long or short sleeves

I had a February baby 2 years ago, and she only wore short sleeved bodysuits without legs, just the domes at the crotch for the first month or so. Remember that you wrap (swaddle) them so that acts as another layer of clothing.

It's really important not to overdress newborns as they can't cool themself down, better of having them get cold as they will cry and let you know, whereas if they get too warm they may not be able to You can always put on a pair of pants/long sleeved top over the bodysuit if it gets cold. So I'd recommend buying majority short sleeved and just a couple of long sleeved ones for cooler nights. I'm not sure what you mean by vests - singlets? - I never bothered with those, just the bodysuits as they can't ride up unlike tops.

Id get both, the general rule - so I have been told is a layer more than you

Cotton for summer and wool for winter - although I guess it does depend on where you live. LA I reckon come october youd be ok for short sleeve and long sleeve cotton - Hamilton isnt that cold by spring is it? Maybe 1 or 2 woollen just incase for those frosty ish days

Busybee dosent have her location up but If i was in a cooler area Id probably keep a couple of long sleeve on hand for feb and march

Edited by Raspberryjam

I just searched marino wraps too, so cuddly looking! I'd want to snuggle into one myself.

Merino is just a type of wool - a really fine type? I use merino wraps now, just summer weight ones which are thinner than standard cotton wraps - most sellers have different weight options.

I think merino bodysuits would be fine year around other than in the height of summer.

hey busybee

Congrats!

I would probably buy a couple of each - short sleeve and long sleeve cotton AIOs.

you can always add layers, so that helps!

Also, Feb is still warm so maybe some undersuits?
We dressed our guys in undersuits, with a top and pants layer, so we could always strip them down if they felt too hot.

How many bodysuits in total do you need for a newborn? Would you still get cotton ones if you're having a winter baby? I thought that perhaps for the first 6wks woollen attire would be the way to go, which would bring us to mid Nov (just going with edd at this point), and then after that a move down to cotton and short sleeve given that the temps have usually picked up a good deal by this time. And then i'm thinking that by xmas we should be good to go with summer clothing?    I know that it's such early days for me to be thinking about this yet, but I can't help myself lol.

you need to dress them a little more wamly as yourself, cause as someone said they cant regulate their own body temps. That is why it is so hot in the hospital. the type of material used is important - i gave my july baby a heat rash cause he wore a body suit made of synthetic fibre.

Its a good point about them being wrapped, that is an extra layer. for my march baby she wore long sleeve/lng leg body suits when she was born, but lighter ones like from cotton on.

if you check out the gallery people have posted lots of pics of their kids as newborn and that will give you an idea of what they dressed them in.

i think merino is finer. all wool will regulate temps and is breathable tho. i think you will find a lot more products made of merino now too, especially for babies.

it is a shame yes. you find it in funny places though. I have found that the JK outlet store have some nice stuff for a good price - about $20 per piece, which is still a bit more $ than some would pay but is less than full retail!