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How come you want to skip nb size? 3-6 months would be much too big for a newborn

eh, i had average babies and still needed NB sizes, 3-4 weeks with the first and 6 weeks with the second! i definitely think they're good to have on hand!

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I guess it all depends on how big baby is at birth and how quickly they grow, which is hard to predict. Dd wore nb sizes for a good 4 weeks and sizes vary amongst brands meaning some 0-3 month clothes were pretty big.

I followed the advice to have almost no newborn clothes and I really regretted it. I had a few newborn sleepers and onesies, and DS (8lbs5oz / 21in at birth) was in newborn clothes for the first 3-4 weeks. I had to send my husband out for more sleepers and order some stuff from Prime. For the next kid I will definitely buy some more newborn stuff ahead of time!

In NB and 0-3m size you can find long sleeve onesies that have sleeves that fold over so they don't scratch themselves. Honestly, the first few months, sleepers / sleep n plays are the easiest!!!

When is the baby due? With my summer baby she mostly wore onesies and was swaddled, no pants, or footed sleepers. My winter baby has worn almost exclusively sleepers. Onesies are too much work right now.

For sizing j think you will want a handful of NB things. G was over 8 lbs at birth and will be 4 weeks on Thursday, and she is between NB and the smaller sized 0-3 clothes (huge range even within the size, from Carter's at least).

One trick- Gerber runs pretty small so 0-3 size in Gerber was a good in between NB and regular 0-3.

I have big babies- this one is 8lbs 10oz and very long and he is still wearing nb sizes. My LO that was born in March (hot here) wore onesies with a swaddle most of the time.

DD was small enough that we actually ran out and bought a few preemie items. I would get at least a handful of newborn sized clothes because it's nice to have them in things that fit early on. Also, baby clothes are sized all over the place, so don't just rely on the number on the tag. I had three pants from carters that were all 3 months and we're all very different sizes in reality. I guess I'm just saying to take notice of how things look vs the size on the tag!

We didn't do pants early on because she was a spring/summer baby. No issues with scratching at all (and didn't bother with the mittens).

My doctor made me think I was going to deliver a toddler so I bought all 0-3 months. In the end my little guy was 8 lb 10 oz almost 22 inches and I had to borrow newborn clothes from my sister for a few weeks. If I have another baby I would like to have more newborn things on hand!

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: the brand "magnificent baby" has kimono-style sleepers and rompers. they close with magnets which is pretty darn convenient! and really soft, too.

I made the mistake of listening to people tell me that I didn't need NB because they grow out of it so fast. Well... I had maybe 1 NB size and I went out and bought more when she was born as she was swimming in 0 - 3! They definitely did not go to waste.

Also, I wouldn't bulk up on everything. I had 1000 swaddles, sleep sacks, etc and turns out, my baby despised having her legs and arms contained. The last time she was swaddled was the last night in the hospital!

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: ooooooo I love bonds. They are the best sleepers zippies whatever you call them I own. All of their zippies have the cuffs too on both legs and arms. The double zippers are the best for diaper changes!
Mine was an April baby and she lived in sleepers and it was hot pretty often here. babies get cold easily!! But those shortie sleepers you pictured are awesome. I hated pulling onesies over her head.

And I've found the bonds run big. If I could have just had my LO Live in bonds zippies all day I would have!

I'd still get a couple of newborn things. Inexpensive things in case you don't use them. My LO was 7 lbs 3 os and was in newborn for a month or 6 weeks. She was skinny

I would get a few newborn things. DD was full term but not quite 7 pounds and was swimming in her newborn clothes for a couple weeks. I didn't switch to 0-3 until she was 6 weeks old and could have waited another week or 2.

I regretted not having NB sized clothes and LO was an above average length baby. We went out to get some because she was swimming in the 0-3mo things. She wore NB for 4-5 weeks IIRC.

My guy was little, 6lb7oz, so we used NB for 6 weeks probably

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: general rule of thumb is baby needs one more layer than you do. So if you're wearing shorts and a t-shirt, I'd do light sleeves and pants. I probably wouldn't do shorts or short sleeves in AC. But I haven't had a summer baby yet.

DS was born on the medium to large side at 8.5 pounds and he wore NB for a little over a month. I didn't like 0-3 on him when he was too small because he looked like he was swimming in it. Plus I thought it seemed dangerous because the neck opening was so big. Like it could get caught somehow and be a strangulation hazard. It was probably crazy first time mom stuff, but idk.

Also keep in mind that they might go through multiple outfits a day. So even if you have say 6 outfits, that could only be 2-3 days worth of clothes. When you have a newborn 3 weeks feels like an eternity. Especially when you're doing laundry every other day to keep them in clean clothes.

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: chances are, you will be gifted many newborn outfits, keep a few and return the rest. DS was 9 lbs 9 oz and still wore newborn for a few weeks.