Comments on: If You Had A Bigger Baby How Long Did Your Infant Fit Into Newborn Size Clothes?

By: Emma&Lau

Emma&Lau — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:42:31 +0000

Emma was eight pounds and nine ounces. She was in newborn until she was ten pounds, about two weeks. Zero to three were just too big. I did not buy any fancy clothes though, just some sleepers and maybo one going out outfit as those first few weeks are spent at home. She was in 0 to 3 for three months. Emma was right on track with the sizes and the cooresponding months until now. She pretty much skipped 6 to 9 and went straight to 12 months.

By: Ember Halo

Ember Halo — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:12:14 +0000

it depends on the shape of the baby & clothes.
my baby was 8lbs 10oz when she was born, and she fit newborn sizes, in fact they seemed so big on her! she didn’t wear them long–maybe a month or so. don’t get many. my LO is 4 months old now, and still wears *some* 0-3 month things, but is also in *some* 9-12 month things… but 3-6 or 6-9mo is what she generally wears (she’s about 16 lbs) she’s a LONG skinny baby, so she can wear pants & dresses from 0-3 mo size still, but onsies & one-piece outfits need to be larger sizes for her.
don’t freak out, you’ll use them all. i don’t see how a baby can wear 6-9 month clothes from the start. my best friend had a 10.5 lb baby & he wore 0-3 month clothes as a newborn. not for very long, but still… your MIL sounds a little misinformed. (maybe a little rude even!)

By: Shawn's mama

Shawn's mama — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:37:25 +0000

my son was 8lbs 3 oz and was 23 inches long…the newborn clothes fit him except i couldnt button the onesies because he was so tall… he was super skinny though..and i did the same thing by washing everything and couldnt return it…but i had 3 other friends that had a boy about 3 months after me, so they are getting all my handme downs… m son only fit into 0-3 months for his first month, and was wearing 3-6 fast… only because they didnt make them long enough…he was still super skinny….
he has never fit into the right size…right now he is 9 months, and is wearing 12-18 month clothes…i look at the weight instead of the actual month size, that gives you a better estimate on what your baby will fit into.
congrats and good luck!

By: mamasswe

mamasswe — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:41:31 +0000

My baby was 10lbs 7oz and he did fit into some newborn stuff but only for like a week He wore the 0-3 for a few more and then the 3-6 fit him for awhile. now at 3 months he is starting to wear some of the 6-9 month cloths. Sorry, but I wouldn’t listen to your MIL, she isn’t right. I wouldn’t buy anymore than what you have though because the baby won’t be in them very long, but you will still want stuff that fits your baby when he is born so keep what you have. I have never heard of or seen a newborn baby that fit into 6-9 month clothing, that’s crazy, I think that maybe she is exaggerating a bit.

By: Christie M

Christie M — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:06:26 +0000

I had an 8lb 6oz baby and he fit into newborn clothes for the first couple weeks. He seemed to go through the 1-3 mo clothes really fast and barely got to wear them at all. At about 4 1/2 mo we put him in 6-9 mo clothes and that is were he has been hanging out ever since (6 mo now).
Be sure to NOT put the clothes in the dryer. I didn’t want to hassle with hanging then fluffing his clothes because I thought it was such a pain. But then I realized that they fit a lot longer if I air dry them.
It takes a little bit to get the hang of knowing what size to buy. I fretted too. You’ll get the hang of it. Just dont buy too much until you know for sure.

By: Donna -I luv my Lily-

Donna -I luv my Lily- — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:25:54 +0000

Sorry to say but most newborn clothes are tiny. My girl is a preemie and she didn’t even stay in them long. The newborn were of course huge on her at birth, she was only 4lbs 8 oz when she came home. But by the time she reached 7-10 pounds she was out growing them
to break it down by weight I found
8-9 pounds-very few newborn, mainly 0-3 months
10-12 pounds-3 months, 3-6 month clothing
12-14 pound -3-6 months clothing, some 6 months
15 pounds- six month clothing
often when you have to go up a size you will find that the new size is a little big while the old was a little small- very normal and babies grow so fast the clothes don’t stay big for long. You do have the right blend I would say.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:35:10 +0000

Jack was 8lbs 11 ozs and long. It was cold where we were so we needed the sleepers. He grew out of those quickly. He was three months old wearing nine month sleepers. But, he fit into 0-3 onesies when he was four months old. It depends on the brand and the type of clothing. Jack grew out of pants quickly but the shirts would last forever.
The baby needs to warm when they are born. I would invest in sleepers that are 3-6 month and gowns ( they are one size fit all ). Buy a few 0-3 outfits, your baby will probably fit into those for a few weeks but if you think you are going to have a big baby, I would go for the 3-6 month old stuff. That is what Jack was mostly wearing by the time he was two months old. But still, it took two months.
BTW, 0-3 is meant to go to twelve pounds.

By: <3 Baby ~ H.E.R.O <3

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:03:01 +0000

My son was 9lbs and he fit into NB sizes for about 2 weeks. Now he is almost 4 months and he fits into all different sizes. It really depends on the outfit. The size on the tags are never accurate. I have him wearing 6-9months clothes but he still fits into some 0-3 month clothes. When he was born I had this sleeper that said 6mos on it and he couldn’t even fit into it. It seriosuly just depends on the piece of clothing. I never go by what the tag says, I hold it up to him and see if it’ll fit.

By: Bradley's MoM

Bradley's MoM — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:06:30 +0000

My son was 9lbs 14oz and he was newborn size for at least 3 months.

By: Shut up Obber!!!!

Shut up Obber!!!! — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:59:50 +0000

My daughter was well over 9lbs, and we never used ‘newborn’-sized clothes or diapers at all.