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Gracie's now in 6-9 month vests and sleepsuits! Her vests were too tight with a fuller nappy and her toes were curling in the sleepsuits!
These are the only clothes I've put her in early that are actually a bit too big - the rest looked and fit fine. She won't be in these till 9 months tho - have I created a monster?!?!
Her little outfits are okay as yet but won't last til 6 month as perfect fit.
How's the rest of the lo's clothing habits??!
These are the only clothes I've put her in early that are actually a bit too big - the rest looked and fit fine. She won't be in these till 9 months tho - have I created a monster?!?!
Her little outfits are okay as yet but won't last til 6 month as perfect fit.
How's the rest of the lo's clothing habits??!
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Cole has big feet - he's in 3-6 or 6-9 month socks/booties/shoes but other than that he's only in 3-6 month vests and the rest is still 0-3. He's pretty much grown out of all his babygrows though so I've just washed all his next size all ready but I think he'll still fit in the footless babygrows for a while - I think he has long legs.
I'll be happy when he fits in the 3-6 month clothes then he has more boy trousers & tops to wear rather than baby colours - you know what i mean...white and pale green and beige. They are still a bit big though really. He's grown out of his 0-3 snowsuit but his 0-3 coat is still huge. We put him in his 3-6 snowsuit today while he was in the baby carrier and it looked huge on him! I had to take the mittons off and his fingers only just stuck out of the end of the sleeves!
Footless babygrows? Where did you get them? I can't get over how shops sizes differ so much, I know in womens clothing shops differ a bit but personally I find babys clothing is soo out its unreal!
Holly is in all her 3-6 clothes and will be in them for a while yet I think, she is short and chubby (just like mummy and daddy lol) She is still in her 11lbs snow suit but in her 3-6 month jackets??
Kia can you carry Cole in his baby carrier? I can't even lift Holly in hers lol Im going to get her weighed on Tuesday
Its crazy how the sizes differ isn't it? Tescos seem to last a pretty decent amount of time, as well as asdas and mothercare. New look babygrows are really short in the leg.
Womens clothing shops are crazy too... even bhs I bought 2 identical pairs of trousers one brown one black and the brown ones are looser! Ridiculous!
I must admit I haven't tried Cole in the carrier in quite a while - hubby managed him fine for ages today although he did say it was easier with the rucksack on his back too to balance out the weight. I have a ring sling and am ok with him in that but he doesn't stay in it for very long - I think he's too small for the hip carry at the moment, too big to lie down and he doesn't like his legs squashed up for the other way of carrying him. He was 14lb 11 on monday the tubby boy!
Romper suits sound like the way to go for us! Do you put socks on them too at night?
I've been trying to find a spring time coat for Gracie but they're either huge fluffy things or thin summer or raincoats! Too hot or too cold! She sweats like owt if she has a crying session with her fleecy chunky cardy/coat on whilst in the car seat!
I've had the same problem with coats for Bryn... If I think its going to be warm in the car I put a thinner cardi on him and take a fleece blanket to wrap round him when we get out - he has a lovely thick cardi but like you say Ali if he has a screaming fit he gets really hot.
I haven't had him weighed for almost 3 weeks, but 3wks ago he was 15lb 15oz not sure hes as long as Gracie though - sounds like she's going to tower over them all! x
As for coats - we've been using a knitted hooded cardigan that my friends mum knitted for Cole - we use that if we are going to asda that way he doesnt get oto hot in his coat, or if we are gonna be in and out of shops -its easier to take a blanket off and on him.
New look baby stuff isn't bad - its a little on the small side of the size range but thats handy too... and its cheap! I have a great babygrow in 3-6 that says 'I put the P in nappy'.
Does anyone else with boys find that the boy range in shops is totally rubbish compared to the girl range?
Will look in next katie, i try to buy stuff in other colours too now she's bigger!
But it is true the selection for boys is shocking. my eldest is 2 1/2 and although girls always have a much better selection there was a lot more available when he was a baby than what there is now and it gets worse as they get older!
Noah's pretty diddy but if I use washable/ terry nappies they're really fat and it's harder to get his vest poppers done up! my eldest pretty much skipped the 3-6 month clothes he grew so quick!
I think I might actually go get him weighed this week to see how he compares to all your little ones! He's got 2 friends also born on the 3rd and he's always been way smaller even though there birthweights weren't hugely different!
How come the colours are so divided anyway...girls get pink and pastels and boys get blue and crappy greens and browns!! Its rubbish! How about some nice reds and nice greens and stuff!!
ryan is in 0-3 and 3-6. will get him weighed at clininc for first time this week...well i plan too, may still change my mind
Amy, Holly is looking so pretty! what a cute smile, ali- gracie always makes me smile i love that pic its such a 'matter of fact' look i reckon!
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Mothercare is expensive isn't it!!!! Hubbys friend sent some unworn mothercare stuff for Cole and the pricetags were still on.. ??8 for a little pair of trousers!!! Crazy when you can get jeans for ??1.50 from asda!
Agree on Mothercare stuff - ridiculous price... we don't have an Asda near us but I have had things from tesco - their boys range at the mo is pretty dire though.
I agree about mothercares prices they are shocking! I think m&s are really good value and couldn't believe how well priced there clothes are, we got 5 lovely bibs for ??5 the other day. We havent got a sainsubrys anywhere near us but I often see lovely womens clothes from there in magazines. I love the sleepsuits out of next with the biult in scratch mitts, I have had some out of adams and they were TERRIBLE.
Our sainsburys and tescos are rubbish and dont have much baby stuff..it sucks.
Sainsbury's just reopened after a refurb so gonna have a butchers soon. Tesco's just been extended (was only built 2 or so yr ago too!) so got a huge baby dept and loadsa clothes. Tried on some swimming cossies over wkend with my 5 year old and Gracie...she was fine as she can't talk...all i got from Charlie was 'mummy, look at your belly/boobies/bum' in a very loud voice! Then he opened the door mid change, lil bugger! NOT doing that again, didn't buy a thing!
A friend bought him a load of Pumpkin Patch clothes that are 3-6 and the bodysuits are perfect fit but the dungarees are huge and the socks are way too small so don't think she's going to get to see him in the complete outfit!
My most expensive spend on a sleepsuit was ??8.99 for one but it was a rugby one from the shop at Twickenham and was hubby's xmas present, ok he didn't get to wear it but he did get to take Philip to the rugby club wearing it!
ANother good quality cheap shop which i love is Ethel Austin, have got some really nice t-shirt & tank top combinations from there for a couple of pounds each and they come up slightly big, 0-3 from there still fit at 14lb 12oz, although that was 2 weeks ago.
In mothercare oh picked up this lovely snowsuit and was all fot buying it till he saw the price ??25!!, we bought an ??8 from matalan instead! Thing is i don't think mothercare clothes are all that good, a couple of washes and the t-shirts have faded and the 3-6 are supposed to go up to 17lb something and they are tight around his belly and to get his head into, even with the poppers undone, only clothes i've bought from there have been sleepsuits the rest have been given to us, much prefer tesco's for sleep & bodysuits, cheap enough to throw away after a vester!