What size do I order?

[spk926]

DS is going to be moving into 12 month clothes soon. I'm doing some shopping at Old Navy right now, do I buy him 6-12 or 12-18?? 18 months will be HUGE on him right now, but I also don't want to buy him 6-12 month and he outgrows it all by July. I can't remember what I did with DD either, so that's no help. 

[Cioccolato]

12-18

[Ashley&Scott]

12-18

[soozy87]

12-18

[Deleted]

12-18. I've always thought ON runs kind of small and fits more like 12 months.

[glitzy07]

I have a box of 12mo for you! FYI!

[Susie]

If he's about to wear Carter's 12m, then 6-12m will probably fit him now, but he will outgrow it soon. 12-18m will probably be too big on him now, but he will grow into it soon.

This seems kind of "duh" to say, but I found that Carter's 12m was in between ON 6-12m and ON 12-18m. Hobbes usually was able to size up in Carter's sooner than ON because Carters seems longer/leaner than ON, which matches her body type better. Usually by the time she can keep ON pants up, they're already getting too short. She is just starting to wear some 18m and 12-18m mixed into her 12m stuff now.

[spk926]

Ok, thanks all! I'll order 12-18 and just roll his sleeves and pants and hope the waist will stay up on his skinny little belly.

[polarbearfans]

12-18, runs small and shrinks. I barely noticed a difference between 6-12 and 12-18

[spk926]

Also... What the heck Old Navy for getting rid of your toddler capri leggings?! I loved those for DD. I guess I'll check to see if Target carries any for this spring and summer.

[midwest07]

Mar 20, 2017 9:33:27 GMT -5 spk926 said:

Also... What the heck Old Navy for getting rid of your toddler capri leggings?! I loved those for DD. I guess I'll check to see if Target carries any for this spring and summer.

Carter's has a bunch. They were $5 each recently.

[scm1011]

Mar 20, 2017 9:12:00 GMT -5 Susie said:

If he's about to wear Carter's 12m, then 6-12m will probably fit him now, but he will outgrow it soon. 12-18m will probably be too big on him now, but he will grow into it soon.

This seems kind of "duh" to say, but I found that Carter's 12m was in between ON 6-12m and ON 12-18m. Hobbes usually was able to size up in Carter's sooner than ON because Carters seems longer/leaner than ON, which matches her body type better. Usually by the time she can keep ON pants up, they're already getting too short. She is just starting to wear some 18m and 12-18m mixed into her 12m stuff now.

I've found that, too. Carter's definitely fits my slim guy best (10% weight, 26% height). I find Baby Gap/ON onsies and pants too wide, and once he is able to fill them out, they're too short.

[spk926]

Mar 20, 2017 9:36:55 GMT -5 midwest07 said:

Mar 20, 2017 9:33:27 GMT -5 spk926 said:

Also... What the heck Old Navy for getting rid of your toddler capri leggings?! I loved those for DD. I guess I'll check to see if Target carries any for this spring and summer.

Carter's has a bunch. They were $5 each recently.

I just put a big order in last week, but didn't get much for DD. Looks like I'm off to Carters to order more stuff. Thanks! 

[spk926]

Mar 20, 2017 9:36:55 GMT -5 midwest07 said:

Mar 20, 2017 9:33:27 GMT -5 spk926 said:

Also... What the heck Old Navy for getting rid of your toddler capri leggings?! I loved those for DD. I guess I'll check to see if Target carries any for this spring and summer.

Carter's has a bunch. They were $5 each recently.

I just looked and remembered I had seen them, but they only have like 3 colors.   Old Navy used to carry 10+ colors and patterns in the capris. Ugh

[mekia]

Yes 12-18 for sure, Old Navy runs small.

[smock]

My baby just moved into 12 mo Carters, and is currently wearing a pair of 6-12 mo Old Navy pants--they won't fit much longer. Definitely 12-18!

[cincodemayo]

Cat and Jack had patterned capri leggings that I liked! But for me they have 18M or 2T and I think M would wear something in between that for the summer so I haven't bought any yet.

[midwest07]

Mar 20, 2017 9:59:06 GMT -5 spk926 said:

Mar 20, 2017 9:36:55 GMT -5 midwest07 said:

Carter's has a bunch. They were $5 each recently.

I just looked and remembered I had seen them, but they only have like 3 colors.   Old Navy used to carry 10+ colors and patterns in the capris. Ugh

You are right, it's mostly solids. I tend to get solid bottoms that will match with several patterned tops. I really love capri leggings because my DDs long leggings always ride up and annoy me, and the capris are meant to be short. But the capris bother my husband and he tries to pull them down and I tell him they are meant to be short. ha.

[polarbearfans]

Mar 20, 2017 10:45:00 GMT -5 cincodemayo said:

Cat and Jack had patterned capri leggings that I liked! But for me they have 18M or 2T and I think M would wear something in between that for the summer so I haven't bought any yet.

I just scrunch up the bottom! Cat and jack is so tight I have no problem sizing up.

[pooh8402]

Ehhh, E has been wearing 6-12M tshirts in Old Navy for like a year now and he's 20 months old. He wears 12-18M in pants. He's JUST growing out of his ON 6-12M shirts. He started wearing 12-18M in other brands last summer, and is currently in 18M in Carter's. My experience is that Old Navy tops run big, but their pants run small.

[spk926]

Mar 20, 2017 13:36:03 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Ehhh, E has been wearing 6-12M in Old Navy for like a year now and he's 20 months old. He's JUST growing out of it He started wearing 12-18M in other brands last summer, and is currently in 18M in Carter's. My experience is that Old Navy runs big.

That's been my experience with DD, but I also have peanut babies so I never know if it's just my kids or not. I think ALL brands run big! HaHa DS is 13 months and can still wear some 6 month, and is in 9 month clothes. I'm buying 12 month for this summer though so it can last until it starts getting cold in October. 

[pooh8402]

Mar 20, 2017 13:37:45 GMT -5 spk926 said:

Mar 20, 2017 13:36:03 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Ehhh, E has been wearing 6-12M in Old Navy for like a year now and he's 20 months old. He's JUST growing out of it He started wearing 12-18M in other brands last summer, and is currently in 18M in Carter's. My experience is that Old Navy runs big.

That's been my experience with DD, but I also have peanut babies so I never know if it's just my kids or not. I think ALL brands run big! HaHa DS is 13 months and can still wear some 6 month, and is in 9 month clothes. I'm buying 12 month for this summer though so it can last until it starts getting cold in October. 

Yea, E is small too (20th for height and weight), but when I say a size runs small or large, I mean in comparison to other brands. For instance, in TCP, HA, and Carter's, he is about to go into 18-24M. In Gap and ON, and all pants, he is solidly in 12-18M, except for some tshirts from ON/Gap where he still fits in 6-12M.