Newborn Onesies - Too small?

heatherkj · August 2010

What's the verdict on newborn-sized onesies? I got a pack of them at my shower yesterday, and opened them up. They are TINY! The package says that they are for babies from 5-8 lbs. So do these even fit "average" newborn babies? Not sure if they are worth keeping or if I should return for the 0-3 month size.

k8atl · August 2010

i had an 8lb, 9oz baby. the NB tees fit him but i don't know if i even tried a onesie. i would just return them for 0-3 or even 3-6. the 3-6 are a bit loose but he's even starting to push out of the 0-3 so far.

lacahab · August 2010

I have found the Gerber brand run small. I prefer Carter-they are more true to size.

amy0105 · August 2010

For a while my Lo wore the gerber ones in his carseat, I thought all the others were too baggy. He was 6 lbs 15 oz at birth...Fwiw he's still in Carters newborn at 6 weeks.

lindseyenderson · August 2010

For most babies they definitely run small. The newborn size was too small for my 7 lb daughter- I ended up getting all new 0-3 to replace them. The Carter's do run big though- newborn was too big for her at first. I'd get some 0-3- if you end up with a tiny baby you can always send someone to pick up the newborn size.

Edit: I should have said that the Gerber run small.

mrsschrager · August 2010

My ds was 8lbs 1 oz and he was in newborn size for about a week ( gerber brand).. I would switch it for 0-3 months.. I am having a girl this time and will probibly only buy 1-2 packs of newborn size just in case.. I will wash one set and keep the other in packaging in case I need to return them cause they are too small.

4mybabylove · August 2010

In Carter's my dd fit newborn size for a few months (maybe 3?) and it was actually a bit too large on her as a true newborn. In Gerber she fit the newborn size for a month or so. She was 7lb11oz and 21.5in at birth and still only 10lbs at 2 months.

Quizzle · August 2010

I looked at the Gerber newborn onesies and laughed. There was no way my DD would fit in them!

DD was 9 lbs 11 oz and 20.5 inches at birth, and she's a super solid baby. She's never fit in newborn onesies. I think it's probably too late to even try the extenders now.

I find the Carters brand is good, though, and fits well. And Circo runs a bit big.

jquirke9881 · August 2010

Gerber runs so small! My 2 week old daughter is already too big for newborn Gerber onsies. The Carter's newborns still fit her fine. She was 8lb 15oz at birth.

KTH919 · August 2010

DS was 8 lbs. 6 oz. at birth, so he was too big for some of the newborn onesies or grew out of them right away.

A&R2006 · August 2010

It definitely depends on the brand - Gerber runs small, while Carters runs big (at least that was our experience). DD was 7 lb 8 oz at birth but was under 7 lbs when we left the hospital. Her going home outfit from Old Navy was 0-3 months, and she was absolutely swimming in it. We still laugh everytime we look at the pictures! Carters NB fit her for the first couple of months.

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