What is an average torso length for a newborn?

Mom2FiveGirls

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A friend of mine is having a baby but she's on bed rest and can't come to BRU with me to check out car seats like we'd planned. I told her I'd go and take a baby doll and take pictures of how the doll and my two youngest girls fit in the seats. I want to take a doll that is as close to "average" newborn sized as possible, but I don't have a clue what that is. With 5 girls, we've got a ton of choices. So, what's an average torso length for a newborn? Thanks :)
 
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ketchupqueen

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7-8 sounds good to me. If she's likely to have the baby early, you should go with smaller, 6 to 6.5 or so.
 

Mom2FiveGirls

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Thanks! I know "Baby Allie" will be going with us since she's DD#5's favorite and goes everywhere. She is 17-17.5 inches (Ella was trying to help and kept bumping her) and has a torso height of around 6 1/4 inches. I'll see if I can find one a little bigger as well :)
 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob
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LOL! No, but mine was... :whistle: And that's what my demo doll has (she is also useful for showing how seats are outgrown by height, etc. She's actually built just like my third was-- 21 inches with a 10 inch torso. My daughter was 20.5 with a 10 inch torso!)
 

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