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Any suggestions on where to find preemie clothes?

ECUPirate04ECUPirate04
in North Carolina Babies

We want Megan Grace to have some outfits but she is going to be very small.  Right now she is only projected to weigh about 1.5 pounds so at birth she will likely be hovering around 2 pounds or 3 at the very most.

How, where do you find clothes this small?

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Re: Any suggestions on where to find preemie clothes?

  • elizabethswanelizabethswan
    I don't know how small preemie clothes are, so they may still be too big for your little babe, but they have had a selection at the Carter's outlets when I have been. I don't know about other places b/c I have never actually looked for them.
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  • katiesept24katiesept24
    Do you have anybody that could make some clothes for you? If I ever have a girl I want to have a dress made for her out of the material from my wedding dress. That might be a really special way for you to have a really nice dress for her. I would think if you had it made to fit a baby doll (like a cabbage patch sized one) that it would fit good. Just a suggestion.
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  • ECUPirate04ECUPirate04

    We were going to do the wedding dress thing but there ended up being too many variables due to her condition.

    Baby dolls clothes.  That is a good suggestion and something I had not thought of before.

    Thanks!

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  • WendyNCWendyNC
    I know I've seen a small section of them at BRU.  But I'm not sure how small they actually are.  Baby doll clothes is a good suggestion. 

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  • withoutshoeswithoutshoes
    Like pp have said, I'm not sure if the preemie clothes would be too big. However, Belks at Crabtree has a few preemie clothes.
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  • mrsmikeymrsmikey

    FYI- Cabbage Patch dolls clothes are actually pretty big.  So definitely look for something smaller.

    Even preemie clothes are going to be huge on Megan.  They were really big on Eli and he was over 3 lb.  They had a decent selection at BRU, and I even found some at Wal-Mart.  I would definitely try to find some small baby doll clothes, just not Cabbage Patch.

    Here he is when we brought him home, close to 5 lb, in a preemie outfit.  See how his feet don't even go down into the feet? 

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  • ECUPirate04ECUPirate04
    Thanks everyone!  Now I just have to figure out where to get baby doll clothes? 
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  • Bensbride2006Bensbride2006

    For higher quality doll clothes you might have some luck with American Girl and their Bitty Baby line.  My little sisters have these dolls and the clothes feel good and not scratchy/rough.

    https://store.americangirl.com/agshop/html/thumbnailComplex.jsf/title/Bitty+Baby/saleGroupId/360/uniqueId/192/nodeId/13/webMenuId/4/LeftMenu/TRUE

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  • flamencogalflamencogal

    Yep--I agree with Mikey--preemie clothes will be too big. ?Scott was 4lbs, 6oz at birth and he still swam in preemie clothes at first. ?We did some sleep sack type clothes and rolled up the sleeves which wasn't too bad. ?I don't know where to find doll clothes. ?If you haven't already, I'd suggest posting on the preemies board--they are a group of very helpful ladies!

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  • ECUPirate04ECUPirate04

    Bensbride~ Thank you!  There is a set of three onesie type outfits I may get that would be perfect.

     

    Also, I've posted on the preemies board but so far I haven't gotten any responses.  I'm about to pop back over there to see if there are any now.

     

     

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  • mrsmikeymrsmikey
    The preemie board is kinda slow, just so you know.  But I'm sure you'll get some replies eventually. 
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  • MrsHughesNCMrsHughesNC member
    I found this site... It looks like there are several resources online if you search "micro preemies". GL...


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  • ECUPirate04ECUPirate04
    Hughes that site is great.  Holy cow expensive :0
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  • unc00refunc00ref member

    Yep -- these ladies are all right in that preemie clothes will prob be too big. They were too big even for Caroline who was almost six pounds.

     

    Some of those micro preemie clothes are way too cute. I love those dresses. So sweet!

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  • becki777becki777 member

    This one is sweet!!

    https://www.preemieproud.com/micro-preemie-wrap-dress.html 

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  • jenwilljenwill

    Walmart has the Garanimals clothing line that has premie clothes-that's where we got Avery's clothes. And she was 6lbs, 1oz when born (not a premie) and the clothes were pretty big!

    And I agree with Mikey, the cabbage patch dolls are pretty big...bigger than Avery was as a NB! GL!

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