How many baby clothes should I have for new born?

Question

My baby is going to be born in Dec I want to know how much and what I should have regarding baby clothes and blankets

Answer 1

I had way too many!  But my kids wore them all!  I wouldn't recommend buying a whole bunch brand new.  I would go to a local consignment store or thrift store and see what you can find.  I have been lucky enough to find baby gap, gymboree, children's place all super cheap!

Answer 2

I'd say 10 vest, 10 baby grows, 3 scratch mits, 2 hats, 2 cardigans, one snow suit and 5 nice outfits. You will need more outfits buy you'll probably get lots when you give birth. Also you may get some for christmas.

Answer 3

In newborn size I'd have

4 or 5 gowns or sleepers, or a combo

4 or 5 undershirts or short sleeve onesies

2 or 3 long sleeved

2 or 3 pants

2 light sweaters or cardigans

a bunting for outside

8 or so pairs of socks, all the same for your convenience

warm booties

6 or 8 receiving blankets (bigger ones are better for swaddling)

You want to be able to layer.  Don't get too many nb outfits in case your baby is big, you can always get more later.  Get easy to put on and off stuff, made from natural fibers.

Also buy a few things in size 3-6 months for when baby grows.  Some babies fit 3-6m stuff at birth.

definitely get a sling!

Answer 4

I would say about 10-15 sleepers, 15-20 onsies, maybe 5 outfits for going places, more or less for how much u go out. As for blankets, I would have 3 like baby comforters, and about 6 recieving blankets. I dont know if this sounds like alot or a little to you but I bought tons of stuff and most of it he never wore. They grow too fast. You may even need less than i put if u wash clothes alot but im just thinking of all the accidents that come out of both ends.  

Answer 5

As many as you want.  

As many as you think you need.

As many as you can afford.

As many as people give you as gifts.

But know that babies grow incredibly fast.  "Newborn" sized things will be good for five minutes--well, unless you have an average-size baby in which case they're only good for three seconds.

Same with all baby clothing up to about six months.

Get a lot of stuff for them to lie around in and on. 100% cotton.  Onesies, I recall, got worn constantly.  Sincwe you won't be able to help yourself, get one, maybe two at the very most, fancy outfits at each size for pics. Leave off buying fancy/expensive clothing for a bit later when the kid begins to have a few clothing preferences. (That'll happen earlier for girls, on average, then for boys.  I don't know why that's true but it is. I have one of each and found it true--and I watched it be true with my friend's kids, too.)(And it will happen way earlier then you think it’ll happen, too.)

Cloth diapers, if you can afford a diaper service or are willing to do that kinda laundry, are MUCH better for their skin then disposables--and make excellent cleaning cloths years later, after your kids are out of diapers.  (Cloth diapers almost never wear out, no matter what you do to them, and they just keep getting softer.  It’s magic.)

So, in my opinion, you need:

~~ A BIG pile of variously sized 100% cotton onesies.

~~ A bunch of flannel and/or cotton and/or other warm, soothing material blankets.

~~ Cloth diapers, if you can swing it.

~~ Socks by the case load cuz if you think the washer eats *your* socks, you're going to be amazed at its appetite for baby socks.  (Skip the shoes.  Yes, they ARE cute. They’re very expensive, too, and since your kid won’t be walking for nine months or more, what's the point?)

~~ Some cotton long john/pants things to go over the onesies when you go to the store or stop in to see friends or think the baby’s legs are cold.

~~ Some cotton shirts to -- (see above).

~~ A couple little (stretchy) hats to keep their head warm when outside.

 Don't spend a lot of money on fancy baby stuff. One fancy outfit/size is enough until they’re wearing  at least 6 mos sizes (9 mos is better).

 Don't spend a lot of money on the smaller sizes of baby clothes.

Your baby is going to grow amazingly fast.  Your baby will also puke on everything you put him/her in.  So buy cotton and go for a week's worth of 2-3 outfits a day of onesie/shirt/pants (all cotton and pretty utilitarian).

My best tip: When you see your child developing a preference for a particular blanket or some such object, RUN to the store it came from and buy another one or two of them.  Then, when it gets lost/torn/ruined/etc (and it will), you can give your child one if the identical twins.  If you've been letting your child rotate through both/all the identical items, they'll all be worn about the same and--honest—many many many many tears and sleepless nights will be averted.

Answer 6

For newborn you won't need very many outfits because they outgrow them fast but really depends on how often you plan to do laundry as they usually need changed 2 or more times a day from all the spitting up.  I think I ended up with about 15 outfits that were 0-3 months, then about 10 that were 3-6 months so that was a good start for me.  I had 5 receiving blankets (again because of the spitting up)