When do 50th percentile kids move from 2T to 3T size?

Rubygirl

Just curious if he'll be in 2T size til he's closer to 3 y.o. or if it'll be earlier.

moroccojade

I've been buying 3T tops for a while now.  (Dd is always between 50-70 %)   Some are a tad roomy, but I'd rather make them last a bit longer.  Still 2T pants, though.  She's narrow in the waist and 3 T pants are pretty long. 

She's been out of most 18-24s for a couple of months now.

HTH

Halo79RN

depends on the brand.  what brands do you buy most frequently?

my dd is on the bottom of the percentile chart (ht 10th  on avg, weight even lower).  She outgrows length first.  She can still wear some 18m skirts... a 12m dress...  for the most part she was in 2t dresses this summer... but last spring she moved up to 3 t pants for length ... even though they were pretty loose.  she also outgrows the tops before pants. Most play clothes are from target... so she moved up to 3 T in those last spring.. but this summer she still wore some 2T gymboree short and t sets and in some boutique brands, she still can wear the 2T.    She turned 3 last January.  

ds is skinny... 50th percentile for ht, 25th for wt.  he's in 18-24m, started to wear some 2T tops.  I'm buying short sleeve 3T for now.  I figure, if he needs them sooner than warm weather, I can layer a longsleeve t under it and/or a sweater over it.  I'm all about layering.  I also always buy a few staple pieces ahead... like plain jeans or khakis, or shorts.  

neverblushed

My kids hover in the 50th-70th%ile.  They always seem to wear the size shirt that is above their age and the size pants that are that are meant for their age.

For example, at 2, my children wore 24m or 2T bottoms and 3T tops.  There were probably some bigger 2T pants that they could still wear for a bit after they turned 3, but those were phased out by the time they were 3 1/2. 

 

cbc04

DD has been in the 50-70th percentile for weight since birth, but she's in the 95th for height.  At 24 months she is still in mostly 2T bottoms, but we are already moving into 3T tops for the length.  I wouldn't be surprised if she is mostly in 3T bottoms by 30 months.... 

triplea1819

I bought DS 3T fshirts or this winter.  he has  VERY long torso though.

 He is just now in 2T pants, and in 3 T shirts.  It all depends. 

jillybean222

DD is 2y, 4m (50th % for weight, 90th % for height) and I am buying 3T for the fall/winter.  They are too big now, but she is pretty tall and will probably grow into them before the warm weather returns. 

punkfiction

moroccojade:

I've been buying 3T tops for a while now.  (Dd is always between 50-70 %)   Some are a tad roomy, but I'd rather make them last a bit longer.  Still 2T pants, though.  She's narrow in the waist and 3 T pants are pretty long. 

She's been out of most 18-24s for a couple of months now.

HTH

this exactly. although aidan can still sometimes wear 18-24month shorts. 

we buy a mix of 2T and 3T shirts though