Did I really just do that??

Shannon526 · September 2011

So I have a bunch of baby clothes ready for LO's arrival... and I decided to start washing them in small doses so as not to get overwhelmed. I have not washed any of the "newborn" size clothes yet, because I am not sure how big/small our LO will be when she is born. So I started with the 0-3month size.

I washed all the 0-3 size clothes today.. and I held up one of the onesies to a newborn onesie.. and I am freaking out because I think I shrunk all of the 0-3 month clothes! Of course I started to cry.. and when DH agreed that they looked smaller.. that didn't help any with my laundry breakdown.

I feel like such an awful parent already.. who messes up the laundry? I have never shrunk anything in the laundry.. but of course now when I take extra care with my first LO's clothes.. I mess it up :-(

Boo. Vent over.

mattandbekah · September 2011

Are they the same brand onesie? Different brands run SO differently when it comes to sizing.

Shannon526 · September 2011

I didn't think of that actually.. that 2 different brands could be so.. well.. different LOL. I will have to go and check to see if the same brand in the "nb" and "0-3" are now the same size or not.. *crosses fingers*

moviesprincess · September 2011

I have some onesies that are Gerber brand and they were 3-6 months. I was going to set them aside for when he is bigger but I started looking and realized that they are super tiny and in fact, smaller than a onesie I have from Gap that is 0-3 months. I mentioned it to a friend who has an 8 month old and she said that Gerber is notorious for that. I am glad I realized that because I would probably not get them out again until he was too big for them.

MrandMrsAndrews · September 2011

Here is my general thoughts when it comes to sizing:

Gerber - runs incredibly small!!!

Carter's - I think are pretty true to size

Garanimals (Walmart) - run large in my opinion

Target/Circo - tend to run a little big. Some bigger than others. Someone got DS a "newborn" shirt that didn't fit until he was at least 6 months.

Jumping Beans (Kohl's) - I think these run in the line with Carter's - seem pretty true to size.

Gymboree - though I have never bought anything from here (gifts or hand me downs) - I think they run close to size or a little big

Children's Place - A little big or close to size (these are where the best fitting jeans have been for DS).

MrsClark8109 · September 2011

I layed my onesies on top of eachother and tried to order them by size that way and then looked at the tags depending on brand some NB onesies were the same size as 3 month onesies from another brand....and I thought womens jean sizes were wacky!

kagl04 · September 2011

MrandMrsAndrews:
Here is my general thoughts when it comes to sizing:
Gerber - runs incredibly small!!!
Carter's - I think are pretty true to size
Garanimals (Walmart) - run large in my opinion
Target/Circo - tend to run a little big. Some bigger than others. Someone got DS a "newborn" shirt that didn't fit until he was at least 6 months.
Jumping Beans (Kohl's) - I think these run in the line with Carter's - seem pretty true to size.
Gymboree - though I have never bought anything from here (gifts or hand me downs) - I think they run close to size or a little big
Children's Place - A little big or close to size (these are where the best fitting jeans have been for DS).

All of this is what I noticed!! Our favorite brands are Childrens Place (like PP said, the jeans fit DD the best), Carters and Jumping Bean. Gerber was always a size smaller than the tag said for us. Also Childrens Place PJs were always a size smaller than the tag too (so 3-6m PJs were actually fitting DD like 0-3m PJs). Target brand and walmart brand are huge!! DD is in 6-9m still and she can wear size 6m in both Circo and Granimals clothes...

Rdautenhahn · September 2011

They are all VERY different in sizes. My husband bought me this fancy onesie he with owls on it online that is 6-9 and it looks like a 0-3 and I have a 6-9 that looks like a 12 or 18. I doubt they are all ruined and don't feel like a terrible mother! I bet they aren't that bad!

pearblossom · September 2011

MrandMrsAndrews:
Here is my general thoughts when it comes to sizing:
Gerber - runs incredibly small!!!
Carter's - I think are pretty true to size
Garanimals (Walmart) - run large in my opinion
Target/Circo - tend to run a little big. Some bigger than others. Someone got DS a "newborn" shirt that didn't fit until he was at least 6 months.
Jumping Beans (Kohl's) - I think these run in the line with Carter's - seem pretty true to size.
Gymboree - though I have never bought anything from here (gifts or hand me downs) - I think they run close to size or a little big
Children's Place - A little big or close to size (these are where the best fitting jeans have been for DS).

I agree with all of this. Old Navy seems to run small as well.

There is nothing worse than pulling out some cute item you were saving only to find they have already outgrown it. I usually have the next size up stuff unpacked and on hand for smooth transitions, with an empty tub in the closet I can toss things into as they are grown out of.

kat72883 · September 2011

FTM so I'll take PPs words about sizing . . . but I was also thinking that if the clothes are that high maintenance (as far as worrying about shrinking onesies), my kid is never going to wear them! They go through too many clothes to be that concerned about how to wash/dry onesies.

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