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I have a pram, and i cant bear to part with it, because then it will be admitting there will be no more babies [sad]

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misdee · 13/03/2006 21:37

Sad

i am clearing out my baby stuff, moses baskets etc, but i cant bear to part with the pram i have for dd3. its not used very much now, i have put it in the car this week to use it, as its been so cold, but its still not used as much as i would like. Me and dh are facing the reality that baby number 4 is not likely to be due to his health problems. but selling the pram makes it more real somehow. tell me to stop being silly and advertise it. (the one on the for sale board is my sisters old pram, not mine)

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milward · 13/03/2006 21:38

Sell it - you can always get another one.

Yorkiegirl · 13/03/2006 21:39

there will be an even better pram around when you go for no.4 when Peter is better.

milward · 13/03/2006 21:40

Meant to say sorry for what you're going through misdee - my respect to you here xxx

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misdee · 13/03/2006 21:40

no, baby number 4 is very unlikely. we have both admitted it. Sad

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Cristina7 · 13/03/2006 21:41

Sell it, Misdee. think of the fun of choosing another pram if you have a 4th!

Mazzystar · 13/03/2006 21:41

keep it

if not for baby number 4 then for your daughters' children

Miaou · 13/03/2006 21:42

Try not to think of it like that, misdee, just think of it as creating space. Dh and I got rid of all our baby stuff, then decided to have another one a few years later.

And anyway, are you trying to tell us that there wouldn't be another pram that you would just love to have Wink?

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misdee · 13/03/2006 21:44

its not that good a pram to pass down. its not like a silvercross or anything. its a mothercare rococo one. dd3 still sometimes sleeps in it (i rock her in it when she is ill), and the shopping basket is huge. it can covert to a seat for an older baby, but i like it as a pram lying flat.

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starlover · 13/03/2006 21:48

awww misdee... you know what? give it to someone who really needs it and will appreciate it.
you'll feel really good for doing it... and then when baby 4 comes along you get to buy a new one!

I can't say I know exactly how you feel, but I need to get rid of Linus's pram and I just don't want to... even though I know I wonb't use it again

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misdee · 13/03/2006 21:50

I asked at the school today, and someone knows someone who may need it. so may already have someone for it.

its just the letting go thats hard.

its a bloomin pram, i shouldnt find it hard, loads have come and gone in the house lol.

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starlover · 13/03/2006 21:54

ahhh i know... but things like this are often irrational!
i am a hoarder and won't even get rid of clothes I ahd for Linus that I never even liked! lol

My pram is sat at my mums house. If I have another baby i'll prob get a doubly buggy so still won't use it... but i can't bear to get rid of it! lol

it's sentimental

Chandra · 13/03/2006 21:54

I would say it's better to let it go, otherwise every time that you see it, it will bring back this dilema to your mind. You don't need it now, and it may be of help for somebody who does.

expatinscotland · 13/03/2006 21:55

how about passing it on rather than selling it?

i am going through the same process. some items for some reason are really hard to part with, but the girls need the space for new things more suitable to their needs now.

with these items, i ask a social worker friend about foster parents or new adoptive parents who can use the equipment. somehow, i think of how happy a baby will be in his/her new pram, bath, etc. and it helps w/those feelings knowing someone really values the object.

i've also given to asylum seeker friends. especially toys! oh, it's fun, wrapping up the toys to give. even dd1 tries to 'help'.

lockets · 13/03/2006 21:57

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misdee · 13/03/2006 21:59

i watched a couple on ebay over the last week, and they didnt sell. so not sure if it will sell anyway.

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nutcracker · 13/03/2006 22:03

Awww Misdee, I know how you feel.

All I have is a buggy now and I only use that of a morning, but if I have my way Ds will be 10 before I get rid of it Wink

More babies certainly aren't on my list for the forseeable future either, and tbh I hate it.

lockets · 13/03/2006 22:07

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misdee · 13/03/2006 22:18

i wanted about 40 for it. but i cant bear to part weith it Sad

(stop it, get rid of it, gah!)

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Orinoco · 15/03/2006 21:58

Sad know EXACTLY how you feel Misdee

Hulababy · 15/03/2006 22:01

I feel the same misdee. I have DD's pushchair. She never uses it and hasn't for a long time. We know there will be no baby #2. Most of the other stuff has alreaddy gone. This last thing seems so final.

lucy5 · 15/03/2006 22:02

I know the feeling, I still have mine 5 years on, even transported it to Spain with us. We are now trying for another and im going to give it to charity as I want a new one. You can imagine what dh said! Keep it a bit longer until you feel ready to let it go.

ediemay · 15/03/2006 22:05

Misdee, my friend's youngest is 16 and the pram now lives in the garden, full of potted plants!

moondog · 15/03/2006 22:08

Ah misdee,I don't want any more babies but there is a poignancy about it all.
Have just filled my car with lots of baby stuff that I am driving over to the women's refuge HQ tomorrow.

It is nice to think that things like my Bumbo and Tippitoes bouncer and baby monitor may make life a tad more pleasant for some poor woman who is fleeing a violent bastard.

Hulababy · 15/03/2006 22:09

I send DD's bedside cot and some other bits and pieces to a women's refuge.

moondog · 15/03/2006 22:10

Were they pleased Hula?
They were doing a collection in m&S last week and when I asked the woman if they would be interested in some bits,her expression said it all.