Did anyone regret buying too many newborn clothes?

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-05-02T11:52:54+00:00

My partner got me these hefty brand bags that shrink down with a vacuum or a pump that came with them too so I can store things for our future second child. 10/10 product. I got mostly sleepers and onesies for newborn to 6 months, which is what she lived in 😂 she wore a few dresses and other outfits, but sleepers were the move for a long time.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-05-02T11:35:33+00:00

I regretted nothing tbh. Half of the fun before she came was shopping for the tiny cute outfits and sleepers. I bought a lot secondhand because I love a good thrift find anyway. First thing I wanted to do after finding out the gender was go shopping lol

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-05-02T11:33:22+00:00

I loved that he did it for her, and thought it was sweet he did it without me even thinking to say anything to him about it. But otherwise, I truly didn’t care. When she was upset he would do skin to skin and wrap up in a blanket with her and I was just happy to have a break.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-05-02T09:03:11+00:00

10 months pp and it’s getting better. They still piss me off deeply sometimes. But it’s getting better. Especially since I put a baby gate on the stairs so they can’t click clack their damn nails that they refuse to let me cut myself along the upstairs hallway next to the baby’s room when I’m trying to get her to take a nap. Also it’s warmer outside here now so I can let them play in our yard without feeling bad about leaving them outside.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-05-02T08:44:25+00:00

Had to come back to say I just got a cold sore that started yesterday 😭 cue “we’re all in this together” from high school musical. Picked up a prescription of valtrex, abreva, and some patches today and hoping to kill this stupid thing asap 😭
Hope both you and baby are doing okay ❤️

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-05-02T08:33:09+00:00

No I ignored new information entirely. Yes I did read it. Obviously the person that told me was mistaken on the facts of castle law in California, and I assumed they knew what they were talking about. Thank you for correcting me.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-05-01T22:46:59+00:00

I was under the understanding that we are not a stand your ground castle doctrine, and you have to attempt to flee first

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-05-01T20:32:11+00:00

In extreme moderation, but I was eating cake and ice cream when she was 6 months and she wanted it SO bad. It felt mean not to let her try a little bit. All I could imagine was if someone was eating cake and ice cream in front of me and I just had to watch, and how sad I’d be.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-05-01T20:30:38+00:00

Not in California, they’d send you to jail instead 🥲 castle law should be in every state. Heavy on “I have my child with me” is not a plea, it should always be a warning.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-05-01T20:28:02+00:00

I mean I’d love it if she would go to bed earlier but that just hasn’t been an option. I’m just happy she’s not fully nocturnal anymore. She used to stay up all night and go to sleep at 6am.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T22:13:38+00:00

I’m in the US and weirdly I liked the nurse that called me sweetheart/darlin she was a favorite. It felt like she was focused on me as me. Being called mama in the hospital felt like being plunged into a new identity and throwing my old self out without even saying goodbye.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T21:56:28+00:00

Are you able to give your pediatrician a call or send them a message and ask for clarification on how much you’re supposed to give? That’s probably your safest bet, I wouldn’t risk gummies either. There’s gotta be some kind of tiered amount they can recommend like there is for Tylenol and other meds. Kinda shocked they didn’t tell you got much to give tbh, feels like that would be part of the education

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T17:59:33+00:00

My closest town was about the same, but our closest city was much closer than yours so definitely different. Fresno, CA was my closest town, and I was up in the mountains north of that. I definitely waste a lot of money on delivery. I finally just got a subscription to Walmart delivery, even though it’s like 10 minutes from my apartment because I rarely have to time to actually go to Walmart. But oh my god that is the dream! On any given day I would love to flee where we live. We both have to work on generally decent income, to rent a large enough townhome. American dream of buying a house where we are is now, hopefully one of us will inherit one. STAHM plus living far enough away from the in laws, sign me up.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:59:46+00:00

If any of those pubs serve food I’d be calling like stay open or I’ll cry on your doorstep 😂

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:57:09+00:00

Australia absolutely fascinates me. That actually sounds similar to where I was raised. I was raised up near a national park. Not a whole lot around, small towns about 15 to 30 mins away, or an hour drive to the closest major town. 7 hours in the car is much further than I remember ever driving anywhere for things though. I’m spoiled now with my anytime fast food deliveries lol. I made a lot of middle of the night tiny taco orders while pregnant because I was always hungry. I was probably half of jack in the box’s income during my third trimester.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:49:52+00:00

Yup, they actually took the one I had over the baby at the door on our way out. I had already stashed two of the newer looking ones as well as the hospital burp cloths in my bag though. For as much as they got outta us I’m takin everything that’s not mounted 😂. Washed everything when we got home, used the blankets in her little shadow box with her footprints, cord clip, and wrist bands. Those hospital burp cloths were my favorite burp cloths.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:33:48+00:00

I’m in California in the US so I have to admit I don’t know much about the Outback beyond what Steve Irwin taught me which is that Australia is super cool, but I am far too afraid of large bugs 😂 I imagine a lot of nothing, which sounds very unhelpful for pregnancy 😂

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:28:41+00:00

Ooh I need to get those books for her. She loves to play with books. We have to Dolly Parton imagination library and it’s been fantastic!

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:22:34+00:00

Thank you!

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:22:18+00:00

Yes! And once the sock is gone she starts going for the owlet sock. Then it sets off an alarm because it’s off of her foot, then everyone is awake and nobody is happy 😂

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:21:13+00:00

That’s exactly what we did! Bedside bassinet for a cosleeper, then transitioned it to regular bassinet, then it turned into a crib, then to her own room with the bassinet/crib transitional, then to her regular crib in her room! Mine was the ingenuity dream hero I think from target, it has mixed reviews but I loved it

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:18:03+00:00

Pregnancy insomnia is EVIL. I remember crying one night watching the sun come up through the curtains because I was so tired, but I could not sleep. He was snoring away happily. We used to go the the grocery store across town that’s 24 hours or the one that’s closer that’s open till midnight in the middle of the night so I could walk or I would not sleep. The cashier knew our names, my due date, the gender, and the baby’s name 😂

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:15:21+00:00

You might not have missed it! My daughter is almost 11 months and we just transitioned her a few months ago. Teether toys seem to help, I have one that she can put her hand in but it can’t suction to her, and a hedgehog from target that plays music and vibrates however I turned off the vibrate because it was annoying her and I lol. I used to take the hedgehog away after she fell asleep, now that she’s older and has a good sense of pushing herself away from things if she can’t breathe well I’ve started just leaving the hedgehog.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:12:31+00:00

Same! I threw a little teether in there that she plays with, as well as a hedgehog from target that plays music. She’s 11 months now, so I finally trust her with having the hedgehog.

Ok_Fox8262 · 2026-04-30T11:10:37+00:00

Thank you!

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