Are there people who don't store hand me downs for their kids?

[faithfulbird20]

Just that really. If so why?

Because they're at least second hand when I get them and they get worn till they can't be given to anyone else. If I do get something nice that's new, I sell it when she's grown out of it.

Mine are different sexes, I store the more unisex stuff, but not everything.

I also sell the good quality brands eg frugi as they tend to sell better if they are more recent collections

I kept everything after my first as I knew we'd have a second. However first was a DS then second was a DD so once she was born I got rid of any boy stuff I couldn't use. Most of the new born was unisex anyway. Got rid of everything when DD was maybe 2 as I'd always hoped for a third but husband was dead against the idea.

We kept most of the big stuff - buggy, stroller, cot, baby bath, etc - and now that DS is 2 we're starting to get rid of some of it, while some is still being used. Some toys were donated and others passed down, just starting to clear those out as well.

Clothes wise I gave most of DD's baby stuff to charity or put it on eBay as and when she grew out of it, so we didn't have it by the time we got to DS. Mostly because of storing it. We've got a 4 year gap so would be keeping stuff for ages! But DD is a winter baby and DS a summer, so most of it wouldn't have been the right season/age anyway. A couple of her neutral things get put away for him, but not much.

Mine are close enough together that I move clothes from one wardrobe to another and then attempt to remember I've done that when I sort the laundry.

When they were little I had aged labelled bags which went round friends/family and saved a fortune.

And I still pass on bags of outgrown stuff.

@JoJoSM2

I don’t want boxes in my wardrobe full of things that aren’t being used on possibly even a yearly basis. Simple as that.

Maybe I’ve just got more wardrobes, then. Out of season clothes are in different wardrobes to stuff being currently worn.

Space not an issue I just don’t like storage boxes in my house!

Anything dd outgrew was donated immediately to either charity shop or friends with appropriately aged/sized children. After a certain point, stored clothes become 'tat' until they are stored long enough to become 'vintage'.

I passed things onto friends who didnt mind second hand, anything stained/faded went to the recycling bank and any special outfits are in memory boxes. Saved a few toys and school things as well In there and they can decide for themselves what to keep when adults.

Not particularly keen on hand me downs after having them as a child. No choice in style, always feeling like you weren’t worth new or having the choice to choose. Never having the latest items like friends.

Different sexes and 4 years apart so almost nothing is reusable certainly not as they get older. It really annoys me that I have to buy all new.

I try to give anything that is reusable away to family/ friends if I can as I do think it's much more ethical to reuse but tbh DS absolutely trashes a lot of his clothes especially trousers and most have holes in the knees and grass/ food stains so hardly anything of his is fit for purpose anyway.

When DDs were babies, I did. There's a year and a half between them. Then DD1 grew fast, and DD2 didnt. Before an international House move when they were 4&6, I had a child in 7-8, and one in 3-4. It wasn't really worth the space in the shipping container.

They are 7&9 now, the older ones growth has slowed down a bit (she's in 11-12 trousers, but 8-9/9-10 tops) and the younger onein 7-8 stuff. So tops just migrate from one room to the other as they are outgrown, and it's just trousers etc to store. Only the decent nick stuff, but the older one rarely wears stuff out as she grows out of it quickly.

All our moving has made us see there is little benefit of having stuff on the off chance it's needed.

I kept almost everything up to age 2 and had two DSs so the stuff has had a lot of wear. I'm unsure if I'll have DC3 so I think I'll just keep the best stuff as DS2 outgrows stuff.

Almost everything age 2+ (exluding the smart stuff) gets trashed with holes at the knees/mud/grass etc and goes in the fabric recycling bin.

A lot of my friends won’t have second hand clothes (and still complain constantly about how broke they are). It was a god send for us we had clothes from my niece and nephew and my sister in laws family and it has saved us £1000s of pounds, particularly for things like football boots, winter coats, wetsuits etc Ours all go straight in the loft and then when clothes start looking a bit small we get them out and go through them - the washing and ironing is a pain though. We have one of each so can’t pass much down between them.

I kept all the baby stuff as my first never puked or had a nappy leak so was all in good condition, once she started eating that went out the window. Due number 2 and can’t wait to officially chuck things out once outgrown!

I haven't kept anything. Didn't want to store it all so sold it on or passed onto friends to use.

I always knew i would want to buy new stuff again when i have another. Plus we are planning on a 4 year age gap, so way to long to store stuff for me

I only had one DC and knew 100% that I would never have another so obviously didn't keep anything .....
However I was delighted to be given hand me downs from friends, don't think I ever bought anything new for my DS for years .

I have 2 daughters 2.5 years apart and expecting a third who is 2.5 years younger again. I save most things but anything we didn't get much wear out of I take to the charity shop. I try to buy good quality things that I know will last more than one child and often we get them second hand in the first place. I really love seeing the same clothes again on my younger daughter and I'll be so sad when I have to get rid of them when the new baby has finished with them. I'll probably just save a few of my favourites - my daughter regularly wears a tshirt that was my brothers and then mine 30 years ago!

I have never had hand me downs from anyone I know as my child is either 15 years younger or the oldest.

I did however save Ds1's clothes for Ds2. The are 3 years apart and Ds1 somehow managed to keep things pristine unlike Ds2. I stored it all in plastic boxes in the loft and it has saved me a fortune. Especially in school trousers.

Ds1 is now in medium adult clothing and Ds2 is in small adult clothing so I have now officially come to the end, but the savings made in coats, wellies, jeans, joggers, t shirts, shirts and vests has been incredible.

Ds obviously did have some new clothes and I was very conscious of it looking dated so that went to charity.

@JoJoSM2 - many people barely have enough space / wardrobes for the things they need to keep. I have friends with decent jobs etc so not poor but every bit of space in their terraced house is already filled with stuff like toys, admin, hobby equipment. We are lucky enough to have a big house with lots of wardrobes but even we had to store baby clothes in loft as all the wardrobes already full of clothes / duvets / suitcases / random things we wanted to keep!

Clothes no - I gave ds baby clothes away to someone in need with two small children. When he got to 1 and over, he was wearing the clothes longer and they were fairly worn so I just got rid of them. I have only kept football boots.

I did keep his crib and cot bed though which we re used 6 years later with his younger brother - only had to get new mattresses for them.

I have kept absolutely everything of DS1’s, apart from worn out stuff obviously. He’s 6 and still now as he grows out of stuff it goes in bags in the loft. I’m glad I did as I’ve hardly had to buy anything for ds2 (2yo). Saved me £100s. Some stuff is a bit scruffy/faded so they just get used for nursery.

I don’t. DC1 and DC2 are the same sex and very close in age but have completely opposing tastes. DC4 is the opposite sex and I don’t really want to clutter up the house with things that are unlikely to be used. However, the travel system, sling, some baby clothes and blankets etc were reused.

I used to, I don't now other than winter coats and football boots. Ds1 is very tall and lean, ds2 is much bigger built, it is vanishingly rare for anything of ds1's to fit ds2. Ds3 is almost 6 years younger than ds3 and I don't have space to store things for 6 years until he can make use of them.