clothing sizes

ok, I hope I word this right...

What size clothing was your baby/child in for the longest? Like what did you get the most use out of? I'm mainly referring to 0000/000/00 etc..

thanks =)

I got about a month of use out of a couple of 00000 things I had, about 3 or so months use out of 0000 but I think the best I got most use from (iykwim) was 00 and 0 - which DS was in till bout 16/17 months (but also still fit comfortably in as well as 1's)

But, having said that, it all depends on the clothes themselves. Some places sell small 0000 and some are on the larger scale of the 0000 area (for newborns for example)
HTH!


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Dd was in 0000 for a few months and 000 for ages! And she is still in 00 at 12mths but she is only little at 7.1kg

Dd1 was a premmie, she started in 000000 and was in 0000 for about three months, she was in 000 for over a year!

Dd2 was in 000 two weeks after she was born, mostly because of her length. She was in 00 for about 8 months.

Ds was a fast grower he spent a few weeks each in 0000 and 000, a couple of months each in 00 and 0. By 10 months he was well and truly getting into 1's, but he is still in ones now at 16 months.

I think it really depends on your bub (not much help). DD was just under 6pds when born....so she was in 00000 foe five weeks, 0000 for three months and 000 for ages.....00 for ages but she is still pretty petite so I got alot of wear out of her clothes.

I know my sisters little girl is 1yr and she is already in 0-1 so really wasnt in anything too long.

My DD was in 0000 until she was 4 months and was in 000 for a couple and then 00 for ages. She's still in 0 and wears some size 1.

I only orignally bought a few items in each size incase she didn't need them. A week after she was born we went out and bought a heap of 0000's and a few weeks later we needed more.

Things like body suits, singlets and even jumpsuits are good if you have them bigger as they will last longer.

Mine were big babies 8lb13 and 10lb and only in 0000 for about a week! Really depends! Would say they were in 00 the longest maybe?

I am with Tanstar..00 the longest. 0000 the shortest (mine lasted anywhere from a few days to a 2-3wks) and 000 (they were in for around 2mths or so depending on size of baby.

Yep, agree with Tan and Heather.

00 the longest, by far.

DD1 came home from the hospital in 000, was in them for maybe 3 months. Then she was still wearing 00 at 1 year old. We skipped 0 and went straight to 1.

Varies wildly between children.

DD - 00000: two weeks
0000: about 3 months
000: same
... Then I don't remember but I know she was in a few 1s by her first birthday but they were baggy. She's long and lanky

DS - 0000: 2 weeks
000 - about 6 weeks
He is now 4 months and is wearing 0 / 00 ... I find there's quite a lot of variation between brands so he's even in a couple of 1s. He's my 95% percentile Chunky Monkey though, so he's in these bigger sizes very early!

I think it's probably best to just wait and see how big bub is and how quickly they grow. Had I planned ahead I would have bought more stuff for the cooler months that he never would've used and would never have dreamed that he'd need size 0 t-shirts.

Neither of mine wore 0000 for more than a day (e.g. put them in first day and were too small) both over 4kg bubs.

It also depends on the item - my DS is like Santosha's and he isn't six months and he is in some 1's - his body is very long so if anything does up under crotch he needs really big sizes, tops and jackets etc he could still wear 00. Jackets in particular seem sized big and with long arms (DD wore a 000 jacket whole of her first year). Brands really vary I have a short sleeved onesie from GAP which is a hand me down and is size 18M to 24M and it fits my 6 month old (it must have shrunk a little).

Stuff with feet in them have a more limited shelf life (I cut them off sometimes (the feet off the suits that is :-)).

I don't buy much but am always in a rush it seems to get some wear out of the stuff people give us as sizing is so difficult - or we get bought bigger stuff but then is the wrong season.

If I had to pick a size I would say 00.

DS was 5pd12oz so was in 00000 at birth for almost a month, 0000 for a few months, then 000 for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages eg 6months +, seemed to grow through 00 and 0 quick, then size 1 for more than 12 months

yeah 000 were on for a while from 3 months to about 8 months for both of mine but they are tall and DS was in 1 for ages he can still wear some now at 2.5 and DD is wearing 1's now at 14 months

DD was in premmie clothes for a few weeks, 00000 til 11 weeks, is 13 months now and is still going between 000 and 00. But she's teeny.

Just wanted to pop in and tell you that Kmart sizing is bigger than Target. We had heaps of issues with that, DD was in Target clothes for ages as Kmart was just too massive.
I think she was nearly in Target 000 while she still in Kmart 00000.

Thanks for the replies everyone!!

I'm not buying anything, but I'm starting to sort through the boxes and boxes of clothes Starbright has given me, and I was curious. But it is handy to know anyway, because I do see some really cute novelty outfits that i wouldn't mind having for fun, but don't know what size is best to get them in!

As with Kmart being bigger than Target- Pumpkin patch sizing is huge!
I think bonds sizing runs on the smaller side also.

For my DD 00 and 0 the longest.

From memory (it's been a while) 000-00. Dd was in 0000 for the first four weeks (she was 7ld5oz and 49.5 cms long) then she was a slow grower (still is actually)

ds is nearly 16 months and I've just packed away the last of the 000's mind you he's also been wearing 00's for ages and some 0's. Now he's into all 0's I'd say he will be in those for ages too.

Just to prove that sizes vary widely for brand, DD1 is still in some size 0 pants, at 2.5 years old.

00 and 0 for the longest with both dds. Dd2 is in 00 or 0 atm depending on the make

I got about 3-4 weeks worth of 00000 with DS1 (born 6pound), and never got to use them on DS2 (born 7pound4)
0000 would've been til they were about 3-4 months of age
Then 000 til they were about 9 -12 months
And 00 til about 16 months of age
Then finally the 0 - which my almost 2 year old is still able to wear - especially when wearing a disposable (which is rare though - mainly at night) and pretty soon more when he is about to toilet train.
My DS1 - who will be 4years old in May still wears mostly 1's (and some 2's - but the 1's fit better with his undies).

DS was in 0000 for a couple of weeks maybe, and then in 000 for a few months.

If we were buying all new stuff for this baby, I wouldn't bother with any 0000 - because he's already an estimated 2kgs!!

00 and 0 all lasted for months. He wears a 2 now, but still fits some 1s he stretched :)

My DDs have stayed in all sizes for ages - they're tiny.

The only thing they grew out of quickly was 0000s that had feet - they were just too short. They stayed in 0000s in bodysuits, legs, and onesies without feet for a good few months though. Nothing to say that this little girl will be like her big sisters, but I've learned my lesson and the few things I have bought new in 0000 are all without feet.

I agree the Bonds sizes are tiny, followed next by Target.

DD was born a 000. Her feet were so big and legs so long that 0000 suits would cur her up. So they didn't get used. She was in 000s up til 3 months, then 00s until 9 months, then 0s until 12 months (some 0s still going, but she's long and skinny, so onesies etc we had to skip to 1s early) Now she's in 1s and a couple of 2s.

I recommend buying stuff after baby is born - you will get stackloads of handmedowns and gifts, and also that way you will get stuff for the right season. I had to give away a whole bunch of 00 gifts because Brissie winter was too cold for them - interstate relatives seem to think it's an ndless summer up here!

we didn't need any 00000 (or bonds 0000 - their sizing seems quite small in the wondersuits especially) but DS was in 0000 for a few weeks. he was probably in 00 & 0 for the longest & was into 1's a little before his first birthday. but i think it really does depend on the baby - i know a few people whose LOs are in a size height-wise but are so slim that there are only certain things they can wear without them falling off.

i bought mostly 0000 & some 000 before DS was born & then just stocked up when there were sales on as we went along.

We started in 00000 for a bit, 0000 lasted much longer than I thought, (he was a slow grower up to 6months) as did 000 but 00 for the longest! But It's so dependent on brand! My now average sized almost 9month old is currently wearing 00 and some 0 (which are too big), but is still wearing a few 000 things, and in one brand size 1!


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ooh - and it also depends a bit if you're going cloth or disposible nappy - cloth is much bulkier when they're so little! so the little sizes fit for an even shorter span of time.

:)

HTH