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Need help with baby clothes sizes!
Kurrant
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I *know* there is a thread about clothing sizes but for the life of me I can't find it. If anyone happens to have a quick link on hand I will love you forever . . .
I am really lost for sizing. So far we have a whopping 5 onsies that that are 0-3m and one top and bottom outfit that is NB 000 size. Aside from that all we have is a jacket, 2 pair of gloves and 4 pair of socks. We are obviously not prepared in the baby clothes department. There was no baby shower so we weren't gifted tons of baby junk and really have to go out and buy stuff. It's not so much that I don't know what to get as far as items are concerned but I'm curious about what size to get. I keep thinking we should just stock up on 0-3m and 3-6m stuff and forget about the size 000 items. They look so tiny! Do babies really come that small? Is there any real good reason to actually get a bunch of super tiny stuff when she will be out of it before anyone sees her anyways? I have about 2 weeks to go to EDD and my OB keeps alternating from saying baby is just the right size to saying she will be a tad big. Doing a nice big online shop for baby stuff this weekend so any input would be really appreciated.
I am really lost for sizing. So far we have a whopping 5 onsies that that are 0-3m and one top and bottom outfit that is NB 000 size. Aside from that all we have is a jacket, 2 pair of gloves and 4 pair of socks. We are obviously not prepared in the baby clothes department. There was no baby shower so we weren't gifted tons of baby junk and really have to go out and buy stuff. It's not so much that I don't know what to get as far as items are concerned but I'm curious about what size to get. I keep thinking we should just stock up on 0-3m and 3-6m stuff and forget about the size 000 items. They look so tiny! Do babies really come that small? Is there any real good reason to actually get a bunch of super tiny stuff when she will be out of it before anyone sees her anyways? I have about 2 weeks to go to EDD and my OB keeps alternating from saying baby is just the right size to saying she will be a tad big. Doing a nice big online shop for baby stuff this weekend so any input would be really appreciated.
Re: Need help with baby clothes sizes!
Edited to add: I got maybe 4 newborn pieces & the rest 0-3 month. I'm a first time mom as well so I'm just guessing but their newborn goes up to 8 pounds & I assume (guess)? The baby will only be that small for a week or so.
ETA they do ship to NZ which is awesome . . . it says 6-14 business days though. That might be cutting it close.
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I'd skip the 000 sized items if I were you, since it doesn't sound like your LO is running small.
The other thing that really makes me nervous is the weather! Winter isn't too bad here maybe 35f was the lowest I have seen nights and 45-50f for the days (I've only lived here 5 years.) Insulation seems extremely lame compared to what I'm used to living in New England USA and pretty much no one has heat. Granted that's on the north island . . . I assume south island would be different since they get snow. Basically everyone uses space heaters in the room they are primarily using and typically don't use heaters at night. Obviously we will have to keep the heater going with the little munchkin sleeping in our room and use one in her room when she is switched over. The plan is that I will change and feed her in another room for the first few months so I don't wake DH but I feel like moving from a warm room to a really cold room to wave her naked butt in the air and feed her will be not so good. I doubt anyone will have any advice on this but I thought it can't hurt to ask.
We use the cotton kind not the fleece kind.
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
I'm worried about overheating the baby, too. We live in Arizona, and it's already hitting 90 degrees during the day.
I'm guessing we should keep it warm in the house, and then use less layers when we dress her? How do you know if baby is too warm? (I realize that sounds like a dumb question)
Ideal temp for LO is typically 68-mid 70's. We were told not to have LO outside for more than a few min. if the temp is above 80.
Also since our last was a summer baby we didn't do many coats or sleeper gowns. That is because baby liked to be swaddled so that is what we did, and we didn't want baby to get too hot, so we also only dressed LO in onesie's and kept the temp inside steady. SIDS risk can increase with baby getting too hot so our main "argument" was is baby too hot? But wait, is baby too cold now? To infinity.
Oh and for those making decisions based the ultrasound estimates - I was also told my baby was going to be in the 90% percentile. We were expecting a large baby. Turns out the estimate was off by 2 pounds, baby was not the 90% by any means. We later found out that isn't all that uncommon for them to be wrong, give or take a pound or two either way.
Just kidding. It looks like I'll just have to convince DH to turn the AC on more this summer. He's loves to spend money, but he's so damn cheap when it comes to the electric bill!
If I were only starting out, I'd have one set of newborn onesies and one set of 0-3 onesies on hand, along with one set of bottoms in both sizes. I'd probably buy only 0-3 month sets and buy newborn only if baby ended up smaller. But the onesies and bottoms should be enough in the beginning anyway. It's easier to buy once baby is born than before.