coming home outfit for baby

kmack1115 · May 2015

Hey Ladies,
Just wondering if anybody purchased their baby's coming home outfit. I'm obsessed with trying to find one, however I have no idea of the baby's gender yet. Also, I live in NY and the weather in October fluctuates. Where did you buy or find your outfits? Feel free to post a pic.

aah1013 · May 2015

I bought a monogrammed onesie on Zulily. I'll just pair it with some cute pants and a sweater if necessary.

babealertz · May 2015

Carter's has some really cute sets. Search for "take me home" on their site. I'm in NY, too, and also thinking about the weather. Layers seem to make the most sense. You'll probably be getting picked up right in front of the hospital and dropped off right at your door, so the baby will barely be outside.

gabrielafrnqyepez · May 2015

ive bought 2 things a pair of moccasins (not for coming home) and a Quilted chambray bear one-piece (for coming home) the best part was that gap is having a sale if your a card memeber you get 40% off anything reg price so i got this dirt cheap!!! its perfect for october weather in ny!

anorthro · May 2015

We got this cute little set from Zutano for our baby girl:

Edited to add: we got it well before we found out the sex, but think it's perfectly adorable for a girl or boy. Her little face is going to steal the show anyway

CocoR04 · May 2015

My sons coming home outfit was an adorable Ralph Lauren two piece pj outfit I got on sale at the mall. Love Ralph Lauren baby clothes because they are simple and good quality. I've also found a ton of it at Ross and Stores like that.

Cupcakesandquilts · May 2015

I'm probably going to go with a hand-me- down sleeper. I don't think it matters what babies wear when they're that little. They're all cute and cuddly at that age.

przemosbabe · May 2015

I'm looking too! Has to be special and I think I'll get a newborn and a 0-3 month just in case my baby girl doesn't fit new born sized

mack1737 · May 2015

Denny's children's wear!!

StephN310 · May 2015

I would definitely bring several sizes! I will wait to shop until I find out the sex. My DD wore premie clothes and my DS wore NB. In MN we can count on it being chilly in October so I will have to wait for fall clothes to come out. We have snow forecasted for next week. I'm so, so sad...

deanna1313 · May 2015

I don't know yet since I won't know gender until the 21st, but it will definitely be cute and comfortable. That's what I did with my son. Some people put their babies in dressy attire and I'm not into that. I just feel they need to be very comfortable after the ordeal of being born! Lol

mamanak2 · May 2015

I'm weird because layers (like a zip up jacket) seem to give me anxiety because the baby will be either laying or being help and will most likely be swaddled, and then the jacket is all up in their face and I can only imagine how obnoxious that is to them. I pretty much only dress my kids in comfy clothes unless we are going to some kind of event or church, I figure why would my little ones want to be wearing restrictive jeans if I won't even change out of my leggings EVER lol. I am obsessed with Mabo and I love that they are super comfy, organic, so soft, and gender neutral. I love supporting small shops because it is usually another mama behind it.

jenn2132 · May 2015

I have a newborn outfit that says little sister but I may just bring her home in a sleeper

ngarcia1119 · May 2015

My ds came home in the same outfit his twin cousins came home in two years prior. It was very cute to see all three of them wearing it years apart.

last14real · May 2015

DS and DD both wore home a white sleeper with yellow duckies and so will the new baby:)

Thentherewere7 · May 2015

I told my DH we were pregnant by gift wrapping a sleeper and my pregnancy tests. Our son will be coming home in that sleeper.

MamaOwl15 · May 2015

When DS was born, I had a 3-piece set (jacket, footie pants and a onesie) that I purchased at Macy's. It was from their First Impressions line; Carters also has sets like this.

He ended up in just the jacket and onesie because the pants were huge!

If I have another boy, I'll bring this set and maybe a couple options in other sizes, and if I have a girl . . . I'll be looking for something pink or purple, though I might get a "little sister" onesie and get DS a "big brother" shirt to match.

Lbloom · May 2015

My last baby hated being put into her "coming home" outfit. It was just a printed long-sleeve onesie and pants but it was November and we added unnecessary layers. This time around I'm going to use a wrap-style newborn shirt that my MIL embroidered that will not need to go over the babies head. And probably a pair of comfy stretchy pants. Comfort and ease of dressing are key. Receiving blankets are all that will be needed for warmth since they won't necessarily be outside much at all from the door to the car and so on.

AiramJ · May 2015

Mine is going to come home in the same hand knitted outfit myself and my siblings wore when we came home. My mum kept the outfit, it's yellowish. Can't wait!

adcoxmt · May 2015

I'm kinda worried that my baby boy will be bigger than the 8lbs that most newborn outfits go to...Should I pack two? If i find a super perfect/cute one should I just get 0-3 mos and hope he isn't too small? Or should I wait till closer to delivery to see how big he measures? FTM so I have no idea, haha! :-S

MRSR111213 · May 2015

We haven't found out the gender yet either and I am also already looking for a good take home outfit. I have been looking on Etsy mostly.... I have found SO many cute ides for both boys and girls. Also Zulily and Carters.com. We find out gender next week so once I buy something I will share for sure!

VioletandRose · May 2015

Because we're team green, originally I was planning on getting (just for going home) a boy outfit and a girl outfit. Then I found a super cute white onesie on etsy that says "Hello I'm New Here" in glitter. I'm going to pair it with black and white striped pants. I'm going to get a headband for a girl, and a hat for a boy to pair with it, depending on what pops out

CocoR04 · May 2015

I just found this cute smocked footie at consignment shop. It might be our 0-3 month option. I'll probably buy many more like these in the coming months, though!

MirandaC1984 · May 2015

Question for you ladies. Last week my SIL mentioned she was buying the coming home outfit for our baby. This is our first and the first baby on both sides so naturally people are very excited. I asked her to please let me pick the coming home outfit. I think it really bothered her but she agreed to let me do it. Am I wrong here? I know they really want to do things for the baby and I am SO glad that we have so much love and support. She is welcome to buy outfits for baby and we will definitely use them I just want to be able to choose the coming home outfit. Is that reasonable?

aah1013 · May 2015

MirandaC1984 said:
Question for you ladies. Last week my SIL mentioned she was buying the coming home outfit for our baby. This is our first and the first baby on both sides so naturally people are very excited. I asked her to please let me pick the coming home outfit. I think it really bothered her but she agreed to let me do it. Am I wrong here? I know they really want to do things for the baby and I am SO glad that we have so much love and support. She is welcome to buy outfits for baby and we will definitely use them I just want to be able to choose the coming home outfit. Is that reasonable?

I think that's totally reasonable! I'm actually glad you spoke up. It is important to me to pick the outfit. It's different if someone gives you something and you decide to dress baby in it for going home, but not to have someone insist that is what you put baby in.

cgummie · May 2015

@MirandaC1984 yes, I think that's reasonable.

I bought two options from Carter's. One sleeper and a set with onesie, hat, and pants. He could easily be a September baby and the weather could be wonky. The outfits should arrive today!

MamaOwl15 · May 2015

MirandaC1984 said:
Question for you ladies. Last week my SIL mentioned she was buying the coming home outfit for our baby. This is our first and the first baby on both sides so naturally people are very excited. I asked her to please let me pick the coming home outfit. I think it really bothered her but she agreed to let me do it. Am I wrong here? I know they really want to do things for the baby and I am SO glad that we have so much love and support. She is welcome to buy outfits for baby and we will definitely use them I just want to be able to choose the coming home outfit. Is that reasonable?

I personally don't think you're wrong. However, I also kind of get where your SIL is coming from. It's her first niece or nephew so she's quite excited, I'm sure. When my sister has my nephew, I was so excited to get to buy stuff for him that the day I found out he was a boy, I went out and bought an outfit. I gave her some cute little onesies and socks all wrapped up like cupcakes (as seen on Pinterest) for her shower, and I don't even know if they were ever used! She never shared any pics of her son wearing them or even said, "thanks but they were too small."

I feel like your SIL wants to be able to do something special for the baby, which is probably why she wants to buy the going home outfit. I'd say something like, "thanks for offering, but this is something we wanted to do ourselves. However, if you'd like to pick out an outfit for baby to wear the first full day at home (the day after coming home), I'd be honored."

MirandaC1984 · May 2015

aah1013 said:

MirandaC1984 said:

I think that's totally reasonable! I'm actually glad you spoke up. It is important to me to pick the outfit. It's different if someone gives you something and you decide to dress baby in it for going home, but not to have someone insist that is what you put baby in.

That's what I was thinking too. Maybe what she decides to give WILL be the outfit I like the best. Who knows. I guess I just didn't like someone assuming they could could just make that decision.

MirandaC1984 · May 2015

MamaOwl15 said:

MirandaC1984 said:
Question for you ladies. Last week my SIL mentioned she was buying the coming home outfit for our baby. This is our first and the first baby on both sides so naturally people are very excited. I asked her to please let me pick the coming home outfit. I think it really bothered her but she agreed to let me do it. Am I wrong here? I know they really want to do things for the baby and I am SO glad that we have so much love and support. She is welcome to buy outfits for baby and we will definitely use them I just want to be able to choose the coming home outfit. Is that reasonable?

I personally don't think you're wrong. However, I also kind of get where your SIL is coming from. It's her first niece or nephew so she's quite excited, I'm sure. When my sister has my nephew, I was so excited to get to buy stuff for him that the day I found out he was a boy, I went out and bought an outfit. I gave her some cute little onesies and socks all wrapped up like cupcakes (as seen on Pinterest) for her shower, and I don't even know if they were ever used! She never shared any pics of her son wearing them or even said, "thanks but they were too small."

I feel like your SIL wants to be able to do something special for the baby, which is probably why she wants to buy the going home outfit. I'd say something like, "thanks for offering, but this is something we wanted to do ourselves. However, if you'd like to pick out an outfit for baby to wear the first full day at home (the day after coming home), I'd be honored."

Great idea and thank you for the advice. I will definitely offer that to her. I don't have any nieces or nephews yet so it is hard for me to put myself in her shoes. I definitely want her to feel that she can do something special for the baby. I can only imagine how exciting it must be for her and my in-laws and my parents. That's why I came here to ask. I think it could be easy for me to overreact about something especially now with my hormones all over the place.

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