Are you washing everything? I'm hesitant to wash too much before I know how big (or small...haha, not likely!) he will be. How are you ladies deciding how much to wash?
We really don't have all that much 0-3 month or 3-6 month clothes, so we washed everything. I have already received as gifts or picked up a few 6-9 months and I'm going to leave that for later to wash--mainly because I'm not sure how much of it he'll be able to fit into when, in terms of weather.
Good question! We got a ton of hand-me-downs and I was planning to wash it all. Most of the stuff we get new with tags I'll probably hold off washing until she's here (just hang in her closet).
I washed all the hand me down clothes we received and anything I couldn't take back to the store. I am holding off on some the stuff I get with tags and receipts in case I need to return it because of size.
2 chem preg, 4 failed IUIs, 2 canc IVFs, 2 BFN IVFs, IVF #5 = BFP!!! 3/23 Beta #1 @ 17dpo = 913, Beta #2 @ 19dpo = 1724, Beta #3 @ 21 dpo = 3240 First u/s 3/29 @ 5 weeks 2 days - 3 sacs
6 weeks 3 days - 3 heartbeats
8 Weeks - Lost Baby C, Babies A and B going strong
I was lucky that my Mom put in a load for me while I was at the hospital.
I took a couple of outfits to the hospital to see what size would fit.
Any chance you could have a couple of different loads (by sizes) and then ask someone at home to do a load before you get home?
Our IF journey: 1 m/c, 1 IVF with only 3 eggs retrieved yielding Dylan and a lost twin, 1 shocker unmedicated BFP resulting in Jace, 3 more unmedicated pregnancies ending in more losses.
Total score: 6 pregnancies, 5 losses, 2 amazing blessings that I'm thankful for every single day.
Most of his clothes are hand-me-downs (thank you sil!!!) so we are washing everything 0-3. The 3-6 mo. stuff in his dresser will also be washed. We will have 3-6 hanging in the closet unwashed. I'd rather wait until closer to wash them. Anything 6mo + is staying packed away.
We don't really have people that close to throw a load in for us so I am actually planning to wash all the 0-6 monhts clothes since it's mostly gowns and onsies. Then he should be all set. I left all the nbs stuff in a pile w/tags still on just in case he needs them. The way I figure it, he will be able to get away with wearing the bigger sizes no matter if he's 10 lbs but the NB is the questionable stuff.
Re: s/o washing baby clothes...
2 chem preg, 4 failed IUIs, 2 canc IVFs, 2 BFN IVFs, IVF #5 = BFP!!!
3/23 Beta #1 @ 17dpo = 913, Beta #2 @ 19dpo = 1724, Beta #3 @ 21 dpo = 3240
First u/s 3/29 @ 5 weeks 2 days - 3 sacs 6 weeks 3 days - 3 heartbeats 8 Weeks - Lost Baby C, Babies A and B going strong
I was lucky that my Mom put in a load for me while I was at the hospital.
I took a couple of outfits to the hospital to see what size would fit.
Any chance you could have a couple of different loads (by sizes) and then ask someone at home to do a load before you get home?
Total score: 6 pregnancies, 5 losses, 2 amazing blessings that I'm thankful for every single day.
That's a good idea! Yes, we have plenty of people who could throw a load in!