buying clothes for a new baby

beth.stephenson2009

moneypuddle wrote: »

Hello!

My partner and I are due in Oct and plan to start buying for our baby once we've had our 12 week scan on the 28th march :j

This has got us thinking - we've made plans for buying all the larger equipment - cots, travel system, nursery furniture etc but on a smaller scale what about clothes. We know not to over buy the newborn size but how many sleepsuits, vests etc would be appropriate to buy, assuming absolutely nobody buys us anything (which won't be the case). I'm not fussed about really buying outfits as I think babies look lovely in baby grows and there's plenty of time later for proper outfits.

Can anyone help, ie you'll need approx 30 sleepsuits, 20 vests etc

Thanks in advance :T

Really depends. My friend has not long had a baby- she brought enough vests for 3 per day (so 21), 14 sleepsuits (one per night, one spare in case of nappy explosions)- you may want to buy upto twice as many of these if you intend leaving baby in a sleepsuit if your going to be home all day.

Enough outfits for one each day of the week. Coat/snowsuit, couple of cardigans.

Buy second hand- you can get good quality stuff on eBay for a third of the price and less you would pay in the stores.

My friend kitted out her baby for 6 months (all the above- 21 vests, 14 sleepsuits, 7 outfits, coat, 2/3 kitted) for about £150- it would of cost her closer to £5/600 and more in middle priced baby shops such as Next, Mothercare, Mama and Papas

IF your going to buy second hand- make sure you go for brands like Next, Mothercare, Mama and Papas, Pumpkin Patch, John Lewis, Debenhams- not Primark, ASDA, Tesco etc as the quality of clothes is poorer.

faerie~spangles

beth.stephenson2009 wrote: »

<snipped>not Primark, ASDA, Tesco etc as the quality of clothes is poorer.

beth. stephenson2009 is - either a label snob Or doesn't have a clue!:rotfl:

*Redhead*

Actually. I'd agree with Beth.

We've been using sleepsuits from Mothercare and Asda, and have found the Mothercare ones have kept their colour and softness wash after wash, whereas the asda ones have become a little bobbly and starchy, even with comfort pure being used on them, and any dark colours on them have faded.

moneypuddle

Brilliant thanks everyone

suki1001

hamsterfan1 wrote: »

as you have quite a while to go before the baby is born I'd wait & see what you are given - my daughter recently had a baby (2 months ago) and they didn't have to buy anything - he's still in tiny baby vests but 0-3 months in anything with legs (skinned rabbit anyone?) & my darling mil bought loads of winter stuff in 3-6 months just in case !!

I'd agree with this. I bought a couple of little things and then someone I know gave me a couple of bags full of baby clothes. Just as well, I remember picking out a newborn outfit ready for the baby, and the nurse saying "Have you got another outfit - you're daughter's too big for this one?" She was 7lb and 15oz. If you buy well before, you might struggle to return lots of newborns if they don't fit.

If I rmember rightly Verbaudet's stuffis tiny as well. I didn't think m & S were very good quality, thin material, that got holes in quick.

I would get a small amount and then get family to get more when they're born, you'll know what you'll need then and family like to feel useful. Plus although you'll be tired you might want a shopping trip to get you out of the house. It might be nice for you and oh and baby if he is on paternity leave (the oh, not the baby!).

ETanny

Id aslo get some newborn stuff. We was expecting DD2 to be 7-8lb so only got 0-3 because our DD1 was nearly 9lb and newborn was snuuggly for her. DD2 was 6lb and we had maybe 2 things from DD1 that we kept and even that was too big. We ended up buying early baby and now at nearly 5 weeks old she still doesnt even fit in newborn as thats too big for her.
You'll never know how big baby will be.

dizziblonde

I've got about 8 for newborn/tiny 0-3 (the sizes vary that much) and then a lot more in 0-3 years.

msb5262

On the question of "Does the baby need vests?", I'd say Yes a thousand times. Partly for warmth, even for a summer baby (my first two were spring/summer born, third autumn born and they all wore vests) and also to keep nappies well on!
I've got to add, I love love love old fashioned nighties for babies - really easy for nappy changing, comfortable and they look just adorable...
MsB