DD1 came home from the hospital in 000, was in them for maybe 3 months. Then she was still wearing 00 at 1 year old. We skipped 0 and went straight to 1.
DD - 00000: two weeks
0000: about 3 months
000: same
... Then I don't remember but I know she was in a few 1s by her first birthday but they were baggy. She's long and lanky
DS - 0000: 2 weeks
000 - about 6 weeks
He is now 4 months and is wearing 0 / 00 ... I find there's quite a lot of variation between brands so he's even in a couple of 1s. He's my 95% percentile Chunky Monkey though, so he's in these bigger sizes very early!
I think it's probably best to just wait and see how big bub is and how quickly they grow. Had I planned ahead I would have bought more stuff for the cooler months that he never would've used and would never have dreamed that he'd need size 0 t-shirts.
Neither of mine wore 0000 for more than a day (e.g. put them in first day and were too small) both over 4kg bubs.
It also depends on the item - my DS is like Santosha's and he isn't six months and he is in some 1's - his body is very long so if anything does up under crotch he needs really big sizes, tops and jackets etc he could still wear 00. Jackets in particular seem sized big and with long arms (DD wore a 000 jacket whole of her first year). Brands really vary I have a short sleeved onesie from GAP which is a hand me down and is size 18M to 24M and it fits my 6 month old (it must have shrunk a little).
Stuff with feet in them have a more limited shelf life (I cut them off sometimes (the feet off the suits that is :-)).
I don't buy much but am always in a rush it seems to get some wear out of the stuff people give us as sizing is so difficult - or we get bought bigger stuff but then is the wrong season.
DS was 5pd12oz so was in 00000 at birth for almost a month, 0000 for a few months, then 000 for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages eg 6months +, seemed to grow through 00 and 0 quick, then size 1 for more than 12 months
yeah 000 were on for a while from 3 months to about 8 months for both of mine but they are tall and DS was in 1 for ages he can still wear some now at 2.5 and DD is wearing 1's now at 14 months
DD was in premmie clothes for a few weeks, 00000 til 11 weeks, is 13 months now and is still going between 000 and 00. But she's teeny.
Just wanted to pop in and tell you that Kmart sizing is bigger than Target. We had heaps of issues with that, DD was in Target clothes for ages as Kmart was just too massive.
I think she was nearly in Target 000 while she still in Kmart 00000.
I'm not buying anything, but I'm starting to sort through the boxes and boxes of clothes Starbright has given me, and I was curious. But it is handy to know anyway, because I do see some really cute novelty outfits that i wouldn't mind having for fun, but don't know what size is best to get them in!
ds is nearly 16 months and I've just packed away the last of the 000's mind you he's also been wearing 00's for ages and some 0's. Now he's into all 0's I'd say he will be in those for ages too.
DD was born a 000. Her feet were so big and legs so long that 0000 suits would cur her up. So they didn't get used. She was in 000s up til 3 months, then 00s until 9 months, then 0s until 12 months (some 0s still going, but she's long and skinny, so onesies etc we had to skip to 1s early) Now she's in 1s and a couple of 2s.
I recommend buying stuff after baby is born - you will get stackloads of handmedowns and gifts, and also that way you will get stuff for the right season. I had to give away a whole bunch of 00 gifts because Brissie winter was too cold for them - interstate relatives seem to think it's an ndless summer up here!
we didn't need any 00000 (or bonds 0000 - their sizing seems quite small in the wondersuits especially) but DS was in 0000 for a few weeks. he was probably in 00 & 0 for the longest & was into 1's a little before his first birthday. but i think it really does depend on the baby - i know a few people whose LOs are in a size height-wise but are so slim that there are only certain things they can wear without them falling off.
i bought mostly 0000 & some 000 before DS was born & then just stocked up when there were sales on as we went along.
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