12 month clothes vs 12-18 month

hterry85

Are these pretty much the same? Seems like a silly question. DD is wearing 9 month now (yes, at almost 14 months lol) so I expect her to be wearing 12 when it warms up. But some brands are just 6-12 or 12-18. Those brands I would need 12-18, right? That just seems so big since she is only in 9 now.

kiki_1218

DD is in 9-12 month clothes or 6-12 months now and the pants are getting too short for her. I've been buying 12-18 month stuff for warmer weather and they are huge on her now. So I'm not sure. I think if I buy 6-12 they will be too small by the time it warms up.

 I guess none of that was much help, but I'm kind of in the same positon as you. Sorry!

NathsPrncssD

12-18 will probably be a bit big, but I would assume that she would grow out of 6-12 really fast. So you will probably get more use out of the 12-8. It also probably depends on how the clothes from that store fit her and how certain clothing fits her. My DD is starting to wear 18 months...but her 12 months jeans are still HUGE on her. Hope this helps at all...Lol, I probably just made it more confusing! Sorry!

Blue1299

If she's in 9 month clothes now I would say to go with the 6-12 size. 12-18 is bigger & DD is just now starting to fit into that size properly, even though 6-12 is too small.

Temp36641187503164

I consider 12 month 9-12 and 12-18, 12-18.

DS is also in 6-9/9 month clothes, but 12 month is starting to fit him. 12 month pants are big on him (long and in the waist) but he needs a 12 month t-shirt to fit over his head, lol.

Clothing that ran 6-12 months never really fit DS correctly.

I bought a few warm weather things in 9-12 but I'm mostly buying 12-18...it should fit him in the next 2 or 3 months.

snicksnack

Every company seems to be different so I go by the weight and height listed on the tag.  Anything from Carters listed as 12 months is usually the general 9-12 that other companies sell.  My DD is small she was 16 pounds 6 ounces at 12 months.  Right now she is wearing between 9 and 12 months and for summer I am just looking at the weight and guessing.   With Old Navy she is currently wearing 6-12 and the waist is still a little big so I am thinking she will be in 6-12 for a while when it comes to shorts.

Doylesa

12-18 month is much bigger than 12 months clothes. I think they fit more like 18 month clothes.

megs68

See I'm finding different.  DS wears some 12 month (carters and Childrens Place) and some 12-18 month (gymboree) but the 18 month from Childrens Place are still unbelievably huge.  I don't know if its the size, like 12 is mid-way between 12-18 or if its the stores.

memali26

I hate the 6-12 months sizes, I pretty much avoid them because they never seem to fit right no matter what size she's in. DD just moved up to 9-12 month (just 12 month by Carter's sizing) about 3 weeks ago, so I've been buying that size in t-shirts for spring/early summer. I'm holding off on shorts since it won't be shorts weather here for at least 2 or 3 months yet, but I figure about now is when her growth should start to slow down and she'll wear clothes longer.

Our problem is that she is long and skinny - 75% for height and only 25% for weight. Her 6-9 month pants fit her waist, but are too short. Her 9-12 pants are the perfect length, but fall right off her skinny little butt. It's making me crazy!

SeaStar430

No they aren't the same.  Allie can't fit into any 12m clothes but still most 12-18.

Ivana_Stolichnaya

 

This picture was taken about a week ago.  She's wearing 12-18 month fleece pants, you can tell they are a little long still.  We're in mostly 12 month clothing.

shoeboxx

6-12 months = 12 months

12-18 months = 18 months

18-24 months = 24 months.

Maybe get her a few 6-12 month items to start off the warm months.  That way, she'll have a few pieces that fit. 

Abinormal

I know it's tempting to buy ahead, but in your situation I would wait. I bought Tegan some clearance 18 month shorts, capris, etc. last Fall. Well, she hasn't grown as much as I anticipated and so, I've had to go out and buy her several pairs of 12 months shorts, capris, etc.

hterry85

Abinormal:

I know it's tempting to buy ahead, but in your situation I would wait. I bought Tegan some clearance 18 month shorts, capris, etc. last Fall. Well, she hasn't grown as much as I anticipated and so, I've had to go out and buy her several pairs of 12 months shorts, capris, etc.

I bought a bunch of childrens place 12 month dirt cheap at the end of last summer, so we're pretty well stocked and I expect them to fit. It's more just cure things I come across. We don't shop at gymboree much, so I'm not too concerned about their things, but we do buy a lot of Old Navy. We also get a ton a second hand, which sometimes can be a little smaller than new due to shrinking.

SaranJonathan

My DD is 14 months and weighs 19 lbs. She is at the 50%tile for height. Her 12 month pants are too short. We got some 18 months (Carters and Osh Kosh) and 12-18 months (Gymboree and Gap) and they are a little long. They dont fall down (however we use cloth diapers). When in sposies they do fall down. For short sleeves we are buying a little big and plan to wear them all summer. I generally look at the tag for sizing. We usually have to go bigger because of height. Good luck.

haydeeg02

LO is in mostly 12 month clothes but is starting to grow out of them. To me it seems that 18 month is a lot bigger because 12 month fits him perfect and 18 month fits him huge. Ugh, to be in between sizes.