How Do You know which Size You need more of?

[childondaway]

I am having my baby in July and I am really confused about what sizes to buy?? I purchased a few 0000's at the Target baby sale and I was showing a friend the other day, who said "They are really small for 4x0's".. I was then considering taking them back and exchanging them for 3x0's instead..
I recently received a gift that was also 4x0's, However, it looks like quite a generous size.

How do you know which size to get?

[briggsy's girl]

I am having my baby in July and I am really confused about what sizes to buy?? I purchased a few 0000's at the Target baby sale and I was showing a friend the other day, who said "They are really small for 4x0's".. I was then considering taking them back and exchanging them for 3x0's instead..
I recently received a gift that was also 4x0's, However, it looks like quite a generous size.

How do you know which size to get?

if you got Bonds clothes, go up a size (so if you wanted a 0000 for nb stage, get a 000) as they are notoriously small sized

don't get tooo many 0000's simply because you may have a baby that only fits them for a week or so. i would suggest mostly 000 or bigger - 000 will, on average, fit til around 12 weeks (only on average though - if you have a big baby maybe less, small baby longer - long skinny baby may be too long for them earlier)

we have a real mixture of larger sized stuff (000 and larger) - very limited 0000 stuff simply because you have to wash everything before you use it in hospital, and i'd hate to have stuff that is too small - too big is easier to cope with (add a singlet or singlet suit under a grow suit)

HTHs

BG

[Pandora]

I didint get anything smaller than 000 for DS, and have been given 1 thing in a 0000 for this bub.
Based on DS which is all Ihave to work with, my baby wont fitin 000 for much more than 6-7 weeks. If by chance I have a smaller bub I'll get DH to go out and get some things in smaller, and the 000s can wait til they fit. If I get a whole stack in 0000 and have another very long baby, they'd not be used (by us anyway)

[Nelle]

For my first, I bought some 0000's and some 000's. He never fit any 0000's, being 9lb4oz. My second was smaller, 7lb9oz and fit 0000's for a few weeks.

My advice is this - to buy mostly 000's because even if bub is reeeally small when born, they will eventually reach 000. Buy enough 0000's for a couple of days, with #2, I had about 3 days worth of 0000's, and then I sent my mum and dh shopping for more. If you send your dh shopping, send specific written directions on what to buy, or send him with a sample - depending on his level of vagueness.

[Pandora]

If you send your dh shopping, send specific written directions on what to buy, or send him with a sample - depending on his level of vagueness.

hehe. I rang the store and had things put aside so all he had to do was ask for them

[Nelle]

Oh Ray, THAT is a dh-proof solution!

For the length reason we have tried to avoid too many items with build in feet and bought socks instead.

Very clever, we needed that with long #1.

[angelaartsstudent]

We only have a couple of 0000 items (2 target 0000 and 3 bonds 000). The rest is 000 and I think 3 or 4 00's.

Mostly 000's as I am 5'11" and hubby is 6'3". I was 68cm when born - yes I looked like a big red and white lacky band - so we are expecting a baby that is a little on the long side. Hubby was also born at 9 pound 11 ounces so if it takes after him it could be quite sizeable.

For the length reason we have tried to avoid too many items with build in feet and bought socks instead.

[Visitor8]

I would get minimal 0000 stuff until you know the size of bub...

Ash was a big baby and only fit in 000 for a few weeks! So all the 0000 stuff I brought never got used and the oversupply of things I had in 000 wasn't funny. Best to get a few of the essentials and spend up later when you know what size for what season.

[Cassius2]

i think that for the newborn stage (really the first 6 weeks) you should be fine with 0000s. some bubs are born bigger and some smaller. the target 0000 that i bought were pretty smack on for age IMO. whereas bonds i find fits smaller ITMS.

any of the clothes bought from the coles aisle section fit bigger IMO. so leila wore 0000 for the first 6 months in that range.

My DD started out in 00000 (5x) as she was 2.7kgs when born (bit of a surprise!). so you never really know if you have the perfect size (i had only bought 000 and 0000 sizes which were swimming on her). she wore the first size for about 8 weeks. then moved up to the next (just to get an idea of timing).

stick with the 0000 and if some seem smaller then you'll probably just end up using them first!

also recommend 000 as some bubs go into these straightaway!

HTH