Kinku wrote:The snow suit is 60-80cm. so I guess it is actually not for very newborn, but for something already half year old?
I see the smallest size is 44cm. probably that is right for newborn. do they really need any cloth, after all?
I saw my baby is a mighty girl. Vow! everything pink!
The opinions about ÄP differ. I have taken it for my first born and I will take it also for my 2nd. The sizes differ from 60 to 70 cm. They are a bit big for a newborn, but you can use them of course. I have bought extra clothes in size 56cm for just in the beginning, but they grow out of those very quickly. BUT again that actually also depends on how tall your baby is when it is born.
About the snowsuit, I haven't been able to use that one with my first born, as it was too big last winter and now it is already too small. And it is not an ideal snowsuit for a child who likes to crawl around inside and outside. As my 2nd one will be born in April, I am hoping that I can use it next autumn/winter. You are due in March and probably you might need still a snowsuit for your baby. If you want to buy one I would suggest to wait for the sales or even go 2nd hand.
Kinku wrote:I just find this swaddle from some baby staff shop page. Have any of you used it before? what do you think? would it be better than use some newborn cloth?
I didn't have one for my 1st born, but I am planning to get one for this one. As our 1st one had "koliikki" and wrapping him helped a lot, but I am not so handy in doing it with a normal blanket. I was thinking of buying this one:
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Kinku wrote:when did you started baby cloth shopping?
Here I noticed a big culture difference between my family and my Finnish friends. My mom started shopping immediately after my 12w ultra. My Finnish friends often waited until their maternity leave started. I started some serious shopping when I was 7m along. We bought our pram when I was 5m, but we bought it 2nd hand and it was just the one I was looking for.
As I am well equipped now, I won't do any extra shopping until my maternity leave. There are some things I want for this one, but nothing I couldn't live without!
Oh and be prepared when you go shopping... There are many unnecessary things in the shop. You can spend lots of money on things you really don't need. I had made a list for myself of what I needed, also concerning clothes (you don't want to end up with 15 pieces of size 62 and only 5 of size 56 - or only skirts...) and I have done my best to stick to that list... it worked out rather well... indeed rather well...
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