so was small.

tlc7068

My DS was born 3 weeks early.  he wore nb for over a month almost 2 months.  heas 6 lbs 13 oz at birth.  he was 0-3 month until he was almost 4 months.  it does depend on the brand.  gerber runs very small.

Peppernut

I would do only a few outfits/onesies in newborn size, then once you know what size you really NEED you can order more online!  The internet is very much your friend, here!  Diapers.com can get you stuff in a day, maybe two.

rpm22

I think my daughter was in NB for about 10 minutes!!!!  She was 10 pounds  at birth, and just went straight into 0-3.....which were slightly big, but they worked...

 Tons of Onsies......I got those sleepers that don't have legs...just the long gowns...when they are super little, they just draw up their little legs, and those worked well.

Punter2009

rpm22:

I think my daughter was in NB for about 10 minutes!!!!  She was 10 pounds  at birth, and just went straight into 0-3.....which were slightly big, but they worked...

 Tons of Onsies......I got those sleepers that don't have legs...just the long gowns...when they are super little, they just draw up their little legs, and those worked well.

Agree with this, footless onesies  and gowns . I also bought two piece outfits which were a real pain. I wont bother this time. 

One of our Australian brands - Pumpkin Patch have a onesie pajama that converts to a gown as well. I bought a few of these and they were great! Check out Pumpkin Patch online

junebugrbig

My DS was over 10lbs so he was wearing 3 months out of the hospital. If you are unsure of the size of your baby, I would have a range of clothes available. You can always buy more/exchange later?.keep your receipts! Onesies are your friend, particularly if you have your baby in the summer. I would make sure you have things you can layer?socks, hats, blankets, swaddle wraps, etc?depending on the temp outside and in your house.

greengirl0909

My LO was born at 9 lbs.  We knew he'd be a bigger baby and planned accordingly. I think he wore like 3 or 4 newborn outfits, otherwise, he was in 0 - 3 months right away.  GL

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