https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 20:25:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2145870 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 08:52:39 +0000 looch 2145870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is pretty typical, every one has different experiences with growing babies and sizes. It's hard not to buy ahead when you see really cute stuff at good prices, but after a couple of seasons of having to replace everything, you get over it and eventually, shopping and cute outfits lose their allure, at least they did for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2145732 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:51:30 +0000 yellowbird 2145732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ds has been in carters 3 months since 1 week old. He was 9.4 lbs and 22 inches. It's mainly the length. He can fit in newborn width wise but his legs are way too long. Even 0-3 month is short on him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2145726 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:44:24 +0000 ValentineMommy 2145726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally depends on the build of your baby. My son was born at over 9 pounds and he wore NB clothes for about 6-8 weeks. He was just very tall and skinny (and solid), but not chubby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2145037 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:43:55 +0000 youboots 2145037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for your feedback. Looks like I just need to keep an eye on length and just shop based on what she needs at the time. Between hand me downs gifts and the shopping I did we have a fair amount of clothes. She hates getting changed and all the brands are so different I just don't want to have to keep unsetting her by trying stuff on, but I don't want to miss out on some of her cute outfits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2145027 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:35:50 +0000 Anagram 2145027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: Probably! I have friends with boys who say Target runs big, and in girls it's really small! LO definitely has to have 2t leggings if they are from Target and she only weighs 22 lbs at 21 months. But she has some 18 months gap pants someone gifted us that are gigantic on her--I'm not sure when she'll fit in them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144817 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:04:25 +0000 ShootingStar 2144817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I wonder if the boys' stuff fits differently than girls in Baby Gap. We have a bunch of 12-18m Gap onesie and body double shirts that are getting hard to snap, the necks are looking too low/pulled, and the sleeves are getting short. But DS fits perfectly fine in Carters onesies. He's 17 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144815 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:03:27 +0000 jape14 2144815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS was in NB for about 4 weeks (at his 4 week appointment he was 10lbs 6oz/23 inches). Then he was in 0-3 mo until 3 months old (he weighed around 14 lbs but don't know his height then), 3-6 mo until about 5 months old (17.5 lbs, unsure of height). He's 7.5 months now and is in 6-12/9/12 months depending on the brand (he wears a lot of Boden &amp; smocked outfits which tend to run on the big side IMO; BabyGap runs pretty TTS for him). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144794 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:49:20 +0000 Anagram 2144794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always felt like Baby Gap was really huge, Target the smallest, Old Navy and Carter's in the middle.</p> <p>My LO was in NB for about 6 weeks, and then 0-3 for a looong time, then 6 months around 8 months?</p> <p>She's 21 months old now and still wearing some 12-18 months, some 18 months, and a very few 2t clothes (mostly Target stuff that runs small). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144758 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:31:27 +0000 Smurfette 2144758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamasig: ha! I think GAP is true to size and Carter's run huge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144756 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:30:43 +0000 Smurfette 2144756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never bought to far in advance when she was under 1. </p> <p>I never look at the weight for the clothes. I just go by the length. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144739 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:20:09 +0000 Mamasig 2144739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't buy too far ahead and everyone's right that it totally depends on the brand. And it depends on how fast your baby grows. My boys grow like weeds. At 11 months, DS2 is in 18-24 months and some 2T shirts. He's been in these for a month or two. He started off in newborn and was only in each size for a couple of months. </p> <p>In my experience, old navy runs narrow, Gap is on the bigger side, Carter's is about in the middle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144697 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:00:06 +0000 snowjewelz 2144697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on LO and also brands. I give up trying to figure it out! I constantly just take out the next sizes and actually hold them up against each other and group them that way. Esp for Gap it's 6-12 m so I'm like ??? DD is 4 mo and she wears some 0-3, some 3 and some 6! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144694 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:59:15 +0000 Mrs. Coral 2144694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 23 inch baby wore 1 newborn outfit ever. She is now growing out of many of her 0-3 month sleepers at 8 weeks...mostly Carter's. I'm not sure how long she is now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144664 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:45:59 +0000 avivoca 2144664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>H was smaller (still is), so we're behind sizes. She still has so much 18 month sized stuff for winter that she can't wear now because it's too warm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144660 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:42:31 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2144660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't buy too much ahead. DD1 outgrew an entire summer wardrobe by April. I never expected her to be in size 12 months be four months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144653 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:39:51 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2144653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They change clothing sizes SO fast at that age, it's insane! My daughter is tall and skinny - I want to say I put away the newborn clothes at 8 weeks and transitioned to 0-3 month stuff. She probably could have stayed in the newborn stuff longer but I wanted her to wear the 0-3s before she outgrew them, haha. I definitely wouldn't buy any more newborn stuff. Even if the 0-3 is a little big, she'll probably fit into it by the time you do your next load of laundry, it's nuts!</p> <p>I didn't really buy ahead more than one size until we entered the toddler stage. I found the growth spurts to be so unpredictable. Like she was in 6 month clothes forever but flew through 9 month clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144631 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:30:03 +0000 ShootingStar 2144631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The weights on clothing sizes are just an approximation. I found with DS that he was generally in the size for his age. So at 5 months, he was 3-6m clothes, for example. I was also much more averse to putting him in clothes that were too big when he was really little. Now that he's a year and a half we're much more flexible with sizes. I tend to buy stuff bigger because it'll last longer. I also found that summer stuff gets a LOT more wear with him because I don't have to worry about the sleeves or pants legs getting too short. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144628 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:29:36 +0000 loveisstrange 2144628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby Gap runs huge anyway, just FYI. Their sizing is ridiculous.</p> <p>I mean... my kid is 3 now so.... yeah, I dont remember. She was always 2-3 months ahead of sizes though, and then generally a "year" ahead in toddler sizes. Like, she turned 3 less than 2 weeks ago and she's in 4/4T. </p> <p>Predicting infant growth is impossible. I always regretted buying ahead when she was little because it was usually a waste. Just dont do it. Generally, Id go bigger than you think you need. Baggy is better than too little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144621 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:22:29 +0000 turquoisemama 2144621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is all over the place with sizes depending on brand. She was definitely in some NB at 6 weeks. Now she's in mostly 3-6 at 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144585 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:08:09 +0000 miramira 2144585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've found that it really depends on the brand. LO is 6 months and still wears some 0-3mo pyjamas yet fills out 3-6mo clothes lengthways but not widthways. It's odd. You'll find that there's no consistency since the sizing is different between brands and all babies are different sizes. I'd go ahead and buy the next size up if you're buying new clothes; you can always roll up the sleeves/pants etc if they're a bit long :) She'll only fit into them for a few weeks or a couple months and be onto the next size before you know it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144255 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 21:40:34 +0000 Foodnerd81 2144255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C was in small sizes for so long, despite being over 8 lbs at birth. Makes no sense. I just disnt buy ahead for a long time (it's not saving money if the great prices outfit never gets worn). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144249 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 21:32:16 +0000 Mae 2144249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no memory of sizes v. weight and in 6 mo you won't either. We're just heading into warm weather. Get some 0-3 and 3 mo stuff, maybe some 3-6 that would be appropriate for both summer and fall. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-clothes-sizing#post-2144242 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 21:28:51 +0000 youboots 2144242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now my 6 week old is still wearing newborn clothes. She is 10 lbs and 21 inches tall. Her 0-3 month clothes which say they start at 8 lbs still seem huge (mostly Baby Gap and Carters). </p> <p>What gives? What were your baby's stats when they moved up in sizes? I want to pick up a few things on sale but it seems that the sizing is off. </p>