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AIBU?

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AIBU to have cried at this? DP thinks I'm mental!

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StealthPenguin · 05/01/2012 07:31

My PBF DS is 5-and-a-half months old. He's wonderful. But the little shit won't stop growing!

Seriously. He's in 9-12 clothes because of his weight and length. He's a bouncer just like his daddy!

Been putting off going through all of his clothes, and was finally strongarmed into it by MIL who said that she can't find anything in his wardrobe to fit him anymore.

Cue me bursting into tears and wanting him to shrink.

There are sooo many clothes that I can't bear the thought of him not wearing! His "I Love Milk" babygro with a cow pattern, his Tigger pyjamas, his soft winter-fleece baby-gro...

Wahhhhh!

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IgnoringTheChildren · 05/01/2012 09:47

4madboys - so I'm not the only one who's glad to be regaining some space in my house then! I've also been enjoying newborn cuddles with someone else's baby, although I was concerned that it might make me change my mind about being done with babies... I suspect that the daily 5.30am wake up calls from LS2 (little shits in my house too) and LS1's recent antics (our sofa currently hums of gone off milk as he spilled a cup and neglected to tell us... )

I'm also enjoying getting rid of all the baby toys, however I suspect that more people will agree with me about that!

aldiwhore · 05/01/2012 09:49

I've kept the clothes that contain memories, so all the favourite stuff, but not the vests or anything with the poo stain.

Anything cotton, that I don't want to keep as a whole, I've cut into squares ready for a patchwork cushion cover or something equally meaningful that won't fit with my home decor.

I've also cut out some of my favourite logo'd items (not the actually label, just the logo I loved) and sewn them onto each boy's 'birth teddy' (or first teddy).

Some are kept in my suitcase of memories. (Its rather big, I'm rather forgetful).

YANBU at all.

LisasCat · 05/01/2012 09:50

DD2 is 6 months and keeps growing out of clothes too. So I often joke about stopping feeding her to keep her this size. For the purposes of MN I should probably make it clear this is just a joke.

dilbertina · 05/01/2012 09:51

You could re-use the teeny ones as doll/large teddy outfits (and baby sleeping bags etc). This has worked well for me as an excuse to hang on to loads....

aldiwhore · 05/01/2012 09:52

Ignoring I got broody for the first time in my life last week... strange feeling! I have 2 children, but never got that urge to grab DH and demand he doesn't stop until the seed be sown.

Then I remembered the nappies, the sterilisers, the leaky boobs, that 'smell' (sorry I don't think newborns smell nice, they smell of yeasty poo and milky sick - its the fabric conditioner and wipes that smell nice, and I can buy those without having a baby). All the clutter.

I'm alright now.

4madboys · 05/01/2012 09:54

not at all ignoringthechildren its great to be getting some space back and with 5 we need it! i am hoping that seeing my nephew doesnt make me broody but listening to my sister talk about how much she is up in the night etc adn the endless bfeeding isnt making me want to repeat the process, she cant belive i went on to have 5, she is most def only only having one!

and getting rid of toys happens on a weekly basis here, i am always filling bags of toys and bits to take to the charity shop, ihave one sat in my front porch ready to go, its got baby toys and a rather 'fetching' pink fake suade{sp} coat with fir trim that dd got as an xmas present, it is sooo not to my taste at all [boak] it never made it further than the sitting room it got opened, i said thankyou etc and then when the relative left it went straight in the charity shop bag

4madboys · 05/01/2012 09:57

oh i also have the plan of using some of their fave small clothes to make some sort of patchwork thing, when i ever get round to it... considering only my first 2 children have baby books and only one of them is properly filled in. no 3's baby book has just the first page filled in adn no4 and no5 didnt even get one i suspect it will be a long time before i ever get round to making a patchwork out of old clothes! but the thought is there!

in my defence i have kept the hospital tags etc and i even have the belly button clamp/stumps from the last two, they are sat in the kitchen windowsill ready to be put somewhere safe, the littlest two are 3yrs old and 12mths old, its taking me a long time to find somewhere safe

Fo0ffyShmo0ffer · 05/01/2012 10:03

I'm currently of the mind set that if I get rid of DDs stuff on a strictly seasonal basis I definitely won't have any more. Cos if i don't have the stuff then, i dont know, i just won't . Sense? Nooo.

Obviously sex on a bi-annual basis helps too.

Fo0ffyShmo0ffer · 05/01/2012 10:03

where the feck did you come from?

melika · 05/01/2012 10:32

Having been clearing the loft as we are moving hopefully, found a whole big box of boys clothes I completely missed with my second. I was really mad. It all went to the clothes bank as they they were all old fashioned now. Not sure what happens to them in clothes bank, recycling?

Mad not sad.

oldmerryolesoul · 05/01/2012 12:49

But, but..... you get to buy new ones

oldmerryolesoul · 05/01/2012 12:51

And I havn't really got a bag of DS1's (age 25) clothes.. oh no

Moominsarescary · 05/01/2012 12:54

kia yes please I'd love some company whilst rocking in a corner, ds3 will have to come with us though as he is refusing to be put down

kelly2525 · 05/01/2012 13:12

I have the opposite problem, Ive got far too many baby clothes, some were given to the health visitor to pass on to clients of hers that needed them, Ive passed a load onto a relative who has had a prem baby and Im still left with bags and bags of stuff.

I cant be arsed ebaying them, to much hassle, so, I have baby boy clothes aged up to 9 months, all in lovely condition, some of it still with tags on, would anyone like a few bits and pieces?

If so, please pm me and I`d be happy to send some stuff

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StealthPenguin · 05/01/2012 14:32

Its... just so sad!

And I'd love some clothes, but because DS is mahoosive it means that everyone I know is either dressing their child in 9-12 at the moment, or just bout to give birth! So noone has any clothes I can swipe. And it's bloody expensive buying a load of nice things every other month. Bit at it all if I'm honest! clothes should last at least 3 months, not the month-and-a-half that I'm currently having them for!

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fuckityfuckfuckfuck · 05/01/2012 14:35

Keep them. I have a massive plastic box for each dc stuffed with their old, 'special' clothes. It was for keepsakes really, but boy was I glad (not to mention slightly embarassed) when I realsied just how much stuff I had kept. I got all of ds's things out for our new baby and had a little weep while washing them. They somehow are more than clothes, each one has a little bit of ds's character still in them. Not to mention babysick...

elliejjtiny · 05/01/2012 14:36

I find buying stuff in the next size helps. Got a bit carried away with that when DS1 was little so I have enough baby clothes for triplets. I remember crying when my cousin found out she was having a boy and asked for ds2's hand me downs. Thankfully her ds was massive and the same weight at birth as ds2 was at the time even though ds2 was 8 months!

4madboys · 05/01/2012 14:58

oh yes newly washed little baby clothes all hanging up to dry, the CUTEST thing ever, it was one of my fave bits of pregnancy near the end to wash all the little vests and babygrows and socks and have them all having up to dry

stealth i gave most of my boys stuff away as i was done after no 4 and then we had no 5... but as she is a girl i dont have any boys stuff, i 'may' have gone slightly mad buying girls clothes after 4 boys

i have a massive binbag of stuff i am hoping to sell in the spring, lots of it is summer stuff, is mn good for selling? dont you have to pay £10 to register to sell? i think i might give it a go as i cant be arsed with ebay and have lots of lovely bits, boden, m&s etc

so if you want lovely dresses with matching pants to dress your ds in i am your girl!

LordOfTheFlies · 05/01/2012 16:29

Stealth as long as his birthday suit stills fits him.

DS (12) still wears the same birthday suit as he was wearing the first time I met him. (But it's now gone a bit fuzzy under his armpits)

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StealthPenguin · 05/01/2012 19:00

LordOfTheFlies - my brother used to do that!

Literally, up until he was 9 he'd come in from school and strip off everything except his pants. Even when there were guests over! And he used to introduce his "nutcrackers" as a seperate person.

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Pixel · 05/01/2012 19:08

This thread is making me a bit teary and my youngest is nearly 12.

We are going to have to clear out our garage soon and my guilty secret will be found out. When we were moving we were supposed to be strict as we had far too much 'stuff' (moving from enormous pub to very small house) but I couldn't bear to part with all the dear little dresses etc so before sealing every box I stuffed baby clothes into any gaps. There are loads of boxes still in the garage that we've never opened so they are all still there. Dd is starting sixth form in Sept but it seems only yesterday she was wearing the little dress with strawberries on that I sewed for her by hand.

YANBU.

EllenandBump · 05/01/2012 19:26

I some times look at my sons few bits i kept from the newborn days, and i get teary looking at them and his scan pictures etc. Everything that i kept and so what if its pathetic, i am his mother and therefore i have a right to remember and get teary. I think mainly its pride and how you cant imagine your life without them. HUGS. sound like you might need one. x

WhiteTrash · 05/01/2012 19:44

Im on my last baby, hes huge just like yours. Im keeping the odd item that I adore. Im not sure why?! I reaaaalllyy do NOT want more kids. So why cant I part with that cute grey top or blue and white baby gro? Why?!

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StealthPenguin · 06/01/2012 11:39

My view on this subject is as follows:

Every item of clothing, worn or unworn, holds a memory or a smell or a certain feel to it. I can't bear the thought of throwing out all of the winter-warmers that we bought DS because they are made of that incredibly soft, fluffy material, and if I think about it I go straight back to a moment months ago. Ordinary day, he'd fallen asleep just after a feed and I was having a cuppa. He rolled over in my arms and I couldn't resist the urge to cuddle him, because he felt so soft.

I also can't bear to get rid of anything that has been given as a gift. We've got a 0-3m imitation Wales rugby kit still hanging up in the wardrobe because my MIL (his Mamgu) bought it for him and we took him to see Wales V Argentina when he was only a month old.

I'm a very sentimental person anyway - I have a box under my bed which is full of play programs, a mix cd that DP gave me, a small plastic gecko I found the day of my A-Level English exam that, to this day, I solemnly believe helped me to pass, badges from places we've visited, concert and movie ticket stubs, my ballet slippers from when I was 6...

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ViviPru · 06/01/2012 11:45

What ChristmasFord said. Make a quilt or have one made for you.

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