Comments on: 36 weeks pregnant: Baby clothes, do I have enough?

By: Julia Bastos

Julia Bastos — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:09:54 +0000

Sorry, girls. I just now saw your replies, asking for the recipe. It’s pretty easy. The ingredients are witch hazel (Whole Foods offers the best price) and water. You mix them together and apply the mixture on the center of the pad ( Always, Kotex, a diaper, or any brand you like). Wrap the pads in Reynolds wrap and put them in the freezer. It feels great and it helps a lot with the discomfort post-episiotomy or vaginal tear. It also works for those who had to have a C-section. The constant changing of pads can be a pain and this recipe helps keep things fresh down there. It worked better than the spray my doctor gave me. Another tip that I have for those who have had a vaginal birth and got stitches is to dry the vagina with a hair dryer afer taking a shower.

By: Mykelle

Mykelle — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:00:04 +0000

Hello, I was just wondering if you wouldn’t mind passing the cold maxi pad recipe along to me as well? Thanks!!

By: Layla

Layla — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:51:10 +0000

Hey there, could you please send me the cold maxi pads recipe aswell? Thanks a bunch.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:47:59 +0000

Julia – No, I haven’t heard about the cold maxi pads recipe. Please do send it to me!

Niki – Email me your email address and I will send you the recipe once I get it from Julia.

Everyone else – Thanks for your opinions, advice, and sharing your own experiences!! It’s all so helpful.

By: Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com

Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:19:35 +0000

I think you’re fine. The kid can always wear bigger sizes if you need, and it’s only a few bucks at the local Target to pick up more onesies if it turns out that 15 or 35 isn’t enough.

By: MrsBagley

MrsBagley — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:42:04 +0000

I’m one of those who thought they were having a big baby. To the point that I even took some stuff back for bigger sizes because I KNEW I wouldn’t need them. Har. Hardy Har Har. He was on track to be 9lbs, but then came 2.5 weeks early. And then lost almost a pound because of tongue tie in the first week. The nb “coming home” outfit swallowed him. He wore nb onesies and diapers for two months. (Can’t tell it now though!)

I’d say you’re probably ok with 15. Honestly, mine never had a spit up problem and in the beginning we only bathed him once a week. If you need more, Tarzan can always run out and get a cheap 5 pack of Gerber onesies. Don’t stress about ANYTHING else!!!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:22:02 +0000

Everyone says don’t waste your money on newborn clothes because they only fit for a week or two if they fit at all! It’s fine to keep a couple if you really want but I would get mostly 0-3 since babies can always wear something that’s too big, not too small. I also heard that first time moms are on time or late which generally means a bigger baby. I don’t know how true it is but I know I probably won’t be getting out in public too much the first 2 weeks anyway so I’m ok with my baby being in clothes that may be too big for her at first

By: Jessi

Jessi — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:22:53 +0000

You sound pretty much ready! My son was born at 5lbs 10ozs and wore preemie for the first week, then grew out of most newborn stuff by 1 month old. He’s now wearing mostly 3-6’s and he JUST turned 3 months. He’s been wearing them for about 2 weeks before he turned 3 months…So, they grow VERY fast.

As for spit up, if they get it all over them, definitely change them. If not for any other reason then they’ll smell like sour milk if you don’t…But, Stetson was really good about mostly getting it on me (oh the joys of motherhood).

By: Sarcastica

Sarcastica — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:20:22 +0000

I’d say you’ve got a pretty decent amount of clothes! We only had 5 newborn outfits, and we managed with that because they grow so fast! 15 is more than enough

By: Kellie

Kellie — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:43:22 +0000

It sounds like you have a pretty good mix of sizes. I have small babies (my biggest wasn’t even 7lbs!) and they wore the Newborn stuff for about 6 weeks. 0-3 stuff was HUGE on them and looked ridiculous. Trust me that you’ll want to have at least one cute newborn outfit for a few pictures that doesn’t make your baby look like he’s swimming in his clothes. And while some kids DO outgrow them clothes quickly others do not. My 20 month old son is still wearing some 6-12 month stuff for heavens sakes!