Wraps etc

HI All,

So stoked we set all the furniture up in the nursery on the weekend just gone - it's so funny we do a double take evertime we walk past the spare room.

My question is this.....

How many wraps (what kind) should I buy for bubba boy.
How many jump suits etc and what size?
basically what clothing / extras will I need in the first few months.

I have the car seat, cot, bassinette, porta cot, chest of draws, pram ......

still tossing up whether or not to get a swing / play gym....

I know this post is a bit scattered - trying to do it at work :rolleyes:

Thanks lovelies!!!

Wraps wise, the bigger the better. If you can sew you are best to go to spotlight and get the muslin or flanellette from there and sew them nice and big. the best ones I have used were 120cm squares.

With jumpsuits you will want a range of sizes because there is no guarantee of how big or small bubs will be. people will buy you lots too.

Hey Ali,

Thanks heaps for that....
I don't think much will get bought for us as my family is not in the pic and dan's are pretty tight $$$$ wise so it's pretty much up to us...

Should I start at 0000 and go up from there?

DD you are due during summer so don't go to over board as bubs will probably spend alot of time in nappy and singlet. We have just gone a few outfits....well maybe about 6 in neutral colours cause we don't know the gender and then we will purchase pink or blue afterwards. We have stocked up on singlets as they always come in handy and they are stretchy so you are fine to go with 0000 with them i would think but get a few 000 as well. Also just look at the sizing some 0000 are really small where as others are quite big!

Jacob got out of lots of wraps after about 3 weeks so i bought the swaddle me wraps which have velcro and they were great. otherwise muslin and large stretchy cotton ones were what we used early.

0000 unless u think baby will be really small would not get much or any in 0000 would srart at 000 especiallyt in bonds wondersuits as they r smaller sizeing.

Love the swing and bouncer getting more use now that we did very early on.
Plat gym helpful as u can take it with u places and to diff rooms and put baby down.

You should check out baby expo on fri sat or sun in the city as soooooooooo much there to look at and buy cheap.

I bought 3 baby blankets and about 10 bunny rugs (flanno), and 3 muslin squares and no actual wraps. My bub was in a sleeping bag by 2 weeks as he was a big kicker so you might like to get one of those too. The bunny rugs are good for all sorts of things including being used as chuck rags. I got my bunny rugs from Safeway or Coles, the blankets & muslin squares at Ikea.

I'd suggest getting around 4 or 5 Bonds type wondersuits with the mittens in them. If you buy the bonds ones go for 000 if you get another brand buy a combination of 000 & 0000. Even if the weather is hot bubs could well be sleeping in them at night, depending on how low the temp gets overnight.

Get a few cotton long sleeved jump suits, short sleeved jump suits and a couple that don't have arms in them. You can get these really cheap at Best & Less so it doesn't have to cost you much to get a variety. If you team them with long pants you can cover a variety of temperatures for the Melbourne weather. You can get singlets as well, but I tend to use the short sleeved or no sleeved legless jump suits as a singlet as they don't ride up. If you get Bonds singlets get 000 other brands 0000.

Cotton is better for rashy bubs, so if you think your bub might be prone to that type of thing avoid the wondersuits. I have just got rid of everything that is not 100% cotton due to this issue. I didn't expect to have to do that.

Get a pack of Bonds Stay on Socks. Don't bother with any other type of sock cos they don't stay on. These ones do. A pack of 3 will do to get started with. Bubs will sometimes still wear socks even when it's warm cos they can get cold feet even if the rest of them is warm.

Don't worry about the play swing/gym for now - plenty of time to worry about that later on.

Make sure you get bibs & facewashers.

Don't bother with all the scented baby oils & lotions as you'll be advised to only use olive oil.

Get a thermometer for the bath. It's really hard to work out if it's the correct temp otherwise.

Towel wrap for after the bath.

Something musical to help bubs sleep. We have a leap tad that plays 5 or ten minutes music to help settle him. It works wonders.

Wraps - Muslin Wraps are a must, especially for a summer bub. Also the SwaddleMe from Baby Bunting, I love them, my DD is not in them anymore but was until 4 months of age, I found them to be fantastic as they have velcro and therefore bubs cannot pull them over their heads etc (also recommended by sids). If you do get SwaddleMe's get 2 so you can alternate if bubs vomits on one etc.

Jump Suits - I went overboard with Bonds Wondersuits thinking that I would have DD wear them most of the time, I think she wore them no more than 6 times. I prefer just plain cotton suits and mittens (cotton ones in 3 pack from Woolworthes, they stay on well) my DD was in 0000 for a month but I still overbought on 0000 big time, buy more in 000 they are in this size for much longer.

No need for a swing or playgym, DD has a playmat but was not interested in it until 3 months plus, before then they prefer to explore their environment, mummy and daddy.

I aggree with Satya - a bath thermometer and something musical for sleep - my DD has a blue fisher price seahorse , it plays a soft lullaby and has a light up tummy, goes for 5 minutes and I have had sooo many Mum's ask where I got it from. (Kmart $25- can also get on special for $20-)

Another thing I swear by - a pack of 12 terry towelling cloth nappies, great for vomit, spit, feeding bubs bottle, breastfeeding rag, expressing rag... priceless!

Hi Girls....

THANKYOU so much for the tips and advice .... I've printed this out so I don't lose it!!!
Gives me a great starting point...

MMMMWWWAAAHHHH!

Cause you're due in late summer (hot!!), I wouldn't get thick wraps, muslin/cotton ones only. And probably only about 4-5. And yep, the bigger the better! How warm is it at night there? If its warm, I wouldn't get too many warm onsies either, lightweight cotton or bonds suits. And bonds is a small fit so get sizes one size up from what you actually want. Unless you think bubs will be fairly small, I would start with 000, maybe a few 0000. My DS was in 0000 for about 2wks if that, then 000 for about 6wks, he's already pretty well out of 000 and into 00 , we could have sotten wawy with no 000. Generally while your at home you will most probably have bubs in a nappy and singlet/shirt. Unless you have air conditioning, then probably have some short sleeved suits for him.They usually need socks unless its fairly hot, so a fair few pairs of lightweight socks. Hmmm....some rags for spew rags, maybe use terry towelling nappies. Some towels and washers for bubs.
As he gets bigger have some 00 size jumpsuits for those days that are unexectedly cold, and maybe a light jumper/longsleeved shirts in 00. They grow so quickly, as I said my DS is in 00 and he's only 8 1/2wks old! DD wasn't as fast growing but was in 00 by about 10 or 12 wks, and only fitted in 0000 for about 3-4wks.
It might be a good idea to get a rocker/swing thingo so you have somewhere to sit bubs and something you can drag around the house while you do house work or shower etc....
Thats all I can think of!! HTH :D

i can recommend wraps with some stretchy material in them. that way it is harder for them to come off and bubs can sleep a bit better.

as for sizing i think the others are pretty smack on. bonds and bebe do small sizes. i would get a few suits in 0000 for those early weeks. if bubs is smaller (our DD was in 00000 for the first month! :o) then you can go out and buy some when bubs is born).

they tend to get a bit of yuk on them with milk dribbles etc so enough for a couple of changes. i'd get a whole bunch of 000 bonds singlets. they are amazing and long-wearing. great for summer.

i also highly recommend a good floor mat/rug. for bubs to lie on. it's great when you start going to a mum's group as you have somewhere to pop bubs on the floor. we got loads of use out of ours (basically for the first 8 months until DD started crawling).

HTH and good luck! preparing for our bubbies is just so much fun!

I had bonds 00 singlets and Kmart brand 000 singlets and used them from the beginning. They were a bit big but came down over the nappy and prevented ride up of the singlet. I am still using them now for my 8.5kg DS, they are a bit smaller however;). Ds was 3610g born (7lb15). I also had a couple of 0000 bodysuits from best and less. If you wait till they ar eon special you can pick them up for a few dollars. I also like th best and less all in one suits. I picked them up for $5 but they are normally only $7.99 I think. I also had some 0000 cotton on kids long sleeve bodysuits and pants. IT was pretty hot still when DS was born so he wore singlets and a wrap a lot.