So frustrated and confused about DS's clothing size

I bought him a ton of new clothes for fall/winter in size 18-24 which I assumed he would be b/c last winter he was wearing 12-18 months. Well, the past few days it's been cold and I wanted him to wear some of his new outfits and they are all big on him...the sleeves are too long and the pants are too long. What I dont get is DS just had his 18 mo. check up and is the 90th percentile for his height which he always has been so I dont get why his new clothes are big

Some are not so bad I can roll the sleeves or the pants but then DH tells me it looks dumb I actually had to put him in some of his clothes from last year that I had planned on giving to another LIF mom b/c he needed stuff to wear.

I think part of it is he has a longer torso, but shorter legs. I dont want to get his pants hemmed though b/c I know once i do that he'll have another growth spurt. Does anyone else have this problem?

ETA: I even washed and dried some of it thinking it would shrink a little and fit better...I feel like the sizes are off in the kids clothes.

Message edited 10/9/2008 1:36:25 PM.

Re: So frustrated and confused about DS's clothing size

Hi Crissy!

I totally have the same problem.

I ordered a few things from GAP the other day and I've been obessing about the sizes. I have to try the stuff on Thomas tonight.

He's a peanut... always has been. He runs pretty true to size in Carters. I plan to buy him some 18 months stuff for fall/winter. I had some GAP shorts for the summer in size 12 - 18 months and they were huge. He could wear them, but I had to adjust the waist to the tightest notch and he still had a little room. They were long too. So I ordered him three pairs of GAP jeans in 12 - 18 months since I figure they should last him through the winter. I order the larger, 18 - 24 months size in the shirts though because I feel they shrink more and end up looking small. I tried those on him last night and they are so long on him and the sleeves need to be rolled.

I'm obessing about the pants. I don't know if I should have gotten the bigger size or even if the smaller size will be to big. KWIM?

I have to try stuff on him tonight and I plan to do more shopping on Saturday.

I am actually debating on whether to get him a new GAP warmest jacket because he couldn't even wear his 6 -12 month last year because it was too big. I think I might be able to get another year out of it, but I would feel terrible if I was squeezing the kid into it if it was constricting on him or uncomfortable.

Re: So frustrated and confused about DS's clothing size

grrr...just wrote a long response and LIF timed me out.

Anyway...we are going through the same thing with Lucas right now. He's been in 12-18 months since March...I was sure he would be 18-24 months now but the clothes are too long for him...and like Tyler he is 90th percentile for height. You'd think they'd be in this size for sure.

So now I find myself scrounging the sales to get some things for him. I hate each purchase because I know he won't get a lot of use out of it but he still needs stuff. Thankfully I have some stuff from last winter.

But another annoying thing is that the 12-18 month pants are just right....almost close to crossing over to high-water category. It's almost like he needs an inbetween.

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Re: So frustrated and confused about DS's clothing size

Posted by Ang-Rich

grrr...just wrote a long response and LIF timed me out.

Anyway...we are going through the same thing with Lucas right now. He's been in 12-18 months since March...I was sure he would be 18-24 months now but the clothes are too long for him...and like Tyler he is 90th percentile for height. You'd think they'd be in this size for sure.

So now I find myself scrounging the sales to get some things for him. I hate each purchase because I know he won't get a lot of use out of it but he still needs stuff. Thankfully I have some stuff from last winter.

But another annoying thing is that the 12-18 month pants are just right....almost close to crossing over to high-water category. It's almost like he needs an inbetween.

Message edited 10/9/2008 1:48:20 PM.

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