At our hospital, you could use their stuff, but most of that was tie-at-the-back gowns for them. I always took my own baby clothes and could wash them at hospital if I needed to. DH and I always went and bought a special 'going home' outfit for them (got a day pass from hospital) because the midwives take a photo before you go home to put on their notice board of babies born that month. They also send a copy of it to you.

Oh, I took size 000 clothes for them and mainly used wondersuits (short summer ones for Lindsay, long winter ones for the girls). The wondersuit size 000 will fit most babies unless they are really small.