https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:44:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uk-sizing#post-1376549 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:19:11 +0000 Cherrybee 1376549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm glad other bees have answered this for you because I have never heard of baby clothes being sized by height (and I'm in the UK!). :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uk-sizing#post-1376539 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:11:49 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1376539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: @MegWag: @SugarplumsMom: oh! The 100 means 100cm length?? My son is 31inches long, so that's like 83cm I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uk-sizing#post-1376469 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 08:22:25 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1376469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like pp mentioned, UK sizing is equivalent to length in cm. my suggestion is to ignore the age they list on the sizes and go only by the actual size in cm and compare it to your LO's last well visit measure. That's what I do and I find it a lot less confusing. </p> <p>But 100 sounds big. DD wears a size 86 and measured 83 cm in her last appointment. She's almost 19 months old. Most size 92 pants are too big for her. With cardigans, it works, but pants are just too big. There's no way she can wear a size 100 any time soon. But shes a little small for her age. Hope this helps!</p> <p>Eta: I just checked a growth calculator and she's apparently avg, not small for her age :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uk-sizing#post-1376400 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 04:18:49 +0000 MegWag 1376400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The 100 refers to centimeters in length- well height really. I've never found that Mothercare ran particularly big. I just bought Linus some 24-36 month onesies and they are marked for up to 98cm. They are great. He's 23 months and average size. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uk-sizing#post-1376174 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 21:38:44 +0000 PinkElephant 1376174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find Mothercare to run HUGE! My 19 month old easily wears their 6-9 or 9-12 month sizes. I always thought 80 was 1-1.5 yrs, 90 was more 1.5-2/2.5, and 100 was more suited to 2-3 year olds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uk-sizing#post-1376112 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 20:44:37 +0000 wheres_c 1376112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: I think that would fit best. But don't come after me if I'm wrong! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uk-sizing#post-1376034 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 19:28:11 +0000 loveisstrange 1376034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Opposite. UK baby sizing runs about a size larger, in general. I do think Mothercare is pretty true to size though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uk-sizing#post-1376022 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 19:19:44 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1376022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: Its mothercare brand! Thank you! Lo is 15m and also weating 18m in Carter's. So...I should go for the 12m-18m? He will be 17m / 17.5m when he is done with the snowsuit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uk-sizing#post-1376019 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 19:13:13 +0000 wheres_c 1376019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My experience from the UK has been the opposite. LO is usually one size up in Carter's ie, he's 14 mo now but in 18m and 24t Carter's.<br /> In the UK brands, George, tesco, mothercare etc he wears his actual age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uk-sizing#post-1375997 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 18:52:52 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1375997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am about to order a snowsuit/pram for LO from a store in The UK and the size says "100" which is referring to 18m-24m.<br /> I know my clothing from overseas tends to run much smaller than US sizes, so I am wondering if that is the same for baby clothing?<br /> My son is 15m, but can fit 18m clothing and can certainly grow into 24m by the end of the winter. That is assuming their chart is correct in saying that "100" =18-24m. I have no idea what 100 is measuring. </p>