Keep hold of things or not?

alwaysbrassic

Here's the question, got 2 gorgeous kiddies aged 4 and 2. Have still kept cot, pushchair, highchair, carseat etc.

Kept everything as would love another child, although realistically don't think we can. We have just moved to a bigger, more expensive house, and I have just increased my hours at work.

My mum has just called, her friends daughter is due to have a baby, and she is looking to buy some things. She suggested I see if she wants to buy what we were keeping incase.

The money would come in very handy if we sold it, but at the same time, if we did decide to have another baby, it would cost a fortune to buy everything new.

What did others do with their old baby stuff?

dirtysexymonkey

alwaysbrassic wrote: »

Here's the question, got 2 gorgeous kiddies aged 4 and 2. Have still kept cot, pushchair, highchair, carseat etc.

Kept everything as would love another child, although realistically don't think we can. We have just moved to a bigger, more expensive house, and I have just increased my hours at work.

My mum has just called, her friends daughter is due to have a baby, and she is looking to buy some things. She suggested I see if she wants to buy what we were keeping incase.

The money would come in very handy if we sold it, but at the same time, if we did decide to have another baby, it would cost a fortune to buy everything new.

What did others do with their old baby stuff?

so why buy everything new? if the time comes then second hand is the way to go.

kingfisherblue

I have kept a few bits that I still use - pram blankets can be handy in the car in winter, until the heater warms up. Other things, though, I donated to Woman's Aid, as women often have to leave the family home without essential equipment for their children. It was more use to them than to me.

If I had gone on to have another baby, I would have done as I did previously - bought second hand. The only exceptions that I would make are cot mattress and car seat. Supermarkets often have baby events, selling equipment fairly cheaply, so it needn't cost a fortune.

Only you know if you are likely to have another child. If you do, is it likely to be within the next three or four years? If so, it might be worth keeping the pram and cot. If not, you could be storing them for a very long time - and you might need that space for other things.

MariaKaria

I got rid of all mine after my second baby however I knew she would definatly be my last, if you're in doubt and think you may have another then I'd hang on to it all...you can always sell things later if/when you decide the time is right and you've definately done your bit for human kind

balletshoes

alwaysbrassic wrote: »

Here's the question, got 2 gorgeous kiddies aged 4 and 2. Have still kept cot, pushchair, highchair, carseat etc.

Kept everything as would love another child, although realistically don't think we can. We have just moved to a bigger, more expensive house, and I have just increased my hours at work.

My mum has just called, her friends daughter is due to have a baby, and she is looking to buy some things. She suggested I see if she wants to buy what we were keeping incase.

The money would come in very handy if we sold it, but at the same time, if we did decide to have another baby, it would cost a fortune to buy everything new.

What did others do with their old baby stuff?

couldn't you lend it to her, then get it back if you want it, when her child gets too old/big for the things?

My sister was in a similar position to you when I was pregnant, she lent me her cot, moses basket, first car seat, baby bath etc etc. By the time my daughter had outgrown these things she had realised the room they were taking up in her house, and didn't want them back :rotfl:.

Aimless

It depends how long you think you might wait for another, if it is more than a couple of years, there'll be a new, safer car seat, or different style clothes etc. I kept a lot of my teen's stuff, but actually, I had to buy a lot of it second hand, and it is dated and worn. I'm buying better baby clothes at 4 for a pound in my local charity shop! I gave away his car seat, but even if I still had it, I'd want the more improved ones available now.

meritaten

depends on whether you bought top quality expensive items - it makes sense to store those (thats what attics are for).
if you think you may have another baby then these items will be there for you. and to be perfectly frank - your baby wont care one iota that its been used before!
thinking about it - its nice if you can put your baby to sleep in a crib thats been in the family for generations.

adamantine

i have 2 kids similar ages (2 and 5) both boys and have kept everything! i just cannot get rid of anything like that. ive thrown out alot of cothes from my eldest as by 2 they get worn out as opposed to outgrown but all the sleepsuits and first outfits and going home outfits ive still got. TBH it was a life saver when i was PG with DS2 coz it meant i had to buy almost nothing new coz i had it all.

the car seat and pram are still as new and the buggy is still in use obv.

obv keep the special things and first sizes but the rest i would think about selling/donating/giving away. my youngest was a winter baby and my eldest a summer baby born abroad so alot of the 3-6+ were not suitable in actual fact.

the car seat and pram you could sell and it gives you an excuse to go shopping and buy another if/when you have another baby!

alwaysbrassic

adamantine wrote: »

i have 2 kids similar ages (2 and 5) both boys and have kept everything! i just cannot get rid of anything like that. ive thrown out alot of cothes from my eldest as by 2 they get worn out as opposed to outgrown but all the sleepsuits and first outfits and going home outfits ive still got. TBH it was a life saver when i was PG with DS2 coz it meant i had to buy almost nothing new coz i had it all.

the car seat and pram are still as new and the buggy is still in use obv.

obv keep the special things and first sizes but the rest i would think about selling/donating/giving away. my youngest was a winter baby and my eldest a summer baby born abroad so alot of the 3-6+ were not suitable in actual fact.

the car seat and pram you could sell and it gives you an excuse to go shopping and buy another if/when you have another baby!

I have given away or sold most of their clothes that they have grown out of, but made a special little memory box of their first outfits and so on!

I think I will hold on to the high chair etc for a few more months. We bought everything new, with money our families gave us. It is all in fab condition, and I think what I would get for it if I sold it now would not be that much really, as it is already four years old. For the sake of a few months, I dont think I will get much less if I change my mind in a few months.
Thanks for all your advice. It has helped me realise that I cant hold on to things forever!

Bumpmakesfour

We had three kidlets in the space of three years and reused most things for each,except for cots as they were still in them and buggies(yes my name is bumpmakesfour and I'm a buggyholic ).
Anyway(!) when we decided to try for a fourth it just wasn't happening and after a couple of years we ended up giving away pretty much everything...buggies/cot/bumbo/highchair/bouncer..the LOT ...as it was just taking up space and looked like it'd never be needed by us again.Only thing I kept hold of was a big bag of girls clothes I just couldn't part with.
After over 4 and a half years of trying here I am 29+5 with bump number 4 and once we got that positive test realised we had nothing whatsoever and had to start over:rotfl:Oh yes and just to really top it off..the one useful thing I kept..the girls clothes..are useless as we're having a baby boy:p

pigpen

car seat shouldnt be used if 4-5 years old so you might be better letting that go. The othe stuff can easily be picked up a bargain pices at car boots.. get rid!!