Aren’t picking out tiny little baby clothes so much fun?! Everything’s so tiny! And itty bitty shoes…The cutest! I loved getting adorable little onesies at baby showers and imagining my baby wearing them.
But, what I didn’t know was that my baby was going to be very chunky and not fit into most of what I had received at those showers! So, I went on a mission from store to store to find brands and clothing that would fit my baby comfortably!
My big baby boy was wearing 18 to 24-month clothes at only 6 months old! He was probably 28 pounds by 9 months old. When I would go places with him, people would always make comments like…How old is he? How much does he weigh? What does his doctor say about him being so big?
My son was off the charts for percentile as far as weight, but our pediatrician was not worried. She said he was healthy!
With my baby being much bigger than his age-sized clothing, I had such a hard time finding clothes that would fit him right! Here’s what finally worked for him!
Baby Clothes For A Chunky Baby: Tips, Brands, & Products That Fit!
Chunky Baby Clothes: Onesies
Carter’s Baby Boys’ 8-Pack Short-Sleeve Bodysuits, Assorted Pack, New Born
Carter’s Baby Girls’ 8-Pack Short-Sleeve Bodysuits, Assorted Pack, New Born
- I love Carter’s Onesies, they are soft and have cute patterns!
- We had to buy sizes much bigger than his age for them to fit. They fit comfortably even though the onesies were a little long. My sweet boy was chunky and short!
- Attention! MOM HACK: Even with bigger-sized onesies, the sleeves might be too tight around the cuffs of the arms on short sleeves or the wrists with long sleeves. Just loosen the seam around the bottom of the sleeves and problem solved! Just stretch it out with your hands!
Chunky Baby Clothes: Pants
Carter’s Baby Boys 2 Pack Pants, Black/Blue, NewbornSimple Joys by Carter’s Baby 4-Pack Pant, Gray Stripe, 0-3 Months
- All jeans and khakis we tried would not work for my son. Since he had to wear much bigger size clothes for his waist, the length of the pants were all wayyyyy too long. And who wants to pay to get pants hemmed for a growing baby? Not me!
- The only kind of pants he wore were sweatpants. They still look just fine dressed up with a nice shirt and cute little shoes for special occasions. You need this kind that has stretchy cuffs at the bottom, you can roll them up around the ankles so they won’t hang over your baby’s feet! Just size way up and fold those ankle cuffs up!
Chubby Baby Clothes: Socks
Fruit of the Loom Baby 6-Pack All Weather Crew-Length Socks, Mesh
- Now finding socks were by far the most difficult! Most of the socks we found were WAYYY too tight around his ankles. I tried getting bigger socks to fit his ankles but then they were too long on his cute, chubby little feet.
- These socks are all he wore for his first year. Fold them down over baby’s ankles if they come up too high. You may still need to size up, but folding the ankle part down helps the socks not be too floppy!
Chunky Baby Clothes: Bibs!
Aden + Anais Burpy Bib, 100% Cotton Muslin
- Most bibs we had were too tight around his neck and there was no way I wanted ANYTHING snug around his little neck. These bibs worked best out of all the drool bibs we tried, and we tried A LOT.
- The great part about these bibs is that they are large and are also burp cloths! Use them on your shoulder to burp your baby and then snap it around their necks when needed for a bib. It will completely cover their shoulders too!
- After taking my baby from store to store to try on bibs and finding nothing that would fit him, I ordered these on Amazon! And they worked!
Chubby Baby Clothes: Shoes
New Balance Kid’s 680 V6 Alternative Closure Running Shoe, Candy Pink,New Balance Kid’s 680 V6 Alternative Closure Running Shoe
- I used Amazon wardrobe to order A LOT of shoes to determine which brand and sizes would work! My son’s foot was so wide that it was hard to find shoes that we could wiggle his foot into!
- We had the same problem that we did with socks. We would try bigger-sized shoes but then they would be too long. Then they were just floppy and looked like clown shoes. Haha!
- The winner for us was New Balance Extra Wide shoes! Not too many brands carry toddler and kid shoes that come in WIDE and EXTRA WIDE sizes. Way to go New Balance! They come in several different colors too!
- It also has a velcro strap, so no tying shoelaces!
Chunky Baby Clothes: Shorts
The Children’s Place Baby and Toddler Boys French Terry Fashion ShortsThe Children’s Place Toddler Boys Performance Basketball Shorts 2-Pack
- Most shorts that I tried on my son looked like pants because they were so long. I had to order bigger sizes to fit his waist so then the length would end up almost hitting the floor.
- The Children’s Place terry shorts and basketball were shorter on my son than other brands and therefore didn’t look so much like pants on him.
- They are also very reasonably priced and last a long time. My youngest son has been wearing these shorts that were once his older brothers.
- The logo on the basketball shorts peeled off after it had been washed and dried many times but didn’t leave any residue behind, it just peeled off and you can’t tell it was ever there.
Hanes Ultimate Baby Flexy Clothes
Hanes baby boys Ultimate Flexy 5 Pack Short Sleeve Bodysuits Bodystocking, Blue Stripe, 0-6 Months USHanes Ultimate Baby Flexy 3 Pack Adjustable Fit Knit Jogger Pants, Blue Stripe, 0-6 MonthsHanes unisex baby Ultimate Flexy Ankle Length 8-pack Socks, Blues, 0-6 Months US
- Amazon has such a fantastic return policy that these products are worth ordering to see what you think. The Hanes Ultimate Baby Flexy clothes are made from cotton, polyester, and spandex.
- This line of products is made for babies to be able to wear for longer because the material has a good amount of stretch to it. The sizes come in 6-month increments because your baby is supposed to be able to wear them longer.
- I ordered the onesies and pants for my son but ended up returning both. The pants were too long and the cuff didn’t fold up easily like the pants I listed above.
- I returned the onesies because I preferred the material of the carter’s onesies better. However, these are just my preferences. This line was able to fit my son, I just preferred my other suggestions better. Buy them and if you don’t like them, return them like I did.
Chunky Baby Clothes: Heavy Jacket
- Unfortunately, I don’t have a link for this one, but we found a puffy jacket for our chubby baby at Walmart! We originally ordered this Amazon Essentials Toddler Puffer Jacket when my baby was one year old in a size 2T, however, we returned it.
- The Walmart jacket was very similar to the Amazon jacket and half the price! We got a size 2T because he was wearing lots of layers underneath the jacket when we were outside. We also bought a matching puffy jacket for our oldest son!
Chunky Baby Clothes Conclusion:
We’ve also been able to use the same size clothes for over a year! That helps take away some of the sting of not getting to use so many of those cute clothes I got as gifts. My son went from wearing 3 to 6-month clothes to 18 months! Now my son is back on the growth charts for his weight!
Mom Tip for Chubby Baby Clothes:
In your excitement for baby, don’t take off all the tags and wash EVERYTHING you get in Dreft right away. I could have returned a ton of clothes and gotten sizes we could have used instead. When I was pregnant I didn’t even think that my baby might never wear certain sized clothes. Well, now I know! ♥
My back always hurt from carrying that little sack of taters around! But of course, I think he is the cutest little chunk I’ve ever seen!
I hope these tips help you in your search for dressing your chunky baby as well!
We moms with Mega-Babies have to stick together! 🙂
Frequently Asked Questions for Chubby Baby Clothes:
“How Old Was Your Baby When He Thinned Out?”
He was back on the percentile charts around 2 years old. It took him until he was 15 months to walk, probably because he was so big. However, once he started walking he lost weight. I stopped breastfeeding at 15 months too so that probably caused him to slim down some too.
“Is it OK for baby to wear clothes too big?”
This is a great question because I mention sizing up on clothes many times throughout this post, however, you want to make sure none of the clothes you are putting your baby in could be a suffocation risk.
This is especially important for sleepwear. Check out this post about Halo sleepsacks that are great for babies (even chunky ones!) to sleep in that will keep them warm safely.
Shopping for Chunky Baby Clothes on Amazon:
If you haven’t shopped using Amazon Wardrobe, now is the time. You can order up to 8 eligible items and try them on BEFORE you buy, then only pay for what you want to keep! I mentioned doing this for my son’s shoes when I wasn’t sure what would work for him.
Order shoes, onesies, pants, etc in all different sizes to be sure you are getting the best fit for your baby. The information for Amazon Prime Wardrobe is here.
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