please help ! where do I get clothes for a newborn weighing 3lbs ?

[cheltenhamgal]

any help would be appreciated, twin girls born 2mths early to my sis SIL and they can't find any premature clothing where they live. does anyone know of any high street shops or a web site. apologies if this Q has been asked before

they live in northwich, cheshire

Mothercare does early and tiny baby clothes, not sure if they go down that small but worth a look?

congrats to them all BTW!

Mothercare or possibly Boots. I think Mothercare do next day delivery. Best wishes to your SIL and her two girls.

Mothercare's Early Baby size (the smallest they do) is for babies weighing 2.3kg, which is 5lbs in old money

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Websites on Bliss's webpage:-

CLOTHES, BY MAIL ORDER, FOR BABIES WITH LOW BIRTHWEIGHT

Babycity
Unit 20, Belvue Business Centre, Belvue Road
Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 5QQ
t: 020 8845 5588 f: 020 8845 6688
e:[email protected]
www.babycity.co.uk

Clothes 4 Prematures
Ashley Alexander, 1 Aldiss Court, High Street, Dereham,
Norfolk NR19 1TS
t: 01362 853313 www.clothes4prematures.co.uk

Peeny Weeny Baby
PO Box 71, Shanklin, Isle of Wight
PO37 6ZW t/f: 01983 863532 m:07973 362955
[email protected]
www.peenyweeny.co.uk

Precious Prems Ltd
18 Paddockdyke, Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire PA17 5DA
t: 01475 521863 m: 07830 149592/593
e:[email protected]
www.presciousprems.co.uk

Tiny Baby & Co Ltd
Unit 3, Chestnut House, Moorgreen Industrial Park, Newthorpe, Nottingham, NG16 3QU
t: 01773 715577 f: 01773 717653
www.tinybabyandco.com

Vertbaudet
PO Box 125, Bradford BD99 4YG
t: 0845 270 0270 (8am-11pm, 7 days a week)
www.vertbaudet.co.uk

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mothercare do do some sleepsuits for 3lb babies:-

www.mothercare.com/invt/lb0911&bklist=

Before they get anything, SIL should double check with hospital staff what sort of clothing is most appropriate.

You might think this sounds crazy. But my BIL son was very premature and they went out and bought clothes for a teddy bear because it was the only think small enough. Not sure how warm or what the quality of the clothes would be.

How are the twins? Are they okay?

yes, I have known premature babies in doll's clothes. sounds strange I know

Vertbaudet's Prem size is for babies weighing 2kg, which is 4lb 4oz

Our local Mothercare does some premature baby sizes and it does go down very small.

go over to the www.twinsclub.co.uk forums - ask there - there may be lots of people who will send you clothes they no longer need (I sent mine to someone on there so no longer have any).

also do the hospital have a shop ? I got a couple of very small outfits from there when my twins were tiny (my smallest was 3lb 13oz). And the hospital should provide clothes for the first weeks anyway - they are used to dealing with tiny babies whereas the rest of us aren't.

hope the twins are doing well.

I think the standard sizes in Mothercare only go down to early baby but then they do prem clothes which IIRC go down to 3 lbs and 4 lbs and as someone said here, for that they do next day delivery. Here's what they've got on the internet. Might be worth ringing them though.

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tesco do early baby to 7lbs.

My sister recently had a tiny baby and even the prem stuff was to big for him. So I went to Ethel Austins and bought some Newborn clothes, washed them and then stuck them on a hot drier cycle. They were perfect for him and very soft. You can always count on Ethel's stuf to shrink in the drier.

thanks everyone I am sure this will help loads ! And thanks for all your kind messages, apparantly they are taking 20ml's every 2 hours of breastmilk. I shall pass this info onto my mum and my sister so they can get shopping :)

just got back from boots, they sell prem clothing from 3lb and they had a half price sale, pack of 3 baby grows for £4.50 etc...

My baby was smaller than this and TBH for the time they are in hospital usually the hospital have clothes that fot, or just get one or two suits. Once they come home they will be at least 4lbs and the 5lb clothes will be big (but fine)

My baby had special prem clothes which were designed for hospital use as she has so many drips/minitors etc, a normal sleep suit is useless. You need ones that have easy access. In fat it was about 2 weeks before she wore clothes at all. Even nappies were too big.

Mothercare tint baby used to come in two sizes, under 5lbs and 5 - 7.5 lbs. The smallest size will be fine.

also if the smallest size are too large you could do what we did and wash and tumble dry them - it usually shrinks them a bit.

20 mls - that must be between them ? I am sure mine only had a couple of mls each when they were born !

yes, it was 20mls each but is now 32 !
Lucy and Katie

mothercare does them, my girls were 3lb 1 and 3lb 8 at birth, you can get the timy baby stuff from the larger stores

This website has clothes for premature babies weighing 1.5lb upwards. Founded by a NICU nurse in the UK:

www.little-mouse.co.uk/collections/premature-baby-clothes

children in question will be 12 now