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Am I bring horrible not donating DD clothes to charity?

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milsmummy15 · 08/04/2015 14:33

Hi, so, exactly that really. DD grew out of her first month clothes (at 10 weeks) and i cant bring myself to get rid of them. Me and DH donate all our old clothes to a charity near us, but I cant let go of DD's. Should I let go of them, or is it okay keep hold of all of them

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milsmummy15 · 08/04/2015 14:35

Gah. Am i being* horrible. damn phone

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RL20 · 08/04/2015 14:37

I wouldn't say you're being horrible! Horrible to who? They are obviously keepsakes for now, you might feel differently in a few weeks/months time. There's no rush. I donate all of my clothes to charity too (actually just got back from one now!). But until you're ready, your child's clothes is a different matter.

Sparklingbrook · 08/04/2015 14:37

Choose just one to keep?

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Teladi · 08/04/2015 14:40

As time goes on you may change your mind. I was surprised by my sentimentality towards DD's tiny clothes. I selected some of my favourites of her little babygros and had a stuffed bear made from them.

MoominKoalaAndMiniMoom · 08/04/2015 14:41

We donate our clothes to charity shops, but haven't been able to do so for DD's clothes (she's now a year old, so we've got first size, newborn, 0-3 and 3-6 months, soon to be joined by 6-9 once she outgrows them :( ). Just can't stand to part with them, they're all in storage in vacuum bags.

You're not a horrible person. Are you planning on more DCs? We're holding onto DD's because we're sentimental losers in case we have another girl.

6LittleOnes · 08/04/2015 14:42

Keep them, you may be able to use them again

EvansOvalPiesYumYum · 08/04/2015 14:42

Keep hold of them for as long as you wish. They're yours to do with whatever you want. I gave loads to charity (or passed to friends), far too soon, and really wish I'd kept a few more bits and bobs.

There will come a day when you will want to have a clear-out, and won't feel quite as sentimental as you do now

EvansOvalPiesYumYum · 08/04/2015 14:44

Actually, our first baby was a girl, second was a boy. He often could be seen sporting floral vests and babygros and fluffy pink pyjamas.

Fleecyleesy · 08/04/2015 14:49

They are yours, you can keep them as long as you wish.

However, soon you will be overwhelmed with clothing as kids grow so fast.

I would either pack them away if you're planning another baby or choose one or two things as keepsakes and hold onto the rest until you are ready to give them away. Clothes don't last forever, particularly ones with any sort of elastane in them so bear in mind that you might have to bin them if you hold on to them for too many years. I've had to bin things that I intended to hand down (kids only 2yrs apart!) as they deteriorated.

NotCitrus · 08/04/2015 14:50

I think lots of people are sentimental about children's first clothes, at least for a year or so. I kept loads, then gave a pile to a friend and got half back for dc2, and now dc2 is 3, have about 4 items that are sentimental - I'd give some to someone I knew though.

Sparklingbrook · 08/04/2015 14:54

Boys are teens now. I have one baby jacket, and their first shoes. they will be going shortly I think, along with the half finished baby book I did for DS1.

I also have 2 lots of New Baby cards which I keep meaning to photograph, then chuck.

CakeMakesMeHappy · 08/04/2015 14:58

DD is 9 months old and has only just gone into 6-9 months so things have got pretty worn out. Anything that could be used again I have kept! I can't bring myself to part with them but also they might be useful either to myself, friends or family. So no, IMHO you are not!

I love the stuffed bear idea Teladi! Where did you do that?

MoominKoalaAndMiniMoom · 08/04/2015 14:58

Evans Whether the next one is a boy or a girl, he or she will be wearing pink tights under everything best parenting life hack I've found, rather than faffing with socks!

Loyse · 08/04/2015 15:01

I have kept my 4 boys first shoes and a few bits. I realised the other day when I came across them tidying that I had no idea which shoes etc belonged to which son. Sentimentality fades with time!

Sparklingbrook · 08/04/2015 15:03

It does Loyse, the worst bit for me is that my two DSs couldn't be less interested in them so I am not sure why I kept them in the first place.

Teladi · 08/04/2015 15:06

The lady that made my bear for me trades under the name Baby To Bears but I think there are a few people doing it now - google 'baby clothes keepsake animals' I saw a lady at a baby show who made all sorts of animals, kind of made me wish I'd got a pink flowery dragon for DD

geekymommy · 08/04/2015 15:26

I certainly don't think so. Is there any possibility of more children in the future? Is there any possibility of other little girls in your extended family? I recently sent DD's 0-3 month size clothes to her new second cousin. This cousin's mom regularly posts on Facebook, and I like seeing pictures of the baby in DD's old clothes. We were always happy to get hand-me-downs from older cousins, too.

DD is 2.5, I had held onto the clothes because we were planning to have another child. We are, but second DC has turned out to be a DS (due July). Another nice thing about sending clothes to relatives is, if you have an opposite-sex kid second, they might have an older kid who can give hand-me-downs to your kid, too. DH's cousin (the mother of DD's second cousin) has an older DS and a younger DD, the opposite of our family. It's handy for us, because we can trade our old girl clothes for her old boy clothes.

Munchkin08 · 08/04/2015 15:31

I kept some of the first clothes - my favourite outfit I put in a keepsake box the others my daughter aged 5 dresses her dolls in x

Roseybee10 · 08/04/2015 15:33

I kept everything from dd1 but this is our last so kept a few faves from each size for a blanket and donating the rest. I just don't have room to keep them, they're no use to anyone lying in my loft.

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milsmummy15 · 08/04/2015 15:42

I really love the bear idea! Think I'll keep my favourite, have a bear made and donate the rest... Just, maybe not yet

More DC are a sore topic for me and DH atm. So there is a possibility of more, but there is an equal possibility of DD being an only child.

Thank you for all your comments and suggestions

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VenusRising · 08/04/2015 15:45

I kept a pair of socks each.

The rest I handed down to friends.

EvansOvalPiesYumYum · 08/04/2015 15:46

Whether the next one is a boy or a girl, he or she will be wearing pink tights under everything grin

Absolutely Marvellous - a tights revolution

Ilovenannyplum · 08/04/2015 15:49

I've ordered a keepsake from 'baby threads keepsakes' (google them!) with DS first tiny baby clothes, I couldn't bear to throw them away so thought this would be a good option

Justusemyname · 08/04/2015 15:49

Keep them. I gave mine away to another mum and am still annoyed I didn't keep a baby grow.

HaplessHousewife · 08/04/2015 15:52

10 weeks! My DC are 6 and 4 and I have every item of clothing and every pair of shoes they've ever had.

Well apart from a few vest etc that didn't survive poonamis and a few pairs of pants from potty training.

I realise I have a problem...

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