Tis the season to go consignment sale shopping and get the kiddos their spring/summer wardrobes. One snag: I’m struggling to figure out what size to buy Jane. Her winter clothes are 5T, so I was planning to get the next size. Turns out kids’ clothing sizes are just as wackadoodle as women’s. There’s no real universal sizing system, and I want to make sure whatever I buy fits for the whole season. Help a mama out, and tell me what to do!
Jane’s stats:
- Weight: 39 lbs.
- Height: 40″
My confusion:
Here is the size chart from Carter’s for toddlers:
5T is definitely too small for her. So, where do we go from here? The toddler and kid sizes overlap. Here’s the Carter’s kid size chart:
Can someone please explain how the children’s clothing industry decided to go from 5T back to a regular 4? And what’s with the 6X? Here’s the international clothing size chart for kids from Overstock:
Everything was just peachy with kids’ clothing until we outgrew 5T, and now I don’t know where to go from here size-wise. The problem with consignment shopping is that you gotta get it right the first time (no returns!), and I’m not bringing the kiddos with me because I actually, you know, want to shop. God bless my sweet friend who is watching the kids for me. 🙂
I’m thinking she’s a regular kids size 5 if I want her to be able to wear these clothes until August. Whatcha think?
I know this is a but behind but I just found your blog through the Happy Saints email (love your Saint coins!). We are in regular 4's and 5's here too. If I understood right the T at the end usually indicated that they were cut with room for a diaper underneath. It didn't always hold true but did more often than not. I think if you are in 5T now that I would go with 5's. 🙂
Thanks for your input, Katie! I bought almost all 6's, and they're a tad big. I'm hoping Jane has a big growth spurt so that her shorts look more like shorts and less like capris… Oh well! 🙂
I know this is a but behind but I just found your blog through the Happy Saints email (love your Saint coins!). We are in regular 4's and 5's here too. If I understood right the T at the end usually indicated that they were cut with room for a diaper underneath. It didn't always hold true but did more often than not. I think if you are in 5T now that I would go with 5's. 🙂
Thanks for your input, Katie! I bought almost all 6's, and they're a tad big. I'm hoping Jane has a big growth spurt so that her shorts look more like shorts and less like capris… Oh well! 🙂
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