How to Measure Your Baby Shoe Size at Home

Learn how to measure your kid’s feet to know their shoe size easily and quickly with step by step guide. Measuring your tot’s feet size is not as hard as you think. Just follow the below steps and then compare the measurements with our Kids Shoe Size Charts to determine his/her true size.

In This Article:
1: How to Measure Kid’s Feet
2: How to Measure (Video)
3: Choosing healthy shoes (Vidoe of the Day)
4: FAQ’s

Every choice you make matters. And, when it comes to your baby, you have no space for errors. Your baby feet are sensitive, and you cannot experiment with their shoes. The right pair of shoes with the perfect fit can make a huge difference to the health and happiness of your baby. Not only does it make it easy for them to find the correct size, but it also encourages balanced foot development when they start exploring their surroundings. 

Being a parent, you need to realize that on various occasions, your child’s feet develop differently. Your child’s feet can be smaller or bigger than the average for your child’s age. Considering all these factors, it becomes important to make sure that every few months, your child’s feet are weighed.

It is easy, simple, fun, and quick. Measure your child’s feet in the comfort of your home. There is nothing that you need to purchase and spend money on. Everything is easily accessible at your home. All you need is a ruler or tape, white sheet, and a pen to measure your child’s feet. Ensure the foot is fully stretched and double-check that the toes of your child are not twisted. 

Compare the heel to the longest toe. There is nothing to be worried about if you wind up measuring somewhat differently: children and adults sometimes vary in scale. 

Measuring children’s feet to know their shoe size at home is very easy. Follow these steps:

Step #1 On a sheet of white paper, make your kid stand up. Make sure the paper should be stuck on the floor. Ask your kid to keep their feet stay stable; you can even put weight on them because the feet stretch in length and width.

Step #2 Mark the heel on the paper and the large toe point. Do the same with the other foot of your kid. Use a pencil or pen for marking.

Step #3 Take them off the page. Measure the gap for each foot between the two points to calculate the length of their foot accurately. 

Step #5 Scale up to the largest foot and apply an extra 1 cm to the wiggle room and development while choosing the next pair of feet. (It’s common for anyone to have a piece a little bigger than the next foot, do not panic if you find that when weighing your child!)

It may be extra time consuming to weigh the feet for babies that are not yet learned to stand. You may keep them standing upright on paper or bring the paper at their foot more realistic. You can even use a fluffy tapestry against the foot of the infant.

Sizing of Baby Shoes and How it Works

Baby shoes are classified according to size. For instance, shoes for 0-6 months or 6-12 months. Although this will aid, they are meant as a point of departure for your major journey. No two feet of the infant are alike; you need to commit this in your mind. Even your own feet often vary significantly from one another. This means no uniform requirements apply for age-based length or size. You can use age guidelines to pick the size you need, but measuring your child’s foot is the best choice to ensure the perfect fit.

Ensure Ease and Comfort

The feet of babies grow in no time. Being parents, you need to see that their shoes expand alongside them. Signs that your child regularly loses one or both shoes may include teetering, repeated trips, and pulling toes. These are the signs that tell you to change their pair of shoes and get them a new pair. You may also find red dots on the foot and perceptions. You can quickly check the comfort of their shoes if you note any of these indications — or have just only been a few months after the last assessment of your infant.

Things you Need to Know and Follow

1. Try Avoiding Hand-me-downs 

when the little one already has the potential to learn motor skills. Shoes should be tailored to the foot of the initial holder and hand-molded shoes. In areas where the shoe rubs against the foot, it may cause irritations, and it may also negatively affect the weight when walking. 

2. Buy a Big Shoe 

You will start on a bigger scale as you do all the calculations and have shoes in all sizes. There is a little additional space to expand. And it is all good for your baby. But don’t go for too big.

3. Keep your Eyes at Foot Level 

They grow very rapidly that they need to be checked about every three or four months. Track development every couple of months with daily tests to ensure the shoes are not outgrowing. 

Follow the Size Chart and Recommendations 

Please note that the average scale is a little larger than your child’s foot to support healthier foot development and longer use. When you are comparing two measurements, do pick the bigger of the two and recommend scaling up depending on the metrics your child’s feet are.

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