Newborn/0-3 Month Clothing

Re: Newborn/0-3 Month Clothing

• denalea member

  November 2014

  I always think, "I'll wear something on my LO if it is too big, but I won't if it is too small."  I wouldn't worry too much about the NB sizes and focus more on 0-3.  You can always have someone do a little shopping for you once LO arrives.  Plus, you'll likely be ready to make a target run after a few days inside, anyway!
  

  

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• bhk3 member

  November 2014

  I scored two garbage bags worth of clothing from a lady on Craigslist for $60. I knew for that price some of it would be hit or miss so I came home, washed and sorted it all.
  
  I ended up with a great variety of stuff - tons of the basics (onesies, leggings, etc) and a bunch of fancier stuff as well. In the end I had close to a 30 gallon bin worth of 0-3 month clothing, ditto for 3-6 month, and another another mixed bin of 6-18 month clothing, as well as miscellaneous sized jackets, blankets, shoes, hats, etc. Saved me a ton of money and time, and I'm pretty close to being set for clothing for the first year!
  

  
   

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  November 2014

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• UberBiz member

  November 2014

  I've had a gut feeling from the start that this baby is going to be small. DS was in NB for a little while before moving up to 0-3, so this time I got a few more NB items and have been scouring the local garage sale groups for the next sizes up.
  

  OMG too many tickers...
  
  

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• harmonicbabe26 member

  November 2014

  Before my first was born I was given some really good clothing advice by friends who had babies the year before.
  
  They all pretty much said the same thing: only get the footed sleep and plays for the first several months, don't bother with shirts, pants and outfits for the early months. It's a pain enough to change clothes when babies spit up ir have diaper blow outs. Zip them in and out, easiest thing in the world. No messing around with pants and shirts.
  
  And then get about 6 in each size, except Newborn, get like 2-3 of those. That way you can go 2-3 days betw doing laundry.
  
  It worked out perfect and I have been passing this advice to everyone since.

  

  
  

  

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• duckie23 member

  November 2014

  Great advice, everyone! Thanks!

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• jennypolkadots member

  November 2014

  We've probably gone overboard but we haven't spent much money. I started hitting yard sales in the summer and we have a great kids consignment store near us that I go to once a month or so. We are more than stocked in the early months. We have 1 snowsuit/bunting, about 16-20 footed onsies with the snaps/zipper up the legs, 3 pairs of pants, 1 cute sweater, and probably about 10 other shirts or short sleeve onesies. Then the hats, socks, swaddles, etc. They are all in excellent condition and I can't imagine we've spent more than $100.

  
  

  We were both big babies and this little one is measuring long, so I am wondering how much use we will get out of the 0-3 mos sizes. We're also using cloth diapers which take up more room in the clothes. When people ask what we need I've tried to mention that we are all stocked on baby clothes but could use 3+ month stuff. We spend most of our time at home and I half expect the baby to be in a diaper and swaddle for most of the early months anyways. 

  
  

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• hcurley03 member

  December 2014

  Definitely get more 0-3.

  

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