Post by roseflower on Jul 20, 2014 12:32:17 GMT -5
My DD is almost 4 and we do plan to have more kids, but I think we will be a new crib when that happens. I thought I had decided that (because I would like to buy a white one) but now her crib is disassembled sitting our dining room going on 2 months because the sentimental side of me is having a hard time listing it to sell. I started second guessing myself and wondering if I should keep it and give it to her years down the line. You know, my typical over analytics self
But really. something about it feels like I am closing the door on something. We know we want me kids so it's not that selling it is saying no more kids.
I have tubs and tubs of clothes just in case we have another girl, I have kept all her toys because I wonder if we will need them etc.
What do you decide to keep vs get rid of and why? If you plan to have more kids, do you keep everything?
We kept everything. We had the storage space for it all. We ended up reusing almost all of it. We didn't get to reuse the clothes even though I had two girls born in the same season because they were different sizes. If you have space put the crib in storage until you have number two. Even though we know we are done I'm still not ready to start getting rid of stuff.
I kept everything, I stored what I could at our place and devices etc at my moms or in laws. Now that we are in a house and getting ready for the next baby to come I am so glad I kept everything, esp since it's another boy so I have tons of clothes.
Post by AlpineSlide on Jul 20, 2014 15:48:26 GMT -5
I'm keeping everything basically. There have been some clothes that I didn't love that I went ahead and got rid off, I'll do the same with toys. If we (DS) don't really like something, then I won't keep it. We have the storage space so that's not an issue.
I agree with Hermione - the crib probably won't be safe when she's an adult.
Post by statlerwaldorf on Jul 20, 2014 15:58:35 GMT -5
I kept everything. We planned on having kids closer together, but my body had other plans and they are 5 years apart. I kind of regret saving all of the clothes. I ended up with a boy instead of another girl. I kept everything in totes, but some stuff got stained in storage. I don't know if those stains will come out. It's still a crapshoot whether the clothes will be the right season even if they are the same sex.
The car seat is about to expire, so I ended up buying a new one. That was a waste.
It was nice to have the big stuff since I had the room to store it. I am using her swing, changing table, crib, crib mattress, bath tub, etc.
I am also glad I saved my electric pump. Even though my insurance covers a pump, I still haven't received it and needed to use one when ds was refusing one breast.
Some stuff I replaced just because I wanted a better version. I wanted a better stroller, A&A blankets, RNP, etc.
Post by dragonfly08 on Jul 20, 2014 16:00:01 GMT -5
Since we had the space to store it, we kept everything. #2 was another girl so we were reused everything except the crib sheets (they were a little stretched from use and slightly discolored from spit up and leaky diapers) and the mattress (still in great shape but I chose to get a new one based on several recommendations re: SIDS).
Post by cricketwife on Jul 20, 2014 16:04:01 GMT -5
Tbh the crib is probably already considered a death trap. Weren t the new safety standards for cribs in 2011? Only keep what you may want to use again. We are basically keeping most everything except big things like the swing and jumperoo Bc they are too big for us to store. We can sell on CL and rebut from CL when/ if needed.
I only kept things we loved and that were small-ish.
There is 3 years between DS1 and DS2. Even things that are stored are aging. Clothes get dry rot, etc. We had to get a bunch of cloth diapers repaired, some didn't make it and some clothing looked terrible after three years in a rubbermaid container.
If you have space and like keeping it around go for it. I've had no regrets with just keeping the best and most loved pieces and giving or selling everything else. My MIL and my mom gift us a lot of clothing so I am rarely short on clothes for my kids. DS2 has never been into baby toys and prefers to play with DS1s stuff. Most of what we needed for DS2, which was very little, we found second hand.
Post by runblondie26 on Jul 20, 2014 18:11:45 GMT -5
My two are a little over 4.5 years apart. We kept everything, much to my husband's chagrin, but I'm so glad we did. Anytime I need anything I just go out and shop our garage/crawl space.
I did buy replacement nipples for our bottles and some more clothes since we had a boy this time, but that's about it. Oh, and a Rock n Play! If only we had that magical sleep-maker when my DD was a baby.
Post by whitepicketfence on Jul 20, 2014 19:10:57 GMT -5
We kept it all and with 3 girls who have all been similar is size, I'm so glad we did. We've reused pretty much everything.
We're not 100% decided that we're done having kids yet so we have no plans to sell anything yet once DD3 is done with it. I'm an extremely sentimental person so I know that I will have difficulty getting rid of everything once the time comes. I'm also an organization freak who hates having lots of unused stuff sitting around. We'll see which side of me will win out
Our crib was pretty high-end, so we kept it. It lived in my parents' basement for 4 years and we just reassembled it last week for baby #2. I figured if we definitively decided not to have any more kids, I have enough younger cousins, friends, etc., that I could have passed the crib on.
I kept most of the clothes, too, since I could stuff a big box at the top of closets, under beds and in our storage unit. But I gave away things like the swing, car seats, etc.
Now that we're having another, I've been inundated with hand-me-down swings and the like, so it has worked out that I didn't keep all that stuff. I have been given lots of baby clothes, too, so I could have gotten away with giving away DD's clothes, but I feel more sentimental about those items.
I've kept almost all of her books, too. DH's parents have handed us down some great kids' books from his own childhood and I've loved having them.