Re: Very OT: Need advice on pants to fit son

[Guest guest]

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My son is only two but we have the same problem. My son is very tall

though. I finally figured out that a belt works for him! His pants stay up

with a

belt. Also Gymboree pants all have elastic in the inside with buttons to

hook the elastic on and are adjustable to be quite small. Even with the

elastic tightened as much as we could, he still needs a belt to keep the pants

up.

It's a pain when your pants are falling down all the time!!! lol.

Darla

[Guest guest]

Gap started it but many brands now carry pants with adjustable waistbands

like Darla described. My son needs a 5 or a 6 for the length but can wear a 4 in

the waist. So I buy him 5 or 6 and pull those elastic waist band adusters

all the way down.

I just recently bought a few nice pairs at the Children's place.

Kerrie

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I guess you are already using elastic-waist type pants on your cutie? I don'

have much sewing talent myself, but I do know you can go into the waistline

tunnel on some and pull the elastic/make it shorter. Or a simple dart? <sewing

term.That's all I've got>>I bet another Mom will chime in w/ a solution!

Meade <jenniferdmeade@...> wrote: Hi,

Can anyone tell me what to do? 2T pants kind of fit my son at the waist but most

are too big and slide down. However, 2Ts are too short. He is 4 and wears 4/5T

shirts. He's not super-tall and he's very lean. Any suggestion?

Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Walmart has the kind with the adjustable waist bands also. I just

bought size 6 slim for my 8 1/2 year old and still had to pull the

bands as far as possible. You may have to resecure the button threads

for they sometimes are not much and the button might come off when

having to pull as much as we pull.

in NC/specialt

[Guest guest]

We like the adjustable pants from Gymboree. They have cargos right

now, but they should be getting in more traditional khaki styles

soon. They work both ways -- my daughter is super-skinny but tall

and my son is big all around, but normal at waist. Also, track

pants would probably work. In the past, the track pants have been

proportionally bigger in length than width. Sweats seem to go the

other way (big at waist and shorter).

Don't forget -- he can always wear a belt. Braided/woven works

best, since the whole thing is one big hole. Gap has a good one

right now that my son loves and can do by himself (he's four).

FYI -- I think it is still Gymbucks time at Gymboree, and their

stuff lasts FOREVER. My son is very into " sharp " clothes (button-

downs, ties, belts, and " work shoes " , which are loafers), and he's

worn his navy pants from there about 40-50 times. Seriously.

in NJ

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> Hi,

> Can anyone tell me what to do? 2T pants kind of fit my son at

the waist but most are too big and slide down. However, 2Ts are too

short. He is 4 and wears 4/5T shirts. He's not super-tall and he's

very lean. Any suggestion?

> Thanks,

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Try to find the pants/jeans with the hidden elastic in the waist. You

mainly see these at Gap, Oshgosh, Target (Circo), and Old Navy (to

5T). Check the generic jeans in the girls section too.

>

> Hi,

> Can anyone tell me what to do? 2T pants kind of fit my son at the

waist but most are too big and slide down. However, 2Ts are too

short. He is 4 and wears 4/5T shirts. He's not super-tall and he's

very lean. Any suggestion?

> Thanks,

>

>

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Dear ,

I have had the same problem. Helps to buy a sewing machine.

Haleh

>

> Hi,

> Can anyone tell me what to do? 2T pants kind of fit my son at the waist but

most are too

big and slide down. However, 2Ts are too short. He is 4 and wears 4/5T shirts.

He's not

super-tall and he's very lean. Any suggestion?

> Thanks,

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

My daughter is in the same situation, she is supposed to be 5T but in the waist

she is 3T or even 2T sometimes, the advantage with us is that she can wear

skirts, although I just went to buy jeans for her, and at the gap they have

jeans or pants that can be adjust from the waist, but they are very

uncomfortable for her, so I bought ones with elastic waist they fit better and

are easy to pull up or down, maybe at old navy you may find some as well.

Good luck.

Cecilia

---- Meade <jenniferdmeade@...> wrote:

> Hi,

> Can anyone tell me what to do? 2T pants kind of fit my son at the waist but

most are too big and slide down. However, 2Ts are too short. He is 4 and wears

4/5T shirts. He's not super-tall and he's very lean. Any suggestion?

> Thanks,

>

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[Guest guest]

We used to have this problem. Target also has several styles with the

elastic tape inside the pants with buttons on it that adjust.

FYI - Once we started the gluten free diet, our clothes fit our age! We

used enzymes for over a year and it was helping, but the gluten free diet has

done more for weight gain and overall health than anything else we've tried. I

still use enzymes when I think he has ingested gluten, but the gluten free

diet has become much easier for us and we like it.

Joni

Joni Caldwell

5704 Pinellas Drive

Knoxville, TN 37919

865-584-6039

cell 254-7900 (easiest one to catch me)

[Guest guest]

's brand, and Cherokee too!

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Try to find the pants/jeans with the hidden elastic in the waist. You

mainly see these at Gap, Oshgosh, Target (Circo), and Old Navy (to

5T). Check the generic jeans in the girls section too.