zaichiki Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) Just a heads up for the (few) gentlemen here... Due to the limited number of poll choices, the above numbers are US women's sizes. If you wear European or UK sizes and can figure out the US equivalents, please participate. Based on the huge difference in baby/toddler sizes at certain ages, I'm wondering what the most common sizes are for fully grown women. I'm guessing foot size is (generally) tied to height. (Ex: I'm taller than average and I think my feet are probably larger than average. Same for my kids and dh.) Edited August 7, 2011 by zaichiki added personal info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 You start at a 6? I thought that was in the middle. No wonder I can't find any shoes in my size anywhere! I wear a 4 or 4.5 in ladies or childrens 2 or 3, depending on the brand. Occasionally, I can fit a ladies 5 if I'm desperate, stuff it with inserts, and walk carefully. To correlate with my kids, my older DDs wore a 2 at 1yr and my youngest wore a sz 1 at 1yr. I don't remember with my DS- he was wearing robeez 6-12mos but I don't know what normal size that was. I'm 5'2, so not all that short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I can only fit in a women's size 5 if it is a boot, sandal/mule, or sneaker. I walk out of a regular pump in a size 5, and as a result need to order shoes like that from Nordstrom (carry some 4s and 4.5s) or from a specialty shoe catalog. I can wear a kid's size 2 or 3. In Dansko I wear a 35 in my maryjane style clogs. I get the "heel slip" that is supposed to be there so it works okay for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I was a 7.5 till I got pregnant with my daughter. Then I became an 8. When I got pregnant with my son I became an 8.5. :confused: My daughter wears a size 9 shoe and my son (still lots of growing to do) wears a 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 9 or 10 until kids. Now I'm 11 w. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) I was a 7.5 till I got pregnant with my daughter. Then I became an 8. When I got pregnant with my son I became an 8.5. That happened to me, too. Right before I got pregnant with the boys, I went to a wonderful shoe sale at a department store. I bought 10 pairs of beautiful shoes. After the boys were born, I had to give the shoes away (most were unworn) because my feet grew from size 6.5 to size 7.5. After DD was born, I graduated to size 8. I stopped having kids out of fear I'd end up with clown feet. Shoe size doesn't correlate with height in my family. DD and I are 5'5" tall, and she wears a size 9.5. I wore a size 6.5 at her age, and for many years after that. DH is 6'2" and wears a 10.5. DS1 is 5'9" and wears a size 13. Edited August 7, 2011 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I generally wear a kid's size 2.5. I haven't even bothered with women's shoes for years, as it's almost impossible to find sizes small enough. I know you can order online, but the shoes might not fit and that is generally just a pain. Now that they make fancier kids shoes (with heels even) I can usually find what I need in the kids department. I do think my feet might have gotten bigger after pregnancy, but they are still ridiculously small. I am 4' 11". In my family we consider my older sister's feet pretty huge. I think she wears a size 7. My other sister and my mom are both around size 5. We are all around 5' tall (or a bit less.:)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I wear roughly a 9.5/10 depending on the shoe. I'm only 5'3 on a good day so my feet are huge to me. They only grew bigger because of having children. I was a 7 before them. My mom is 5' 2 and wears a 6 or 7 and my sister who is roughly the same height as her wears a 5 or 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I come from a giant-footed family. I wear a 10.5 and that's considered small. My mom wears a 12, the sister who lives with me wears 12-13. But, they are 6' and 6'2" respectively. My younger brother wears a 14 Mens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I'm 5'5" and wear a 9 shoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLG Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Pre-preg was 8.5; post am 9.5W-10B. Sad for my previous 'major' shoe collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 As with others my feet went from a 8 to a 8.5 after my first. Fortunately they didn't get any bigger after the first child. I am 5'4". My sister who also says she is 5'4" (I don't believe her because I have to look slightly down to look her in the eye, I think she is 5'3"), wears a 9, she always has even after two kids. I read somewhere at sometime that the reason your feet get bigger is because your joints loosen while pregnant, so your feet bones do the same to help support the added weight. They somewhat spread out, sometimes it doesn't go back. :glare: Thus larger feet. As if we ladies need it after a pregnancy.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I'm 5'8.5" and usually wear a 10. dd14 is 4'11 and wears a 6-7 depending on the shoe. my mother is 5'3" and wears an 8, i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunD Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I wear a women's size 4. I normally just special order or buy online because at the store, everything is "Oh, sorry, that doesn't start til size 5.5" and everything in the children's section has butterflies or sequins. My feet haven't gotten bigger through pregnancies! I almost wish they would. It does correlate with my height though ... I'm 4'9". :001_smile: I wonder if men are different, though. DH wears a 10, which is the same as my dad, but DH is 5'5" and my dad is 5'11". DH's feet don't look particularly big and dad's don't look tiny either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I'm not tall enough for my feet! I'm 5'7" and wear a 10. My sister and mom are both 5'9" and wear an 8.5 and 9, respectively. When I was pregnant I stretched to an 11! I live in a town where the only shopping choices are Walmart and Kmart, so I had about 3 choices for shoes since 11 is not a typical size and thus carried in very small quantities.:glare: Fortunately, though, my feet shrank back to a 10 so I'm more grateful for being a 10 now!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana B Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Length I'm a 10, and I might have picked up a little bit when I had DS. But I've always had large, annoying feet. I have super wide and thick (tall?) feet. Oh, and they are flat too. So I usually have to buy an 11W to get them to fit, even though they are too long. I don't buy women's sneakers - as men's fit much better (naturally wider and taller). And usually when I can find dress shoes I like that fit - I buy every color they have. I love shoes - I hate shoe shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 My feet are a size 2 in childrens. I used to be a 1 1/2 until I had kids. In fact, my son wore my crocs last year and now his feet are too big. My daughter is now wearing my size shoe. In case anyone thinks this is not true, it is. Lucky for me they are coming out with cute girls shoes that don't just have Barbie on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I'm 5'7.5" and wear an 8. My sister is 5'6" and wears a 9. My mom is 5'8" and wears a 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoorsy Type Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I'm 5'3 and my feet are a size 6.5 wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahRah Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 10.5 - which stinks because not many shoes are available in a 10.5, so it's either squeeze into a 10 or go to an 11. When pregnant, I'm definitely an 11 though. Boots and most sneakers just a 10 (unless pregnant, then go to the 11). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 5'6.75' and wear a size 7.5 for the most part. Sometimes I have to get either a 7 or an 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I started off in a 6.5W or 7R before I had my first kid but gained 0.5 size per pregnancy. So now I'm a 7.5W or 8R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I'm a 9.5w (very hard to find), my 2dd wears an 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 5'6" and size 6.5. My sisters are 5'4" and size 7 and 4'11.5" and girls' size 3 respectively. My mom is 5'2" and size 6. My twins already have bigger feet than I do, and are still quite short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I am 5'2" and wear a size 10.5 normally. Many time though I prefer a man's 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbkaren Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) I'm a sasquatch. Ladies' 12, but I'm also a little over 6' tall so I'd tip over with smaller feet (or so my Mom always said, bless her heart lol). p.s. for those with big feet who don't know...payless is the only source I use anymore. The shoes are cheap enough that I can afford to buy trendy ones in my size that I don't feel guilty if I don't wear them often. Edited August 7, 2011 by bbkaren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Mine were 8 1/2 until I had kids. Now they are 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourFidgetyFriend Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I'm 5'8" and wear a 9 or 10 which I think is pretty standard for my height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missiemick Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I was a 7.5 till I got pregnant with my daughter. Then I became an 8. When I got pregnant with my son I became an 8.5. :confused: :iagree: Me, exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Size 5 in ladies/4 in girls. I'm 5ft tall...in shoes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I wear 9.5-10 depending on the shoe. I'm 5'7". My 11 year old daughters wear my same size right now. Their feet are going to be huge. (I really hope they stop growing, at least in their feet!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I was 7 1/2 in my early 20's now I'm 8 1/2. This poll explains why all the good 8 1/2's are always sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I am a 11 or 12 depending on where they are made. I am 5'7". I love shoe shopping thanks to the internet now. Growing up I could not find my size nor could I understand why the only ones where like road cone orange. I mostly wore men's shoes. Now I don't mind spending more on a good pair and having a small shoe collections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 You start at a 6? I thought that was in the middle. No wonder I can't find any shoes in my size anywhere! I wear a 4 or 4.5 in ladies or childrens 2 or 3, depending on the brand. Occasionally, I can fit a ladies 5 if I'm desperate, stuff it with inserts, and walk carefully. To correlate with my kids, my older DDs wore a 2 at 1yr and my youngest wore a sz 1 at 1yr. I don't remember with my DS- he was wearing robeez 6-12mos but I don't know what normal size that was. I'm 5'2, so not all that short. My daughter is 5-1 and wears a size 8. Feet are weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 The spread on this is much wider than I would have expected. I thought surely there would be a clearer peak for size 8 and 8.5 with all the other sizes slowly dropping off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 The spread on this is much wider than I would have expected. I thought surely there would be a clearer peak for size 8 and 8.5 with all the other sizes slowly dropping off. I wonder if heights would do the same...off to post a poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) I wear between a children's size 3 and a ladies' 5. It's a serious pain. The easiest way for me to buy shoes is in Atlanta at Marmie. Belks, Dillards, local shoe shops, etc nearly never carry any or much in my size. Edit to add: I'm between 5'3" and 5'4". Edited August 7, 2011 by PinkInTheBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I'm 5'7" ish and I wear a 10.5 in men's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaTanya Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 After baby number 1 I moved into 6.5. And after one of the others (or all of them?) I'm up to 7.5. What is it with these kids??? I expected bigger hips, but bigger feet? That surprised me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I wear a 5.5 and can get away with a 6 with certain shoes. I'm 5'1" My DH is 6' and wears a men's 9. My 10 yr ols wears a 2, my 7 yr old a 13, and my 2 yr old a 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Shoe sizes vary somewhat according to brand, I find.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 You start at a 6? I thought that was in the middle. Good point. I guess it depends on your frame of reference. Obviously mine is different. (Eek. But sorry to leave you out. Guess I should have left room for an "other," huh?) My 9 year old dd wears a women's 6 and I thought it was the smallest ladies' size. I don't think we've seen anything smaller on the shelves when we were looking for her shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfoot Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I wear a 6.5. And my kids' feet were small in the 2 y.o. thread, too. Some of those answers matched my 5 y.o.'s feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alenee Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I am a 11 or 12 depending on where they are made. I am 5'7". I love shoe shopping thanks to the internet now. Growing up I could not find my size nor could I understand why the only ones where like road cone orange. I mostly wore men's shoes. Now I don't mind spending more on a good pair and having a small shoe collections. The bold is me. I was wearing a 10.5 at age 12 and I was 5'10". By 18 yo, I'd grown to my full height of 5'11.75". When I had my first dd, they grew to an 11.5. By the third dd, they were definitely a 12. I buy a 13 for running shoes (thanks to Sierra Trading Post for carrying them in women's sizes!). I've been so thankful for Nordstrom. I never could've shopped there as a teen but now the budget allows me a couple pairs of really good shoes that I wear to their death. Oh, and I remember a friend's mom always telling me that I'd tip over if I didn't have such big feet. As a teen, that still didn't make me feel any better. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 I'm a sasquatch. Ladies' 12, but I'm also a little over 6' tall so I'd tip over with smaller feet (or so my Mom always said, bless her heart lol). Are you happy that your mom said that... or do you feel she was being insincere? (Asking b/c I want to seed my dd's brain with positive feelings about her feet while she's still young and I need to know what to say.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 My parents both have feet on the smallish side (considering their heights). I married into a family large feet and my children have inherited that gene. My feet haven't gotten any bigger since high school, though it sounds like it is very common for ladies' feet to increase in size after pregnancies. I get he feeling that many of us feel negatively about the size of our feet. Many people have "qualified" the size of their feet by mentioning that pregnancy caused their feet to grow. Some of us hope our children's feet stop growing. I have to admit that I'm a little anxious about the fact that my dd has large feet. It comes from not wanting her to hear negative comments from people that end up making her feel bad about her feet. Large feet, in and of themselves, don't bother me. I just REALLY don't want my child to think that her feet aren't pretty. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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