Community› The Bump Month Clubs› December 2011 Moms
December 2011 Moms
New Discussion

just a thought on buying clothes...

iluvmylabiluvmylab member
in December 2011 Moms
It's so much fun, but don't go crazy stocking up.  You won't know how big baby will be and how fast he/she will grow.  Most newborns won't wear NB size for long and my friend's baby was wearing 6 month old clothes way before most babies would, so if you stock up and buy too much for the future, you may be wasting your money.  Just a thought....
Report Reply to Post

Re: just a thought on buying clothes...

  • mrsfowler1016mrsfowler1016

    AND family and friends are going to go baby clothes crazy.

    That being said, I have already bought too many clothes. lol

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • iluvmylabiluvmylab member
    imagemrsfowler1016:

    AND family and friends are going to go baby clothes crazy.

    That being said, I have already bought too many clothes. lol

    Yes, this too!  My mom just found out Wednesday we were having a boy and she's already been shopping...I buy something here and there if it's just too cute to resist, but I'm not giving in to the urge to stock up. 

    Report Reply
  • Happily OverwhelmedHappily Overwhelmed member

    I think this ALL THE TIME!

    DH and I are finding out the sex and not telling to try and avoid some of the clothes nonsense. Don't get me wrong, I'm appreciative of gifts. I just remember my SIL finding out she was having a girl. The showers were nothing but little dresses...nothing useful. 90% of the clothes she got went to goodwill/garage sales.

    And like you said, who knows what size and with us...what weather? DH was 13 lbs when he was born!!!! That just deletes any NB clothing that might be in the closet.

    I PLAN to buy very few clothes myself. Maybe...maybe 10 outfits or so. I'm sure after LO is here and everyone knows it's a boy or girl the clothes will come flooding in.

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • Laura23FPLaura23FP
    My mom and I have bought some clothes- but mainly in the 9 months and older sizes.  The Carter's outlet had clothes for $2.00!!! $2.00 PEOPLE! :)
    Pregnancy Ticker Missed m/c 11/30/2010
    Report Reply
  • LMH1209LMH1209 member
    There's also plenty of time for clothes buying. Carter's has a lot of sales :)

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker

    Report Reply
  • iluvmylabiluvmylab member

    imageLaura23FP:
    My mom and I have bought some clothes- but mainly in the 9 months and older sizes.  The Carter's outlet had clothes for $2.00!!! $2.00 PEOPLE! :)

    Yes, those are great deals, but I still wouldn't go crazy.  Places always have sales and your baby may not fit into 9 month clothing during the season you are expecting.  Just a tip- my friend had this happen to her and has lots of clothes still with tags on them.  Her baby was larger (broad shoulders, head, etc) and was wearing 12 month clothes when he was 8 months.

    Report Reply
  • Laura23FPLaura23FP
    Right!  My SIL's daughter was 10 lbs at birth Indifferent and didn't fit in to any of the boutique/designer clothes my MIL bought for her!  We've gotten maybe a handful of things, not much.  I'm a big saver, but I hate wasting things too!
    Pregnancy Ticker Missed m/c 11/30/2010
    Report Reply
  • Laura23FPLaura23FP
    PS- I never understood the boutique baby clothes stores. $50 for a onesie that they'll wear once (if that) and probably have an explosive poop in? Not for me!
    Pregnancy Ticker Missed m/c 11/30/2010
    Report Reply
  • robynlynn83robynlynn83 member
    I agree and that is why I buy my clothes secondhand BUT, with three other kids, my kids tend to have a certain build, be smaller, etc so we have never had the issue of clothes not fitting in the right season.  I also have kids who wear NB for a good 8 weeks when they are born Big Smile
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • GoldenPeachesGoldenPeaches

    I see what you're saying, but at the same time there are certain things that are season neutral like footed sleepers and onesies.

    I'm not going crazy--so far I have bought one outfit and yet I already have close to 50 onesies, and about 20 footed sleepers. Yeah, my family likes to buy clothes! 

    imageimageimage
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    BabyFetus Ticker
    Breastfeeding and pregnant!
    Report Reply
  • awillis13awillis13 member
    This is one of the reasons I enjoy being team green.  Not knowing the sex eliminates those urges to buy the cute outfits for boy or girl.  I have literally bought 1 onesie :-)
    BabyFruit Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Mrs.GoldenblattMrs.Goldenblatt

    imageawillis13:
    This is one of the reasons I enjoy being team green.  Not knowing the sex eliminates those urges to buy the cute outfits for boy or girl.  I have literally bought 1 onesie :-)

    I agree - we were team green for our first and I didn't buy one thing.  This time, I can't resist the urge.  I'm not going crazy though, just a few things here and there.  Definately had to get the "big brother", "little brother" shirts though.

    PCOS Momma
    Lilypie First Birthday tickers Lilypie Fourth Birthday tickers
    Report Reply
  • uncharch7uncharch7
    i seriously cannot wait to find out what this kid is... i'm going shopping next weekend. since summer has been march-october for several years now, i'm looking at buying some summer clothes in multiple sizes cheap! i'm trying not to go crazy, but i'm also trying to be realistic in thinking that most of our family doesn't give a crap about LO. it's unfortunate, but my family is a little messed up. we're not banking on much of anything. i have one more consignment sale to go to as well... but i'm limiting myself to no more than $2/outfit. 
    Baby Charchie born 12/22/2011
    Report Reply
  • seashell_83seashell_83

    I completely agree!  This is our first but the only things we have bought are 2 sleepers for 3$ at the thrift store.  I just got a huge tote full of boy clothes and all my friends and SIL have more clothes, shoes, bassinets, etc for me.  The only stuff we will buy is what we don't receive from others by the last month of pregnancy.  I want to shop so bad but I know we're getting so many clothes/hand-me-downs from others that it's kind of pointless to buy stuff ourselves.  We're saving our money for the big stuff.

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • MesmrEweMesmrEwe member

    My family DIDN'T go crazy on buying clothes for us so about two weeks before I was due the realization hit that I had NO clothes for the baby...

    DD was a big baby and she was in 0-3mo clothes for a while then pretty much skipped right to 6-9mo...  24mo and 2T are the first ones that they'll be in for a while..  If you're getting shorts, go ahead and get the 2T's because they fit nicely over diapers and they'll be able to wear them a while...

    The thing is you don't want to overpurchase but you also don't want to underpurchase either when it comes to clothes for the baby. 

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • DiademChiDiademChi member
    I'm being cautious until after the shower, but as we're Team Green (more-or-less) and all our family and close friends are very far out of state, I don't think clothing gifts will be excessive (we'll see if I'm wrong).  I also try to avoid buying anything in a newborn size and focus more on sizes closer to the 6 month range.
    Married 5-24-2008;
    BFP 4-19-11. Ezri Ana born on due date, Dec 30 2011!
    My Ovulation Chart 
    BFP 10-05-2014; MMC 11-15-2014.
    BFP 02-17-2015
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"