What size clothes did your newborn come home in?

I'm trying to pack a hospital bag and finding it hard! What size clothes did you pack for your newborn to come home in? I never packed one with DS. He came home in a suit given as a gift.

DS was in 000000 when he first came home, but a scan has shown our little girl is already roughly the same weight as he was, and she still has up to 7 weeks to grow (:pray:)!

So 0000 or 000? The list suggest taking 5 suits, 6 singlets - did you just take both sizes incase? I have some prem clothes at the ready just in case as well.

We bought DD2 home in 00000 and she was 7lb8oz :) she was in them until she was nearly 6 weeks
DD1 went home in 0000 she was 8lb7oz

0000 for Joshua (7 lb), 00000 for Oskar (5 lb 12) and 0000 for Elijah (heavy weight 8 lb 8). Oskar was in small clothes for a long time but now he's right on par. I used the hossy gown thing until we were leaving... cos easier for changing nappies etc. I used my own beanies though. I was in 5 days with Joshua (c/s) 2 with Oskar and overnight with Elijah. I didn't need 5 changes of anything and if I did, DH could've brought more stuff in for me :)

DD was 7lb 6oz and came home in a 0000, but was in 000 within 3 weeks and I had soooo many gorgeous 0000 clothes she never had a chance to wear :(

For this baby I have a handful of 0000 things and the rest are 000, I figure it's not the end of the world if they are a tiny bit big for a few weeks :)

DS was 9lb and 53cms long when he was born. Went straight into 000. I did take some 0000 and they would've fit except for his long legs!

00000...DS was 6lb 13oz

000 here... Charlotte was long and skinny, weighed 8lbs5oz
Anything with feet we were in 00 by 1 month old.

DD had room to grow into most 00000 and the premmie range from Pumpkin Patch. Bonds Wondersuits were roomy in a 0000. She was 6lb 8oz and moved into 0000 at around 5 weeks - lol! So cute!

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00000...DS was 6lb 13oz

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:yeahthat: For DD, DS was 7lb 3oz & he was in the same size.

DS was just under 7 pound, and he was in 0000, although they were floating on him a bit, but he he he needed them for the length. He was 0000 for a month or so.

0000 for DS born 7.13

He wasn't in them long and could get away with some 000.

Three mths later in 0!


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0000 for both my girls but they could have fitted into 00000 just never bothered at 2 weeks off 1 DD2 can still fit in some 000 and is in 00 she is a small little girl

I managed to cram my DS (10lbs 11oz!) into a large 0000, but really he was straight into 000. Pity as we had some very cute 0000 things that he just never wore!

DD was 8lb 10oz and was in 0000 for 2 weeks!

DS came home in 0000, but was quickly into 000. I only had about 4 x 0000 suits, I figured they were a bit of a waste of money probably.

Even my friend whose twins were 6 weeks premmie wore the hospitals gear till they came home at just before 37 weeks gestation and they came home in 0000 - sure a bit big, but nothing wrong with that.

My kids were pretty long, DD went into 0000 at 3.4kg (7.6lb) but only just, and DS wouldn't have ever fit into anything smaller than 000! He was 4.2kg (9.24lb) I have just gotten this bub 000, I haven't bothered with the 0000. I doubt he'd fit into them at all or if he does it wouldn't be for long!!

00000 for DD1 she was 6lb 11oz and 45cm
0000 for DD2 she was 6lb 11oz but 47cm... the length made the difference.

DD was 3.52kg (7lb12oz) and went home in 00000's. She was a shorty though (45cm) so they fitted her for a good 6 weeks.

DD was 7pounds 14oz (3.58kgs!) and 51cm long - she went home in 0000's but they only lasted her about 4 weeks before i moved onto 000's :D

I hate it when it's pounds ! my Ds was 00000 and was 2755g, under 3kg....

They fit him for weeks

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I hate it when it's pounds !

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LOL, me too, I was never given my kids weights in pounds, I had to google and convert it!

DS was 3.1kg (6ld14oz) and he was in a 0000 mind you I took with us a short & a long sleeved/leg 4x0 and a short & a long sleeved/leg 3x0 cause I didn't know what his size would be or what the weather would be doing in September. It can be pretty hot here or pretty cold. I'd say just throw in something of each size. At the hospital they supplied the bodysuits for the hospital stay and they were all 000 and way too big for our bub. But I guess it's the most average size or they would have some smaller ones kwim. Our DS is 12 weeks old in a couple of days and still fits into a handful of his 4x0 clothes :o they must be a larger make or something! What we did find though was that it really doesn't matter if the clothes are a big bigger on bub, it's not like they care either and it can be quicker and easier to dress them anyway.

0000 for DD1 (8lb10 or 3910g) & DS2 (8lb12 / 4010g), 0000 but not for long for DS1 (9lb13 / 4440g) and pretty much straight into 000 for Pie (10lb8 47**g, can't remember :p)

DD was only a little 4 pounder so she came home in 00000 which swam on her for a few weeks.
DS was 6lb 13 and he came home in 00000s too but was only in most of them 3 weeks because of his length.

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DD was 8lb 10oz and was in 0000 for 2 weeks!

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DS weighed 8lb8 / 4020g and went straight into 000 (which was a pity because he had received so many 0000 clothes as gifts).

Both my kids were over 10lb or 4.5kg and both fit in most 0000 for a little while, albeit maybe a week lol

Still we only got the odd thing in 0000 as we didn't wanna risk not being able to use them

i had only bought 'newborn' four-nought stuff but my 7lb3 baby (51cm) needed five-noughts so mum had to go buy some for us. but he came home in a lovely four-nought outfit i had picked out months before his birth. :) I'll be packing 5 and 4 noughts this time round.

Both my kids went straight into 000 some things were big for a short time but most were fine (3995 grams and 4250 grams both were around 53cm long)

DD1 who was just under 6lbs (2.7) wore 00000 for about 3 weeks and then lived in 0000 until she was about 4 months old :o but she is teeny even now...

DD2 was 7lbs5oz (3.43kg) and was in 0000 for almost 2 months and now (at 3 months) is transitioning into 000.

I would recommend packing some 0000 singlets, but if you are going to go for a bonds wondersuit, go for a 000...those things are sooo tiny lol!

Both went home in 0000 - they were a bit big on DD1 but perfect fit for DD2

DD1 was 2.9kg (6lb7) and was in 0000 for about 3 months
DD2 was 3.8kg (8lb6) and was in 0000 for about 6 weeks

00000 for DD and they were a little big, she was 7lb 13 (3.5kg) and 49 cms long. I think it depends on where you get them too. I found that the sizes at Best and Less fit her in accordance to their age to size ratio, where the equivalent size in Target/Kmart is always bigger. As for Pumpkin Patch, she is still wearing things aimed for ages 6 - 12 months and she's 20 months old! She's not little, their stuff is huge!!

000 but DS was 9lb 10 :p

The hospital provided both 0000 & 000 for the stay.

Ds was 4390g, 9lb 11oz, straight into 000 then into 00's within 2 weeks! little chubbabubba he was!

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but if you are going to go for a bonds wondersuit, go for a 000...those things are sooo tiny lol!

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Agree 100%! DD was a 0000 but in the hospital I couldn't fit her in the 0000 wondersuit, she wasn't huge either, 3540gms or 7lb 6oz.

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00000 for DD and they were a little big, she was 7lb 13 (3.5kg) and 49 cms long. I think it depends on where you get them too. I found that the sizes at Best and Less fit her in accordance to their age to size ratio, where the equivalent size in Target/Kmart is always bigger. As for Pumpkin Patch, she is still wearing things aimed for ages 6 - 12 months and she's 20 months old! She's not little, their stuff is huge!!

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Charlotte still has skirt from PP sized 0-3 months - it is ONLY JUST getting too short to wear, and the matching NB sized teeshirt she wore until last summer whenher belly started sticking out of the bottom lol She has just turned 3! Always get a giggle - the skirt has paid for itself 6 times over now!

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Charlotte still has skirt from PP sized 0-3 months - it is ONLY JUST getting too short to wear, and the matching NB sized teeshirt she wore until last summer whenher belly started sticking out of the bottom lol She has just turned 3! Always get a giggle - the skirt has paid for itself 6 times over now!

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PP stuff is awesome for longevity!! - DD has a skirt too (0-3 mths) that is only just now starting to not fit over her belly :lol:

DS was 7 days late, 8lb 7oz (3820g) and 52cm (I think). We had only bought 000, and that swam on him. The few 0000 we had didn't fit very long. The Kmart, target wondersuits and the ones you can get from coles... we had 000, but they were massive, so they fitted him for a long time.

This time round, I have some 0000, just in case :) My real dilemma is how hot it's going to be here, and what I'm going to need for an end-of-summer baby...

Our DD was 10lb4oz, or 4.6kgs and was straight into 000s. That said though, we did have newborn outfits from Pumpkin Patch that fit her for about a month. And whilst all the jumpsuits she wore were 000, most of the singlets were 0000.

Thanks so much for the replies ladies. Reading all your bubba's birth weight I think we really lucky with DS being born at 2575g @32 weeks. The Dr's always use to tell us he was a big boy but being our first we had nothing to compare it to.

I'm not sure though that my hospital is providing gowns/suits for the time of stay, it says to take about 4 suits and 6 singlets, socks, beanies everything. Will just have a pack a few of both 0000 and 000 and maybe just DP to bring in the extras once she is born.

sconeonamission, the weather here is also all over the place, its been cold and raining non stop for almost 2 weeks, except today, its almost 30degrees. Layers I think will be the answer :)