@LaceyBee522 we didn’t use hats once DD left the hospital. And I prefer Carter’s onesies. They are pretty TTS. Gerber runs small for sure. I don’t know about Burt’s. And we didn’t use mitts either. I kept her nails short and when she was scratching we just used socks we had gotten. DD didn’t wear socks on her feet until she when to daycare.
I feel a lot of store people are so pushy with registries.
Me: 28 | Husband: 39 Married March 2016 DD: born 7.22.16 DS EDD: 6.23.18
We had a ridiculous amount of newborn hats, and never used them when we got home. Maybe we will more this time if we leave the house more (summer vs flu season). Also didn't use the mittens. They made him mad cause he'd put his hands in his mouth. He did scratch his face a few times but tried to keep up on the nails.
Agreed that gerber runs small and also shrunk more. Going through DS' clothes a couple weeks ago, I pulled out gerber and was like 'these could fit a tiny doll!'
me:35 DH:34 DS: born oct 2012 TFAS: BFP #1 aug16. miscarriage sept16 BFP #2 nov16 MMC dec16. d&c jan17 BFP #3 sept17 EDD 5/31/18 fingers crossed for our rainbow baby
@LaceyBee522 I had a handful of Burt’s bees onesies and hated them. They never fit DS well and they seemed to run super small. I used mitts at first and then was yelled at by the LC for Doug so because it prevents the babies from touching my skin. But I could have had a crazy LC.
@MissKittyDanger dark colors are my preference for laundry/stain purposes. Those bubble suits are cute. I don't think onsies are "better" they're just a nice cheap basic that you can layer under other things. It's like comparing a cute romper or sundress with a basic cotton tank top.
Mittens and socks always fell off our babies' hands. We had the best luck with those long sleeved fold-over hand tops/ sleepers.
I think we used hats more with my winter baby mainly because we actually did get out a lot. With #2 big brother got a kick out of pulling the little hats of his baby sister's head and it was summer and hot so baby wasn't usually at risk of a chill.
Ive found a lot of cheap clothing lots on EBay and BsT groups on Facebook. The grandmas can buy the cute new stuff.
DD was a late fall/early winter baby, so she lived in the one piece zipper jammies. I hated the buttons/snaps.
This one will live in onesies because it never gets below 80 degrees in my house during the summer. (Usually 100+ outside by July.) If there is a chill, I have baby leg warmers from DD that I never really used.
How many items would you recommend per age range/clothes type if you did not have a washer/dryer in your apt (laundry room is on the 2nd floor in our building) and hate doing laundry?
Re: Mittens I used them but I had a November baby. What I liked better was long sleeved onesies that have the hand covers. I don’t know if they keep those for sale outside of winter, but I recommend seeing if you can find them. That little fold over hand cover was way easier than mittens to keep on.
Also, a nurse told us in a newborn class that mittens were choking hazards. I’ve done some mental gymnastics on how baby can get a whole mitten in its mouth to choke on it, but evidently they can? Idk, I used them anyway, but that stayed in the back of my mind.
Also PSA: little hands will sweat just like yours. So do let them air out and wipe them off. We used to call DS “ole cheese piggies” for a reason. Their necks and little rolls can make cheese too so it’s good to regularly clear those hard to reach places.
@doxiemoxie212 I’d just load up on onesies and pjs because that is what she will live in. Just have enough to keep a good rotation so you’re not washing constantly. If you end up needing to use formula it will stain clothes so that’s a consideration, and of course the blowouts will need treated and washed immediately if you want to keep the clothing. Full disclosure: I’ve thrown stuff away due to poopsplosians.
@Austenista I need a number. Like 10? 15? 25? 100? (per age range, obv) DH and I were both large babies that grew quickly (me especially, I was 99th percentile until I was 12 and then stopped growing, and even now I'm 93rd percentile apparently) so I'm concerned about buying too many things that she'll just outgrow before she can use, but I also hate doing laundry.
@doxiemoxie212 this is actually a hard one to answer. DD started off around 50 percentile for height and weight, but has slipped down to 41% for weight (and varies between 45-50% for height). I would say you need to have 2-3 outfits a day ready for little one (if you only want to do laundry once a week, that will be 21 outfits a week).
As for sizes, DD was tiny and was in newborn for a month, 0-3 for about 2 months, 3-6 for about 4 months, 6-9 for about 6 months (though gap/old navy does 6-12 months, and we have a lot of ON clothes for DD). On the other hand my cousins son was born 5 months after DD is already wearing bigger clothes than DD. My co-worker had a son born right before DD and was in 6-9 months clothes when we were still in 0-3. My other cousin's little girl is so tiny that she was in 12-18 month clothes at her 2nd birthday (they had a lot of issues with footied pajamas and shoes when she was learning to walk- since nothing was anti-slip). Babies grow at the rate they are going to- and there isn't much you can do to predict it so having the exact amount of clothes is hard. We had a lot of clothes (DH works for Old Navy, so he comes home with new clothes when he sees something cute). To be conservative you could go with 21-42 outfits in each size, and buy more if you start to notice a lag in growth time. Luckily the clothes are pretty small, so 42 outfits still fits in 1 drawer.
@jsl82 thank you, that is helpful. DH wanted to do 3-4 NB sized outfits, 10 0-3 sized outfits and 10 3-6 sized outfits lol. So it sounds like I can keep buying onesies!
@doxiemoxie212 I just pulled out the box of DS’s newborn/ 0/3m clothes. DS was 8lb3oz at birth, 10lb at 1m, 11lb12oz at 2m. The numbers are as followed:
NB sleepers- 5 NB onesies- 15 NB pants- 4 long, 3 shorts
0-3m sleepers- 3 (will probably pick up 2 more to make an even 5) 0-3m onesies/rompers- 10 0-3m 2-piece outfits- 5 (I do remember hating them because the shirts would always ride up) *i will probably pick up another 5pack of onesies in 0-3m
Re: Product Spotlight Series: Baby Apparel (week of Dec 11)
I feel a lot of store people are so pushy with registries.
Married March 2016
DD: born 7.22.16
DS EDD: 6.23.18
this is bubble suit I mean:
https://oldnavy.gapcanada.ca/browse/product.do?cid=1096631&pcid=51646&vid=1&pid=142575013
I got a couple in varying sizes {0-3 & 3-6} and they're cute, but are they better than onsies for summer babies? Anyone?
edit
Forgot to add .... colour. Is dark best for early months or light? Or it doesn't matter because they'll mess it up anyways likely? :')
Also didn't use the mittens. They made him mad cause he'd put his hands in his mouth. He did scratch his face a few times but tried to keep up on the nails.
Agreed that gerber runs small and also shrunk more. Going through DS' clothes a couple weeks ago, I pulled out gerber and was like 'these could fit a tiny doll!'
DS: born oct 2012
TFAS: BFP #1 aug16. miscarriage sept16
BFP #2 nov16 MMC dec16. d&c jan17
BFP #3 sept17 EDD 5/31/18
fingers crossed for our rainbow baby
Mittens and socks always fell off our babies' hands. We had the best luck with those long sleeved fold-over hand tops/ sleepers.
I think we used hats more with my winter baby mainly because we actually did get out a lot. With #2 big brother got a kick out of pulling the little hats of his baby sister's head and it was summer and hot so baby wasn't usually at risk of a chill.
Ive found a lot of cheap clothing lots on EBay and BsT groups on Facebook. The grandmas can buy the cute new stuff.
DD was a late fall/early winter baby, so she lived in the one piece zipper jammies. I hated the buttons/snaps.
This one will live in onesies because it never gets below 80 degrees in my house during the summer. (Usually 100+ outside by July.) If there is a chill, I have baby leg warmers from DD that I never really used.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MletQ-dUMWI
Also, a nurse told us in a newborn class that mittens were choking hazards. I’ve done some mental gymnastics on how baby can get a whole mitten in its mouth to choke on it, but evidently they can? Idk, I used them anyway, but that stayed in the back of my mind.
Also PSA: little hands will sweat just like yours. So do let them air out and wipe them off. We used to call DS “ole cheese piggies” for a reason. Their necks and little rolls can make cheese too so it’s good to regularly clear those hard to reach places.
@doxiemoxie212 I’d just load up on onesies and pjs because that is what she will live in. Just have enough to keep a good rotation so you’re not washing constantly. If you end up needing to use formula it will stain clothes so that’s a consideration, and of course the blowouts will need treated and washed immediately if you want to keep the clothing. Full disclosure: I’ve thrown stuff away due to poopsplosians.
As for sizes, DD was tiny and was in newborn for a month, 0-3 for about 2 months, 3-6 for about 4 months, 6-9 for about 6 months (though gap/old navy does 6-12 months, and we have a lot of ON clothes for DD).
On the other hand my cousins son was born 5 months after DD is already wearing bigger clothes than DD. My co-worker had a son born right before DD and was in 6-9 months clothes when we were still in 0-3. My other cousin's little girl is so tiny that she was in 12-18 month clothes at her 2nd birthday (they had a lot of issues with footied pajamas and shoes when she was learning to walk- since nothing was anti-slip). Babies grow at the rate they are going to- and there isn't much you can do to predict it so having the exact amount of clothes is hard. We had a lot of clothes (DH works for Old Navy, so he comes home with new clothes when he sees something cute). To be conservative you could go with 21-42 outfits in each size, and buy more if you start to notice a lag in growth time. Luckily the clothes are pretty small, so 42 outfits still fits in 1 drawer.
BFP#4- 9/26 edd 6/5/18
NB sleepers- 5
NB onesies- 15
NB pants- 4 long, 3 shorts
0-3m sleepers- 3 (will probably pick up 2 more to make an even 5)
0-3m onesies/rompers- 10
0-3m 2-piece outfits- 5 (I do remember hating them because the shirts would always ride up)
*i will probably pick up another 5pack of onesies in 0-3m
12 pair of 0-6m socks