is $200 enough for first year of baby clothes?

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I plan on doing laundry twice a week because I'll be cloth diapering.
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I plan on getting 2 of those plain white onsie packs in each size, some colorful leggings (different patterns) in each size, and a handful of cardigan/sweaters/jackets in whatever sizes I would need depending on the season it is for whatever size.
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8 onsies (x4 sizes, 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 12) at $60
6 leggings (x4 sizes 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 12) at $80
And maybe about $60 for sweaters/jackets.
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Of course there will be accessories, and the occasional awww purchase. But I feel there's a lot of wiggle room there, since I NEVER buy new clothes... so most of this will be bought in our baby consignment store that's next to the consignment store I shop at.
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I'm really minimalistic with clothes (I own less than 20 hangers worth with 2 Rubbermaid worth of tshirts and understuffs), so it's not like I'm cheaping out on baby's needs for clothes, because it's just how my husband and I are with clothes.

EDIT: the $200 is if I'm forced to buy brand new. If I get everything I need second hand, hand me down, consignment, and Craigslist I'm hoping to keep all clothes between 50-100 for the whole first year. Plus we have very gifting families, so I'm thinking we may even not spend hardly that much. $200 is what I would think my MAX would be.

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They outgrow newborn and 0-3 mths quickly but you need quite a bit of clothes because of accidents like spitting up and diaper leakage. And then 3-6 months still will have to change 2-3 times a day especially if you have one that spits up..then 6-9 months then 12 mths so no 200 is not enough baby clothes are not cheap and then that's not including socks

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I have no idea how much we've spent on clothes, but I will say that we probably go through anywhere from 2-5 outfits in a 24 hour period. Especially now that he's eating and crawling.

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If you got hand me downs from family and friends you can deffintly make $200 work. I had my daughter early and her cousin was a couple months older so I actually did not buy any cloths the first year.

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No...babies grow really fast and clothes are expensive

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I'm not to sure about the clothes but I just wanted to say that I think cloth diapers need to be washed every 24-48 hours. I may be wrong but I've been looking into it because I want to do the same.

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Probably...maybe..maybe not. It all depends on how long ur baby stays in a set of clothes.
My daughter was born at 41 weeks.  She was 7 lbs 1 ounce and 19 inches long. We had tons of newborn clothes from the baby shower. She only stayed in them the first 4 weeks.  Then moved up to 0-3 months.  Now at 13 weeks she's in 3-6 months clothes. We spent much more than 200 bux already.. she's only 3 months.  We need to star buying 6 months now.
Also, my daughter was out of newborn diapers by 6 weeks.  She's in size 1.
They grow quick and clothes no longer fit right,  really quick..

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I'm expecting my first so I'm not sure how many you'll need but if you're shopping consignment and sales I think you're spending too much. I was able to get new or like new onesies and leggings for my LO at around .50 - $1.00 a piece!! That's a lot less money or a lot more clothes depending on what you need!

is $200 enough for first year of baby clothes?

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