I am tired of seeing plumber-butt.

[loraxc]

DD is almost 6, 45 lbs, and 46 inches tall. I think that's a pretty normal, average height and weight...but she seems to have a very long torso (I do also) and no butt, or SOMEthing, because her pants are always, ALWAYS falling down. Elastic waist, jeans, whatever. She is the kind of kid who is oblivious to stuff like this and I remind her 25716529 times a day to pull her pants up. It is getting OLD.

I have tried:

--slim pants; they were too tight in the thighs.
--belts; only works with pants with belt loops and didn't seem to help that much...the belt has to be really tight to work.

Does anyone else have this problem?? What can I do? I think part of the problem is that girls' pants tend to be low-rise...? Is there a store where the pants do not have this issue?

[Hey Mama!]

My 4 y.o. is the same size and we battle the same problem. She has a variety of jeans and it doesn't seem to matter, her butt crack shows constantly.

[Alyantavid]

My son deals with that too. Slim, adjustable waists and a belt. Those usually help, but I do sometimes still have to remind him to pull his pants up.

[columbusmomma]

Would she wear one of those leotard/bodysuit type things that snap in the crotch alone or under her top?

[loraxc]

Oh gosh, mortifying--one of the support staff at DD's school took DH aside today and asked if we needed help altering her pants!! But would that help? Has anyone tried it?

Bodysuit is not a bad idea in some ways, but it would be spendy to get so many...also, we live in a warm climate...

[LionessMom]

my DSD is about the same size. i have bought all different kinds of pants. i even went to GW just to find some old pants that werent low rise. they all fell down. i have tried belts, adjustable waist, elastic waist, etc. the only thing that works is dresses. even her tights come down but it is under the dress lol. that and long shirts. but they ride up sometimes unless you get a really long tunic like shirt. drives me nuts. the teacher never says anything bc most girls in her class has the same problem. i tell her all the time to pull up her pants and she does but 5 min later they have worked themselves down again.

so waiting for ideas on this thread to! bc i want to give up. i dont want DSD to feel bad bc she cant help it. but i dont like the idea of people being able to see her butt crack either.

[loraxc]

Look, I found a great thread right here on MDC! It looks like people do have luck with altering the pants. But I am not totally sure that's the issue with DD. I don't think she's even that skinny--she has a little belly like many kids her age. It's something about the long torso and the flat butt, maybe? POSSIBLY she wears them too low on purpose because it's more comfy. I have tried to figure out if that's it, but I can't tell. She says that's not it, of course.

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=518772

[Red Pajama]

My almost 5 year old son (33 lbs, and average height) is a rail. No butt. He also hates pants with buttons or snaps. I end up making darts in the waist of his elastic-waisted pants, or rolling the waist, which also seems to help.

His brother, same age and a pound heavier and an inch shorter, has a different body type, and has no problems with his pants.

[Tilia]

Have you tried American Apparel? My DD is 43 inches tall and 53 pounds at age 4 (so not skinny and she does have a backside and tummy). I love the size 6 karate pants. I think you have to size up, the 6s are getting to be too short on DD and she is 4. They are comfy for her.

[MoonStarFalling]

I just solved this problem with our son. I decided to put him in boxer shorts and it has totally solved the problem! I don't think there's anything wrong with girls wearing boxers too if it helps.

[One_Girl]

My dd has the same problem, if the pants fit the waist they can only be worn as capris and if they are long they fall down under her butt if she moves. I have found some pants with adjustable elastic that can be buttoned to the right width in them at stores that specialize in kids clothing and from either Lee or Levi brand pants. I also am very careful to only by pants that can adjust or be worn with a belt if they don't have an adjustable waist because otherwise they fall off my dd.

[squimp]

We have this problem too, and that's why DD usually wears dresses.

But I've found that Hanna Andersson pants tend to work the best. I love their velour pants.

[bjorker]

We had this problem too until a friend showed me what 'adjustable waist' really means. You're aware of the tabs inside of the pants, right? (I had no idea those were there until I was shown! ) I have trouble imagining those not going tight enough for any waist. I easily find them at the thrift store and Target, but I'm sure plenty of other places sell them too.

[sbgrace]

I've got that issue with my flat rear son. It drives me crazy.
I've been thinking about trying dapper snappers but haven't yet--partly because to make adjustable waist tight enough to work for him it's too tight to easily potty. I don't know. He wears a lot of wide elastic karate/exercise type pants. That is all that stays up. Anyway, I don't know if they would work but I'm probably going to try this:
http://www.dappersnappers.com/main.html?

[lonegirl]

For my neice,6, my mom made some cute suspendeRs for that reason.

[NightOwlwithowlet]

My niece has that problem. MY SIL started dressing her in long tunic shirts over her regular jeans and over leggings, it seems to work.

[amcal]

My DD has that problem as well - she likes the waistband of her jeans to be below her belly / low on the hips. It's just more comfortable for her.

The rule is that she has to wear long tops. I buy tops one size too big.

If she won't wear things to cover her behind, I would tell her she'll have to wear dresses with bike shorts underneath or pants with elastic waists. My DD chooses to wear knit pants with elastic waists the majority of the time and this has completely taken care of the problem.

At that age, she can understand that it's inappropriate to be showing herr butt crack so I would give your daughter a couple options for fixing the problem and then follow through.

[proudmamanow]

we have the same problem with dd age 4.5 who is about 44 inches tall and 43 lbs. It bugs her too. She prefers sweats & yoga pants over jeans, so that helps, and we got her some pink sparkly belts recently which helps too.
But I totally commiserate!
Jesse

[LionessMom]

my DSD is not skinny but the way she is built does not like jeans. or pants at all. no matter what kind they are they come down. even with a belt on. even with the elastic adjusters on smallest. .

i would love to let her wear dresses all the time, but i dont like how she wont keep her undies under wraps. i just decided that my hangups about her butt crack and undies showing are my hangups not hers. so if in the end they still show more times than not i try to let it go a little. it is either that or go crazy lol. cause none of these things work on her. and forget a belt. in order for it to be tight enough to keep her pants up she cant undo it. she cant do a belt or her button. or just doesnt want to. if she has to go potty and she is wearing jeans she will pull them down without unbuttoning them.

i think i really like the idea of really long tunics or knee length dresses with leggings. i think that would work for my DSD, but i can not afford a new wardrobe right now. but when it is time to get her new clothes, you can bet that is what i will be buying!

[LynnS6]

Leggings? They're relatively close fitting and tend not to sag. (Though my model is dd who does have a lovely little curvy figure, so she's not the best guide.)

Long shirts or dresses?

Ds who's skinny does best in pants with adjustable waists. You can get regular pants with adjustable waists and just cinch up the waist. (Ds does best in slims with adjustable waists as the regulars are too big in the thighs.)

Failing that, I'd have her pants altered. (I don't sew, so doing it myself is not an option.) Taking them a bit would probably solve your problem.