https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:05:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-960670 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:07:16 +0000 Mommytotwois 960670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe a couple of weeks? She is only 11 weeks and she is fitting in 6m clothes! She was born 9lb 5oz and 21". It's gone by so fast now that I think about it. She was in NB briefly (she still wears some NB items.) she is currently wearing 3M clothes but anything I buy her (starting about a week ago) is 6m. She's 13.2lb right now. Some of her NB clothes did not fit when she was born. They were too small </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-959644 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:20:18 +0000 Boheme 959644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: The huge size difference between Carters newborn and 0-3 annoys me! C is almost 8 weeks and he's still in newborn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-959066 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:27:08 +0000 mrsjyw 959066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was 8 lbs 11 oz at birth and wore them for about 5 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-959062 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:25:49 +0000 Pepper 959062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just thought I'd update my own thread :) LO was 7 lbs 9 oz at birth, and he is 4 weeks old and still in newborn! I think he's about 8 lbs 4 oz now. Carter's newborn onesies are tight on him, but 0-3 onesies are still so big. Babies R Us newborn stuff fits him really well. Can't wait til he sizes up, he has so many cute 0-3 outfits! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-800599 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:43:18 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 800599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A long time. At least 10-12 weeks.</p> <p>She was born at normal size (7 lbs) but grew very slowly. She pretty much stayed that size for quite a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-800591 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:16 +0000 winniebee 800591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 6 weeks - he was tiny but always had a long torso so we we've always had to move up in sizes b/c of this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-800585 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:58 +0000 mrsjyw 800585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was 8 lbs 11 oz at birth and still wore nb clothes for a good month. I had to run out and buy more stuff (kimono tops and onesies) because we didnt have any! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-800582 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:54 +0000 Pepper 800582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I agree with the side snaps, I might need to get a few more of those! I'm not sure if I should do sleepers or not... I'm afraid of him getting too warm! I was planning on diaper, onesie, swaddle for sleep, but I guess if he doesn't like the swaddle, a sleeper would work best. Ahh what do I know!! So hard to plan for stuff I have no experience with, haha ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-800029 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:17:59 +0000 Foodnerd81 800029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hergreenapples: My nephew was the same way-- he outgrew his footed sleepers because his feet were too big, but the next size up was huge everywhere else. She resorted to having his feet just sticking out and the footie part of the sleeper flapping off to the side-- it was a good look. </p> <p>@pepper: I think I have the same plan-- have maybe 3 or 4 newborn outfits washed and ready to go, and maybe another 3 pack of sleepers with the tags on so I can return them if needed. As you know, LO is also due in July, so I'm thinking side snap top and diaper will be a popular outfit around the house, too. I don't love the idea of pulling something over that wobbly head anyway! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-799727 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:05:58 +0000 ValentineMommy 799727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doc estimated DS would be around 8lbs at birth. He was 9lbs 1oz and 21'' long. He wore newborn clothes for almost two months though, because he was so thin. They did start to get short, but the 0-3 were way too big in the waist. It will really depend not only the size, but shape of your baby. We had less than 10 newborn outfits and were fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes/page/2#post-799713 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:51:02 +0000 mediagirl 799713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 months or so? She lost weight after birth and was a skinny mini for a while so, she only went to 3 month clothes when she did because of her length. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799691 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:07 +0000 BelugaBean 799691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe a week or so. We didn't buy a lot of newborn clothes though. She never fit well into her newborn onesies that we bought her but she had a couple of sleepers that she could wear for a couple of weeks. We bought mostly 0-3 month clothes for when she was born so we didn't try really hard to put her in them though. She was 21 inches and 8lb 5oz at birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799689 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:31:19 +0000 sorrycharlie 799689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She wore NB for 6 weeks..some pjs til 8 weeks :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799682 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:24:37 +0000 anbanan15 799682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: I can't remember exactly how long but I do remember using them much longer than we thought! He was born at 7lb 7oz, 21" and gained quickly but certain brands ran bigger and we were able to use them past the weight recommendations. We went through the 0-3 m super quickly since we used the NB so long. </p> <p>@Foodnerd81: DS was estimated at 39w to be "barely 6 lbs" and long. He ended up being late, born 41w2d, and was 7lbs 7oz. The midwife just told me at my first prenatal appointment for this pregnancy that she was surprised how big DS was at birth. I think he grew a lot those last weeks because I sure did :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799653 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:35:34 +0000 SugarplumsMom 799653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was 19.7 inches and 7lbs 3 oz when she was born. She was in NB clothes for a lot longer than I anticipated. I forget how long, but I even had to buy more NB sizes because of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799652 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:32:45 +0000 kml636 799652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 weeks... And. She wasn't a small baby. I'd definitely have some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799627 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:48:54 +0000 loveisstrange 799627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 weeks. The midwife estimated her size pretty accurately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799598 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:24 +0000 tinyperson 799598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She wore NB for 10 weeks. She was 5 lbs 8 oz at birth. I was told she looked like she'd be 7 and a half pounds.at birth! We bought extra NB stuff... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799586 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:53:41 +0000 andrea86 799586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had heard the same thing when I was pregnant with DD, so I didnt buy any newborn clothes. Thank goodness we were gifted some because she swam in 0-3 for a while. In fact the outfit I took to the hospital was 0-3 and the pants would fall off when you picked her up. LOL She wasnt small either 7 lbs. 15 oz. and 20 1/2 in. long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799567 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:19:52 +0000 Running Elley 799567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He was in them for about a month and weighed 7 pounds,6 ounces when he was born. I'd probably buy a few more outfits because I know I didn't want to do laundry all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799561 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:16:02 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 799561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Loong time. He's a preemie but can pretty much still fit the onesies now at about 12 pounds (4 months adjusted). He grew out of the sleepers after about 8 weeks adjusted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799515 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:29:56 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 799515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was 7lbs 8oz and wore them for about 6w.<br /> The footed ones were getting snug by 5w though.<br /> I listened to people who said not to buy NB and so I only got 3/4outfits. Big mistake! I had to go out at 4 days PP and get about 12 NB outfits.<br /> 1- they go through outfits like crazy at the beginning (spit up)<br /> 2- I was too exhausted to wash laundry everyday<br /> So we needed a good amount. I don't regret it. I can reuse them for other kids, sell them or loan them out to friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799501 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:18:00 +0000 Corduroy 799501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby was projected to be 9.5lbs based on a 34 week ultrasound. Because she was going to be big I only had 2 NB sleepers MIL had given us. Much to my surprise she was 6lbs 10oz. She ended up wearing NB for 5 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799494 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:10:46 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 799494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I had a good idea what size my son would be because my belly and my pregnancy weight at 39 weeks was almost identical to my 1st pregnancy... so I just had a feeling that my baby would be the same size the 2nd time around, and I was right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799489 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:08:56 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 799489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: he grew out of them by 1-month! he was born at 7 lbs 14 ounces, and by one month he was almost 13 lbs.. 95th percentile... so a very chunky, big baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799485 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:06:08 +0000 autumnlove 799485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7 lbs 14 and she still wears them at almost one month. The sleepers with feet are getting snug! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799484 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:05:03 +0000 blackbird 799484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 lb 2 oz and she wore them for a month. She outgrew then lengthwise before width wise. Last week I noticed they were a bit snug on her belly. She's 6 weeks and 10 lb 6 oz. doc estimated she'd be about 8 Lb </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799425 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:35:57 +0000 googly-eyes 799425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was born at 7 lbs 2 oz and was in nb size clothes for six-eight weeks. I actually returned all the nb gifts thinking she'd be bigger, and bought clothes when she got here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799391 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:18:04 +0000 aprk 799391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A was born at 7lbs 7 oz, 19.5 inches, and some of the newborn clothes were too big on him for the first week or so. He is 7 weeks tomorrow and I think tonight is the last time he'll be wearing NB sleepers. They juuuust fit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-was-your-lo-in-newborn-clothes#post-799357 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:03:10 +0000 vnvdvci 799357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are NB clothes different than 0-3 months? If so then I guess she's never been in NB. 0-3 was big on her though until about 2-3 weeks in when she reached 9 lbs. She was born at 7 lb 10, got down to 6 lb 14 but regained the weight in 3 days. Personally I don't think I would've bought more than 1-2 NB outfits or so...you'd maybe want something cute that fits correctly for photos.</p> <p>Her feet though? We have socks for 3-6 months and they were too small at 3 weeks. The cute baby booties I brought for her to wear home from the hospital were never worn. ): </p>