Help find the right age-appropriate clothes?

My daughter Clara has six years old and 1’5” tall at 18 pounds. She has Primordial dwarfism. Shopping for clothes that Clara can wear has been a huge struggle. We’re trying to find inappropriate clothes for her, but the only clothes that fit Clara are meant for newborns or very young toddlers. It depends on the brand but right now Clara still fits in is between newborn and eight months. And for shoes she is in a size 2 and 3 in infant/toddlers depending on the shoe. Even some newborn clothes don’t fit her right because she isn’t “chubby” like a newborn baby is, she is “thinned out” like your typical six-year-old child except smaller than a newborn baby.

It’s hard to find clothes that fit her that are also age-appropriate for six years old, and for shoes we haven’t really found any that are small enough for her while also being meant to really walk around in. The shoes that fit her are men for babies and toddlers who aren’t walking around quite yet.

Would you have any suggestions on how we could find clothing for that would be more age-appropriate?

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YourMomsSecretCrush · M

check online and see if there are any companies who specialize in that sort of clothing. if you cant find anything on a google search, thats probably a bad sign. you may have to get custom made.

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@YourMomsSecretCrush

This brings to mind that some retailers have special order abilities that streamline the process and constrain the cost for special needs.

A good example of this is Nordstrom that accommodates those who wear miss-matched shoes, like left and right feet are different sizes. Most everywhere else would require buying 2 pairs, one to fit the left and another that fits the right. Nordstrom will sell you the 2 pairs, but give you a refund for the 2 miss-matched you don't need. Supposedly they have an arrangement with the manufactures that can recycle the unused shoes. So effectively you end up paying for one pair of shoes rather than two. A small fortune in cost difference over a lifetime.

Retailers may exist that accommodate special sizes but don;t stock an inventory of special sizes. Ask around.