I have added collisions shapes to my baby model.
I have added a dress, to the baby, sizing it first etc.
When I calculate collision, it ignores collision shapes completely.
Is there some way to force it to see the collision shapes and conform around those shapes?
i'm lost.

If by calculating collision you mean conforming a clothing item then as far as I'm aware, that is based on the mesh. Collision shapes are only used by the soft cloth physics system.

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Yes, thanks. I thought I used a soft cloth item; the standard Full Body Dress.
It completely ignores the collision shapes.