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01-16-2013 at 10:46 PM
ehicks
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nb sleepers

Charlotte is here! Yay!

So I brought some nb sized sleepers, long sleeved onesies and short sleeved onesies to dress her in since I'm here until Saturday. I put a nb sized carters button up sleeper on her and its huuuuuge. Charlotte is only 6lbs so she's a little bug!

So what nb sized sleepers fit the smallest? Should I just do onesies and a sleep sac until she gets bigger? I'm awful at swaddling so the minute I lay her down she breaks it and cries lol I'm trying to find a way for her to be snug but comfy!

 
01-16-2013 at 11:01 PM
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Gerber runs small. Also swaddleme blankets are great for people who can't swaddle. I had a small baby at 6lbs2oz. We use the nb swaddlemes.

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01-17-2013 at 1:52 AM
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I had a peanut too, in fact, she's just now fitting well in Carter's NB sleepers. 

I found the onesies worked pretty well, and I had a couple Carter's NB footed pant and onesie sets that fit earlier than anything else. If we were going outside the house I'd layer a long sleeve onesie under the matching short sleeve one. I like the Gerber long-sleeved ones the best, though they were a little long in the crotch in the beginning. 

When we were home, honestly, LO was usually in just a diaper, but I'd swaddle the heck out of her. My suggestion would be to practice swaddling (watch youtube videos or ask your nurse to show you if you're still in the hospital) because I don't think the looseness of the legs of a sleep sac would keep her warm enough. If you can't figure out a good swaddle, you could take a receiving blanket and wrap it snugly around LO's waist and legs and then use a SwaddleMe and velcro the arms tightly, that might work. 

01-17-2013 at 3:08 AM
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I had a chunky monkey, so no advice, but I just wanted to say congratulations! 

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01-17-2013 at 6:25 AM
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I found Gerber and zutano to be small, unless maybe they shrunk in the dryer??

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01-17-2013 at 7:07 AM
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The Target (Just One You) and Walmart (Child of Mine) that Carter's makes are smaller... not sure why. Gerber is smaller too.

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01-17-2013 at 1:30 PM
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We just let them swallow her. Seriously though, gerber brand does run small. Also, the swaddle me's are great, and just keep practicing!!
01-17-2013 at 4:26 PM
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My DD was 5 lb 3 oz at birth and Babies R US brand clothes runs really small. She could fit in their NB.

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