Help! How much do I need?

Question

I’ll be a ftm, and lots of women tell me not to buy too much newborn stuff. Well exactly how much is enough?? Can any moms give advice?
How many:
Onesies
Outfits
Pants
Shorts
Newborn diapers
Singlets
Bottles (What size?)
Sleepsuits?
Please add on if I’m missing some things.
My son is expected to arrive in the peak of summer in Australia, but around the end of March it’ll cool down a bit.

Answer

Unfortunately every baby is different. Some are never in newborn anything and some are for months.
I’d get only like 3 of everything until you have your baby and know how big they are. I would definitely get more of the next size up though (like maybe 10 onesies, 2 pants, 2 shorts, a box or 2 of diapers, bottles of different brands and sizes as some babies are picky and some aren’t but my suggestion is to start with the cheapest and see if they’ll take that one, 3-5 sleepsuits, and 3-4 swaddle blankets/swaddlers). You end up with way more than that because let’s face it, we like buying stuff for our baby lol. But that’s definitely a pretty good sized start!

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I feel like those first couple if weeks/months are trial and error. A lot if things are going to dependent on how your baby us once he gets here. He may grow out if newborn diapers quickly and that money is wasted. I'm getting basics and just building once he gets here. I'm an Amazon Prime member, so I'll get stuff within 2 days.🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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Not much help here but my mum said she only needed to change my nappies throughout the day whereas my brother as a baby soaked right through his babygrows and trousers around 4 times a day he had to have his clothes completely changed

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I’m a FTM due in January, I’m going to go off how bubs is measuring so far bubs it spot on in the 50th percentile. 
I was told by a friend that babies throw up, babies will poop themselves they will get messy. 
So I was told have a nice stock pile of onesies, I’ll have maybe 10 0000 (I got them cheap or gifts) maybe 15 000 as I’ve been told bubs can be in that size the longest. I was going to see if I need more once bubs is here to be sure I don’t go struggling to find one in those weeks bubs is home and I haven’t done the washing yet 😂😂

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I’ve got so little newborn clothing because I’m so sure my babe isn’t ever gonna fit in it

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