Community› The Bump Message Boards› 3rd Trimester
3rd Trimester
New Discussion

Baby boy too big for clothes?

jessiboo19jessiboo19 Newbie
in 3rd Trimester
Hey y’all, I’m expecting a 10 pound baby boy within the next few weeks, and currently the only baby clothes I have are hand me downs from friends any family. Most are very small since nobody expected me to end up being this big.

So if the baby does end up being 10lb plus, can I expect him to fit in normal newborn clothes? Will premature sized onsies even fit him long enough to get home from the hospital?
Report Reply to Post

Re: Baby boy too big for clothes?

  • harpseal135harpseal135 member
    edited September 2022
    Just go and buy some 3mos - 6mos clothing! 

    I had a ton of newborn clothing. Daughter ended up being 8lbs 12oz.  She wore new born clothing for barely a week.

    Went home in a 3-6mo outfit.  She could get into the newborm size just enough to take pics of her and send them to people who gave the clothing.  

    After that it was 3-6 months and was 18+ months ahead on the "baby sized" clothing.  
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • pajamstagramspajamstagrams member
    Both my kids were 9.5-10 lbs. Baby girl could fit in newborn for a short time, baby boy, not even remotely close. All big sister's newborn clothes had shrunk from washing/drying over time, plus he was taller. Baby boy was in 0-3 from birth, and could quickly fit in 3-6 mo within 2 months. So if you're getting hand me down newvirn clothes, I doubt they'd fit for very long, if at all. 

    It's really all based on height. If baby is over 21-22", they may not fit in newborn. 

    That being said, ultrasounds can often be far off. If you have a family history big babies, that's a good predictor of size. 

    Less is more when it comes to newborn clothes...you can almost always easily buy more if you need to. 
    Report Reply
  • abroek1925abroek1925 member
    I was told my baby would be about 10 pounds as well. He was closer to 8. But even then he didn't fit in newborn for long, maybe a week or two. I'm now pregnant with my second and the smallest clothes I'm buying for her are 0-3 months. I'm skipping over newborn entirely. They grow out of them so fast. 
    Report Reply
  • swizzlemalarkeyswizzlemalarkey member
    I wouldn’t expect him to fit In premature, but if he’s less than 10 lbs he’ll probably fit in some newborn for a little bit. My son was 8 lbs and 20.75 in and he fit in newborn. I actually wish I had more newborn as a lot of the 0-3 month were big on him. I would probably look into some 0-3 month just in case. If money is the issue you can see if there are any kids consignment shops near you or people getting rid of clothes on FB marketplace/other apps/yard sales. You don’t need a lot of clothes tbh if you have access to a washer!! 
    Report Reply
  • paperbirdladypaperbirdlady member
    I would get some 3 & 6 months clothes ready just in case he's too big. But ad someone said, ultrasound estimates can be off.
    Report Reply
Sign In or Register to comment.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"