Coming Home Outfit.

OK. So. I've got the majority of my little girls coming home outfit put together, I'm just missing a thing or two.

I'll let you know what her outfit is, mainly because it's so darned cute and I feel like I just MUST tell everyone:
It's a little red plaid Oshkosh dress, with a black velvet bow. I've got her some warm white tights (she'll be here in December!), and some little black pleather shoes.

Now, all I need is:
A long sleeve white onsie to go underneath (I can get this, no problem).
Andddd a black baret hat.

Here's the whole point of my post:
Does anyone know where I can get a black barret type hat for a baby without having to use a credit card? I know they are all over the internet if I look for it, but I don't do credit cards. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks. <3.

 

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neither of my girls went home in the chosen outfits. Jenny was too small even for premie clothes, but her feet were too long for newborn shoes, booties, or socks. I didn't even think about what Meriel was going to wear home, it had to be something easy to change the diaper in, but still fit in the carseat. Probably just one of her big sister's t-shirts, and then lots of blankets wrapped around her to keep her warm.
Have a few different sizes on hand, in case your babies don't fit what you want to put them in. Save the fancy outfits for photographs, put your baby in something practical for the ride home instead.

 

Ahh, we have to stop and see relatives. -shrugs-

I've got plenty of sizes, and I'm hoping she'll be able to fit it to go home in. Otherwise, I have a nice warm pant suit for her to wear.

Either way, thanks.

 

Stop and see relatives????

Make them come and see you! In YOUR home! YOU'RE the queen! YOU just had the baby!

I'll tell ya. When I had Moire, I had plans to immediately go see family, but once the time came, I was soooo tired and in awe of my baby, I just wanted to be alone with her and my hubby!

Don't make definitive plans, don't plan to see relatives. Plan to stay home, nurse your baby, and rest! Rightfully so too! Your relatives can wait, and baby doesn't have to be in a pretty outfit. Everyone will understand, and if they don't, they're not worth the first visit anyway!

 

Well, by relatives I mean my grandmother is sick and can't leave her house. It's really important to me that I take my new little girl to see her ASAP, simply because she's not expected to live much longer.

 

I understand that one. I wanted to visit my daughter's great grandmother because she couldn't come to our house....But don't worry about cute outfits, or even going the same day if you don't feel up to it. Do what feels right when the time comes....I made so many plans before Moire came and didn't keep a single one, you know?

 

Definitely bring a few different sizes of clothes. I'm glad I listened to the mamas here about that. Alexis didn't fit the 0-3 month outfit I had for her. Even the newborn outfit was a little large on her. I ended up going with a preemie outfit that was still kinda big (Which I don't understand as she was a health 7 lbs 13 oz and 20 inches long). I just used these terry cloth booties my boyfriends cousin bought for Alexis. They're cozy....and comfortable. And....bring confortable clothes for yourself. I brought blue jeans for me to go home in and I sent my mom after some loose cloth capris. You'll be swollen and sore for at least a week....that's all it took me to heal (all my stitches and all fell out before the middle of my second week.)
I didn't dress Alexis in a cute little dress until today. And, she was only in it for about 30 minutes before crying in discomfort and was changed anyway. My mom wanted to take her to church so I used one of the dresses I had when I was a baby....it was frilly and stuffy....I used it in a baby show. Haha.
Best wishes to your grandmother. She'll love your baby no matter what she's in.


Oh, and, have you tried Wal-Mart for the beret? The one here has a black beret....but, it's not infant size....but your Wal-Mart may have infant ones.

 

really, don't worry about the cute outfit! I'm really sorry to be so negative, but you're not gunna want to use it! You're going to want a nice warm sleeper for her, and that's about all!
After Leane was born, she had to stay in the NICU for 3 days, and even after that, I STILL brought the wrong size....she didn't fit anything but 3 month clothes, which I was really sad about because there was this adorable whit sleeper outfit that we had been given when I was 3 months pregnant.....she never wore it....and she didn't fit in the "defult" one's either. Pack lots of different outfits!
And another thing that I found was that I was so afraid that I was going to hurt her, that it took me over 20 minutes to put a sleeper on her! Really, just bring something simple and warm to get on her!
And yeah, bring lots of comfortable clothes for yourself! That was all I lived in for about 2 months.....same with Leane....she was in nothing but sleepers for the first 2 months or so!

 

If you have a Childrens Place near you try there. We got my daughter a leopard print beret hat there.

 

I bet it is a really cute outfit and you can't wait to dress your little baby girl up - but a dress, stockings, and black pleather shoes seem like a bit much for a newborn just coming home from the hospital. I've never known a baby that's come home in such an extravagant little getup. They usually just prefer to be comfy and swaddled. Stockings and dress shoes make me a fidgity uncomfortable mess at my age, I can't imagine it for a baby's first experience out in the world. I would go with something less restricting but warm, of course. A nice warm, soft sleeper will probably do the trick and she will still look adorable.

 

I just have to tell a story about when we brought our baby home. I luckily only brought him home in a sleeper. He fell asleep in his carseat and I let him sleep in it for a while when we got home. When I finally picked him up, his entire back was stained black with meconium. Yep, the baby decided to poop out the rest of it on our way home, must have felt better though since he slept so well. I did manage to wash it all out of his sleeper, but I was sure glad to not have anything nice on my baby for the way home. I plan on bringing my new baby home in a soft sleeper too!

 

Jgirl makes a really good point. If you are using disposable diapers, chances are high that poop will escape onto whatever clothes, blankets, even the car seat baby is in at the time. I did not have that problem with cloth diapers I used on DD2 from day one but didn't switch until DD1 was toddling around, and we had our share of poopy blow-outs when she was in disposables!!

 

I think it's cute that you want to dress your new little girl up for her homecoming. It's your first baby, you're excited, do what you want.

I personally chose little one-piece sleepers for my kids, easy to get on and off, comfy and casual, but they ended up swimming in them even in the 0-3 month size, so don't be surprised if your little one looks swallowed up in her new outfit! With my twins, I bought preemie sizes knowing that they would be smaller than my oldest son was at birth, and those still looked really big on them!

{{{Hugs}}}

 

Bring the outfit you like, and a couple more. A larger one and a smaller one (because estimating a baby's weight and length before birth is basically impossible, they are always wrong.)

I had a few kids with the "take the biggest shit of their lives as soon as I put the outfit on them" trick. And my youngest was about a month early, and could only wear premie outfits, even the small newborn outfit I packed for her was too big. My mother had to go out and buy premie outfit for her, because she was getting her legs stuck in the crotch of the newborn outfit and crying. (The babe, not my mother.)

But, pack the one you like, and have some back up.

 

That sounds cute.

But, the shoes and the beret. Babies don't have heels. I mean, they have them, but they don't stick out, they are just fat on the fat foot. Babies have basically round feet, and the shoes just falll off. It's frustrating trying to keep them on. But, it's up to you. The beret, babies have HUGE tops of their heads. Their ears are lower because of the huge head top. There is no way a beret is going to keep her head warm (I don't know where you live, but most newborns like to be snuggly warm.) I always used the little nursery hat they gave me in the hospital. It's warm, and not too bulky, and it stretches, in case you have a big baby or a really small one. Just a suggestion. My fall baby wore a little "snow suit" (no one puts a newborn in the snow, but they call the suit with the feet and a hood that anyway.) with the little nursery hat under it. My second baby (now 18) loved that hat so much, she couldn't sleep without it for a while. I think she had her head stuck in my pelvis for so long, that she liked her head kinda squished in. She love that hat. I still have it.

I hope you have a healthy happy birth. How fun to take a new baby home. !!!!

 

The only children's place that is/was around is either not open anymore, or is still doing their closing out sale. I wanted a pair of cute bunny slippers from there, but she had already sold them when I finally got back to get them. I was so bummed.
But I found a website I can probably order from. So yeah. Plus, they accept money orders. Which is so much easier than asking someone to lend me their credit card, heh.

I already know I'm going to be aching for some PJ's. I'm not even going to try and wear some jeans, lol. Big T's and PJ pants or shorts. Heh. Seeming as how it'll be cooler weather anyway, pants.

Thanks girls, love ya.