What should baby wear for taking him out of hospital?

My sis is having her baby pretty soon and asked me to buy her the clothing the baby should wear when we take him out of the hospital. I told her I wouldn't buy it, but I actually am just want it to be a surprise. Although now I'm a lil confused as to what to buy. I know you need an undershirt, but what else?Shoes? Maybe to young for shoes or what ideas do ya'll have. Don't know what its going to be boy or a girl. She didn't want to know. So this makes it even harder although my mother thinks it'll be a girl and she usually never wrong, but the docs thinks it'll be a boy, and they usually never wrong.lol so can ya'l give any ideas. I'm thinking of something purple cause my sis luvs purple. Oh before I forget where can I buy it too?

What should baby wear for taking him out of hospital?
This questions answer REALLY depends on the weather. The best advice I was given about dressing my baby was to put them in the same amount of clothes I was wearing to be comfortable and then add one layer.





If it is warm or HOT - just a diaper and a one peice undershirt is good. I would suggest a bonnet (hat) to keep the sun off, and a recieving blanket. Babies can't wear sunscreen and they burn quite easily!





If it is COLD - A one peice undershirt, and a sleeper is a good way to go! They are warm and cozy. Make sure they have feet so babies toes don't get cold. A hat and a warm coat or snowsuit are good too!





If it is cool or warm, but not hot or cold - a one peice undershirt, and a light sleeper. Plus a hat and jacket.





I would suggest looking for newborn sized stuff. Don't forget a hat! And mitts, no matter what time of year you can get special mitts to be sure baby doesn't scratch his/her face :) this is important and often forgotten.





For colors, white and yellow are pretty good safe colors for a boy or girl. If you go with purple people might make the automatic assumption that the baby is a girl.


Pink and purple for girls, blue and green for boys, yellow and white are nutral.





I would suggest the closestdepartment store! They will also have a sales clerk spacific to the baby section who can help you to choose :)





Good luck, I am sure your sister will appreciate anything you get :)
Reply:It depends on the weather but you can't go wrong with an all-in-one suit - the things that have poppers on the legs and tummy. They keep the baby warm specially since hospitals are always very warm.





A hat is also good for cooler temperatures as you lose a lot of heat through not wearing a hat.





Little jackets and suits in the NEWBORN section will be ideal as they are designed with newborns in mind and some of them are just so darn cute.





A cute, soft, fluffy blanket to wrap the baby in is an idea, specially one that fits in with the carseats colour scheme
Reply:all u really need for a newborn baby is a sleeper its to young to wear shoes all u need is a sleeper and for that size u look for newborn nothing bigger than that size. a baby cap, and baby socks n blankets of course but that all u really need
Reply:aww.. that is nice of you!! you can go to babies r us.. they have a lot of cute clothes for newborns.. since your sis doesn't know what sex the baby will be, try getting a neutral color that could be for both boy or girl.. yellows, beige, greens, whites... but you need, undershirt.. socks, a little beanie, a little blanket and the outfit that he/she will wear.. hospital provides the pampers.. so she should have enough for at least 1 day.. good luck!
Reply:Something to collect the poop!
Reply:well fist if you tell her your not gonna buy it someone else is and its gonna blow up in your face. think she is just gonna go with nothin? You can pick something that a boy or girl can wear like yellow or green. If you do purple that is kinda girly. I would just get an outfit, maybe LIGHT WEIGHT shoes and socks but nothin over the top. The baby is brand new and doesn't need to be smothered besides it is summer. You can go to any clothing store.
Reply:Depends on the weather outside. I would guess an all in one vest, an all in one sleepsuit, a wool cardigan if its chilly outside as well as a thin hat for baby's head. A light blanket to cover the baby if it gets chilly. If you don't know if its going to be a boy or girl, stick to neutral colours such as white, cream, yellow or green which both sexes can wear.





If its very cold, then the baby will probably need a coat of some description and a blanket to go over them.





I'm sure the store staff will be able to advise you... but if your sister doesn't know how to dress her baby, it worries me that she really doesn't know how to care for her baby properly and may need to get some professional support.
Reply:you should get a sleeper the kind that zips up or buttons up with the feet in newborns shouldn't be dressed in loud colors because they could get a rash from the dyes in clothing try white or something soft like light blue green or yellow since you don't know the sex those colors are neutral you can buy baby clothes at the Mall Wal mart
Reply:Whatever you buy, make sure that it is made by Coach
Reply:a pair of socks white


a jump suite white or yellow


a singlet purple


a jacket pale aqua


and a bonnet yellow or white





wal mart


target


dont know where you are from


best and less


kmart


baby co


even a supermarket


like coles or woolies
Reply:OK- the hospital will have diapers so you need to go to any store that sells baby clothes IE gap kids and buy size 0-3 months anything you think is cute. They make "onsie" outfits all you do is put the baby in and button. So get something with feet attached or socks and a small blanket to match and she should be happy. The most important thing would be to wash the clothes first!! If there is no time for washing don't put baby in strait from the store clothes because of the chemicals. CONGRATULATIONS!!! you sound like a great uncle! ( if you buy purple it will be a boy! Go with yellow or green but I would go with white.) Gap kids Carters even tj max.
Reply:I would buy a oonesie and prolly something that its gonna be warm in because when babys are first born they try to keep them warm because they were in the mothers womb for a long time, and its really neat i guess, I brought my son home in a oneis and a pair of socks but i had him in July of 2005
Reply:One thing for sure is a baby seat for the car. I've had six children(The oldest turns 18 today) and we always had to have a car seat. Other than that a sleeper with a hood, a receiving blanket,and a t-shirt. Buy whites and yellows. Those colors are neutral (plus they hide baby's spit-up)
Reply:Ask your mother if she has the outfit either you or your sister wore home from the hospital, or some other outfit you or your sister wore as an infant. Then someday you can tell the child how special the outfit was.
Reply:We've gone through this several times ourselves, along with family. Keeping in mind that everyone will be a bit different, let me share some thoughts.





There are two pieces to this - the practical and the memories. From a practical point of view, never choose shoes. Infant socks in a neutral color always works. Along with the t shirt that you mentioned, a nice receiving blanket is a must. Wrapping the baby in it holds in warmth, and makes sure that limbs don't dangle or get exposed. Finding one with some theme usually overcomes the boy vs. girl problem. Something that the mom likes, such as Pooh or a Disney character works well.





Now the 'memories' side. It never fails that the new parents want something cute to dress the baby in. A ton of pictures will be taken, and so you usually look for something sold specifically as an outfit. I would suggest waiting until the baby is born for this, and buying something within hours of finding out if it is a boy or girl.





Pick an outfit with a relatively lightweight top and matching bottoms. Finding one with a hat is almost always a big hit. It isn't really for helping hold in warmth as we enter the warmer months, but it seems to be the piece of clothing that eveyone falls in love with from a 'cute' point of view. You will probably even find that, depending upon the hat, the only time that they will put it on the baby is for pictures.





Hope this helps. Best of luck, and may God bless this precious little life.



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