Have you washed all their clothes?

LukeAndAmanda · October 2010

I've seem the girl turned boy horror stories recently, and for some reason I'm having a hard time taking tags off of things. How long did you wait to wash babies clothes and blankets and such? With my DD I washed stuff as soon as I got them. Why am I being so paranoid?

Ms.MKBT · October 2010

I get a weekly u/s, so we know for sure she's a girl. I have washed all her newborn and 0-3 months clothes, but nothing else. We didn't get a ton, so I didn't mind taking the tags off and just doing it. I didn't want to wait until we came home because I am sure I will be exhausted.

SpartanChick88 · October 2010

I've washed part of them. I didn't wash the newborn stuff - I'm now being told 8lb 4oz and, even though I know that can be off, even if she's 7 1/2 lbs, newborn won't work for long. I took it all back today and got 3 m but will only wash part of it in case she outgrows it too fast. I will wash as I go with some of it.

babyike · October 2010

I only washed a handful of onesies, DS's Little Brother onesie, and the swaddling blankets and other linens. I'm not at all concerned with DS turning into a DD (we've seen his little penis at 19wks, 23 wks, and 33 wks on u/s). Can your provider order another u/s and then you ask the tech to confirm then?

The reason I'm waiting to wash more clothes is because I have no idea what size he'll need (newborn or 0-3).

If you're really worried about your baby "changing sexes" on you... Just wash a few items (hospital take-home outfit) and a few onesies in "neutral" colors. Leave the tags on the rest until after LO is born. HTH. Smile

LaLaaaa · October 2010

I washed everything last week. We're team green anyway so all our clothes are gender neutral.

houndbaby · October 2010

I've started washing the newborn and 0-3 stuff. I have weekly ultrasounds so I would be very shocked if I ended up having a boy.

libby283 · October 2010

I washed and put all the newborn and 0-3 clothes in the dresser. The baby will most likely be around 7 lbs or so, and I do remember that my daughter was swimming in 0-3 at first so even if we only get a week or so in newborn I am ok with that.

Weird that you are reluctant...do you think the sex is not what they are telling you?

LukeAndAmanda · October 2010

My insurance only covered one US and that was at 19 weeks. So I doubt another is in our future. I just can't bring myself to pay for a 4d. All but one outfit we got was no bigger than 3 months, so I guess it won't really matter anyway.

LitchfieldMom · October 2010

I honestly wish I would have holded off , my baby came out WAY smaller then imagened and now his season are never going to match up with the outfits we have already washed which is ALOT !!

LukeAndAmanda · October 2010

LitchfieldMom:
I honestly wish I would have holded off , my baby came out WAY smaller then imagened and now his season are never going to match up with the outfits we have already washed which is ALOT !!

Luckily that's the only thing I can really count on here - the weather! We get about 4 weeks worth of cold. Good ol Florida! lol

WannaBeCrunchyMama · October 2010

You're having a boy right? The chances of a boy ending up being a girl is almost impossible. (unless you're going off a 14 wk U.S or something.) If there was a penis, there was a penis. penis's don't turn into vagina's.

Sometimes they don't see the penis, say its a girl, and there was a penis.

Mama_SAS · October 2010

Kredd88:
I've washed part of them. I didn't wash the newborn stuff - I'm now being told 8lb 4oz and, even though I know that can be off, even if she's 7 1/2 lbs, newborn won't work for long. I took it all back today and got 3 m but will only wash part of it in case she outgrows it too fast. I will wash as I go with some of it.

DS was 8lb 10oz and was in NB sizes for over a month.

OP - I will be washing most of it but it's mostly from consignment sales, hand-me-downs, and DS's old gender neutral stuff. I haven't taken the tags off of anything new yet so that will get washed once she's here.

Strunella · October 2010

My friend's baby "boy" ended up missing a very important part, so yes, "boys" can end up being girls. They had told everyone they were having a boy and ended up scrambling after their daughter's birth to try to return what boy items they could (not to mention picking a girl name). I'd say wash some essentials until you know for sure. A funny aside: when I told this friend I was having a boy, he laughed and said, "Well, you never know..." Actually, we had genetic testing done, so yes, we DO know! Smile

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