If your little baby is not so little any more, they may be ready for a larger clothes size. Baby clothes start from newborn sizes (which may only last a week in some cases as newborns grow so fast!) up to 24 months. But when they reach this last size in the baby clothes range, you might start to think about toddler sizes (T), which run from 2T, 3T, 4T (and 5T in some cases), where the number corresponds to their age.
But when are they ready to move up into this next tier of clothing? If your child is wearing baby clothes with a 24 months label, you might actually find the 2T size is a better option. In this article let’s take a look at the differences between the two.
Is 2T The Same As 24 Months?
The simple answer is: it depends.
Generally speaking, 2T is the next size up from 24 months. However, for some brands 24M clothing have the same measurements as 2T clothing.
A lot of baby clothes stores will actually label 24-month clothes as 18-24 months. The intention is that babies will start wearing this size clothing around 18 months and up to 24 months.
Carter’s is one brand that uses 24 months on the label when they technically mean 18 to 24 months. This can be confusing for some parents when clothes shopping for their babies and toddlers.
In this case, the size 24-months is not equal to a size 2T even though a 24-month old baby is technically 2 years old.
However, other brands such as Target’s Cat & Jack consider 24-month clothing to be the same size as 2T. But, they do market 24-month clothes (in the baby section) and 2T clothes (in the toddler section) separately. They just fit the same size child in terms of measurement when you look at the size chart.
Still confused? Let’s look at it another way.
24 Months Vs 2T Size Chart
Differences Between 24 Months and 2T
It would make sense to think that 24 months is the largest size that is considered ‘baby clothes’ and 2T is the smallest size considered ‘toddler clothes’.
However, some stores consider everything 12M and up to be toddler sizes and everything 24M and down to be baby sizes so there can be a lot of overlap.
Mostly, the difference between 24 months (and baby sizes) and 2T (and toddler sizes) is the fit and style of the clothes.
Here are the basic differences when it comes to 24 months vs 2T.
