Carter's Clothing-how does it run?

I am wondering if I need to get newborn sizes. I got one set for my shower and I noticed I don't have much in the way of NB or 0-3. I didn't want to waste money on Carter's NB if it is going to be too tiny anyway. On the flipside, I don't want to get all 3 months and have it swim on her.


TIA!

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You are better off getting the 0-3 months size.....even if it's a little big it will last longer. My DD was in NB size for only a few weeks.

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For DD I would say it runs true to size, slightly big. IMO the 3 months size will swim on your munchkin. I would get a couple newborn sizes.

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IMO. Big/wide

DS was 6lbs, 11oz at birth and wore Carters NB until he was 4 months old.

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Carters runs very true-to-size or even a little generous. I'd definitely have some Newborn and 0-3 month stuff. DD was a summer baby, weighed 7 lbs 8 oz, and was in Carters Newborn onesies for almost 3 months...I was sure they wouldn't last that long, but they did.

LOVE Carters products...just great quality with all the washing, they really last well!

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The terry cloth jammies run really big. The regular cotton ones shrank time after time in the dryer on low. DS is 11 weeks old and weighs 12 1/2 pounds. The 6 month terry cloth jammies are big on him but the 6 month cotton ones barely fit....

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Thanks everyone! I just ordered her a dress at the Kohls sale in NB. DH and I are going to stop in to BRU this week to pick up 2 more outfits.

I am going to let my mother know this as she insists Miss Bean does not need NB or even many 0-3 sizes! I have tons of 9 and 12 months!

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Also...DS was 8lb 6 oz at birth. He did wear some newborn clothes for about a month. Everything else was 0-3 months.

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Carter's I bought all 3 months. My boys were on the bigger side and grew out of the newborn stuff in a week. Plus once you wash their stuff, it shrinks a little.

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like another poster said- very true to size & even a little generous sometimes.

Everyone's experience is different, but i was glad we didnt buy any NB. DD was 9lb 5oz. She wore NB as her coming home outfit, and never again Buyig NB would have been a complete waste for us.

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I think that Carter's runs true to size. DS was 7 lbs at birth in June and wore newborn stuff from Carter's for about the first 6 weeks. The few 0-3 month things we had were swimming on him.

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I found they ran really true to size...and they're really well made!

I wouldn't suggest going too crazy buying things before the baby arrives...have some of each size though. Not all babies wear NB for that long, but Lily was in it for about 3 months, so it was helpful to have a lot!

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DD just outgrew the Newborn size at 3 weeks old, but only because she was too long for them, otherwise I could fit two of her in them width wise. However I was glad to have the clothes that fit her when she first came home so everything wasn't too big.

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I think they run true to the weight on them. DS weighed 6 lb, 3 oz at birth, he needed the newborn size. But he is now 10 lbs, 2 oz at 6.5 weeks and I have him in 3-6 month tops and 0-3 month bottoms. The 3-6 month onesies say 12.5 lbs, so they are a bit big, but the other size were getting hard to pull over his head and too tight with the diaper to close.

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I always found carters to run big.

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Can't speak for anyone but Santino! He was born 7 pounds 7 ounces and he wore newborn for one month (carters and some other brands). I find that carters runs very true to size. I also found that 3 months was swimming on him in the beginning. Now Satino is almost 17 pounds and is at the end of his carters 6 month pjs and into some of his 9 month pjs (he is 16 weeks on wed). He was in 0-3 months for about 6 weeks and 6 months for about 6 weeks. I would def have a few newborn items on hand only wash one or two then keep the tags on the rest incase you have to return them.

(also, all the carters pjs I have are either newborn, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months ect (not 0-3 or 3-6 ect))

HTH
I also wanted to add that I NEVER put santino in NB carters onsies. That was the one thing I started him in 3 months because I liked giving him the extra room and felt more comfortable changing him in the beginning with the bigger onsies. I would never buy the NB onsies again, I would even put I smaller baby in the 3 month ones. Lastly, I LOVE Gap onsies, they are my fav. The cotton is super soft and really gives. Try these!
by the way, I'm getting very excited for you michele!!!!

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