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Onesies, this is what we mostly used and still do.

I wouldn't have too much of any particular size as you don't know how big your baby will be. We didn't use newborn anything. Someone can always go to the store for you.

Get a couple baby nightgowns. I find these are the best for sleeping. Makes it so easy for a middle of the night diaper change.

Good questions! I need to know answers too!

I am confused about whether I need more NB or 0-3 stuff too. I have lots of 0-3 onesies but only a couple NB size. I guess I really won't know until baby is born and we see how big it is!

I think I have about 6 receiving blankets and 3 large A&A swaddle blankets. That seems like enough, we will have to do laundry often anyways. If you were given 15 blankets and gifted more I'd return the extras if you can.

I figure that baby will really just be in onesies and blankets for the first few weeks in August since it'll be hot, so I didn't buy any "outfits" in NB size.

I don't have any receiving blankets. I think she wore the side snap shirts in the hospital and maybe once at home. She was in onesie's or sleepers at home.

@Foodnerd81: umm I think 196? I can't remember exactly but the biggest size swaddlers...but our hospital used 1s from beginning so you can def switch at any time, I just used up the box

Eta - my lo was 7 lb 10 oz, and at 1 month was 9 lbs. I think we used NB diapers for 3 weeks but she fit in NB clothes for 6-8 weeks depending on brand

In addition to receiving blankets, do you have swaddle blankets? AA or similar? I found the typical flannel receiving blankets to be difficult to swaddle with since they don't really stretch, and they are also quite a bit smaller than the AA ones. I eventually cut up one of the flannel ones to use as wipes and use the others to line the diaper changer, and as a changing mat when out and about.

You are probably fine for the first week or 2 with the diapers you have. I wouldn't buy any more until you see how big your LO is and if the diapers work for you.

No advice for the clothes since I had a winter baby.

Not much to add except I second the burp cloths linked to above (Gerber prefold diapers) because they are a million times more absorbent than anything else. We still use them daily for random things at 9 months. Also - don't forget that target is awesome with returns. Keep the tags on things and exchange when you figure things out.

I was so adamant that we wouldn't need NB sizes but we did end up needing them even though LO was 8 and a half lbs! We did prefer the side snap shirts in the beginning. For bed she wore sleep gowns (with the elasticized bottoms) and a swaddle. The gowns make diaper changes a little quicker.

Sadie wore NB diapers until she was 3 months old! She only wore 1's for a month, and now she's fitting pretty perfectly in 2's at 5 months. My advice would be only open one box at a time. Then you can return any diapers you don't use for the next size up!

We never used the side-snap shirts, so I can't help there, but I think you have enough blankets. I'd definitely invest in a couple Swaddleme's though!

My daughter was 7 lb 10 oz at birth. We went through one case of newborn diapers before we moved up to size 1s. For the first three weeks, she wore side snap tees to bed with a velcro swaddleme blanket on top. She is 7 weeks now and while she hasn't fit in her NB sleep n plays (she is long and skinny!) and Gerber onesies for a few weeks, she is just growing out of her other NB clothes now. Hopefully that helps!

I am no expert, as our baby is only a week old. But I think the side snaps shirts are great. Our hospital dresses the babies in the kimono shirts so I ended up taking about 5 from there. We were also encouraged to take receiving blankets, however all we have used are the A+A blankets(we have six of them). What we have used are the velcro swaddlers, we have about 5 of them. She is too wiggly and gets out of any swaddle we put her in.
I wouldn't buy anymore diapers until you see how big the baby is.
Since we are in AC most of the time, she wears long pants and a long sleeve kimono shirt. We have 3 NB onesies but she only wore it once (she's not a fan of over the head)
Take as much as you can from the hospital. Our nurses encouraged us to stock up there!!

LO is almost 3 weeks old and he is in nb dipes,
and will be for awhile (he's 7 lbs 12 oz and they go up to 10 lbs). We are FLYING through them. In 3 weeks we've gone through 2 small packs, two 88 count boxes, and we are halfway through another 88 ct box. It doesn't help that he has lots of open air accidents right as we get the new dipe on, haha. Stock up on lots of wipes too!

The side snap short sleeved tops are a life saver. We use the Babies R Us newborn kind, and theyre great. BRU clothes run big, so he'll get some use out of them for awhile. We bough long sleeved too, but they're too warm. We use the short sleeved ones a lot bc it's so hot out (and our a/c is currently broken). When a/c was working, we had him in sleepers a lot, but they're actually a pain for dipe changes. Onesies are a lot easier because you don't have to totally undress. So I recommend a bunch of onesies b/c there are a crap ton of dipe changes in the beginning!

Since its so warm we don't use receiving blankets that much. We have a 4 pack of A&A blankets that we use for various things... tummy time, to cover his infant carrier in the pediatrician's office, burping, etc. for actual swaddling we use the swaddle me. He is a Houdini and always manages to get the receiving blankets up around his face!

@Pepper: I'm jealous that your LO can't get his hands out of the swaddleme!

@LazyLightning: Oh no, he always has his hands out of the swaddleme! In fact I usually don't even bother swaddling him with his hands down because he wants them right by his face!

Oh and I didnt use any receiving blankets. We just used a&a swaddle blankets and definitely a ton of burp cloths!