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Need help finding pants for skinny kids
DS is terribly thin--he's been hovering around the 5th percentile for weight
since he turned one, but has maintained a height closer to the 40-50th. (He's 3 years old now, and weighs about 26 lbs.) My problem is finding pants that will say up, and I'm just wondering if anyone has found certain brands which seem to work better for skinny kids. I had been keeping him in overalls, but now that he's potty training, that isn't working out so well. He lives mostly in sweat pants, and those are great, but now and then I'd like to put him in a pair of pants or jeans, and if they fit around the waist (usually size 18-24 mos! for a 3 year old!), they're just comically short. Fortunately, summer is coming, and his shorts will just be a bit shorter than fashionable. But I'd still like recommendations for toddler clothing brands that seem to come a bit trimmer-fitting. Anyone? -- Jodi SAHM to Oliver (3 years, 1 month) & Arwen (11 months) |
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Need help finding pants for skinny kids
"hobbes" wrote in message ... DS is terribly thin--he's been hovering around the 5th percentile for weight since he turned one, but has maintained a height closer to the 40-50th. (He's 3 years old now, and weighs about 26 lbs.) My problem is finding pants that will say up, and I'm just wondering if anyone has found certain brands which seem to work better for skinny kids. I had been keeping him in overalls, but now that he's potty training, that isn't working out so well. He lives mostly in sweat pants, and those are great, but now and then I'd like to put him in a pair of pants or jeans, and if they fit around the waist (usually size 18-24 mos! for a 3 year old!), they're just comically short. Fortunately, summer is coming, and his shorts will just be a bit shorter than fashionable. But I'd still like recommendations for toddler clothing brands that seem to come a bit trimmer-fitting. Anyone? All of my kids are very skinny. My 5 year old is still under 40 pounds. What's working for us right now, for all 3 girls, are overalls and jeans with adjustable elastic inside the waist. Arizona (at JC Penney), Old Navy, and The Gap all have those jeans. I've also had good luck with Wranglers because they're cut slim to begin with. My daughter wore a lot of Land's End pants with plain elastic waistbands until she decided she wanted to wear only jeans and skirts. HTH, Denise |
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Need help finding pants for skinny kids
"hobbes" wrote in message ... Fortunately, summer is coming, and his shorts will just be a bit shorter than fashionable. But I'd still like recommendations for toddler clothing brands that seem to come a bit trimmer-fitting. Anyone? Ds is thin, but average percentiles so it's not just the skinny kids, it's the kids with a flat butt too! Once they lose the diaper it gets worse, but it's a catch 22 because if you put a belt on them it makes potty training quite difficult. I've found Old Navy to run pretty trim compared to others. Their regular old jeans have fit ds very well. Other than elasticized sweatpants, I haven't had too much luck. Ds has been potty trained for over a year now, so we've figured out his belt so that it's tight enough to keep his pants up, but not so tight that he can't just pull them down to go to the bathroom. As for shorts, I really didn't have too much trouble because all of his shorts were elasticized. I also find he can wear shorts about twice as long as pants since you have more flexibility with the length. Good luck! I feel your pain! lol. -- JennP. mom to Matthew 10/11/00 EDD #2 10/24/04 remove "no........spam" to reply |
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Need help finding pants for skinny kids
"hobbes" wrote in message ... Fortunately, summer is coming, and his shorts will just be a bit shorter than fashionable. But I'd still like recommendations for toddler clothing brands that seem to come a bit trimmer-fitting. Anyone? DS is rather skinny and I've found clothing from Children's Place to fit him well. Carter's makes an adjustable waist pant that has elastic on the inside that you let in and out to fit. I bought a couple of pairs and they are terrific. Unfortunately, I've never found them again, so I don't know if they still make them. If anyone knows where to find them, please let me know! |
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Need help finding pants for skinny kids
Yep, my son is really skinny too. The adjustable waist pants from Gap are a
no-go, I can't tighten them enough! Levis are the only jeans I can find that work after trying jeans from Gap, Old Navy, Gymboree, Arizona's, and Walmart brands (rustler and wrangler) None would work and I wound up with a closet full of jeans with tags still on them. Also the elastic waisted pants/jeans from Lands End or LLbean work well and that is what Im stocking up on for school wear. He mostly lives in jogging/sweat pants though. Good luck! Kari |
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Need help finding pants for skinny kids
Have you tried overalls? Usually they have the adjustable shoulder straps
which might provide enough extra length for your DS. Tracey in CT "hobbes" wrote in message ... DS is terribly thin--he's been hovering around the 5th percentile for weight since he turned one, but has maintained a height closer to the 40-50th. (He's 3 years old now, and weighs about 26 lbs.) My problem is finding pants that will say up, and I'm just wondering if anyone has found certain brands which seem to work better for skinny kids. I had been keeping him in overalls, but now that he's potty training, that isn't working out so well. He lives mostly in sweat pants, and those are great, but now and then I'd like to put him in a pair of pants or jeans, and if they fit around the waist (usually size 18-24 mos! for a 3 year old!), they're just comically short. Fortunately, summer is coming, and his shorts will just be a bit shorter than fashionable. But I'd still like recommendations for toddler clothing brands that seem to come a bit trimmer-fitting. Anyone? -- Jodi SAHM to Oliver (3 years, 1 month) & Arwen (11 months) |
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Need help finding pants for skinny kids
"Kari" wrote in message news Yep, my son is really skinny too. The adjustable waist pants from Gap are a no-go, I can't tighten them enough! Levis are the only jeans I can find that work after trying jeans from Gap, Old Navy, Gymboree, Arizona's, and Walmart brands (rustler and wrangler) None would work and I wound up with a closet full of jeans with tags still on them. Also the elastic waisted pants/jeans from Lands End or LLbean work well and that is what Im stocking up on for school wear. He mostly lives in jogging/sweat pants though. Good luck! Kari Good, then. I'll try the Levis. I hadn't had luck with Gap or Old Navy, either, and I didn't want to waste any more money if I could avoid it. I'll look into Lands End too. Thanks! Jodi |
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Need help finding pants for skinny kids
"JennP" wrote in message news:Jq%ac.55578$w54.342319@attbi_s01... Once they lose the diaper it gets worse, but it's a catch 22 because if you put a belt on them it makes potty training quite difficult. I know! I'm worried about what to do when the diaper is gone. The poor kid won't have anything at all to keep his pants up. I'm starting to think about suspenders . . . They might be easier for potty training than a belt . . . Jodi |
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Need help finding pants for skinny kids
Denise Anderson wrote:
All of my kids are very skinny. My 5 year old is still under 40 pounds. What's working for us right now, for all 3 girls, are overalls and jeans with adjustable elastic inside the waist. Arizona (at JC Penney), Old Navy, and The Gap all have those jeans. I've also had good luck with Wranglers because they're cut slim to begin with. My daughter wore a lot of Land's End pants with plain elastic waistbands until she decided she wanted to wear only jeans and skirts. HTH, Denise I've been buying those Gap jeans in slim sizes with the adjustable waist for my twig (10 yo who weighs about 60 pounds.) Last time we were in, there seemed to be fewer slims - when I asked the SA, she said they were phasing out slims b/c they didn't seem to feel the need for them with the adjustable waists. As I told her, slims are *too big* for my child and we need the elastic to make them small enough. Grrrrr. . . Lesley |
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Need help finding pants for skinny kids
"hobbes" wrote in message ...
Fortunately, summer is coming, and his shorts will just be a bit shorter than fashionable. But I'd still like recommendations for toddler clothing brands that seem to come a bit trimmer-fitting. Anyone? We'v had good luck with finding 'slim' toddler clothes at Land's End (and it often seems like when they make slims, they end up with too many, so they put them in the overstocks sections, on sale), Levi's sometimes, and 'Arizona', which I think is JCPenneys. Tina. |
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