How many is too many?

APrice · May 2012

My sisters and my mom threw me the most amazing shower this past Sunday. We got so many gifts, I was so overwhelmed by everyone's generosity. I'm just curious what everyone thinks....how many is too many?

receiving blankets?

swaddle blankets?

washcloths?

towels?

Thanks in advance!

LoveyFNR · May 2012

Here is what I used and think is a good amount.

receiving blankets? I probably received about 15 of these from my baby shower (most used from garage sales so non returnable, thanks Grandma!). I can honestly say I NEVER once used any of these. I think I may have grabbed one here or there to use as a burp cloth when I ran out of clean ones.

swaddle blankets? I have two nice swaddlers, neither were used since my son hated being swaddled. I'd say start with one or two and see how baby likes it, if they are a swaddle baby then you might want to invest in more but these things typically aren't cheap for good ones so don't go overboard or just keep them in their original package to be returned if needed. Receiving blankets are good for swaddling too.

washcloths? I got 10 total. I am still using them (though DS is in desperate need for new ones now). But I found 10 to be plenty.

towels? 2-3. I have 4 for DS and I have always had a clean one or two available for him. I think 3 is just the right number.

Michelle164 · May 2012

I used receiving blankets as a cover for the changing pad on my changing table or anywhere else I was changing him. They were easy to wash and easy to change. I used a ton of them with baby #1. I also used them as spit up rags, too.

Swaddle blankets-my son never liked to be swaddled. I would have one or two on hand in case your baby does like it.

Washcloths-we used those for everything too. I have about 15-20 for this baby so when they get too nasty, I can just throw them away and not have to worry about getting more.

Towels- 2-3 is plenty

cchill01 · May 2012

APrice:

My sisters and my mom threw me the most amazing shower this past Sunday. We got so many gifts, I was so overwhelmed by everyone's generosity. I'm just curious what everyone thinks....how many is too many?

receiving blankets? This term always confuses me. If we're talking about those cheap, thin Carters cotton/flannel type things....then NONE. I don't even know what you're supposed to use those for. If we're talking about handmade blankets or small fleece or cotton blankets, I'd say 6-7. DD uses them for play, plus we keep one in the car and one goes to daycare

swaddle blankets? 2-3

washcloths? 10-20. These get nasty quickly, especially if your LO likes bananas.

towels? Baby towels - 2, adult towels - 2. We moved her to an adult towel at around 1 year, because those little hoody baby towels were too small.

Thanks in advance!

Irishsapphire · May 2012

APrice:

receiving blankets? I used all of mine. I use it as a burp cloth, or I will put them on our pillow as a top cover. I use them when I am changing baby--more of a fabric to absorb when you are using wipes to clean up baby--then dry off baby with receiving blankets. I also use them in the carseat as a blanket or if baby needs padding in carseat.

swaddle blankets? We had blankets from the hospital. We had Halo Sleepsacks. And we had 8 Aden and Anais swaddling blankets which we could also use as a blanket over my son's legs when my son was in the carseat.

towels and washclothes? We had two hooded towels and a couple of washclothes with my son. We plan to buy 1 hooded towel for our daugher. We mostly use as well regular towels from JC Penneys. My favorite towels and washclothes to use with baby are Linden Street Towels. They are light, and they just work out well with a baby.

https://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom//bed-bath/fair-square-prices/month-long-values/linden-street-quick-dri-textured-towels/prod.jump?ppId=19c90da&selectedLotId=7401726&selectedSKUId=74017260083&rootDimName=brand&navState=navState-:catId-:subcatId-:subcatZone-false:N- 684:Ns-:Nao-0:ps-24:pn-1:Ntt-towels:Nf-:action-guided navigation&topDim=Brand&topDimvalue=linden street&dimCombo=Brand&dimComboVal=linden street&currentDim=Brand&currentDimVal=linden street&searchCount=130&sortType=Best Match&searchTerm=towels&catId=SearchResults

Thanks in advance!

kdjudd · May 2012

I got about 10 receiving blankets, 7 swaddle blankets, 12 washcloths, and 4 towels. I feel like that's a good number!

JessieCupcake · May 2012

I'm glad you asked this because I received a ton of washcloths (not sure of exact number). I was debating returning them but now I'll hold onto them!

misthang_1 · May 2012

I'd like to mention that I do DS's laundry at least twice a week. When I was home with him for the first 4 months I was doing laundry more like 3 times a week.

receiving blankets? I'm with PP who said she used them on the changing pad when changing DS. It was SO much easier to just change out the receiving blanket when DS pooped or pee'd as I was changing him (which they will do), than to have to take the changing pad cover off and replace it. I think I have about 10 (maybe more) and was always doing laundry, but didn't feel like I had enough. But I'd say 10 is a good start.

swaddle blankets? DS didn't like to be swaddled, but that didn't stop me from buying a bunch of the A&A ones. I have probably 10 of them (thanks to babysteals), and that's way more than I need. However I do use them as blankets in DS's crib and he likes to play with them (put them over his head and play peek-a-boo). I'm hoping DD will like to be swaddled so I can actually use them for what they are intended this time around.

washcloths? I have about 20 washcloths and feel like that is a good number, I can always find a clean one.

towels? As an infant, I had 2 and that was plenty (we bathed him about every 3rd day). As a toddler DS is being bathed almost nightly (we shoot for every other day, but he has been coming home from daycare pretty dirty so he needs a bath daily) so I would say 4-5 toddler/kid sized hooded towels is a good number. I just did the laundry last night and I had 3 hooded towels in it, with one more clean. Last time laundry was done was Sunday!

SweetHurricane · May 2012

APrice:

receiving blankets? Like PP, we never used these as an actual blanket. I had one in the swing at all times so if she had a blow out, I could just wash the blanket instead of the whole swing cover. I had one in the diaper bag so I could throw it over the car seat if it was raining or she wanted to nap in a restaurant or something. 3-4 is plenty.

swaddle blankets? We used the Miracle Blanket, so anything else was useless for us. We got by with one MB, but just got a second for this LO since it's nice to have backup while you're running a load of laundry.

washcloths? We have 8, but honestly, 4 is plenty. We use two for each bath - one for the body and another for her lady bits.

towels? 2-3. One to use, one to have in the laundry, and maybe a spare one.

ToastieSimons · May 2012

DS threw up a lot. He has severe reflux.

We probably went through 15-20, maybe 30 receiving blankets. We used them for burp cloths, to line the bouncer and swing so when he threw up we could just throw it in the wash, etc. We had about 6/8 of our own and the rest we got from our multiple hospital stays.

We had 4 swaddles. He slept swaddled all the time, so we would use it until he spit up and then rotate it. 4 was the perfect amount.

Washcloths, we don't really use them. We had like 10, and I only ended up using like 3 or 4. We didn't do a bath every night and you only use one. And he threw up so much that I was always doing laundry.

We had 3 towels. One would inevitably get peed/pooped on, and we only use them like 2 days and then throw them in the wash.

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