Did your newborn wear NB or 0-3?

fuzzylamb · March 2011

If anyone could share what size their newborn wore in the hospital and following weeks and how much they weighed that would be great. I'm trying to figure out what sizes she'll need when she's a newborn. She's estimated to be on the large side, like 8+ lbs. (as both me and DH were), so I'm wondering if she will even fit into NB sizes. Thanks!!

harmony8283 · March 2011

My DD was 9lbs 6oz and never fit into NB sizes, she wore 0-3 straight from the hospital. HTH

JLB24 · March 2011

LO was 6lb8oz and nb sizes were big on him! Now he's 7lb11oz and nb sizes fit him perfectly. Hope that helps!

AM2008 · March 2011

DD was born 8lb 2oz and can still wear some NB things. She's now 9lb 14oz and has just now been able to somewhat wear 0-3.

sweetmej · March 2011

Both DH & I were 8+ lbs at birth and we ended up with a 7lb 11oz baby (born at 41 weeks), so I'm not sure whether your estimation will be all that accurate. BUT, to answer your question, our LO fit into NB clothes for ~1 month (from 7lbs-9lbs). He was able to wear some 0-3 month clothes depending on the brand - BabyGap, for example, seems to run a bit smaller.

SkiesOfBlue · March 2011

She weighed 7 lbs 8 oz at birth and went home weighing 6 lbs 11 oz. Sheaves still in newborn clothes - last time she was weighed was this Monday and she was 7 lbs 13 oz.

JenGarden · March 2011

DD was 8 lbs, 4 oz at birth and fit into NB clothes for probably three weeks. At her two week appt, she was 8 lbs, 14 oz and at four weeks, 10 lbs, 2 oz.

dehsignz · March 2011

10lb 8oz - 0-3 size clothes - 1 size diapers. Hospital had a hard time finding any diapers larger than newborn size, might want to bring some.

missfire · March 2011

My DS is now 8 pounds and newborn stuff mostly fits him. It's the length of a lot of it that makes things hard to fit -- sleepers have to be just the right length, and every brand is different.

Carter's sells some onesies + pants combos where the pants have feet - I wish we had more of them, because it makes it easier to fit different lengths of babies, and also means you don't have to deal with socks that won't stay on their tiny feet yet.

Lilleybug · March 2011

Tyler was 6lb 14oz and wore NB. He is now 7lb 9 oz and still in NB. They are just now starting to fit him perfectly at almost 5 weeks. 0-3 is huge on him still.

2bmrs.g · March 2011

Hadley was 6lbs 15 oz and wore NB until she was about 5 weeks old. She is just now (at 10 weeks) filling out her 0-3.

dace3699 · March 2011

DS weighed 7 10 and NB fit for about a month or so. FYI, I bought a bunch of white onsies in NB and 0-3. Gerber NB and 0-3 are basically the same size, and they run small.

JayKay2387 · March 2011

DD2 weighed 8lbs, 6oz at birth and now weighs 7lbs, 6oz. She's wearing NB and they fit pretty well from the start.

harmony3d · March 2011

DD weighed 8lbs 4 oz at birth, is now 9lbs 7oz (according to my scale at home...) and is still in Carter's NB clothes. Sleepers are getting a little short, but they still fit. Gerbers NB doesn't fit and hasn't since the first week - even though she lost a considerable amount of weight!

HTH!

Fergie+1 · March 2011

Avoid the Gerber clothes because they're sized too small... DS was born at 8 lbs 1 oz, and NB clothes fit him fine. He didn't wear them for long though... honestly, he was swaddled or in recieving blankets for the whole first week anyway; didn't wear much until after that.

fuzzylamb · March 2011

Thanks Ladies! This helps a lot. The reason for my estimation was at our 33 week growth ultrasound they estimated her at 6.7 lbs. I know these can be wrong though, so who knows!

Beccaboo0713 · March 2011

My LO wore nb home from the hospital and is still in nb at almost three weeks. She was 7lbs 11oz at birth and is 7lbs 13oz now.

sparkelz · March 2011

DD was 8lbs 11 oz and she fit into NB clothes fine; she will be 1 month on Monday and she can still wear most of her newborn clothes although they are starting to get snug. She still swims in her 0-3 month clothes.

freeatlast2014 · March 2011

8 lbs 7 oz at birth, wore NB for a few short weeks (maybe 3). Really the Carter brand was the only one to last any significant amount of time.

0-3 fit pretty good up until almost 13 pounds.

Nell1217 · March 2011

At 2 months DD is still in NB she weighed 6lbs 8oz and 20 inches long. I'm not sure what she weighs now, we go to the pedi on mon.

heehee611 · March 2011

DS weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and is now 8 lbs 3 oz, and has mostly outgrown his NB stuff and is on 0-3 month stuff. But of course the sizes vary greatly by brand. Carters runs big and he can still wear his NB stuff from them

flhokie · March 2011

harmony8283:
My DD was 9lbs 6oz and never fit into NB sizes, she wore 0-3 straight from the hospital. HTH

Pretty much this. Our DD was 9 lbs 5 oz, but the same thing for sizes. She's 6 weeks and has outgrown 3 month footed sleepers except for a few from Carter's. She was also wore size 1 diapers starting in the hospital.

EmilyStL · March 2011

Clara weighed 6lbs 15oz at birth and she is 8lbs even now. She's still in her nb clothes and most brands of 0-3 month are huge on her. We were anticipating she'd be bigger, but our growth ultrasound was a bit off and she was 10 days early.

mocknine · March 2011

DD was a chunker- 9lbs 5oz. We started her right in 0-3months.

Lucky_Dragonfly · March 2011

DD was 7lbs 5oz and she worn NB size. She still fits into half of her NB stuff and we are startig to transition over to 0-3. She weighed in at 8lbs 6oz yesterday at her check up.

Leila'sMommy · March 2011

NB for about a month, and then 0-3.

magdalina.h · March 2011

Lucas was 7lbs (still is, just got back to his birth weight) and is wearing nb. We had him in 0-3 in the hospital because of the security tag on his stump, but his coming home outfit was nb.