How does Baby Gap run?

libbyann

We don't have many 0-3 month outfits, and I found some stuff I really like at Baby Gap. I'm nervous to buy them though because DH was 10lbs and I was 8lbs. I have no clue how big Will will end up being, but I don't want to buy a bunch of stuff that runs small.

In your experience, does Baby Gap run big, small, or true to size? Thanks!

amyliisa

We have a couple of hand-me-down Baby Gap t-shirts (no onesies, sorry) that say they are 0-6 months, but they swallow up my nearly 8-month old.  He's pretty skinny, though, but I still think they look more like some 9-12 month clothes I've seen!

mrslaquinta

In my experience, Baby Gap stuff is wide but short (for onesies), so when something was the right length for Kennedy, it was often too big around.  But dresses and regular shirts have always fit her pretty true to size, maybe a little big, meaning she could probably wear a 3-6 month size from 4-7 months.  And she is 90th %ile for height and 55th for weight, just for a point of reference. 

molliedb

ditto the wide but short comment.  dh and i were both over 9 pounds and somehow we had a 6.12 baby, so its hard to know what to expect, but dd wore her 0-3mo gap clothes until she was nearly 6mo.

mlf625

ditto the others- Anderson can still wear some of his 3-6 month Baby Gap, and he's in 9-12 in Carter's. ?The 6-12 Gap fits but he's definitely got room to grow.

libbyann

Thanks ladies! Sounds like the 0-3 month stuff will be fine I appreciate the help!

mcgee

DH and I were both big babies, and Meredith came 3 weeks early weighing in at nearly 8 pounds. And yet she wore preemie - yes preemie - clothes the first few weeks of life. For whatever reason, she just didn't fit into her 0-3 month clothes. Even some of her newborn sleepers were big. We had to make a run to the store to pick up a few outfits that would fit her.

I'd stick with what you have already, and know that if you have to, you can always pick up a few smaller items after the baby comes.

libbyann

mcgee:

I'd stick with what you have already, and know that if you have to, you can always pick up a few smaller items after the baby comes.

We only have 6 outfits total in NB and 0-3 month sizes...am I crazy for thinking that this isn't going to be nowhere near enough? 95% of our clothing is hand-me-down from awesome friends and for some reason, we got TONS of 3-6 and 6-9 month stuff, but not too many of the smaller sizes. I'm planning to pick up some sleepers and footed stuff that snaps at the sides or zips up the front. But I also wanted some nicer stuff that we could take him to church in and such. Are a few nicer onesies/pants going to be enough for those first 3ish months?