When Your Kid Hits Adult Sizes Do You ...?

[lizzywednesday]

DD is 4'9.5" tall and solid (took her measurements the other day so I'd know what to order if she decided she was too embarrassed to wear her shirts without bras, or if she wanted a light support sports bra for PE, which she will do in person) which means she's rapidly outgrowing kids' sizing.

All of my go-to brands (Primary, TCP, Tea, etc.) run too small for her now, and while I'm a little sad, I'm also being a realist here:

My child was never going to be petite. Ever. (DH and I are tall.)

I just ordered her new shorts for summertime, but went to the women's section at Old Navy (because they run funky) and ordered according to her measurements (her hip measurement puts her at a 4 but her waist brings her up to a 6 or 8; I went with the 4 because waists aren't adjustable in adult sizing) ... and because they were $10/pair on a one-day special. (Plus used a free shipping coupon.)

Are there other brands I should be poking around in during this weird phase?

[SnuggleBuggles]

Junior sizes will be the next step. American Eagle has good stuff. Any junior departments at a department store will work too.


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[lizzywednesday]

Junior sizes will be the next step. American Eagle has good stuff. Any junior departments at a department store will work too.

My sister wore AE. It's ... not my favorite.

[SnuggleBuggles]

My sister wore AE. It's ... not my favorite.

Ok...but they’ll sell sizes that might fit her. I’m just saying don’t jump to women’s stuff because it is cut differently.
H&M is a great suggestion too.
You’re not shopping for you.
Eta- swim wear isn’t just bikinis and utilitarian one pieces. I can swim laps in my tankinis. Im not racing but I could probably do them in some bikinis too. Athlete and Title 9 make some fantastic 2 piece suits built for sport. I’m all about 2 piece swimwear because of the bathroom. So much easier to deal with.
Don’t let your brand issues make this challenging. This can be fun for dd to experiment. You never know what might work now.
Try Kohl’s juniors too.


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[lizzywednesday]

Ok...but they’ll sell sizes that will fit her. I’m just saying don’t jump to women’s stuff because it is cut differently.
H&M is a great suggestion too.

Old Navy's straight-size stuff is cut narrow; she'll be fine.

H&M is a little further out of my comfort zone - the kids' stuff isn't big enough and I haven't looked at the adult range recently.

You’re not shopping for you.

This is true, but she's also built like me, so I'm trying to remember how we managed in 1989 ... and it seems like it was a lot of hand-me-downs from my parents' cousins. (My mother has what often seems like half a billion cousins, some of whom are closer in age to me than they are to her.)

[SnuggleBuggles]

Old Navy's straight-size stuff is cut narrow; she'll be fine.

H&M is a little further out of my comfort zone - the kids' stuff isn't big enough and I haven't looked at the adult range recently.



This is true, but she's also built like me, so I'm trying to remember how we managed in 1989 ... and it seems like it was a lot of hand-me-downs from my parents' cousins. (My mother has what often seems like half a billion cousins, some of whom are closer in age to me than they are to her.)

You're right that Old Navy works across lines. Don't rule out H&M. they do have their "going to a club" section but they also have plenty of great basics. The prices are right in line with Old Navy, or less.

[Melaine]

Ok...but they’ll sell sizes that might fit her. I’m just saying don’t jump to women’s stuff because it is cut differently.
H&M is a great suggestion too.
You’re not shopping for you.
Eta- swim wear isn’t just bikinis and utilitarian one pieces. I can swim laps in my tankinis. Im not racing but I could probably do them in some bikinis too. Athlete and Title 9 make some fantastic 2 piece suits built for sport. I’m all about 2 piece swimwear because of the bathroom. So much easier to deal with.
Don’t let your brand issues make this challenging. This can be fun for dd to experiment. You never know what might work now.
Try Kohl’s juniors too.


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We have definitely tried tankinis and they are ok, but so many of them are built for a full-chested adult woman and my girls are, like me, flat chested. But many of the suggestions for a less mature chest make you look TOO flat chested, like take the little curve you've got and obliterate it! And we still need nipple coverage so speedos are double-out for flattening and headlights. Flat chested problems.

[SnuggleBuggles]

We have definitely tried tankinis and they are ok, but so many of them are built for a full-chested adult woman and my girls are, like me, flat chested. But many of the suggestions for a less mature chest make you look TOO flat chested, like take the little curve you've got and obliterate it! And we still need nipple coverage so speedos are double-out for flattening and headlights. Flat chested problems.

Have you looked at Title 9? There's no way I can wear their stuff because I have a chest. All of their models are pretty small in the curve department. Lots of good lining and support though.

[Melaine]

Have you looked at Title 9? There's no way I can wear their stuff because I have a chest. All of their models are pretty small in the curve department. Lots of good lining and support though.

thanks that is a good suggestion I hadn't thought of.

[gymnbomb]

thanks that is a good suggestion I hadn't thought of.

Some of the other athletic brands may also have good options. Nike is one I've bought a couple of times before. I think I've found them at Kohls and JCPenny. For hard to fit sizes or proportions, I like tankini separates. Sometimes I've bought tops and bottoms in different sizes. I've even bought tops from one brand and (plain black or other coordinating solid color) bottoms from another brand when I found tops I loved but the store didn't have any bottoms I liked.