What size clothes does a child wear per year?

Knowing the exact sizes of clothes and shoes for a child under one year of age is necessary for every parent. The fact is that it is quite difficult to try on things for such babies before purchasing, and when estimating the size "approximately", you can make a mistake and buy clothes in a larger or, much worse, smaller size.

Standard sizes of clothes and shoes for a child per year

The first year of a child’s life is considered one of the most important and difficult for both him and the people around him. Over the course of twelve months, the baby rapidly gains height and weight, and masters new skills.

Parents and a local pediatrician must monitor how the child develops, and they must visit him once a month. Not only changes in clothing and shoe sizes, but also more important indicators of physical development depend on an increase in height and weight.

A child who eats well but does not gain height or weight may have hidden developmental pathologies.

After taking basic height and weight measurements, mom can check the numbers below and understand how much her baby meets general standards, whether he is ahead or, conversely, whether he is late in terms of height and weight gains. Healthy and actively growing children, upon reaching a certain age, should have the following parameters (on average):

• 3 months: height – 62 cm, weight – 5600 kg, clothing size -18;
• 9 months: height – 75 cm, weight – 9000 kg; clothing size – 22, shoe size 16;
• 12 months: height – 80 cm, weight – 10500 kg; clothing size – 24, shoe size – 20.

Small deviations to a smaller or larger direction are not considered a pathology and depend on nutrition, mobility and heredity.

How to accurately determine the size of a one-year-old baby if you don’t know?

For inexperienced parents who have not yet figured out sizing charts to purchase items of the appropriate size you need to find out the following parameters:

• height;
• weight;
• chest girth;
• foot length.

For measurements you will need measuring tape and help from a family member.

Newborn babies may experience muscle tone for several months after birth. Therefore, when measuring height, it is necessary to add 2 extra cm.

Taking measurements

To measure height You need to attach a measuring tape to the top of the head and stretch it to the baby’s heels. Measurements are taken when the child is lying on a hard and level surface.

Calculate chest volume You can wrap a centimeter around the child’s chest along its most protruding points. Children who are not yet sitting should be kept upright.

The easiest way to measure foot length is. To do this, apply a ruler to the leg and see how long it is from the big toe to the heel.

It is best to place your baby on the scale in the morning, before breakfast and after changing the diaper. A mother can stand on an electronic scale with her daughter or son, subtract her own weight from the resulting figure, the difference will be the baby’s weight.

Comparing the results

A wide range of children's clothing allows you to purchase items for your baby from both domestic and European production. However, when comparing overalls and vests designed for a one-year-old child from different manufacturers, you can find that they differ in many ways. So, one thing with the age category “1 year” indicated on the tag may be suitable for a three-year-old kindergartener, while another, with the same mark, will be small for a 9-month-old toddler.

The fact is that different manufacturers use dimensional grids that differ from each other. After parents know the baby’s parameters, they can check the table:

What mistakes should you avoid in sizing?

When choosing and determining the sizes of children's clothing for parents the following points must be taken into account:

1. The child’s parameters must be clarified before purchasing things. If you do this in a week or two, the purchased vest may turn out to be catastrophically small.
2. Newborn babies need to buy things 2 or 3 sizes larger. Even if the romper or bodysuit is too big immediately after purchase, after 2-3 weeks everything will change dramatically.
3. If a mother wants to purchase a suit for her baby from French manufacturers for discharge, she should remember that they run small in size.
4. Beautiful Chinese things also run 1-2 sizes small and are often of unsuitable quality for children.
5. Warm winter and demi-season envelopes and overalls should be slightly larger. If a child completely “drowns” in them, this can lead to freezing of the free internal space.

The most important thing that new parents should remember is that during the first year of life, their baby will have time to wear from 4 to 6 clothing sizes. Therefore, you should not purchase too many items in one size chart.