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bodysuits/vests/etc - please help a thick mummy to be...

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Caz10 · 14/10/2007 20:32

I'm trying to gather a few bits and pieces for bump's arrival...great advice on here re what is necessary, what is not etc, thank you all for that!

General consensus seems to be that clothes are needed but I am a bit unsure as to what I would actually dress a newborn in, especially for the 1st couple of days in hospital.

M&S has a sale on, so having a look at these:

long sleeved bodysuits which seemed bargainous - is that the kind of thing I should be getting? And what keeps their teeny legs warm?!!

God I shouldn't have been allowed to get pregnant, sorry...

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goingfor3 · 14/10/2007 20:36

There are what you should be getting but they are vests so you put a babygro over the top. Long sleeve ones are great for winter and I used to find they hard to find so deffinatley buy those m&s ones!

eandh · 14/10/2007 20:36

depends on weather but on mine sept and jan babies) i used short sleeved bodysuit/vest and then a cotton babygro (all in one suit with legs!) for dd2 (jan baby) used velour babygros for bit of extra warmth. Also used cardigans if very cold.

Best to layer them as easy to remove oe item of clothing to adjust, although mine were only in babygros at night have always 'dressed' them in the day but normally hae short sleeved bodysuit/vest and then trousers/top or dress.

spookthief · 14/10/2007 20:39

I only used vests and babygros until about 8 weeks. Babies look so cute in them and easier for the complete changes you'll be doing many, many times in those early days...

Ds was a November baby so same layering as eandh.

JackieNo · 14/10/2007 20:42

Yes - I used short sleeved vests and both DD and DS were in babygros for absolutely ages - as long as I could get away with. Nice and easy to change, clothes don't get rucked up when you're cuddling them. But I bet you'll get loads of presents, so don't go overboard with buying stuff (and borrow/get stuff handed down if you can - fab). If you can find babygros with fold-over mitts for the hands, they're great to stop them scratching themselves in the early days (easier than scratch mitts).

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Caz10 · 14/10/2007 20:45

Thank you so much, I'm getting there (slowly)...

So I will need something like these?

sleepsuits

Lo is due mid-late December, and we have quite a cold house, so I'm conscious of keeping him/her cosy.

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Sexonlegs · 14/10/2007 20:46

The best things I found were wrap over body suits, as you don't have the issue of pulling them over the babies wobbly head. I bought some in H&M and Pumpkin Patch. They are fab! Good Luck.

JackieNo · 14/10/2007 20:47

Yes - that's the thing. Tesco do nice multipacks of things like this, too. I think we had some cotton ones, and some towelling ones.

Sexonlegs · 14/10/2007 20:47

The sleepsuits are as they say, for sleeping in, but I know with dd1, she spent the first few months of her life in them!

furrycat · 14/10/2007 20:47

long sleeve vests are a must-have if you use sleeping bags

spookthief · 14/10/2007 20:48

The very thing!

If someone wants an idea for presents, the velour sleepsuits/babygros (same thing) are great for keeping them cosy at night though a bit more expensive.

Eddas · 14/10/2007 20:48

i just wanted to add that if i'd realised how little they wear somehting i'd have bought second hand for dd(ds got 2nd hand, 2nd baby syndrome)

May well be worth asking on here as everyone will have loads. If you don't know the sex then get a few white but not loads as EVERYONE will buy you clothes if it's your first baby.

Weirdly even though I have a girl then a boy ds didn't get bought many clothes

JackieNo · 14/10/2007 20:52

Sleepsuits with fold-over scratch mitts - never found them new when mine were born, but had some passed on and they were great.

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Caz10 · 14/10/2007 21:02

Thank you so much all. I don't want to buy too much like you said, but right now have NOTHING so going to make sure I have enough to at least get me through the 1st few days! 9 weeks to go and nothing bought - convinced LO is going to put in a surprise appearance and catch me out!

I feel quite a bit more clued up now, thank you! Isn't the internet a wonderful thing! Shopping on a Sunday night with jammies on and chocolate to hand...the bext way to do it!

Last question honest...

as I have no clue just now re size of babba, is 0-3 months a safe bet? Or newborn?

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eandh · 14/10/2007 21:04

he he eddas except for lovely auntie eandh who got very overexcited about buying something blue (has he got his wand tonight ???)

oh and caz if you know what sex you are having I have 2 pink and white grobags (0-6 months) that you can have both for £5 plus p&p as I need them gone )oooo now wondering whether I should have typed that??

LaylaandSethsmum · 14/10/2007 21:04

I bought 0-3 mths for my kids, new born tends to go up to 9 or 10 lbs so most babies don't really get much wear out of them but plain white 0-3 mths vests will get plenty of use even if they are a bit baggy at first

JackieNo · 14/10/2007 21:05

I think I'd be inclined towards one or two newborn, but mainly 0-3 months, as if you have a largeish baby, they'll be out of the newborn ones in no time. Why not start them early on a lifetime of 'It'll be fine - you'll grow into it'?.

eandh · 14/10/2007 21:05

I had a 7lb 10 and 6lb 13oz baby and both were in newborn stuff for 4-6 weeks then into 0-3 so maybe a few newborn but bigger supply of 0-3 iykwim

scarybee · 14/10/2007 21:09

I'd get a couple of newborn ones - tescos do them really, really cheap just in case you have a tiddler. My DS (who is now a strapping 7MO) was under 7lbs at birth and he wore newborn stuff for about a month - the 0-3 month drowned him.

And incidentally you are not alone with finding all this sizing lark a bit confusing - I was in a total muddle

spookthief · 14/10/2007 21:25

Only thing is that I found noone bought any newborn stuff as presents and I was swimming in lovely 0-3 and 3-6 month stuff. (you will get so many presents)

It is worth remembering that wise old mumsnet saying "the shops will still be open after your dc is born" . If you're literally buying for the first few days then I'd get some newborn stuff. My 7lb 12oz ds made the newborn size look big and 0-3 was waaaay to large for a good few weeks.

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Caz10 · 14/10/2007 21:26

Thank you thank you!

eandh I don't know the sex, sorry, but thank you for the v kind offer!

I've ordered these sale ones from Markies, now it looks like Tesco here I come, and at least then I get clubcard points!

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debinaustria · 14/10/2007 21:34

I would go for newborn size to start with and definitely those with the attached scratchmitts - with mine I had about 2 of those - both 2nd hand and they were great.Bear in mind that you could go through several changes in one day - due to regurgitated milk, exploding nappies or the joy of nappy changing. I think I had about 6 babygro's and vests and seemed to be constantly washing in the early days with my 1st. He caught me out so many times when changing his nappy!!

kindersurprise · 14/10/2007 21:44

I second the wrap over bodies, they are brilliant, especially for the first weeks when you feel all thumbs trying to squeeze the tiny wriggly baby into clothes. I can remember the woman in the bed opposite me in the hospital crying and wailing, "I can not even dress her!"

I would get one set of newborn sleepsuits, I loved the John Lewis ones. My DS used to pull his feet out of the legs of the sleepsuits and get in an awful tangle. We put socks on top of the babygro to keep them on.

Our DCs wore long sleeved bodies, and lots of dungaree style trousers, nothing constricting. And I avoided anything with a collar as it annoys them when the collar gets in their face.

MrsBadger · 14/10/2007 21:46

same as spook - dd was 8lb3 but somehow needed mothercare's 'tiny baby' size for the first two weeks
0-3 were hooge

jamila169 · 14/10/2007 21:57

I'd second the john lewis ones, they're really good quality and have the foldover cuffs -which even if you don't use them help hold the sleeves up if they're a bit long - they usually do a neutral colour as well, I recycled DS2's for DD in the early days, one tip, don't get white, they never look the same after you've washed them and if you have a bit of an exploder, the yellow stains do not come out
If you've got a leg length problem then get some kid's sweatbands to put roud the ankles!
Lisa X

Gemy · 14/10/2007 21:59

Have not read all threads so sorry if repeating: whatever sleepsuits and vests you do get, ensure they are good quality. The cheaper ones wash small and rough, the press-duds can be hard to fasten and they develop holes very quickly. When I realised that, I bought all mine from M&S, Mamas and papas or babygap. May seem good value to buy from supermarket, but after you are throwing them away all the time, it;s really not the case.

Good luck Caz10 and buying the newborn stuff is really exciting so have a good time

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