What does baby need?

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So this is my first baby and I'm nervous I won't have enough clothes! So how much does clothing does baby need? I'm a single mom, disabled with no income so I don't have the money to be splurging for a full closet like I see a lot of mommas doing 😔 I wish I did. This is all I have so far

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Realistically you don’t want a lot of clothing, that’s laundry for you and clothes she may not even wear. I buy clothes in the seasons because you also never know what size they will need during said season. For a newborn you just need sleepers, I recommend the ones with zippers and mittens. And a couple onesies for warmer days. It looks like you have a great amount though! Babies grow so fast and won’t even remember their outfits. You got this 💪🏽

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If you search Facebook marketplace “baby clothes” so many free options will come up!

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Hi do you have a Registery? If not you should make one and I’d love to purchase something from it♥️

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Thrift stores like goodwill sell baby clothing for 99cents (:

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St. Vincent de Paul is a god send when it comes to cheap affordable baby clothes for me. Or a goodwill or any thrift store you have. I get so many compliments on my little girl's wardrobe and most of it is thrift store or rummage finds. As for how many clothes you may need? How often are you willing to do laundry? My answer was no more than once a week, so I made sure I had enough jammies and onesies to get me through at least a week with a few extra for spit up messes and blow outs. Its amazing how much clothing babies soil in just a week's time.

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For newborn I would say you really only need 7-10 sleepers, they grow out of newborn size so quick and really only need jammies to wear when that small anyway. Get the zip ones to make it easy on yourself. You can wash them frequently enough that you’ll have plenty. My little one just grew out of newborn size already and is 3 weeks. You may also want to get some onesie t shirts to wear also. If you have a Once Upon a Child resale store near you the onesies there are always $1 and they have special promos and sales days so you can get cheap or free items.

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Highly suggest using fb market place ive gotten 5 gallon garbage bags full of clothes for just $20 or less. I tried to keep an eye out so I could jump on the good deals when the popped up. Honestly tho it depends on how much you do laundry and how much your baby goes though stuff. For my daughter what you have in the picture would probably be a week or two. But each baby is different.

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My daughter lived in onesies most of the time I was on maternity leave. She was snuggled up a lot with me in a blanket anyway so didn’t matter what she wore. Once she started daycare I needed a bigger variety

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Honestly a lot of moms want brand new. Brand new is a waste if money unless it's something you need. Babies grow so fast, and they dirty everything with breastmilk/formula and blow outs. Baby clothes are sooo expensive there's no point in wasting all that money. I suggest garage sales, thrift stores, and Facebook marketplace. I'm on baby #2 I don't care if they're hand me downs. It will save you thousands of dollars, baby/kids clothes are over priced. I got bins of free clothes from people. Also when they're newborns my baby's live in the zippered/buttoned footie Jammies, they're easy to change their diapers, and they're comfortable for them.

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Definitely just shop as she grows as you don't know what sizes she will need in which seasons, my son is 2 and only just moved into 12-18 months clothes, he's always been really small for his age !

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