Decluttering baby stuff

[Eileen101]

I need some motivation to sort through the baby stuff that's piled up in the loft. I have two kids, a boy and a girl, so we have a fair amount of baby clothes. We haven't made a decision on a third so I'm keeping some neutral stuff/very favourites of other stuff and planning to get rid of the rest.

I just can't bring myself to do it!

There are so many good reasons to do so:

• help others by donating
• make a bit of cash selling bundles
• more space in the loft

I'm sure my ovaries twinge every time I open the boxes of small clothes

Please can someone motivate me to sort through them and only keep the necessaries?

Oh same here! Boy/girl #3 TBC
I've kept stuff like vests etc that I really do not need so trying to be really really decisive. It's so hard isn't it. I have loads of puschairs and need to start getting rid of most of them too. It's just like letting go of the baby years isn't it

buttons I think you've hit the nail on the head there - it's letting go of the baby years.
I had a thought last night that starting with the bigger stuff might be easier - 18-24 for example! I think 0-3 and 3-6 isn't going to happen
Yet I know I'm being ridiculous, I put the 3-6 stuff from DS in the cupboard when DD was born and with the gifts of clothes she was given, she had so much that she hardly even wore much of DS' old things. Although I did pack up some 0-3 and 3-6 for my cousin when her DD had a baby so it's had one cull, I just can't bring myself to get rid of everything but the basics

I think the issue is that you haven’t decided if you are going to have a third. If it’s in the loft do you need to get rid of it now or can it wait until you decide if you want a third?

How old are your children? If there's a large age gap and you'll be waiting 3-4 years then I'd get rid. I've got DD4 and 5month old baby. I didn't keep any of her clothes besides a coat, jumper and a pair of socks. Honestly it was so much easier than sifting through bags and bags whilst pregnant.

Look at the clothes do they look worn out, stained or a bit scruffy get rid. With my kids I always look at the clothes and think if I don't want this child to wear it why do I want another child to wear it.

With my first child I didn't get rid of the clothes straight away. But when she was just turning two I went through the suitcase and decluttered what I didn't like. I took baby steps and then got rid of more and more. Then by the time new baby came I didn't have much and got rid of things because they just looked old having been stored away. Remember clothes deteriorate too even stored away ones.