Hi. First time poster (well technically not as I used to be a member about three years ago but have no idea what my old username/ password was so have a new account). I have arranged this week for all the old Moses basket, cot and cotbed bedding, sleeping bags, Moses basket rocker, cot and other baby miscellany to be collected by a local charity this week. My "babies" will be 4 and 2 in May and are now in bunk beds. This is all fine except I feel a horrendous feeling of anxiety and dread that I'm giving away by babies' things. I am pretty broody for a third however my husband isn't keen and realistically, we can't afford another as I'm not working (I was made redundant just over a year ago while on mat leave and with the cost of childcare for two children under three, it just didn't make much sense to look for another job straight away) so I wouldn't get mat pay and it would be that much longer before I could get another job.
I think having two young children and not getting out much has meant that they are my whole life and as such it's a huge deal to get rid of their stuff. I feel like if I don't have the physical thing to remind me of that stage in their lives, I'll forget it. That sounds a bit stupid and I know that's not really the case, but I just wondered if anyone else has felt a really sick feeling at the thought of getting rid of baby things. I'm on the verge of calling the charity to cancel the pick up. I'm naturally a bit of a hoarder anyway whereas my husband is the opposite so he has no sympathy. Any time we have a row, they pretty much go along the lines of him saying I store too much clutter and me saying he doesn't do any housework so he's got no right to complain. I don't know if it's hormones and broodiness, normal sadness at the thought of my babies growing up, or my hermit-like existence sending me loopy but I just want to know if anyone else has had difficulty getting rid of their baby things. I actually think I'm going to cry on Thursday when they come.
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EvelynTent69 · 11/01/2016 12:12
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