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Why is it so impossible for manufacturers to standardise baby clothes sizes? Lilith is quite small (13lb 13 1/2oz at 22 weeks), she still fits into most of her 0-3 month clothes and some of her newborn ones. But then there are some 3-6 months clothes that are already too small for her. I measured two sleepsuits, both labeled "3-6 months, 68cm". Oe was more than four inches longer than the other! Its crazy. I know kids are individuals and will never all be the same shape - but surely it would be easier to find clothes if they were standardised, or even if they actually fitted babies the length/weight they claim. Especially as the alleged sizes (ie what the label says) are the same.

We've always used the rule of thumb to buy a clothing size that is twice the baby's age. Since Meredith is nearly a year old, we buy two-year old clothes and they seem to fit just fine.

It's stupid, but it works!

Charlotte still wears some 0-3 month things, and one lovely sleepsuit she never wore at all because it was 3-6 and I didn't try it on her until she was 2 months old, when it was too small.

My niece Meredith weighs 14lbs at 11 weeks, Charlotte was 17 1/2lbs at six months and a friend's baby was 18lbs at 14 months. Weight and age are completely incompatible things with clothing.