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Help! I need babygrows with big feet!

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glowingtwig · 01/02/2020 11:18

Dd is 15 weeks and 2nd percentile. She's a dainty but long baby with really big feet (both MIL and SIL are tall and slim so we expect her to take after them). I'm finding it really hard to source baby grows to fit her... 3 month ones fit her width-wise but are too short and crush her toes and the 3-6 month ones we have from Sainsbury's have long legs but the feet are still too small. 6-9 would drown her!
In the day she wears little trousers and socks now but at night I really want her in baby grows.
Any recommendations for brands for long-legged, big-footed babies? Smile

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hodgepodge21 · 01/02/2020 11:31

I don't know if they will be suitable but I found primark babygrows super long! We have a 99th weight and 96th height percentile baby and even the correct size is sometimes too long in the leg for him! The boys ones in primark are also a bit longer so could try those? Good luck, awkward sizes babies make things difficult!

DivGirl · 01/02/2020 12:29

The feet were always too small for DS but as he wasn't walking and it wasn't restrictive I just bought ones that were long enough. It didn't look uncomfortable, just slightly "off". He didn't complain.

If you have a girl you might find boys babygrows slightly longer in a lot of shops so could try them?

EssentialHummus · 01/02/2020 12:31

Primark or Gap I’d say. Otherwise just cut the feet off the ones you have and use socks?

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Sharonthetotallyinsane · 01/02/2020 13:12

Cut the feet off the gro

mindutopia · 01/02/2020 20:06

I always found Jojo maman Bebe ones to have massive feet. They aren’t cheap though!

MyCatScaresDogs · 01/02/2020 22:39

Buy footless ones and use socks! Including sock-ons if socks staying on is an issue.

We had a Baby Bigfoot and found the best options were footless sleepsuits. H&M and John Lewis worked well for a long, slim baby - avoid Next, who seem to cater for long torso/short legs, or at least a baby who is more in proportion! We also found Jojo Maman Bebe less good after the newborn stage.

BlueEyedFloozy · 01/02/2020 22:42

Both of mine wore footless baby grows for this very reason! We got some nice ones from Asda - they're more like onesies rather than sold in packs though.

Liland · 02/02/2020 11:08

Same problem here. I sized way up until he was mobile, and now do a combination of footless sleepsuits from h&m and have cut and hemmed the feet off of standard mulitpack sleepsuits :)

Amrythings · 02/02/2020 11:12

H&M three packs footless babygros are the only way to go. Primark are fairly long in the foot as long as you're prepared to not tumble dry them.

Zebrasinpyjamas · 02/02/2020 11:33

I think m& s are relatively long or I bought footless ones from next . DD preferred those and a sleeping bag at night. I think she likes to flex her feet in her cot!

glowingtwig · 02/02/2020 13:03

Thank you so much for your replies. I have cut the feet off a few but don't want to ruin the lovely ones incase a smaller-footed dd comes along in the future.
Great ideas re brands, I'll check all of those out and agree with the Next ones- short legged!
I hadn't thought of her maybe wanting to wriggle her toes in her sleeping bag. I'll invest in some footless ones. I think it just makes me feel better to think of her all tucked up but I guess the weather will be warmer soon.
Thanks again Smile

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