Baby keep sakes...

[George345]

Hi,

I was just wondering what keep sakes you've got/kept from your babies growing up/milestones etc... And when they get older do you keep it or pass it on to your children. Thanks in advance for any replies

So far.. outfit they came home from hospital in, hospital name tag, baby congrats cards, christening outfit, christening cards, baby snuggles toy, first pair of shoes. All are in a special box with their baby milestone book and baby red book. dc still live at home.

Thanks for your reply. Would you would you give all the stuff you have collected to your child when they leave home or do you think it's something the parents keep and for them to look at/enjoy xx

Erm I hadn't thought that far ahead! But my baby book is still with my mum, not me, if that helps?!! Why?

I've kept dd's hospital bracelet, a personalised egg cup from her first Easter, her first outfit is in the loft, I've kept a bib and hat from her early months, and Ive also kept the cord clip with a teeny tiny speck of her cord still in it. I've also kept all her 1st birthday cards and I will be keeping the cards from me and dh each year I think.

Will probably get it out every now and again when she's older and look at the things together, then she can decide if she wants to keep it herself or I keep it for her.

Hospital wristband
Christening gown, especially treasured as my Mum made it from her own wedding dress.

I've also got my own pair of first boots which my Grand Father had "silvered" for my Mother and she gave them to me eventually.

Thank you for all your replies. Yes it does help, thank you. I was just thinking about it today as going through some of my dd's bits and pieces and from a selfish point of view I would want to keep it all but it always be there for us to look at together! Is that wrong of me to want to keep it? Xx

I will be keeping all of DD and DS baby keepsake stuff. I have a thing about blankets,so have kept a few of each. I may offer one each to them when they have their first child but if they dont want it I wont be offended.

Thanks, "thinkivebeenhacked" that's what I want to do! Not that I would want to share any of it with my dd but I always thought you kept little keepsakes/memories of milestones (I have so many photo albums it's unreal! Lol) so that when your babies fly the nest you have things/memories of there younger years! I never even thought about keeping things to give to her in later life! Maybe I'm in the wrong? Xx

Meant to say wouldn't in last post not would! X

They are our mementos though. Our kids wont remember wearing them and they can have babies of their own if they want keepsakes!

I have scan pics, first outfit, hospital band, first shoes, cake topper from first birthday cake, handprint/footprint artwork they have done, I will add comforter toy when no longer used! I also have a letter I wrote them about what my pregnancy was like with them, when I found out, first felt them move, seeing the scans etc, as well as birth and first weeks, the letters in a notebook and I keep meaning to add to it but never get round to it

Haha very true! I will defiantly be keeping my bits and bobs now! Now I know I'm not the only mummy out there who is keeping it xx

Too many probably: milk teeth, locks of hair, prem size nappy and vest, ID bracelets, red books, first toys, christening outfits, first birthday cards, first everythings actually, favourite outfits, drawings, models... I need a house just for all the sentimental crud.

Thanks coffeeandcalpol. Will you be keeping all your treasures you have saved up over the years or will you pass it on to your children when they're old enough? Xx

I feel a bit "eek" about keeping hair and teeth. None of DDs have fallen out yet so I may feel differently, but the hair I only kept as I was given one of those sets of boxes for all the mementos (hair, hospital tag, etc) so I felt I needed to.

It just feels odd. Like when people keep the unbilical stump ?gah!?

Thanks for all your replies. It's good to know I'm not mad at how much stuff I'm keeping of dd! X

Lol thinkivebeenhacked. X

Aaah. I will keep their baby stuff with me. My DD likes going through my baby book at Nanny's house. It's cute that she makes the connection that I was Nanny's 'baby' once.

I have scan pictures, first size nappy, first shoes, first babygro, hospital wrist band, first socks, a Guinness Book of Records from ds's year of birth.

I keep meaning to cut off a lock of hair as a keepsake. I have all of the Congratulations cards from the birth too, and a piece of paper that dh used to keep track of my contractions - He jotted down all the times

I have kept my first mother's day card too. I have quite a few baby pics but have yet to put them into an album.

Realistically, I am not going to hand it all over to ds when he grows up! Dh jokes that I am going to be an emotional wreck when he leaves home, as it is.

I am keeping the keepsakes at least!

Well done, with the thread, op - I started a similar one when ds was born and got no response.

Oh, and I have a newspaper from the day he was born.

Thanks for your reply mummyweeble. Yeah I think I will be the same when my dd leaves home! Xx

I'm keeping my favourite baby clothes of his and making them into a patchwork quilt xx