Klara turned 2 months old yesterday. Today we measured her at the pediatrician’s, and she’s very average in terms of size. She’s not uncommonly huge or anything but right there in the middle with other babies her age.
So what I don’t get is how come none of the clothes marked “0-3 months” fit her any longer. I have to dress her in the “3-6 months” outfits, and she does best in the clothes marked “6 months.” They are very loose on her but that’s great because she gets a lot of freedom of movement.
My explanation is that this is a way of getting people to spend more money. Everybody buys a ton of those “0-3 months” outfits before the baby is born but once it arrives it becomes clear that the clothes are too small and have to be ditched.
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My explanation is that this is a way of getting people to spend more money. Everybody buys a ton of those “0-3 months” outfits before the baby is born but once it arrives it becomes clear that the clothes are too small and have to be ditched.
This seems like a likely correct analysis, unfortunately.
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That’s one of a number of things that one learns from experience — preferably someone else’s experience, that is.
It’s important to find people who have kids who are slightly older and can advise you of stuff like this. The size issue has been around for decades. Sizes were defined back in the 1950s when humans weren’t as well fed or as large, and there have been no material adjustments since then. That’s something any veteran parent could tell you. The same applies to selecting pediatricians, preschools, babysitters, etc. You need to plug into a parenting network. That network will also provide playgroups for Klara when she is just a little older.
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Or babies are all different sizes when they’re born and it’s based on a smaller baby median size from years past?
I notice smaller sizing when it comes to shoes and adult clothing as well.
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There is also a newborn size that looks like it can only fit a very premature baby. Plus, there is a preemie size which is even smaller. It probably fit the Octomom’s babies but nobody else.
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A consequence is that everyone gives you clothes in “newborn” size, but this size stops fitting the baby in about a week or so. Then these gifts are all useless and you have to go buy new clothes again.
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Exactly! I feel bad for people who want to see the baby wear their gift but she simply doesn’t fit into it.
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My mother always said to buy baby gifts in larger sizes so that the child would have something to wear later on as well.
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Bigger is definitely better than smaller because loose-fitting clothes are comfortable for babies while tight is painful.
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