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Topic: Baby checklist

Posted By: Treen
Subject: Baby checklist
Date Posted: 05 December 2009 at 9:23pm

Hi guys,

I'm just crossing stuff off the baby checklist I downloaded from the babycity and Nature Baby websites and I have a few questions.

1. Do all babies fit 0-3 months or do some go straight into 3-6 months?
2. As I am having a winter baby, do I still need a combination of short and long sleeve bodysuits or just long sleeved bodysuits?
3. Will bodysuits be warm enough for baby in the winter?
4. Why do I need sleepwear outfits and sleep cocoons? Shouldn't I just buy one or the other?
5. Will 1-2 blankets be warm enough for bubs or do I need something else?

Thanks!

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Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 05 December 2009 at 9:35pm

Treen wrote:

Hi guys,

1. Do all babies fit 0-3 months or do some go straight into 3-6 months? I had a winter bub, mind you she is like me and overheats alot, she breaks into a sweat when feeding now not fun! DD was born at 3.25kg from memory and she would have fitted newborn stuff but I went straight into 0-3 and yes they were big, but she wouldn't have been in newborn for long enough for me to justify it.

2. As I am having a winter baby, do I still need a combination of short and long sleeve bodysuits or just long sleeved bodysuits? I had all short sleeve bodysuits, but used them like a singlet underneath an AIO. Get a selection of both

3. Will bodysuits be warm enough for baby in the winter? As above use them underneath as a singlet, as singlets can ride up and be annoying body suits make sure they stay down and keep their little backs warm.

4. Why do I need sleepwear outfits and sleep cocoons? Shouldn't I just buy one or the other? What's a sleep cocoon? I had DD either in an AIO or sleepsuit/sack at night as I liked the idea of just being able to pull it up when needing to change her at night. You want something as uninterferring as possible and doing heaps of domes up when they are already asleep or unsettled can be annoying, even now at 4.5mths.

5. Will 1-2 blankets be warm enough for bubs or do I need something else? Remeber to wrap and this is considered an extra layer. If bubs doesn't like being swaddled then a few more then 2blankets imo is better, you never know bubs may poop on them and just like us they may want more then one. I used to put two blankets on DD. Try and put a heater on a timer so that the air is warm when they start waking up etc.

Thanks!

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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 05 December 2009 at 9:53pm

Isla was 8lb 6 and 52 cm long and was in newborn size in all brands til she was3 months old, then went to 0-3 months size at 3 months old.

Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 05 December 2009 at 10:03pm

Thanks Elle!

What's an AIO? I know it stands for all in one, but I've stupidly assumed when people talk of them, they talking about body suits.

Could they be what Babycity/Nature baby call a sleepsuit / stretch n' grow?

I think a sleep cocoon is like those gogo bag type things which I thought would be warmer in winter as you can get them in a winter weight. However, I was then scratching my head as to why you would need 1-2 of these as well as 3-6 sleeping gowns/stretch n' grows. Wouldn't you need just one or the other?

Also, the lady at Baby Factory told me I'd need lots of baby wraps. I ended up buying 3, but now I'm not sure what they're for. They don't look big enough for swaddling. I'd assume a swaddling wrap would be about as big as a cot blanket. Would that be right? But then if that is right, what are these baby wraps for?

Another question, it says I need 3-4 day time outfits. Don't newborns just wear bodysuits?

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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 05 December 2009 at 11:00pm

An AIO is otherwise known as a stretch'n'grow, and a sleepsuit. Way too many names for one thing. A romper is generally an AIO without feet.

A bodysuit is either long or short sleeved but tends to have 3 domes that do up under the bum and no legs.

I have no idea about what you'd need though. We've just got heaps of stuff in a variety of sizes and will see what works for us.

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Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 05 December 2009 at 11:59pm

Haha, yeah they are abit confusing remember while at the shop they are helpful they are also after sales.

Treen wrote:

Thanks Elle!

What's an AIO? I know it stands for all in one, but I've stupidly assumed when people talk of them, they talking about body suits.

Could they be what Babycity/Nature baby call a sleepsuit / stretch n' grow? So I had about 10? Maybe a few less All In Ones/stretch and grows whatever you want to call it.

I think a sleep cocoon is like those gogo bag type things which I thought would be warmer in winter as you can get them in a winter weight. However, I was then scratching my head as to why you would need 1-2 of these as well as 3-6 sleeping gowns/stretch n' grows. Wouldn't you need just one or the other? I have one sleeping bag I call it like a gro bag, but just one from pumpkin patch, this is what DD is using atm as well as a short sleeve body suit as the temperature has dropped slightly last two nights. These are thick and can take a day or so to dry in my experience. I have put DD in her sleeping suit and then into her sleeping bag before.A sleep suit, imo anyway is like a nightgown, some of them have domes in the middle, they can have a draw string at the bottom or just elastic and the ones I have seen have long sleeves. I only had one for DD for newborn stage but have 6 for 3-6mths and yes still use them although she goes through the night now. She does still fit some 0-3month stuff, I find that cotton on baby is a little smaller in size as well.

Also, the lady at Baby Factory told me I'd need lots of baby wraps. I ended up buying 3, but now I'm not sure what they're for. They don't look big enough for swaddling. I'd assume a swaddling wrap would be about as big as a cot blanket. Would that be right? But then if that is right, what are these baby wraps for? Hmm depends if baby is a swaddler or not. The muslins I had we could wrap DD in for a couple of weeks but she's a tummy sleeper so didn't work for long and are now spill cloths along with old cloth nappies. They might be swaddling wraps, if you want to use a swaddling wrap from experience get ones that are about a metre square, and muslin stretchy is good but pull tight because houdinis get their arms out.

Another question, it says I need 3-4 day time outfits. Don't newborns just wear bodysuits? I had a few AIO's I liked to use for day time wear and showing her off in and I had others that were for only home and night time use lol. Majority of the time they do only wear AIO's or stretch and grows. Another thing that you can do if you wanted is to get a few pairs of pants and some jumpers and put them over the body suit. Layering is good for them as it is for us.

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Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 06 December 2009 at 9:31am

That's awesome, chickie. Thanks so much for your help.

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Posted By: maisey
Date Posted: 06 December 2009 at 2:01pm

Great questions and great answers! I have been wondering about all of that and it has helped heaps, thank you.

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Posted By: Caro07
Date Posted: 06 December 2009 at 3:22pm

When they are really little sleepsuits and AIO's tend to be the easiest as you are changing nappies every couple of hours and the easier it is to get at the better! Some of the little outfits are gorgeous but most of the time convenience wins for me

Useful reading as this bubba will be a Winter bubba. DS was born early Feb during a very hot summer!

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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 06 December 2009 at 7:53pm

I agree newborns mostly just need the AIO sleepsuits and gowns. Ella was a winter baby (and this one will be an autumn) and just had a couple of long sleeved bodysuits & pants but mostly I used AIO's. The only short sleeved bodysuits I had were the singlet or woolen type ones that went underneath the AIO.

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