Minimum essentials for newborn

Hi there.

Could anyone give some advice on what they think are the minimum essential clothing to have for a newborn - number of bodysuits, pants, cardies, stretch n grows etc

Thanks.

I worked on a one being worn, one in the wash and one spare basis and I washed everyday.
(But that was probably cos I had twins so stuck to the minimum cos I had to have double of everything.)

with a summer newborn I wouldn't go overboard as it will be too hot to wear much more than a singlet and a nappy

I washed every day and went through two changes of clothes every day.

I also loved the wrap around body suits you get from Farmers so much easier than trying to put stuff over their heads

Thanks everyone. It's more of a so that I know I've got everything that baby needs and wont run out. It's my first baby and I have no idea about number of changes it will need in a day or how fast it will grow or even how many layers it needs to wear. I've been given a fair bit of baby clothes but wasn't sure if I need to buy anything extra on top of it. From the sounds of things I should be pretty set so long as I do the laundry pretty regularly.

Wow, I could never ever have done the 'one on, one in the wash, one spare' thing! Jacob was an incredibly spilly baby, you'd leave him for a moment and he'd have saturated whatever he was wearing, we went through ten changes a day sometimes, and I don't exaggerate (I was also not over-cautious about letting him wear something slightly dribbled on... changes were reserved only for actual drenchings, he just smelt of sour milk the rest of the time).

Luckily, with gifts and a couple of cheap bulk lots on TM, we didn't lack for clothes. I'd buy a few now, and more later if you find you need them - I found that before I had Jacob I didn't know what kind of clothes I used the most anyway, after I had the knack of baby-wrangling a bit I knew exactly what I wanted.

I never thought the one on, one in the wash, one spare thing was hardly any till now
But my two def weren't spilly or pooey. The first few weeks home from hospital we were so focussed on their weight gain cos they were so tiny, they used to wear the same clothes for 2 days so we weren't using up their energy with clothing changes.

I would suggest not buying much now, just enough so that baby has something to wear in the first few weeks - you'll be surprised at how much you acquire (we scored 2 huuugge bags of hand me downs that we used heaps!). I would suggest keeping a bit of money aside so that you can do a bit of shopping if need be once baby is here as well - you'll have a better idea what size they will be (my 'average' sized DD [7lb] needed prem stuff, at at 9 months has only just outgrown some NB onesies!), what styles you like and the weather etc etc. It's also a good excuse to get out of the house!

I hope you enjoy the rest of your preg and are blessed with a great birth and a healthy baby

I second the 'wait til baby is here and then get a few more of what you need!' lol my 'not so tiny' 11 lber never wore any of the cute newborn stuff I brought and went straight into 0-3mths size so we had to go and get more of those in the first couple of weeks.

as a general rule, I had 6 of the singlets and AIO's and then a couple of warm merino vests and some woollen cardis in case it was a bit chilly.

Thanks for all the advice everyone