Parents leotard sizeing?

[Hallie'sMom]

I was wondering if you all have found a great deal of differences in leo sizeing with your girls. Hallie is only 4 foot 3 inches and 69lbs at 9 years old and we are buying adult smalls even though adult extra small fits perfect. A few of the velvet in child large fit nice but I like to buy them a bit big to get the most use out of them. So how about you? Does your child seem to wear much larger leotards then their clothes? Hallie is a perfect size 7 in girls! So strange with the size thing to me!

 

[MdGymMom01]

Yes-the leotard sizing can be a bit weird. My dd is 10 yrs old and almost 4ft 6in and weighs about 63lbs. She has long skinny legs and arms but has somewhat of a broader chest (compared to the non-existent butt!!) so she wears the child large leos. She still wears size 7 pants but can go bigger in the shirts. I had to measure dd's girth to get her true leo size because it IS NOT comparable to children's street clothes sizing.

 

[kevchriswilli]

Jordan is age 10 52 inches and 61 pounds. She just started fitting into Child Larges with lots of room to grow...

 

[Megley]

I think it depends on the leo brand. GK seems to run very small, but is also very variable. My 7 yo dd wears anything from a CS to CM in GK, but in Dreamlight she is still solidly in size 4-6. Other brands, she's either a CXS or CS but again it totally depends on the brand.

Meg

 

[FlipsLeos]

It can also depend on the fabrics of the leos. Velvets tend to be more forgiving than the holograms; mystiques also allow for a fair big more stretch than some others.

Back styles can also change the fit of a leo, as can cutouts or anything like that. Both of my girls prefer the racerback style and that is what I see the most of at our gym; feedback I get is that the racerback allows more movement through the shoulders and is less restricting than a tank style.

My oldest (8) is in a CL (GK) for her team leo, although I think a CM would fit her better. Drives me crazy at meets though because I see every single kid out there picking them out of their butts - not something that happens when they are wearing one of mine!