Post by baileybaileybne on Mar 20, 2015 1:14:52 GMT -5
My mum gave me a pink wool dress she had knitted for me as a baby recently so I'm thinking that with some tights underneath (it will be winter here). Unless it doesn't fit (might be too big if she's early/little) in which case I'll have to have a back up option sorted.
I'm team green so it will be up to daddio to buy a few blue/pink bits after baby comes. My hospital is in the city centre so it won't be too much trouble. This time round though I want a nice outfit for me to come home in. Then straight back to pjs, I was in tears trying to find normal clothes in my wardrobe days after having DS. I will not be doing that this time round.<br/>
I'm having the hardest time with figuring out what to do about the Team Green take home outfit. I think I've decided to just buy one of for each sex, because I don't trust DH in this scenario.
I haven't decided what I want to do yet either. I want to do pics by the hospital photographer in addition to a more elaborate photo shoot a few days after birth, so I want to make sure whatever I pick out will photograph well.
Post by laurenlou83 on Mar 20, 2015 7:07:26 GMT -5
Haven't decided yet!
Question though: we are obviously having babies at the beginning of summer, and where I live (Michigan) the temperature really could be 50 still, or it could be 90. If it is a warm, summer day, does the baby still need to be in pants and long sleeves to go home? Or will pants and short sleeve be okay? If it's colder out, should we do long sleeve? Stupid Midwest is unpredictable, so I should probably have a couple of options...
I'm team green so it will be up to daddio to buy a few blue/pink bits after baby comes. My hospital is in the city centre so it won't be too much trouble. This time round though I want a nice outfit for me to come home in. Then straight back to pjs, I was in tears trying to find normal clothes in my wardrobe days after having DS. I will not be doing that this time round.<br/>
I'm having the hardest time with figuring out what to do about the Team Green take home outfit. I think I've decided to just buy one of for each sex, because I don't trust DH in this scenario.
Team green here too and I feel the same way. Sometimes DH comes out of no where with really questionable things. So I'll probably be buying my first boy and girl outfits soon. I'm just wondering about sizes now. Will most newborns fit into newborn sizes or will i potentially need a 0-3 month back up like littlemissgrump said?
I'm team green so it will be up to daddio to buy a few blue/pink bits after baby comes. My hospital is in the city centre so it won't be too much trouble. This time round though I want a nice outfit for me to come home in. Then straight back to pjs, I was in tears trying to find normal clothes in my wardrobe days after having DS. I will not be doing that this time round.<br/>
I'm having the hardest time with figuring out what to do about the Team Green take home outfit. I think I've decided to just buy one of for each sex, because I don't trust DH in this scenario.
That's what I did last time with DS, and we'll do it again this time around.
Question though: we are obviously having babies at the beginning of summer, and where I live (Michigan) the temperature really could be 50 still, or it could be 90. If it is a warm, summer day, does the baby still need to be in pants and long sleeves to go home? Or will pants and short sleeve be okay? If it's colder out, should we do long sleeve? Stupid Midwest is unpredictable, so I should probably have a couple of options...
I think I am going to do one of the three piece outfits that comes with a long sleeve, short sleeve and pants and then decide the day we come home based on our wonderful midwest weather.
I'm team green so it will be up to daddio to buy a few blue/pink bits after baby comes. My hospital is in the city centre so it won't be too much trouble. This time round though I want a nice outfit for me to come home in. Then straight back to pjs, I was in tears trying to find normal clothes in my wardrobe days after having DS. I will not be doing that this time round.<br/>
I'm having the hardest time with figuring out what to do about the Team Green take home outfit. I think I've decided to just buy one of for each sex, because I don't trust DH in this scenario.
Team green here too and I feel the same way. Sometimes DH comes out of no where with really questionable things. So I'll probably be buying my first boy and girl outfits soon. I'm just wondering about sizes now. Will most newborns fit into newborn sizes or will i potentially need a 0-3 month back up like littlemissgrump said?
Most newborns will fit in newborn clothes for a short time. My DS was really only in newborn for like a week.
Question though: we are obviously having babies at the beginning of summer, and where I live (Michigan) the temperature really could be 50 still, or it could be 90. If it is a warm, summer day, does the baby still need to be in pants and long sleeves to go home? Or will pants and short sleeve be okay? If it's colder out, should we do long sleeve? Stupid Midwest is unpredictable, so I should probably have a couple of options...
Blankets. You can tuck one around him in the carseat after he's buckled. If you're like me you'll be sitting in the seat next to them constantly monitoring them anyway.
Re: newborn sizes - my son was 9.5 and 22 inches; weight wise he maybe could have squeezed in one but he was too long for them, he started in 0 - 3. I'll probably bring 0 - 3 for this little girl and if it's a little big oh well.
Don't forget the umbilical cord when you're picking an outfit, some onesies can be a little tight to get over this.
I havent thought about this at all!! DH and I need to talk about what kind of outfit we want her in for when she comes home. He will probably say I don't care.
I THINK this is what we're going with... But baby girl has so many freaking cute clothes that it's hard to decide! (This one is the most layered thing though, so we can add or subtract pieces according to the temp.)
My SIL bought us a pale blue striped outfit thats 3M and said "this is for you to bring him home from the hospital"... *sigh* She has good intentions but a) I dont like it, and b) it will likely be too big and c) I kind of wanted to choose it! Again, I know it's good intentions so I'll take it with us. We'll pack a newborn and a 0-3 as well because we don't know how soon he's coming and what size he'll be in
We are team green. I only have my girl outfit picked- this grey and white dress from Baby Gap.
laurenlou83 Just take a couple of different blankets with you and if it's cold, snuggle the baby in the car seat with a thicker one. If it's warm, just use a thin one. They stay pretty toasty in those car seats
Post by billyhorrible on Mar 20, 2015 8:48:28 GMT -5
Re summer clothes: Despite it being warm, babies aren't able to regulate their temperatures well, so you're going to want more coverage than say, what you might wear in similar weather.
Re sizes: I'm impressed at those of you able to take your newborns home in 0-3. I've never heard that before. Even my friends with 9/10lb babies brought their kids home in newborn sizes. My 7lb 6ozer was swimming in the newborn size when he came home just because the weight had little to do with his size. I don't know how to explain it in words, but they're not really "filled out" at birth. I already got nervous looking at the newborn size outfit I got because it looks too big.
For reference, this was my son in his coming home outfit last time:
laurenlou83 even though DD was born late July in Virginia she still wore long sleeve outfits frequently during her newborn period, the lightweight ones. even if it is warm outside they are likely going to be in air conditioning anyway. so think layers, including layers of thin blankets.
ETA: she also wore a mix of short sleeve things. in general it was probably 50-50.
I haven't bought anything yet. I'll either look for a team greenish outfit of DS's, but I also have a feeling I'll want to buy something new as the time gets closer lol.
I bought this for DS when I was buying him a couple Christmas shirts. I always thought it would be cute if he could wear it when he meets baby
DS was just over 8 pounds and 0-3 was way too big, he was in NB for about two weeks. I want this for DS2 but refuse to pay remotely close to full price so we'll see if it goes on sale in time.
Post by sugarkissed on Mar 20, 2015 9:35:12 GMT -5
She will be going home in the same sleeper that her big sister came home in! It was my favourite! Unless she's huge, in which case we'll throw in something 0-3 months just in case.
Those of you that don't have an outfit picked out, don't stress. While it's fun to pick that first outfit, you won't look back on pictures of that day and say "omg that outfit was amazing" or "wtf why did I pick that".
Those with unpredictable weather, I would go with just short sleeves. A blanket will be perfect to throw over them if it's chilly for the few seconds you are outside (usually you are in a wheelchair and DH drives right up to the door and in you go).
Also, some people like the idea of reusing the take home outfit for later kids, so all of your babies get to come home in the same outfit (sort of how some people like to reuse baptism gowns, but this is way less formal obviously). So just something to think about, because then you'd want to go with something gender neutral. I was team green with DD, so I am considering using the same outfit for our boy (all white with teddy bears).
Post by wifedeangel on Mar 20, 2015 10:03:44 GMT -5
I haven't picked the exact outfits yet, but I will take a NB and a 0-3 Sleeper to bring baby boy in. Because of the umbilical cord and because they're so tiny and awkward, the simpler the better.
Not doing a special outfit. We'll throw a couple of onesies into the bag, and a blanket in case it's cool, and that's what he'll wear home. This is one of those things where I shrug and say "to each their own" but on the inside I kind of roll my eyes.
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