Some help with NB measurements?

[ktmama]

I've recently started making some fitted NB dipes. I made the Shar's pattern and it turned out TINY - only 11.5" rise and 4" at crotch. I in the process of making a Mama Bird, but I prefer dipes without the exposed elastic, like the Shar's. Anyway, I recently found this on the web and became concerned that the dipes I'm making will all be too small when Junebug arrives:

http://www.diapersewing.com/measurements.htm

FWIW, one of my babies was 7 lbs, 21 inches and the other was 7.5 lbs, 19 inches.

Can someone guide me to a more realistic size for newborns based on your experience and

Should I just bag the fitteds and make some prefolds?

TIA.

[BananaBreadGirl]

Hello fellow June DDC mom!

http://webpages.charter.net/rhamley/...%20pattern.htm gives similar measurements to the site you gave. The ones you made might be too small.

If you liked the pattern you could make it larger on a copier. Or you could try another pattern. As for the diapers you already sewed, maybe you could donate them to Miracle Diapers or Cotton Babies Diaper Grants for a preemie or small infant.

Don't give up just yet!

[ktmama]

Thanks so much, BBG. I've shifted to making the Mama Bird without the allowance for the ruffle and they seem to be a better size.