Baby Size Check In

[jewel441]

Just bc I'm curious... what sizes are your LO's in:

Clothes:

Shoes:

Diapers:

Hats:

[jewel441]

Clothes: either 9 or 12s... at Carters she needs 9s for pants and 12s for tops, at Target she has 12s for everything but would prob fit in 9s for tops. She is still in 9 PJs but they are on their last leg...

Shoes: 3/3.5

Diapers: 3... I am especially curious about diapers, in November I remember thinking she was really close to size 4 and I even bought a few packs, but it's March and she is still in 3s.

Hats: I'm fairly certain she fits into a 0-6 hat still... tiny head over here, maybe it's 1 up from that, I just went to look at the sun hat she's been wearing but it didn't have a size on it

[sunshineshades]

Clothes: 18 months. She can fit in some 12 months as well, but things are small so we're moving up. Web we go to Mexico next week she'll be wearing 24 months, because that's the size I have haha.

Shoes: she doesn't wear them. She has 6-12 month Robeez. I bought size 4 (maybe 4.5?) sandals for next week, they're a little big.

Diapers: size 4. Though we use cloth mostly. I just took the rise out to the largest size last week on my bg 4.0s

Hat: her winter hat says 12-24 months.

[Deleted]

Clothes: 9m or 12m. 9 month stuff mostly fits still, but I've been bringing out the 12 month stuff.  

Shoes: 3.5

Diapers: 4 regular, 5 overnights. He's been in 4's since he was around 6 months I think. 

Hats: 12-24 months I think

[katespade]

Clothes- 9m.

Shoes- 3.5

Diapers- 3s. She is small for them but the 2s were starting to get snug.

Hats- UGH. She's slightly too big for 0-6 but too small for 6-12? The worst. H got her an adjustable baseball hat for her birthday so hopefully that works.

[Missy0483]

Clothes: 12 and 18 month onesies, 18 month regular t-shirts, 12 month pants. We mostly use Carters and Jumping Beans (Kohls) brands.

Shoes: 4.5W Stride Rite. Length wise is a tad big, but he has a high instep and the velcro won't go all the way across the top lol

Diapers: Moved to size 4 a few weeks ago.

Hats: He has a 6-12 month winter one from Target that is stretchy. We have other ones that just say "infant" size that are too small that we need to get rid of.

[ltlbandito]

Clothes: She has few 12m Carter's outfits she can wear. (They are older outfits that were either given or lent to us by my sisters. All the ones we bought her are too small.) We have a couple of off brand 12-18m size outfits that fit perfectly. I've also been putting her in some 18m stuff that she has room to grow in.

Shoes: no idea

Diapers: We do a mix of cloth and disposables in which she is a size 4.

Hats: don't know. We have a size 12-18m swim outfit that has a matching hat. A few months ago it was too big so hopefully it'll work for the summer.

[carissa325]

Clothes: some 18m but mostly 24

Shoes: 3 (I measured her foot this weekend and it was way smaller than I thought.

Diapers: 4 but need to move to 5 soon.

Hats: I have no idea

[awkwardturtle]

W is really solid and broad so...

Clothes: 18 month

Shoes: UK size 3.5 I think- only pair he has that fits- any US shoe brand Recommendations? I've mostly had him bare footed or in socks up to this point

Diapers: 5 daytime- 6 overnight

Hats: doesn't wear a hat right now but I know 0-6 month he outgrew by the end of last summer

[rachelilly23]

Clothes: 18 months mostly because a lot of her 12 month stuff is a little snug. The 18 is sometimes a little too big. It depends on what it is.

Shoes: She doesn't wear them usually. Just some Robeez that I think are 12-18. I got these crocs for her that are a size 4.

Diapers: Size 3. I might need to move her up after this box.

Hat: 0-12 months? I'm not sure.

[halfahippy]

Clothes: 12-18 months. Some 18 month stuff fits but is a little big.
Shoes: the only shoes I have for her right now are Pedipeds size 6-12 months.
Diapers: we use cloth, but a few weeks ago camping we used size 3 and they worked.
Hats: all her hats are handmade from a craft fair or etsy. Not really sized.

[paloslee]

Clothes: 18-24mos. PJs 24mis because he is so long. We still do some footie PJs.

Shoes: he is in 4.5. he has vans and stride rite.

Diapers: size 4. We also do a Huggies​ night time for bed.

Hat: we just got him a Mickey hat for our Disney trips and we got 2t because he has a big head. I also got him a bucket hat for swim class in size 2t too.

[DanaScullyX]

Clothes: 12 months. Some pants are too tight on her chunky ass thighs though.

Shoes: 3. I've never seen 3. 5 but those would probably fit well.

Diapers: size 3, but I think I'll move to 4 when this box is done because I have them. She's been in 4s overnight for a few weeks.

Hat: 12-24 months

[jewel441]

Mar 21, 2017 17:18:00 GMT -5 DanaScullyX said:

Clothes: 12 months. Some pants are too tight on her chunky ass thighs though.

Shoes: 3. I've never seen 3. 5 but those would probably fit well.

Diapers: size 3, but I think I'll move to 4 when this box is done because I have them. She's been in 4s overnight for a few weeks.

Hat: 12-24 months

I think it's only striderite that does half sizes...

[awkwardturtle]

I'm now second guessing W being in size 5 diapers.. the 4s were seeming snug and the 5s don't seem big on him. Hmm

[carissa325]

Mar 21, 2017 22:25:02 GMT -5 awkwardturtle said:

I'm now second guessing W being in size 5 diapers.. the 4s were seeming snug and the 5s don't seem big on him. Hmm

A lot of it depends on thighs. If C's thighs were any chunkier we would have moved up to 5's already.

[sunshineshades]

Mar 21, 2017 22:25:02 GMT -5 awkwardturtle said:

I'm now second guessing W being in size 5 diapers.. the 4s were seeming snug and the 5s don't seem big on him. Hmm

If you aren't having leaking problems or blow outs i wouldn't worry about it.

I do find that disposables often seem small to me.

[SheilaTheTank]

Clothes: 12 months. She is starting to grow out of some, but I don't have any 18month winter clothes and I refuse to buy them since it's spring damn it! She'll just have a lot of pants transform into capris and shirts become 3/4 sleeves.

Shoes: 3? At least that's the size of the ones she wears ever day.

Diapers: we do cloth which is like a constant learning curve because as she grows the fit keeps changing. I think I finally found a way to stuff them for school that doesn't give her an enormous fluff butt, but you know that just means that she'll change again in a week.

Hats: All her winter hats are knit so they stretch. I don't know about summer hats.

[sunshineshades]

Mar 23, 2017 7:46:35 GMT -5 SheilaTheTank said:

Clothes: 12 months. She is starting to grow out of some, but I don't have any 18month winter clothes and I refuse to buy them since it's spring damn it! She'll just have a lot of pants transform into capris and shirts become 3/4 sleeves.

Shoes: 3? At least that's the size of the ones she wears ever day.

Diapers: we do cloth which is like a constant learning curve because as she grows the fit keeps changing. I think I finally found a way to stuff them for school that doesn't give her an enormous fluff butt, but you know that just means that she'll change again in a week.

Hats: All her winter hats are knit so they stretch. I don't know about summer hats.

E just started daycare this month and the first 2 days leaked through her diaper. It happens at home a couple days a week too. For now I've gone back to disposables for daycare while I figure out better methods at home. I was worried her daycare would start refusing to use them if she leaked every day.
What do you stuff her diapers with? E has 2 different sized micro fibre inserts in there and can fill them sometimes in under 2 hours.

[SheilaTheTank]

Mar 23, 2017 8:00:59 GMT -5 sunshineshades said:

Mar 23, 2017 7:46:35 GMT -5 SheilaTheTank said:

Clothes: 12 months. She is starting to grow out of some, but I don't have any 18month winter clothes and I refuse to buy them since it's spring damn it! She'll just have a lot of pants transform into capris and shirts become 3/4 sleeves.

Shoes: 3? At least that's the size of the ones she wears ever day.

Diapers: we do cloth which is like a constant learning curve because as she grows the fit keeps changing. I think I finally found a way to stuff them for school that doesn't give her an enormous fluff butt, but you know that just means that she'll change again in a week.

Hats: All her winter hats are knit so they stretch. I don't know about summer hats.

E just started daycare this month and the first 2 days leaked through her diaper. It happens at home a couple days a week too. For now I've gone back to disposables for daycare while I figure out better methods at home. I was worried her daycare would start refusing to use them if she leaked every day.
What do you stuff her diapers with? E has 2 different sized micro fibre inserts in there and can fill them sometimes in under 2 hours.

For a while I was doing a small size prefold and a microfiber insert. Her fluff butt was enormous, but since she is chicken legged, I needed the extra padding to make up for her lack of thighs. If she moved a certain way while peeing it would go right out the leghole. Last week I took a chance and just stuffed them with two microfiber inserts and it's been working. 

Do you have any birdseye flats? They sell them in a 10 pack from Gerber for pretty cheap at walmart or target. Prep them like you would prefolds and then wrap the microfibers in them before you stuff the diapers. They are very thin but super absorbent. We use two of them pad folded in her nighttime diaper and they work great.

K went through 4 pairs of pants at daycare and came home in clothes that weren't hers because the leaks were so bad. DC never said a word other then that she needed more pants. But I was super paranoid and stressing for a while to find a combo that worked with her body type. It was like a saga. MH was so sick of me talking about diapers. I could write a book on all the troubleshooting I did. lol. 

[sunshineshades]

Mar 23, 2017 8:09:51 GMT -5 SheilaTheTank said:

Mar 23, 2017 8:00:59 GMT -5 sunshineshades said:

E just started daycare this month and the first 2 days leaked through her diaper. It happens at home a couple days a week too. For now I've gone back to disposables for daycare while I figure out better methods at home. I was worried her daycare would start refusing to use them if she leaked every day.
What do you stuff her diapers with? E has 2 different sized micro fibre inserts in there and can fill them sometimes in under 2 hours.

For a while I was doing a small size prefold and a microfiber insert. Her fluff butt was enormous, but since she is chicken legged, I needed the extra padding to make up for her lack of thighs. If she moved a certain way while peeing it would go right out the leghole. Last week I took a chance and just stuffed them with two microfiber inserts and it's been working. 

Do you have any birdseye flats? They sell them in a 10 pack from Gerber for pretty cheap at walmart or target. Prep them like you would prefolds and then wrap the microfibers in them before you stuff the diapers. They are very thin but super absorbent. We use two of them pad folded in her nighttime diaper and they work great.

K went through 4 pairs of pants at daycare and came home in clothes that weren't hers because the leaks were so bad. DC never said a word other then that she needed more pants. But I was super paranoid and stressing for a while to find a combo that worked with her body type. It was like a saga. MH was so sick of me talking about diapers. I could write a book on all the troubleshooting I did. lol. 

Haha I know! They're fantastic and I love them but can be so frustrating. I was going to try flour sack towels. Apparently they are amazing for absorbancy. I just keep forgetting to look for them.
I did adjust the fit, I increased the rise and that helped. I think I was getting some compression leaks.
I think once we get back from holidays I'll send her back in cloth and see what happens.
I do find if she has a huge poop and pees all at once she'll leak. Just too much liquid. But then she'll blow out of disposables too sooooo it's a no win situation.

[SheilaTheTank]

Mar 23, 2017 8:45:01 GMT -5 sunshineshades said:

Mar 23, 2017 8:09:51 GMT -5 SheilaTheTank said:

For a while I was doing a small size prefold and a microfiber insert. Her fluff butt was enormous, but since she is chicken legged, I needed the extra padding to make up for her lack of thighs. If she moved a certain way while peeing it would go right out the leghole. Last week I took a chance and just stuffed them with two microfiber inserts and it's been working. 

Do you have any birdseye flats? They sell them in a 10 pack from Gerber for pretty cheap at walmart or target. Prep them like you would prefolds and then wrap the microfibers in them before you stuff the diapers. They are very thin but super absorbent. We use two of them pad folded in her nighttime diaper and they work great.

K went through 4 pairs of pants at daycare and came home in clothes that weren't hers because the leaks were so bad. DC never said a word other then that she needed more pants. But I was super paranoid and stressing for a while to find a combo that worked with her body type. It was like a saga. MH was so sick of me talking about diapers. I could write a book on all the troubleshooting I did. lol. 

Haha I know! They're fantastic and I love them but can be so frustrating. I was going to try flour sack towels. Apparently they are amazing for absorbancy. I just keep forgetting to look for them.
I did adjust the fit, I increased the rise and that helped. I think I was getting some compression leaks.
I think once we get back from holidays I'll send her back in cloth and see what happens.
I do find if she has a huge poop and pees all at once she'll leak. Just too much liquid. But then she'll blow out of disposables too sooooo it's a no win situation.

Yes to the bolded. There's only so much a diaper can hold. 

Try the flour sack towels in combo with the microfiber and see how that works. I tried my best to troubleshoot at home as much as possible. 

[ltlbandito]

Mar 23, 2017 8:00:59 GMT -5 sunshineshades said:

Mar 23, 2017 7:46:35 GMT -5 SheilaTheTank said:

Clothes: 12 months. She is starting to grow out of some, but I don't have any 18month winter clothes and I refuse to buy them since it's spring damn it! She'll just have a lot of pants transform into capris and shirts become 3/4 sleeves.

Shoes: 3? At least that's the size of the ones she wears ever day.

Diapers: we do cloth which is like a constant learning curve because as she grows the fit keeps changing. I think I finally found a way to stuff them for school that doesn't give her an enormous fluff butt, but you know that just means that she'll change again in a week.

Hats: All her winter hats are knit so they stretch. I don't know about summer hats.

E just started daycare this month and the first 2 days leaked through her diaper. It happens at home a couple days a week too. For now I've gone back to disposables for daycare while I figure out better methods at home. I was worried her daycare would start refusing to use them if she leaked every day.
What do you stuff her diapers with? E has 2 different sized micro fibre inserts in there and can fill them sometimes in under 2 hours.

Have you tried bamboo? Hemp is also supposed to be super absorbent but to me holds smells sometimes whereas the bamboo doesn't. If I could go back is get more bamboo stuff and less hemp....

[SheilaTheTank]

Mar 23, 2017 15:08:48 GMT -5 ltlbandito said:

Mar 23, 2017 8:00:59 GMT -5 sunshineshades said:

E just started daycare this month and the first 2 days leaked through her diaper. It happens at home a couple days a week too. For now I've gone back to disposables for daycare while I figure out better methods at home. I was worried her daycare would start refusing to use them if she leaked every day.
What do you stuff her diapers with? E has 2 different sized micro fibre inserts in there and can fill them sometimes in under 2 hours.

Have you tried bamboo? Hemp is also supposed to be super absorbent but to me holds smells sometimes whereas the bamboo doesn't. If I could go back is get more bamboo stuff and less hemp....

This is good to know. My mom bought yards of bamboo cloth. I was going to make simple inserts from it, but I was iffy because i've read that hemp is better. Now i'll just go ahead and make the inserts. I'm constantly paranoid about diaper smells so thanks for the heads up about hemp. 

[sunshineshades]

Mar 23, 2017 15:08:48 GMT -5 ltlbandito said:

Mar 23, 2017 8:00:59 GMT -5 sunshineshades said:

E just started daycare this month and the first 2 days leaked through her diaper. It happens at home a couple days a week too. For now I've gone back to disposables for daycare while I figure out better methods at home. I was worried her daycare would start refusing to use them if she leaked every day.
What do you stuff her diapers with? E has 2 different sized micro fibre inserts in there and can fill them sometimes in under 2 hours.

Have you tried bamboo? Hemp is also supposed to be super absorbent but to me holds smells sometimes whereas the bamboo doesn't. If I could go back is get more bamboo stuff and less hemp....

I have a few. I can't remember if they are bamboo or hemp. I tend to not grab for them though. I should try again. I don't really want to spend a lot more money though at this point to purchase more. I didn't find a big difference with them with dd1.

[songbirdsinging55]

Clothes- 12-18
Shoes- 1
Diapers - 4
Hats- 12 to 18 mos

[SheilaTheTank]

I just packed up all of her 9 month clothes. I found some 6-12 mo short sleeve onesies that I had put away for the winter. I put one on her this morning and it still fits.