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I say don't argue with the hormonal pregnant lady and let her buy as many as she wants, it's her money and if she wants to waste it then it's her prerogative. :)
It depends how frequently you do laundry I guess : ) I've always had 6 pajamas 6 outfits for each size from newborn-12mnths. They outgrow cloths extremely fast so its not worth buying a lot for me.
Let her buy everything she wants. Now, if she's asking you to buy them for her, then that is different.
AngelS has a good calculation but I think we had even less than that and it was still shocking after the first load of laundry that she's outgrown the clothes she wore in the first week.
Yea, I should just stay out of it, but easier said then done! She calls me in a good mood, then argues with herself, gets pissed at me (when all I do is agree, nod, smile, etc) then hangs up. Haha...She is doing it to my mom too! We can't wait til the baby is born!!!!!
Just tell her to buy what she wants so she feels prepared but keep it in the package...then she can return it for the bigger sizes. My sister-in-law definitely NEVER used newborn clothes. Her son is now wearing 18 months at 9 months!
Just keep the tags on everything so when she wants to return them she can :) My sister just had my wonderful nephew 2 months ago and he is already wearing 6 month clothes...also GO TO baby gap! They have 40% their clearance and you can stock up for super cheap and the stuff is sooo freaking adorable! :)
Yeah, I would echo others and say just let her get what she wants/thinks she needs and encourage her to keep tags and receipts so she can return anything she ends up not needing. She probably just feels really anxious about being "ready" for the baby, so if that makes her feel ready just let her have that.
Just because she is measuring ahead doesn't mean that she will have the baby early. It can mean either bub is big (she may even run over her due date if its her first child) or just in an awkward position. You can never guestimate the size of a baby IMO. I always measured ALOT bigger and my baby was small and had heaps of clothes in the wrong size. You can never really plan for a baby with exactly what you need untill you know how big bub is after birth.
She is going to get whatever she wants as it is HER baby. Remember mummy's know best 
let her do it her own way, there is nothing worse than people telling you what to do when your trying to fit into a new role.
Let her buy what she wants for herself but you and your mom can just buy her bigger sized clothes. If she questions why, you can tell her that you'd like to give her options or the the baby will grow into them or something.
We don't think the baby will be early...we (including the doctor) just think he will be huge! The doctor told her not to get 0-3 months clothing...but she insists, so okay!
Honestly the last month is so hard, but it sounds like she is taking it extra hard! I would try to get used items from once upon a child or similar. Then, you aren't out much $. Or, try to talk her into leaving tags on things, and tell her you will wash them for her if she needs that many. We had lots, since we had handmedowns from friends, and I think probably 5 was more than enough. My baby was 8.5 pounds @ 39 weeks if that helps, and he was 11lbs @ 4 weeks I think.
PS I measured ahead for awhile then measured behind...it just had to do with the shape of my tum and when I dropped.
Baby Gap is good but I just bought a whole bunch of stuff for my friend from The Children's Place. So freaking gorgeous ad 50% off :)
We went through a lot of PJs with our 0-3 month old. But we mostly used the kind that are a sack and just zip up. No one wants to be struggling with footed PJs in the middle of the night with a wiggly newborn. Seriously.
I would just let her buy what she wants, even if she doesn't need it. She'll realize it later and can save what she bought for a future kid or just have something to laugh about. My mom has bought me a bunch of stuff from a kids consignment store near her in NH. She gets stuff for like 1.00 or 2.00 and it seems brand new. Maybe suggest that she get a few new ones and then try to find the other ones she wants gently used?
I bought a bunch of sleep n' plays, onesies, and outfits from the local thrif store. I didnt spend a lot of $ on them and that way, if I ran into the situation where she could wear some of the clothes for longer or shorter, I would still feel like it was a worthy investment.
Love consignment stores for inexpensive and hardly used baby clothes! And all those 0-3 month clothes she wants but may not use can go there as well and get turned into $ for bigger clothes...
If she's shopping for herself then let her get whatever ~ if you're buying clothes as gifts get the in bigger sizes and just ignore her hormonal rants as much as you can. It'll {hopefully!} be over soon! :) And the measurement isn't always a very accurate indicator of size... my baby is sitting high *and* heads-up so I've been measuring 3-4 weeks ahead for a while, but am not expecting a huge baby by ultrasound measurements {which is also very inaccurate}.
I forgot to mention...she refuses ANYTHING used. And for some reason she refuses anything that says "organic." That one we can't figure out.
I'm just letting her do what she wants. It's not my money! :)
I just went through something similar with my sister. We were anticipating the baby to be born tomorrow. Well he came on December 22nd. Her blood pressure was high so they took the baby early. She had NOTHING on 0-3 months. The 3 outfits I bought him were all he had. He has since grown out of the preemie but it wearing the 0-3 month clothing. Don't discount the need. If she has received a few things from her bridal shower don't buy more but she still may need a few outfits in that size.
You'll never be able to guarantee what size the baby will be not matter how she's measuring. Also, I'm sure she just wants her baby to have nice things and have it's clothing fit. Let her do whatever. Even if he doesn't wear it for long it will still be useful.
I dunno, I never really accepted anything 'used'. My son is my only child so I kind of wanted to go all out and him to have all new things. It sounds silly but in my pregnant mind that made sense LOL
I have to say, we barely used 0-3 month stuff and used almost no newborn stuff. Most of it only fit for like a week or so. But really, let her do what she wants! :) She's allowed to be a little difficult right now. You're good to try to help her out.
i would just buy her a bigger size. don't worry about what she does with her money though.
at least she has someone like you to put up with her!
To be completely honest both my nephews were big babies and my niece was average and they never work newborn or 0-3 months. It was way too small for them! It makes sense to buy a size up so they can wear it for more than month!
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Here is the story:
My sister is having a big baby in March. The baby is already a month ahead of what it should be size-wise. My sister is INSISTING she needs "at least 7 or 8" footed pajamas in size 0-3 months, which is up to 12 lbs. And also a bunch of clothing that size.
EVERYONE (my mom, the doctor, friends of hers, Babies R Us employees) is telling her she doesn't need that many (if even any at all) that small. She is yelling and cursing, "I don't care what the F*** anyone says!!!!! I WILL NEED THEM!" Everyone is so fustrated because we are on her side, trying to help her save her money. But she just keeps screaming at us all.
What do you think? She is 32 weeks, measuring at 36 weeks. How much clothing and pajamas should she get for 0-3 months (8-12 lbs)?
Thanks!!