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New born clothes

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LovesCheeese · 07/02/2013 10:46

Ive started to buy bits for my first baby and was just wondering in your opinion how many 0-3month clothes shall I buy roughly?
Thanks in advance

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OneLittleToddlingTerror · 07/02/2013 10:56

I would get 7 babygrows and 7 vests. I assume this is for a spring/summer baby?

aimingtobeaperfectionist · 07/02/2013 10:57

Depends web baby is due but I'd really advise only buying vests and babygros as proper clothes as a total PITA to get on and off at that age and harder to clean poo/sick off.
Get a multi pack of vests (short/long sleeve depending on weather) and multi pack of babygros. You can always go and buy more when baby is here.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 07/02/2013 10:57

I'd also but them in a neutral colour, your next baby may ve a different sex

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OneLittleToddlingTerror · 07/02/2013 10:58

Obviously you can buy as many nice little outfits as you want. I didn't need any jacket/cardigans for my spring baby but it was a very warm year. And I had a foot muff for my car seat. A winter baby would need a couple of pram suits.

Sirzy · 07/02/2013 11:00

Depends on the child. DS didn't fit 0-3 until he was 4 months old and then they lasted him until he was 8 months so we ended up with lots of 0-3

JiltedJohnsJulie · 07/02/2013 11:02

Agree with sirzy too. My (full term) dc1 didn't fit into 0 to three or even newborn at first, we had to get sone early baby clothes from tesco.

OneLittleToddlingTerror · 07/02/2013 11:04

Yes, DD is small and we needed newborn size for a month before she will fit into the 0-3mo. But my bet is the 0-3mo won't be wasted even for a large baby, unlike the newborn size.

TeWiSavesTheDay · 07/02/2013 11:05

An average baby (7lb10ish at birth) possibly won't fit 0-3mths till a couple of weeks old (mine didn't anyway). I'd get half a dozen sleep suits, half a dozen vests and a couple of hats, cardigans etc in a newborn size.

dinkystinky · 07/02/2013 11:09

Both my babies went straight into 0-3 month clothes (I think 10 vests and 5 babygrows works well for a summer baby - more babygrows if a spring one - as we were shocking with nappy changes for the first few weeks and kept having leaks!) as they were very long and also 8/9lbers.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 07/02/2013 11:11

My DS was 6lb 8oz but unfortunately you don't know how big they will be until they get here

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LovesCheeese · 07/02/2013 11:13

he/she will be a summer baby, glad I asked though because I've been very tempted to go out and just clear mothercare out of babygros
I want to start getting bits as early as possible though just so our finances don't take too much of a hit all in one go.
Another question whilst I've got you attention...can I have to much baby lotion/shampoo/bath stuff etc? Went a little crazy during Asda's baby event but justified it by saying they wont spoil and we will always need them?

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FatimaLovesBread · 07/02/2013 11:21

I'd get a few babygrows in newborn too.
Dd is 11weeks tomorrow and is only just moving in to 0-3 months. The next ones fit but mothercare are still big on her. She's average size, not small.

Don't get too much though. We got bought loads in 0-3 even though we kept saying 3-6 would be better. That could just be DHs family though

OneLittleToddlingTerror · 07/02/2013 11:22

Loves I bought my vests and babygros all from Asda. They are of really great quality. I'm fairly sure one pack in Asda has 7 vests, so you'll just need one pack of that. And the babygros are either 2 or 3 in a pack.

You don't need any baby lotion or bath stuff. The HV recommends using pure plain water. It's best for their skin. If your baby is born with hair (like mine), you might want baby shampoo to wash out the clotted blood on the hair. But then you can just get that in your next shop when you need it! Most babies aren't born with hair at all. The only toileries you might need is cotton wool and nappy cream. If you are using baby wipes, the cotton wool is for wiping gunky eyes with cool boiled water (but your baby might not have gunky eyes). And the nappy cream is obvious . I like metanium. Sudocrem is useless. With mordern disposables, you don't need a cream for every change (which is what sudocrem is for). They keep the bums very dry. When DD get rashes, I needed something strong, like metanium. Other friends swear by bepanthen.

FatimaLovesBread · 07/02/2013 11:24

Oh and baby toiletries, we also got bought loads. We don't actually use them at all yet. Well DH does if DD is having a bath with him as he likes bubbles and soap etc. otherwise we don't use anything other than water

JiltedJohnsJulie · 07/02/2013 11:24

Yes you can get too much

There is some evidence that its not a good idea to use any detergents on a baby for the first few weeks and lots of babies I know react badly to johnsons. Sorry if that's not what you want to fear.

fishcalledwonder · 07/02/2013 11:27

Also depends whether you have a tumble dryer or not and how often you want to be washing clothes. I bought about 15 vests and babygros. Sainsburys are the best value in my opinion. They wash really well and don't lose their shape.

If it's on offer, you may as well stock up on baby bath etc. I am still using baby shampoo I bought before DD was born, and she is 15 months!

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LovesCheeese · 07/02/2013 11:28

it's ok, I wanted honesty and thats what I got!! My sister is due next week so maybe I'll gift the bulk of my items to her

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TeWiSavesTheDay · 07/02/2013 11:36

Good plan!

You can always ask if you can have them back when she's done if you're not sure. My DD was a puker and we didn't have a tumble dryer so we used a lot more babygros (and sheets!) etc than I've suggested, but my DS wasn't and I was doing washing a lot more often anyway so we didn't need many. I think it's just one of the things where you can always go and buy more when they arrive, but if you have too much you will never get around to taking it all back...

OneLittleToddlingTerror · 07/02/2013 11:39

Forgot to say, definitely don't use the baby lotions (moisturizer). If your baby has eczema and needed a moisturizer, you can see your GP and they'll prescribe double base and aqueous lotion. We are still using that big bottle of doublebase from when DD was a wee baby. She's 22 months now!

adagio · 07/02/2013 11:49

Also every shop seems to have a different idea on what shape babies are for the baby gro's - my baby seems to best 'fit' primark early baby for the first two weeks, then boots early baby ever since although I would say she is just coming out of them (she is 7 weeks now) - pity I only bought three of each!

I had a load of hand me downs in the 'up to 1 month' from DSIL and DSis and my thoughts are...
Tesco seem to be longer and thinner; Asda and Mothercare seem to be designed for shorter/wider babies and so when she is windy and draws her legs up the baby gro doesn't come with her she then gets her feet all stuck in the crotch, stretches out an yanks it down - looks very uncomfy at the neck by this point. (I am seriously considering attempting some sewing to adjust some of them!)

If I hadn't of received so many kind hand me downs I would have gone and bought more boots ones, as now I have met my baby I know these fit best - if she had of been a bit more on the short and round side then I would probably be cursing the makers of long thin gros

adagio · 07/02/2013 11:52

oh should add she wasn't early or that small - arrived at 40+3 weighed 6lb12, dropped to 6lb1.5 then gradually risen back up I think she is 8lb something now but seems to be fairly long rather than wide IYSWIM

Locketjuice · 07/02/2013 11:54

I had about 20-25 baby grows and used them alot but he was little so was in them for 4 months... Can never have too many vests imo

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LovesCheeese · 07/02/2013 11:55

Thank you so much ladies, it's very hard trying to get your head around so much the first time round, and trying to not let your judgement be clouded by cute little shoes and babygros and cuddly toys etc!!

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familyfun · 07/02/2013 11:58

both my dds have been in early baby for a month, then newborn till 3 months old, then 0-3 month clothes from 3-7 moths so my summer born dd was in pramsuits size 0-3 at xmas.
dont buy seasonal things till you know how big child is. we have lovely summer clothes in 0-3 never worn as she was too tiny.
both my dd were sicky and i had lots of vests and babygrows.

paperclips · 08/02/2013 03:34

Adagio so right about the disappearing feet, DS always had that, he was 6lb12 so newborn size was massive on him at first. If you put socks over the top it stops that happening but you won't want to do that in summer.

As other people said, best not to go too crazy as you can buy more when you know the size (and sex) and people love to buy presents for new baby.

Huge differences in sizes with shops. My DS wore mothercare new baby vest till he was about 11 lb so only a whopper baby will be too big for them. There is a lot of overlap between sizes so on vests we kind of skipped 0-3 months and went straight from newborn to 3-6 months, doesn't work so much with other clothes cos of leg lengths etc.

We had way too many clothes but luckily most were hand-me-downs so I didn't buy much at all.

M&S clothes are enormous.

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