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Kids clothing sizes
I know I've mentioned it before but I'm not impressed with the children't clothing sizes. We're going to a kids play centre this afternoon and I've taken out 2 pairs of jeans for Hannah to choose from, one is a size 1 and one pair is a size 3. They both fit her well, as if they were the same size. She has a few shirts out to choose from also. One is a size 0, one is a size 2 and one is a size 5 and again they all fit her well as if they are the same size. For Easter my father who lives in a different State sent her a couple of sets of clothes and was asking what size to buy for her. I told him size 3 thinking that would be safe, since most of her clothes are a size 2 or 3. I have had to put the clothes up that he sent as they won't fit her another 1.5 to 2 years they are so big. Another relative also sent up a set of size 3 clothes and they are too small. I've been able to exchange them for a size 4 since we have that shop here also. She had to send up the receipt. She has pjs in size 1 to 4 that all fit the same. I'm just wondering how anyone else goes about working out what size to tell people who live away and are buying clothes or is it all just guess work? Or maybe should I tell them not to buy her clothes at all?
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Kids clothing sizes
I think the only thing that will work across labels/states etc is to measure.
For tops,
- measure from the neckline at the shoulder down to the hem in a straight line - this is your front length.
- The chest should be measured from under arm to under arm and then doubled for the full circumference.
For pants, the main measurements are:
- waist - just measure straight across from side to side, although with elastic waist keep in mind there is room for different measurements.
- Hip is another: about 15cm down from the waistband top edge, measure across to the centre front (at the 15cm down from top edge point), then measure across to the other side, at the same distance down from the top edge & double.
- The last measurement is length: start at the top of the waistband, and measure straight down the side seam, keeping the tape measure taut as you go, down to the leg opening hem.
If you measure garments that fit, or are slightly too big for your child, and then the person takes a tape measure with them when they go shopping, there should be less issues with size.
Hope instructions are comprehensible!
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so all I can say to people is that she fits into clothing from size 0 to size 7! I think she's only average size for her age, she's 97cm tall and weighs 14.85kgs at 3.5 years. But the fact that a size 6 item can be too small when a size 0 item fits her well is just rediculous. Like I said her knickers are all different brands but all the same size which is 2/3, and her singlets are even from different places but they are all size 2. It is hard buying tracksuits for her as she has a small waist but long legs. As a baby she couldn't wear the jumpsuits with the feet part in them as they weren't long enough in the legs. As a baby she had roughly the same size clothing. To start with she was in 0000 or 000, then she was between a 000 and 00 then a 00/0 then it went wierd after 0. Some of her things were 0, some were 1 and some were 2.
