To like clothes that actually fit my Children.

[Anythingforabitofpeace]

I know I probably am BU but here's the thing. My DC's are very small for their age. Always have been, everyone knows that they both wear clothes alot smaller than their age. DS is 3 but 18-24months fit him, maybe even 12-18month trousers. 2-3 hang off him and it will be years befoe he even gets into 3-4.

I really appreciate anything anyone buys them but I love it when they get clothes they can wear now rather than waiting 2 years to wear them. MIL always buys them bigger clothes, but I don't see the point in them having to wait years for them when they could do with clothes now. I don't need to stockpile clothes for years to come, like she bought DS a 4-5 year t-shirt for his birthday , I can only imagine it will be about 3 years before it fits him. DD even got a size 3-4 t-shirt when she was born, and size 7 shoes, My DS still isn't a size 7 at 3 years old.

And then some of the things aren't even in season. MIL bought DD 2 winter fleeces and she brought them round before Christmas because she thought with it getting colder she would get more wear out of them. Which was great, and really appreciated because she did need them but they where a size too big and they still don't fit her.

So I am BU aren't I but does this annoy anyone else?

Ive had it happen to me many a time...yanbu, it is extremely annoying although trivial. I would prefer clothes that fit or will fit soon, or nothing at all if Im honest.

I adore having a stockpile of clothes to grow into :o

getting a size 3-4 when the baby in question is on 0-3months is a bit much, though. Is your MIL going seinile ok?

Lol my Mum always bought a size bigger

Never mind the fact it was usually Summer by the time the Winter clothes she bought actually fitted them

I kind of understand - but bear in mind that sizing guides on clothes vary between and even within shops. Just be grateful for what you will have, and you can get clothes for them yourself now cheaply from supermarkets and second hand.

Some friends bought my DD a snow suit when she was born - lovely idea, but they bought in in 6-9 months size, by which time it would be mid-summer. It swamped her at 2 months when her first winter properly started and she was too long for it by the following winter.

No, not senile just loves the sales!

See when I buy a baby a present I always work out what age the will be by the time they can wear it and buy accordingly.

I quite like a stockpile too but usually only for about 6 months, anything longer than that just seems too far away.

I have just sorted out the summer clothes for my DDs aged 5 and 8. We got the summer clothes out, they tried everything on and we kept the things that fit, and got rid of stuff that didn't. My DDs now own clothes that vary from 18 months to 10 years between them!

DD1 (8) is currently wearing pants aged 3-4, and then clothes ranging from 5-6 years up to 10 years.

DD2 (5) is currently wearing shorts and skirts from 18 months - 2 years, and then t shirts for 2 years and then in other shops, she's wearing T shirts aged 6 years!

Both are average height, but thin children.

All my clothes come from about 5 shops: Debenhams, M&S, Next, Boots or Mothercare. Clothes sizes in this country are totally unpredicatable, even within one store.

I've always had a stockpile of clothes due to DS being very small and not growing as quick as I thought could buy clothes

Today he did put on some 18-24 month long shorts and told me they caught his winkie... so I think they will be going in the 'too small' pile. His school trousers are a size 4, but baggy on the waist and bougth for the length.. he is 6

yanbu. i have the opposite issues. my son (7mths) is tall (98th percentile) and fairly thin. 6 to 9mth clothing is too small and 9mth to 12mths is wierd sizing as the t shirts are too short and the trousers too long. seems strange though as when he was born even first size swamped him.

YABabitU. You can exchange most stuff and your MIL isn't likely to notice the size has changed. Also the weather's so crap in the UK that 'winter' fleeces will still get worn in the summer, and 'summer' clothes can be worn with a coat if you're going to be indoors for most of the day. Be more grateful that someone wants to buy clothes for your children.

DS, age 3. 5, has an age 3-4 torso but age 2-3 legs, bless him. But DH thinks that he ought to be in bigger trousers, so has wasted money on summer trousers that won't fit him until, at best guess, November. And we are a bit skint this month as it is, grr.

I have said that it's okay to have baggy tops and jumpers, and that shorts can last ages, but that pants, trousers, socks and shoes really should fit properly, or he will be uncomfortable and/or fall over a lot.

Then again, I am the woman who bought him a huuuuuge raincoat because it was the smallest in the shop and I was desperate. 8 months later and he still needs the sleeves rolling over.

Know where you are coming from although my kids are older than yours- dd is 13 and she has a pair of Next trousers age 11 and two tshirts from Primark size 18-20. Both fit her perfectly!

Ds1 is 6. His clothes currently range from age 6 - 10! Insane! I've our his clothes away (the good ones) away for ds2. He's 1 and is about to shoot out of most of his 12-18 month stuff. he's 16mo!

I'm absolutely certain my son got someone else's Christmas present from his aunt when he was 2 or 3 years old. Admittedly he was big for his age at that point, but it took him quite a while to grow into the parcel of age 6-7 clothes she gave him

DS is 2.10 but has been in 4-5 tops and 3-4 trousers since Christmas. Consequently everything he gets is too small! People at best buy 3-4 which is ok trouser wise but way too small for a top.as occasionally he is a 5-6 on the top as he is a giant.

Also have tall yet slim dd - almost 3 but still in 18-24 trousers... Its a shame though as most are skimming the ankles now - any tips or do we go up a size and just fold the waists dorm the next year?

Waists down for... Bloody phone!

I agree it is annoying... especially as with three kids I am likely to misplace wrongly sized clothes until they are outgrown.

my mum tends to buy things in charity shops if she likes them... I had an age 8 corderoy dress sat in the wardrobe that she bought when my daughter was a baby! although when it did finally fit I loved it on her, I would have preferred not having it take up space all those years...

It's better than having tall children - at least yours will grow into the clothes that people give them eventually. I've had a few things given me for DS (who's tall) which never fitted him.

I buy for my nephew and so far have done all right.

He is 18 months old and fits Mothercare/Boots 2-3 years, Next 2-3 trousers have to be worn curved under his belly while the arms a bit too long on him, Peacocks won't touch him- too skimpy around the legs, Mamas and Papas were outgrown very early on.

He is 93cm tall and weighs 29lb. Takes a size 7 slipper/ size 6 sandal from Mothercare.

I have already noted that the clothing I'll start picking up for his 2nd Birthday will need to be 3-4 years. I just hope he stops growing so quickly or my sis will have a nightmare with school uniform.

YANBU, I find that clothes that suit one child don't necessarily suit another with a different leg length, waist size, arm length etc so tend to start each child's wardrobe from scratch each season and fund it by buying fewer really nice clothes that I and more importantly they truly love and then wear to death before ebaying or binning.
Lots of clothes hanging around literally that go out of fashion or will need years to grow into would drive me crackers, storing, remembering to find and hoping they haven't been moth eaten or damaged in the loft.

YANBU but I do agree with purpleroses - at least your DC will get to wear them eventually. DS is 4 but is regularly mistaken for a 6 or 7 yo as he is very tall for his age. Everyone in both our families knows this, everyone comments on it but most still buy him clothes for age 4. I do try and exchange as much as I can but it's a bit of a pain having to go to the various shops after Christmas/birthdays to do this.

I must admit that before I had my DC, I am sure that I was guilty of buying clothes for new babies in non-season appropriate sizes. I always th

It's trying but tbh I find buying kids clothes a nightmare anyway. DD is 7.7 and well on her way to being of Amazonian proportions. She is quite well built and already towers over some 9 year olds we know, and takes adult size 3 shoes.

We have just had to buy her a dress for her uncle's wedding. We got a lovely one from Debenhams but it's an age 11 and already fitting above the knee. She is also wearing last year's el cheapo summer jersey dresses from H & M & Tesco's that are age 6-7. It's totally bonkers !

My MIL used to do the same with the advance buying - she has well & truly given up now!

I have the opposite problem; DD2 is 8 and is very tall for her age, wearing mainly 9-10 clothes or sometimes bigger in dresses. Family ask me what size she is and so I tell them then they decide that the size I've asked for will be too big for her and buy 6-7 or something, so she has loads of outfits she can't wear as they're all too small! And I think, why the heck do they ask when they aren't going to take any bloody notice?

And one relative once wanted to get her some sandals,asked for her size and then bought her a pair 2 sizes smaller as 'the size 13 will be far too big for her'. So we ended up with a pair of size 11 sandals she couldn't get her feet into. Bonkers

Dd 1 is 7 wearing 10-11 tops. Trousers have to be smaller, 9-10, if waist is non adjustable because she's slim waisted.

She's tall but not that tall.

Makes me wonder if it's the flip side of womens clothes vanity sizing.