Newborn baby clothes

[Chopsie]

Ok - this may seem like a daft thing to ask, but here goes!

I'm expecting a biggish baby - 8lb plus - because both my and my OH were big babies, and I'm taller than average. I know this doesn't guarantee a big baby, but I don't think a child has been born in either of our families that weighed less than 8lb odd in the last 35 years!

My question is - is it worth buying 'newborn' size clothes? They seem to vary from place to place - I've seen some that say 'up to 7lb' and some that are up to 10lb. Will 0-3 months be huge, even on a 8/9lb baby, or should I be OK? Everything I've got so far has been 0-3 months (not that I've got much) but now I'm worried I'm going to have nothing to put my baby in that doesn't swamp him/her!! I know I've got a while yet, but it's been nagging away at me over the last few days

Any advice gratefully received!

 

[NickyB]

If you don't think you'll need them, I'd buy them but not wash them. I was surprised how little Lucy was so we needed some. That way you can either wash them, or return them for a bigger size.

 

[purplepants]

All 3 of my boys were over nearly 9lb but 0-3 month clothes seemed a bit too big for the first couple of weeks, so i was glad to have newborn stuff. Everyone told me not to bother and just get 0-3 but i was very glad i didnt listen to them

 

[Sandi4Paul]

we got three sleep suits and five vests in newborn and were given some romper suits, Logan was 7 lb 14 at birth, but was very long, he was only in them for about three weeks, but most of the 0 - 3 was just a little too big at the start.

Sandi

 

[moss]

Jacob never fit into newborn. I wasn't thinking when I washed his packages and packages of newborn clothes we got as gifts, so we have a lot we couldn't return but never used.

 

[hennaly]

Levi was nearly 10lb but still needed a few newborn things, he is 5 weeks now and just going into some of his 0-3 months.

 

[debecca]

I would recommend you still get Newborn stuff.

Connie was 8lb 9oz (so 75th percentile for girls) and she still needed newborn stuff for quite a few weeks!! The 0-3 stuff can be quite big.

The other thing you need to be aware of is that the 0-3 stuff REALLY varies depending on brand and style - so it's worth getting a few Tesco sleepsuits (which come up quite small) for the 0 month end and a few Next sleepsuits (which come up quite big) for the 3 month end.

Hope that makes sense!

 

[Alicebabe]

Finlay was 8lb 8oz but didn't fit into any 0-3 clothes. He has only just stopped wearing some of his newborn stuff and he is 4 weeks old now and nearly 11lb! Some of the 0-3 stuff is still too big for him now so definitely worth investing in newborn clothes!

 

[Steelgoddess]

Haydie baby was 9lbs 5oz and didn;t quite fit into 0-3. I didn;t get any nb stuff except from HENNES big mistake as their stuff comes up TINY!!!!

x

 

[daftscotslass]

Ditto about 0-3 being quite big and getting it but not taking tags off etc is a great idea. DD was 7lb 13oz which was pretty average though she's tall and she spent most of her time in Next 0-1 month for the first few weeks.

 

[Hazel]

I would just get a few packs of vests and sleepsuits from Tesco in newborn but not open them so you can take them back. I only dressed Connie in sleepsuits to begin with anyway and you'll be given loads of clothes as presents. We were told to expect a big baby by the mw and every appointment would go "it's a biggun" and I'm tall and big built but she was 7lbs and avergae length then 4 days old she suddenly grew in length into 0-3 months. It's so disheartening packing up loads of unworn clothes .

 

[moss]

I would just get a few packs of vests and sleepsuits from Tesco in newborn but not open them so you can take them back. I only dressed Connie in sleepsuits to begin with anyway and you'll be given loads of clothes as presents. We were told to expect a big baby by the mw and every appointment would go "it's a biggun" and I'm tall and big built but she was 7lbs and avergae length then 4 days old she suddenly grew in length into 0-3 months. It's so disheartening packing up loads of unworn clothes .

Haha! I was average (maybe longish) and my husband was tiny, but we had a 10lb 4oz, 22" baby! The midwives and the consultant who felt around the day before I went into labour assured me my baby wouldn't be that big. Oh, his head circumference was average for a four month old.

 

[charlotte_]

zach was 8lb 8oz & he was in newborn up until a week or so ago, 0-3 honestly drowned him when he was born.
i tell you what though, matalan need to sort their sizes out, zach still fits in a babygro from there that's for early babies!

 

[keelie_b]

deffinately get some newborn stuff.just check the weights though. some next stuff only goes up to 7.8lbs which is no good for u by the sounds of it but you can get some newborn stuff up to 11lb which woulb be better. Dylan is now 10lb and still in newborn.

 

[Chopsie]

Thanks so much ladies for your helpful replies - seems like it's definitely worth getting newborn stuff, but I'll maybe only wash one or two bits just in case!