Is the going home outfit really such a fuss?

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What's everyone's thoughts on this?

I'm due next month and I'm on Facebook groups with others due.

I feel like there's so much pressure around a 'going home' outfit with everyone sharing their pictures of the outfit they have ready for coming home.

I'm generally just curious - did you make a big deal of a going home outfit? Or did it not matter too much?

I am pretty sure it was a babygro for my two.

I don't know anyone who made this a thing. With my first we had a selection of 0-3 sleepsuits with us and he went home in one of those, no particular one. But it turned out I needed newborn not 0-3 as he was swamped so we did stop at Sainsbury's when he was a few hours old to stock up.

DC2 went home in another random sleepsuit but at least the right size!

I can't believe anyone actually cares. Knackered, bleeding, boobs killing, baby thrown up and pooed all over their lovely, carefully chosen hospital outfits. Probably cried all night. Mine struggled to feed.

All you'll want to do is go home!

no!!!!!! when i took my DS home i was fucking terrified and sat next to him in the car sweating the whole way. i've never seen DH drive with such.... glacial precision.

and my son was tiny so looked ridiculous in his dino sleep suit (which was just 1 of a 3 pack id shoved in the bag! i'd leave the group of i were you they sound like a bunch of bores.

• All I'll say is take waaaaaaaaaay more vests & sleepsuits than you think. And way more nappies. And pads. Way waaaay more.

When my daughter was born, babies wore a hospital issue vest and terry nappies tucked in, no pins. You were not allowed your own baby stuff back then, far less disposable nappies! She went home in a lovely white sleep suit with pink bunnies embroidered on it that proud dad chose and paid a fortune for. If I was having a baby today I wouldn't be making a fuss over it.

Baby won’t care
This fad is for the social media age

I had a pack of babygros that I'd chosen but dd was tiny so my mum had to go via Tesco and pick up a load of early babygros! I did pack dd1s first baby gro for dd2 to come home in tho

This fad is for the social media age

Absolutely. I could not be arsed sharing my life on SM.

Think you’ll need a romper and all in one snow suit soon 😀
Don’t bother with a leaving first outfit

My 3 all came home in the same fleecy snowsuit over a it was very cheap and bought in the sale in Mothercare as we didn’t have much money. I still have the little snowsuit even though they are all late teens/early 20s.

Has anyone mentioned how terrifying that drive out of the hospital is, with a new baby ? My poor husband.

Not in my world. I’d never even heard of it until I read a similar thread a few weeks ago.

Nope! Both times we were discharged unexpectedly- first with DS1 we missed the doctor's round so were told we'd have to wait til morning but then the doctor popped back to see and discharge me so we left at 7.30pm with little notice. DS2 was even more chaotic - we were told I'd be in a second night but then the night staff came on shift and told me I was going! Pitched up with my medication and papers and we were unceremoniously cast out at 9pm much to our surprise (but also relief as it was so bloody hot and noisy on the ward). Anyway, neither time did we dress the boys in anything special as we were too busy scrabbling around getting our stuff together.

Good grief, it's ridiculous.

Firstly, I don't understand why anyone would put pictures of their child on social media.

Secondly, I wasn't sure if my baby would be big, so I brought clothes in a variety of sizes to the hospital. It was a case of "he'll wear what fits"!

First time we had a new baby grow.

This time I have one I used last time!

When I had my DD I was too exhausted and sore to care. We just put her in a sleep suit and hat. Got to say I don't understand the need to dress them up they are so tiny and much more comfortable in a sleep suit.
Due my second next month also and all I will be taking is sleepsuits. Wishing you and your baby well OP

No, I am not prepared to contribute to making this a thing.

As pp have pointed out, you will have no idea what size they are, apart from any more philosophical considerations.

DC1, 7lb 7oz baby was in 'tiny newborn' size for months, which I had thought was only for premies and babies with very low birthweight.

DC2 was massive, never even went into newborn size, straight into 0-3 months.

Both were in winter, so were mainly wearing a big coat, blanket etc.

No. Some people like to make a big deal out of every possible photo opportunity, and that's fine. It's also fine just to be thrilled you have a baby and not care that she's wearing one of a 5 pack of babygrows from Asda.

I had lots of bibs...so many, my mother used to count them 😂😂 and be horrified.
White with velcro are a must, but then I graduated to muslin squares

Don’t spend too much on equipment, but I have to say, a baby bath/ changing mat on wheels was great for us, as it pushed easily into the en suite to empty.
That and my Uppababy ( all pushchairs are like uppababys now )

Has anyone mentioned how terrifying that drive out of the hospital is, with a new baby ? My poor husband

We stopped in Mothercare halfway home for a breather! (And to buy a sling, breast pump and God knows what else we hadn't even considered at that point!)

My mum knitted a beautiful white shawl to bring ds home in. She told me that when my brother was born in 1969 she walked home with him in the big pram (of course you stayed in for a week then) and so everyone you met had a look at the baby, hence the importance of having a really nice outfit.

I brought nice things to hospital, but just nice sleepsuits - wouldn't bother with actual outfits for a newborn as they just look too uncomfortable.

It's not really a fad for the social media age, it was around when DS1 was born and we didn't all have social media then. The iphone had only just been invented, camera phones took pictures the size of a postage stamp so if you wanted to get your photos on the computer you had to have a proper digital camera and then a cable or a card reader.

The first "outfit" mine wore was an admittedly very cute and expensive babygrow and hat from JoJo maman Bebe which he had grown out of before we were even discharged. After that it was 99p eBay bargains!

Oh and with a winter baby, have lots of blankets, and please have a hat and really warm coat on the baby in most weather.
I also got a universal foot muff/ cover for the maxi cosi car seat, it was fabulous in the winter. ( inexpensive ebay purchase)