I got about a month of use out of a couple of 00000 things I had, about 3 or so months use out of 0000 but I think the best I got most use from (iykwim) was 00 and 0 - which DS was in till bout 16/17 months (but also still fit comfortably in as well as 1's)
But, having said that, it all depends on the clothes themselves. Some places sell small 0000 and some are on the larger scale of the 0000 area (for newborns for example)
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I think it really depends on your bub (not much help). DD was just under 6pds when born....so she was in 00000 foe five weeks, 0000 for three months and 000 for ages.....00 for ages but she is still pretty petite so I got alot of wear out of her clothes.
I know my sisters little girl is 1yr and she is already in 0-1 so really wasnt in anything too long.
My DD was in 0000 until she was 4 months and was in 000 for a couple and then 00 for ages. She's still in 0 and wears some size 1.
I only orignally bought a few items in each size incase she didn't need them. A week after she was born we went out and bought a heap of 0000's and a few weeks later we needed more.
Things like body suits, singlets and even jumpsuits are good if you have them bigger as they will last longer.
Dd1 was a premmie, she started in 000000 and was in 0000 for about three months, she was in 000 for over a year!
Dd2 was in 000 two weeks after she was born, mostly because of her length. She was in 00 for about 8 months.
Ds was a fast grower he spent a few weeks each in 0000 and 000, a couple of months each in 00 and 0. By 10 months he was well and truly getting into 1's, but he is still in ones now at 16 months.
I am with Tanstar..00 the longest. 0000 the shortest (mine lasted anywhere from a few days to a 2-3wks) and 000 (they were in for around 2mths or so depending on size of baby.
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 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!
My DDs have stayed in all sizes for ages - they're tiny.
The only thing they grew out of quickly was 0000s that had feet - they were just too short. They stayed in 0000s in bodysuits, legs, and onesies without feet for a good few months though. Nothing to say that this little girl will be like her big sisters, but I've learned my lesson and the few things I have bought new in 0000 are all without feet.
I agree the Bonds sizes are tiny, followed next by Target.
We started in 00000 for a bit, 0000 lasted much longer than I thought, (he was a slow grower up to 6months) as did 000 but 00 for the longest! But It's so dependent on brand! My now average sized almost 9month old is currently wearing 00 and some 0 (which are too big), but is still wearing a few 000 things, and in one brand size 1!
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