How long do you leave cards up for?

[SunshineAndFizz]

We've had a baby recently and have received lots of lovely cards (and continue to do so as people visit). They're on our mantle as well as the window sill in the living room.

How long do you usually keep your cards up for?

I don't want to take them down yet but my husband thinks it's probably time.

I left my baby cards up about 8 weeks 🤦‍♀️ I felt like the whole high of having a newborn was over once I took them down 😂

Oh, people got my MIL cards too when My baby was born (thought it was a bit strange but 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️) she's still got them out.. he's 5 months old now..

A week is fine although I normally just read and recycle straight away.

aww I feel sad for those poor cards that get recycled straight away and never even get out on display!

Special cards - thank you cards, wedding invites, anniversary etc can stay on the mantelpiece for weeks. Birthday cards don't go up until the birthday but generally survive a week. Christmas cards come down with the decs after New Years day

About a week for birthdays. Unusual occasions like new baby, new home or weddings, probably a few weeks to a month .

Annual occasion ones (birthdays, anniversaries etc) stay up for 2 weeks. One off event ones would stay up for longer, especially if there was a longer 'arrival window', but we haven't had one of those for years.

For a baby, maybe a couple of weeks whilst they were still arriving. For a birthday or other 'standard' event, 5 days to a week.

A week. New baby maybe slightly longer but only as too tried to move them

Min 2 weeks here.

When did you have the baby OP?

About a week

Birthday cards I keep up for a week or two. New baby cards I pick up whenever I remember so it was when our current baby was 2 months. They brightened up the living room.

My rule of thumb is two weeks. Sometimes ends up being longer though.

Birthday cards about 10 days. Baby cards about 2 weeks. I love to see cards up on inglenook.

Udon it for as long as they bring you joy. No one ever lay on their death bed and thought "I wish I'd taken the cards down sooner"

Birthday cards - 1 week
Mass/ Sympathy cards - 2 weeks
New Baby/ house cards - 2/3 weeks.

A week for birthdays but baby or wedding cards a month

A week for birthdays! People are brutal. Mine hang around for a month. Baby cards I would keep longer; it's a big deal.

New baby - 1 month
Birthday - 2 weeks
Christmas - all come down on the 6th Jan

This sounds rigid but sometimes I lose track and it’s longer and sometimes I’ve had enough of them and they go sooner. Christmas cards never left longer though.

You didn't keep your baby congratulations cards?

mine are up for 2-3 days then I've had enough as it's clutter to me

Usually until the next occasion that we get cards for! We have ours on a picture shelf though so they’re not in the way.

I don't care about most cards and am fairly oblivious to any not made by my DC, so the ones that do make it up could stay up for ages until it occurs to get rid.

They got on my nerves after a few days, I'd Jew them up longer for a new baby when people are still visiting though

Birthdays - 1 week
Christmas - arrival until 1st jan or 12th Night depending on who wins the annual battle between Dh and me over when to take decs down.
New baby, new home - a month maybe?