Monday, August 3, 2009

Do u think i'm stupid for saving all my daughters baby stuff??

so my bf bitches all the time because our spare bedroom is nothing and i mean nothing but baby clothes! o-24m and i have got rid of some but i have like 8 totes full and they are nothing but old navy,gap,gymboree,tommy,polo and they are so expensive i want to keep everything in case i have another girl i spent so much money on everything especially being a single mom at 17. ok so thats that but my aunt just gave me 3 totes of her baby boy clothes on top of my stuff. i also kept all her socks shoes bibs blankets birp rags u name it i got it!!!! oh one more thing is it wrong of me to not want to sell my precious moments cribset that is complete and i mean complete with everything even if i'm just going to get a different one. i just can't seem to let go it cost way too much?? help

Do u think i'm stupid for saving all my daughters baby stuff??
I had my son in 2005 and hoped for another child. I have saved everything except the items that were beyond saving. I too didn't want to pay for things twice. I still have almost a whole closet rod of clothes with tags on them that my son never got a chance to wear. I've given quite a few of those items away as baby gifts which saved me a ton of money too!! And even if I have a girl she'll be fine wearing some of these items like sleepers, shorts and t-shirts.





Now that I'm pregnant again, I am so glad that I have all this stuff - crib, exersaucer, packnplay, clothes from newborn on up. I do hope to get a changing table this time though --





My suggestion to you is if you want to keep all these things, that you consider putting them into space bags. Not only will this compact them but they will keep fresher and not get any moisture or bugs to them. You will increase your storage capacity in your storage bins.
Reply:The way I have it figured out is you're d*mned if you do and d*mned if you don't. If you do keep everything, you know - just in case - than you won't get pregnant because you kept everything and are prepared. If you get rid of everything, you'll be pregnant in a week. I know from experience. After my last son turned one we sold ALL of our baby stuff in a yard sale. Two months later I was pregnant. And after three boys I just took it for granted that this one would be a boy too so before I got the first ultrasound even scheduled, I bought a few boy things. And naturally, this time it was girl. Life loves to throw you curve balls. Your best bet is to get rid of everything you can stand to part with b/c, let's face it, if you keep all the girl stuff and get rid of the boy stuff your next baby will naturally be a boy, and if you get rid of the girl stuff and keep the boy stuff the next baby will be a girl. Sell it on ebay and take the money you get from selling that and set it aside in a savings account to either spend on your daughter later or save money for your next baby so you can afford to go out and buy more clothing.
Reply:Perhaps you can sell it online or via a yard sale? That way, the money you get can be used to buy more items for your child.





If you're really emotionally attached to them, how about taking pics of them for a scrapbook before selling them?





I'm afraid that if you don't learn to let go of some of these items, you'll have no room for the new ones. Instead of 11 totes, you may end up with 110.





CafeMom has a group where moms sell their gently used clothing and other items. You should check it out -- www.cafemom.com.





Good luck to you...
Reply:You should go through it and keep the irreplaceable items. Socks, bibs, onesies and jumpers can be replaced. Give them away. I was thankful kindof broke and five years later when I remembered I had saved some baby clothes.
Reply:No absolutely not, I don't think your stupid for keeping your babies stuff. I have a fifteen month old son I have kept every outfit he has ever had, except maybe a few things that I gave to my cousin who will be giving birth in August. It's better to not have to buy everything over, because a lot of the clothes I got were bought for my baby shower, and you typically don't have one of those with the second baby. So keep what you can.
Reply:i'm off subject here but i'm into relationship consultation in the military... If your boyfriend and you don't agree on having another child, work that out first... You're keeping it because you are preparing, if he is blowing you off, you might look back on your next baby and kick yourself in the butt asking youself why you put a guys opinion over yours about your life and your unborn baby. First it's clothes, and than.... it get's worse.... stand up for yourself... and if you can make an agreement of some things, like go through and see what you DON'T need and what you can rebuy, donate it to a needy family. (there's plenty of new moms in the military who's husbands are in iraq that have nothing... not food, baby clothes.. anything)
Reply:NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. Just keep in separated in categories..... like stuff you absolutely want to keep so you can show her someday, and then stuff that you want to keep but it is not that important to you, and stuff that you will sell soon or even "someday", and if you have friends with babies, you can make small steps by giving them little things like a bag of socks, or just an outfit at a time. Slowly, you will narrown it down, but it is important to set aside the things that you know you DO NOT want to get a rid of because you want to show her when she grows up, or you'll end up accidentally getting rid of it. I know how it feels to want to keep everything, and for the most part it is possible, but if you don't have a lot of storage it is hard. I still have almost everything I ever received in my childhood, including boxes of school work separated by grade. My parents house has lots of storage.... an attic, a shed, and a basement.... I have been out of their house for 4 years and all their storage is still full of my stuff. At my house, my garage is FULL and I do mean FULL (no walking room) of my daughter's stuff.
Reply:Sell it on ebay! Or Craigslist. Tell your bf that you are donating it. And save the $ just for you and your little girl. Now that you are a mommy, your little private nest egg for emrgencies is WAY more important than all the memories of expensive clothes.





It will bring you peace of mind. Especially being a young unmarried mom. You never know what life will throw at you!





Good Luck, I know it will be hard...
Reply:I don't think you're stupid. But maybe a bit attatched? That really is too much to keep. If money is your issue, donate them to a cause and get a receipt for a tax write off. The big stuff you can sell on Craigslist.





Save your favorite stuff, but it shouldn't be bigger than a storage tub.
Reply:Shoot, I'm not getting rid of my son's stuff until I am DONE with childbearing! Seems wasteful to me to get rid of it all and have to buy it all again when the enxt one comes along. If it's taking up too much space, try putting it in your garage, basement, attic, closet, or a rented storage unit.
Reply:You will get rid of it when you are ready. You may want to start going through it and picking your favorite little outfits to keep instead of everything.
Reply:i would say that you need get ride of some of them if you sell them on e-bay you could get some money i am not saying that you should sell everything keep your favorites and it should not be to many. If you have another baby you will probably want to go and buy new things for it not just all old but you will enjoy your favorites being worn again. Also i wouldn't call you stupid for keeping it all.
Reply:no . I would not give anything away because ou might get pregnant again and need all that stuff.


I am saying this because I had a baby last year in October and I am now 5 1/2 pregnant again, so don't sell or give any thing away especially that crib



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