Buying bigger clothing sizes?

haystacks.bride · April 2010

Are you all buying clothing in larger sizes? I have been looking at buying end of the season clearance items for next year - like 12 month and even 18 month sizes. I figure that I will eventually need them and I might as well pay $2-$10 dollars for them instead of $20-30? Childrens Place is having an awesome clearance right now - plus an additional 15% with coupon code (C4A4A). I have over 20 items in my cart for around $75.

Is this a smart idea or am I just overly obsessed with my child's wardrobe?

MeanMommyLady · April 2010

I do it all the time. Luckily I have a child who is pretty true to size. Be prepared for some of the things to not fit at exactly the right time, but most clothes should fit pretty close (if you have a healthy full term baby, you would obviously have to adjust for premies).

paxilchyk · April 2010

We haven't really purchased anything over 6 months because we want to wait and see how big LO will be. I would hate to spend money on all kinds of warm weather clothing for next year and not have any of it fit!

madhatter2003 · April 2010

I've never had much luck....the sizes vary a lot between stores, and my kids were never quite in the right 'month' for the season. Usually it was ahead for shirts and behind for pants (so at 1 year my DS is in 18 months shirts but 9-12 month pants/shorts)

anvloveskme · April 2010

I have bought/received as gifts, clothes up to 24 months. I have tried to be mindful of the size/season as best I can. I am a hard core shopper, so when I find deals I like to get them!

smilejenn · April 2010

If you live somewhere that has true seasons, I would hold off on buying clothes too far in advance. Like others have said, it's really difficult (if not impossible) to predict what size your LO will wear in a year. And there will always be other sales. My son was a 5lb premie when he was born, but once he started growing he was always off the growth charts. Now he's a 2 year old who's the same height as most 4 year olds.

Living in Florida, I can pick up short sleeve shirts that are on clearance because I know he'll wear them regardless of the time of year. But I could never do that with long pants.

hissunshine82104 · April 2010

I have done this for DS#2. He is a season off from DS#1. I can't resist a bargain and I love to shop. I am very cautious with getting stuff on sale that can be worn in 2 seasons - fall/winter, spring/summer - because you can't predict your child's size. As an example, my DS#1 was a chunker and weighed 20lbs at 3 months and was wearing 6-12 months clothes at that time. I figure a couple of bargains that could work over 6 months are a okay, but not too many. I also am keeping the tags on them. If some of them don't work, I am going to sell them in a local consignment sale. You could also try to sell them on ebay - new with tags sells better than used clothing any day. I also haven't bought past 12 months.

dcunningham2 · April 2010

I'm team green, so I only have clothes through 3-6 mo range, and I'm sure before then I'll be buying more gender specific clothing.

gilbrech · April 2010

I saw this post and then went to buy clothes. Thanks for the 15% off code. We don't really have seasons... so it is warmish until October or November and then cold until mid march or so. Even if the baby wears clothes that fit her but aren't her month size, it will be ok. I would be careful if you don't have long seasons though. It is "summer" weather here from the start of April until the beginning of October. So I'm not too worried about whether or not she will be in a larger month size.

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