Husky Jeans

Pants with adjustable waists are one of the best kid-related inventions ever! I have the opposite problem with my daughter, who has always had a teeny waist, and they have been great. The benefit for you is that usually the waistbands are usually made bigger and do not cinch unless you pull the elastic taut to button it. I hope this helps!

I had the same problem. Baby Gap has a great pair of jeans with elastic around the back of the waist. They are in the toddler section and come as small as 18-24 months. My son wore these at 1 year and is still wearing the same size at 22 months. We are close to moving him into the 2T but he slimmed down a bit so he was able to keep wearing them. I absolutely love them and don't know what I would have done if I hadn't found them. He gets his use out of them! I was looking at a Land's End catalog last night and they have some too but I wasn't as crazy about them. I looked at Gymboree and all the other places many of the other posters mentioned and never found anything. They had the adjustable waist inside but that never worked for my son. Once Upon a Child was a little helpful just because they have such a variety.

My son was exactly the same way. I bought most of his clothes from Gymboree. The pants that had an elastic waist and roll-up bottoms worked great. He also wore overalls often. Sweat pants with with elastic ankles work well too because they don't drag.

Gymboree clothes run big, Sears has a "husky, plus size" children's section but I'm not sure if they go that small.

I had this problem with my oldest girl too she just went with a bigger size and rolled her pants for awhile. Now she is 8yrs.old and wears a slim pants and is skinny skinny.

You could try track or running pants, etc..

Go to Once Upon a Child! My niece is 2.5 and still very chunky [a little bit more than what is healthy] and I've gotten her jeans there many times because my sister has a hard time finding bigger ones. Believe me it's so worth it because then you can actually see all different brands, and find the best ones with the stretchiest waists. The Children's Place seems to be pretty good for bigger waists but there is such a variety of brands at Once Upon A Child it really is the best place to look. There are some brands that have adjustable waists and some that actually have plus sizes for toddlers [I found a pair of 3t that said "3PLUS" on the tag and the waist was really big. Unfortunately I don't remember the brand!!!]. Anyway, definitely check there. My sister has also resorted to buying 4t pants and folding the bottoms. You could also buy a bigger size of used jeans for cheap and cut off the bottoms to fit your child. I'm not sure it would work with any other type of material, and eventually even the jeans will fray but it will do until you can buy kids sizes in husky. Around 2 years toddlers stop growing so much, and their appetite isn't so big either so chances are he will thin out a bit. Even if he doesn't, I think the actual husky sizes start at 4t, so it wont be too long before you'll be able to buy things that fit well.

Don't forget thrift stores! Fill your cart with a bunch of $2 sweatpants that look like they might fit, bring them home, and re-donate the ones that don't fit.

Besides socks/undies I have never bought a single clothing item for children retail. Kids grow fast and destroy their clothes anyway. I actually get a lot of compliments on my thrift store finds.

P.S. Those round babies usually turn into those "tall" babies pretty quickly!

Besides those mentioned (Children's Place, Old Navy, Sears) you can also try Fleet Farm or WalMart for their husky sizes.

Have you tried overalls? They seem a bit forgiving and you can adjust the height and the weight doesn't really matter. Also, Target sells circo or merona or some other type of pant with an adjustable waist. Maybe those will help.

We had the opposite problem. A 99% height kid who is so skinny he wasn't even on the weight charts. In order to keep any pants on we had to buy them so short he was the only boy in preschool in capris! The Target pants saved us.

Good luck

My son was the same way! I've found Gymboree elastic waist pants worked best. Also Target had some very inexpensive elastic waist pants recently in 2T that might also work, because they roll up easily. Another suggestion would be a few pairs of overalls.

Never fear - at around 2 years old my son's belly disappeared and all his pants fit him again! That will come sooner than later for you!

T., I agree with all of the above... and my boy was in the 90th as well and I also bought just elastic waist. Now my son is a thin, tall beanpole of a kid who is still in the 90th for height! in fact, my Dr. said he doesn't even worry about height/weight until their at least 5. It's sad that we feel we have to justify these things!

Old Navy and Children's Place have adjustable waist pants. they saved us with our son. I usually try to find them at garage sales and places like Once Upon a Child as they are a bit spendy new unless you get a really good sale.

Try old navy they have husky pants with a adjutable waste very nice.

Try Old Navy's online store. They have a great variety for kids, including tall, slim and husky. Not sure if they're in Toddler sizes, but it's worth a look!

The Children's Place sells jeans/khakis/windpants that have an all elastic waistband for that age. They were perfect for my "husky" boy who is now 8! They still have great elastic waist windpants and specific husky jeans for his age now. I don't know what I'm going to do when he gets too big to wear their clothes!!!!

Osh Kosh B Gosh stores also carry jeans in slim regular and husky and they have an adjustable waist. You can purchase their product at the outlets stores or stores like Boston Store.

I had this same problem with one of my kids. I had him wear some cute overalls for awhile.

My son is thicker and taller, as well (95th %ile). . . I find that LLBean pants are completely adjustable most of the time and if they are not, they are generously sized. You cannot beat the quality . . . I'd check online sale tab first then the regularly priced merchandise. Run About Cargo Pants are some of our faves:) Just look at the size chart and measure your son accordingly - never had a problem:)

Also, we often can buy Children's Place and Old Navy Jeans, Cords, Sweat Pants and other clothing because they are adjustable or generously sized!
Good Luck!
B. L.

All my kids have been chunky babies. Often they were off the charts in both height and weight. I didn't put them in jeans at this age. I just bought some comfy sweat pants or anything with elastic waist band. Also, about 6 months ago I bought my 2 yr old a pair of nice khacki's at Von Maur. They have an adjustable waist band. Actually, you might be able to find those kind in jeans. I never looked for them in jeans. Most of my kids grew up and out of their cute chubbiness and could eventually wear jeans.

T.-
I've read through all the responses in hopes of seeing some good suggestions! I feel like I've tried every brand out there for my daughter (she's 21 months now) and we still have trouble finding pants that fit her. We found that Carters outfits fit the best, although the pants (jeans, khakis) are usually still snug. I happened to find a pair of jeans at Oshkosh that worked well and a pair of Levi's at Buy Buy Baby (they were in the boys section) that were good too. For my daughter, the waist is an issue but also the hips and tush too, so the adjustable waist doesn't really help! I've learned that elastic waistbands all the way around and a wide leg are the only way to go. Sorry this isn't more helpful but just wanted to let you know that other mommies are struggling with this too! At least I can put my daughter in a dress! Thanks for posting this question...hope to get a couple of good suggestions too!
J.

I've had great luck at Hanna Andersson, especially for pajamas that weren't too tight in the arms & legs. You can order on-line or they have a store in the Mall of America or an outlet store in Albertville. I've found some amazing deals at the outlet store! Good luck!

I think the best suggestion you have is the one to get Overalls - no waistband is much more comfortable for the little baby bellies, and you cna find them in all kinds of fabrics/prints/materials. Kahki, Jeans, Corduroy, prints, fleece, and even sweatshirt material. Also, like one poster suggested, try Goodwill, Salvation Army and any Kids Consignment stores around you to save a few $$!

Good Luck!

Jessie

My son had the same stats at 19 months. He's now a super-tall, solid but slim 6yo. :) We had lots of luck with Okie Dokie brand pants from JCPenney, Garanimals from Wal-Mart, and some of the Circo pants from Target. Nothing from Kohls fit him at that age. We had our best luck at Once Upon a Child, because it seemed like event though most of the pants looked brand-new, they were already worn in enough that the waist bands weren't going to shrink anymore. TOYS R US also had some great longer one-piece outfits that seemed to fit well, too, because there was no real "waist" and the legs and torso were longer.

Good luck! (And if your son is like mine, you'll have the same issue with shoes--he was a XXW forever, so Stride Rite was all we could put him in!:))

T.,

You could try overalls for him. I think toddler's in overalls are adorable anyway :) Gymboree does run a bit big, so the 2T might fit. Some of the styles are made to roll at the bottom anyway - so a bigger size might work with a roll cuff that has a pattern. Then as he grows taller, you can unroll. He'll probably thin out some between 2 -3.

J.