buying newborn baby clothes?

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Q&A: buying newborn baby clothes?

I’ll be visiting with a friend who has a six-month old boy. I’d like to bring a bag of useful things for her and baby… I figure clothes is a good choice. But I don’t know anything about baby clothes. How are baby clothes sized? By the month? And should I get ones that fit right now or maybe get them over-sized a bit so the baby grows into them? Help, please.

Q&A:

Answer by Jen
When I buy baby clothes I usually just buy one pack of onesies for now and then buy clothes the baby will grow in to. They always really appreciate that because everyone is usually buying for right now when the baby isn’t going to stay that size for too long. They are typically sized by month.

Answer by mommy to a baby girl<3
hes might be in 3-6months right now so i would buy 6-9months for the baby.

goodluvk:)

Answer by kenleigh is here!
they are sized in newborn sizes, then 0-3months, 3-6months, 6-9months….and so on….

my baby is almost a month old and most of her newborn cloths are still too big! all babies are different in sizes, as well as brands. i have some newborn that are bigger than another brand of 3 month!

just get what you think is cute, if you find a 12month outfit, get it! he will eventually wear it! good luck, i LOVE shopping for baby clothes!

Answer by Lisa
‘I would go with very large clothes like 12 months or even 2Ts. New moms get all little things and it is nice to have some older clothes. Diapers always work well as a gift too!

Answer by Aubrielle’s mommy
I would ask the mom what size he wears first…A lot of 6 month olds don’t even fit in the 6mos clothing size. But the sizes go 6-9mos and 9-12mos.

Answer by Cadence Jade’s Mommy
You need to ask her what size he is in. Just because he is 6 months doesnt mean he fits 6 month clothing. Some babies are bigger and are in bigger sizes and some smaller and wear smaller sizes. My daughter is going to be 6 months next week and wears mostly 9 month sleepers. Some 12 months and some 6 months. She is in 9 or 12 month onsies and usually 6-12 month outfits.

Answer by ★ Nina ★
If I were buying for your friend, I would get her a few things in 6-9 month size and then one or two things in 9-12.

Socks are always good to get for baby too as they get lost often.

Answer by ~Ariana~
Well baby clothes are usually sized by month or age group or weight or both. A good idea would be to ask your friend what size baby clothes he’s using-some babies are bigger than others-so he might be using a bigger size.

So for a 6 mos-you could buy something that’s 6 to 12 mos-yes that’s a size or if you see something that you’d like him to wear now-maybe size 6 -9months -

and as a rule it’d be better if you buy them a bit bigger so he can grow into them-it also depends if your friend needs clothes for the summer-then you should buy something on the smaller side-if she’s got the summer covered-then buy some other stuff-pants-t-shirts-pj’s are always great to have in maybe a 12 mos size.

Good Luck and hope I helped!

Answer by Jewel
Check those tags!!! I was burnt so many times buying baby clothes. The clothes are sold by month, but the clothes have a weight and height range. If you know how much the baby weighs, that will help. My son had a growth spurt and pretty much blew right by the 6 months clothes. We went from size 3 month to buying size 9 months. My son will be 7 months old next week and I am buying him the 12 month size for spring and summer clothes.

I hope that helps!

Answer by Jenn (Baby #2 March 10, 2010)
Clothes are sized by month, but more importantly by weight. Ask your friend how much he weighs and what size he wears. People always bouht or gave me clothes for my daughter for her to “grow into” and it kind of irks my nerves because it’s like getting a present that you have to wait to use. I would suggest getting one thing that he can wear now and one thing that he can grow into. Keep in mind the seasons too, don’t buy 12 month sized summer clothes, because it’ll be cold again by the time he grows into it.

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