How often do you need to buy your toddler new shoes? - Page 2

Nibblenic · Mar 20th, 2012, 11:21 AM

Roughly every 3 months or a little bit longer

RachA · Mar 20th, 2012, 13:15 PM

It depends on when you first put them in shoes. Daniel was in shoes at 13 months cos he was walking at 11months and i had to buy 3/4 pairs of shoes in the first year. Since then it's been a summer pair and a winter pair only.
Esther wasn't walking until she was 18 months and as it was spring/summer i didn't bother buying her shoes until she was 22 months. She's still in her first pair.

Basically between around 12-24 months their feet grow a lot - 2-3 months and going up a full size is fairly normal. If you can avoid buying shoes until 18-24 months then you won't need as many in their first year of wearing shoes.

k4th · Mar 20th, 2012, 13:17 PM

We gt dd's feet measured two weeks before Christmas & bought some Clarkes cruisers. They weren't feeling tight or anything so I only took her back in them yesterday to check they still fitted & they do! She's had them 3 mths & the lady reckons we'll get at least another 4 weeks out of them.

I do think when they start growing quickly we'll buy shoes at other places - £200 a year seems a ridiculous amount for toddler shoes doesn't it??!

Gingerspice · Mar 20th, 2012, 13:56 PM

we get LO measured every 2-3 month but often she doesn't need them. We're on pair number 3 and thats 18 months of wearing shoes!

hattiehippo · Mar 20th, 2012, 15:35 PM

Tom was a 3 1/2 when he got his 1st shoes at 10 months and was a 7 when I got him new shoes in January so he went up 3 1/2 sizes in 15 months. I think he had 4 pairs of shoes in that time most of which lasted 3 to 4 months although he did go out of 1 pair in 6 weeks around 16 months.

I'm hoping his current 2 pairs last at least 4 to 6 months - his feet are big for his height so hopefully they grew ahead of the rest of him.

Elphaba · Mar 20th, 2012, 16:19 PM

We're only on second pair of shoes so not sure yet. We got his first pair just after Christmas (age 15 months) and he was a size 4. We got him measured again end of Feb and he'd gone up to a 5. Hoping it slows down after a while!

First pair of shoes were full price (£35) and his second/current pair were in the sale so a bit better (£22). There was a choice of four styles in stock in his size - three at full price and one in the sale, so the sale ones it was!

bunnyg82 · Mar 20th, 2012, 17:32 PM

Thankfully our son's feet seem to grow quite slowly (but then he is on 2nd centile for growth anyway so I guess that would make sense) so it's not been too bad. He is on his third pair in about a year! We take him to get measured every 4-6 weeks just to make sure though! Expensive business though, especially when they do grow rapidly!

Mar 20th, 2012, 11:21 AM	#11
Nibblenic Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North East England Posts: 8,866	Roughly every 3 months or a little bit longer

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Mar 20th, 2012, 13:15 PM	#12
RachA Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,139	It depends on when you first put them in shoes. Daniel was in shoes at 13 months cos he was walking at 11months and i had to buy 3/4 pairs of shoes in the first year. Since then it's been a summer pair and a winter pair only. Esther wasn't walking until she was 18 months and as it was spring/summer i didn't bother buying her shoes until she was 22 months. She's still in her first pair. Basically between around 12-24 months their feet grow a lot - 2-3 months and going up a full size is fairly normal. If you can avoid buying shoes until 18-24 months then you won't need as many in their first year of wearing shoes.

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Mar 20th, 2012, 13:17 PM	#13
k4th Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Preston Posts: 2,271	We gt dd's feet measured two weeks before Christmas & bought some Clarkes cruisers. They weren't feeling tight or anything so I only took her back in them yesterday to check they still fitted & they do! She's had them 3 mths & the lady reckons we'll get at least another 4 weeks out of them. I do think when they start growing quickly we'll buy shoes at other places - £200 a year seems a ridiculous amount for toddler shoes doesn't it??!

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Mar 20th, 2012, 13:56 PM	#14
Gingerspice Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: the south Posts: 2,292	we get LO measured every 2-3 month but often she doesn't need them. We're on pair number 3 and thats 18 months of wearing shoes!

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Mar 20th, 2012, 15:35 PM	#15
hattiehippo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 3,638	Tom was a 3 1/2 when he got his 1st shoes at 10 months and was a 7 when I got him new shoes in January so he went up 3 1/2 sizes in 15 months. I think he had 4 pairs of shoes in that time most of which lasted 3 to 4 months although he did go out of 1 pair in 6 weeks around 16 months. I'm hoping his current 2 pairs last at least 4 to 6 months - his feet are big for his height so hopefully they grew ahead of the rest of him.

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Mar 20th, 2012, 16:19 PM	#16
Elphaba Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hants/Surrey border Posts: 2,475	We're only on second pair of shoes so not sure yet. We got his first pair just after Christmas (age 15 months) and he was a size 4. We got him measured again end of Feb and he'd gone up to a 5. Hoping it slows down after a while! First pair of shoes were full price (£35) and his second/current pair were in the sale so a bit better (£22). There was a choice of four styles in stock in his size - three at full price and one in the sale, so the sale ones it was!

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Mar 20th, 2012, 17:32 PM	#17
bunnyg82 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,791	Thankfully our son's feet seem to grow quite slowly (but then he is on 2nd centile for growth anyway so I guess that would make sense) so it's not been too bad. He is on his third pair in about a year! We take him to get measured every 4-6 weeks just to make sure though! Expensive business though, especially when they do grow rapidly!

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