Would you do a wardrobe cleanout?

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I'm 1 year post-partum and still don't fit more than half the stuff in my wardrobe. I have limited storage space and don't have much space for anything new so considering cutting my losses and selling stuff on Vinted or taking it to a charity shop. Some of them are old favourites that still have plenty of wear left and other things were almost new and barely worn. I can't decide whether to wait a bit longer or just cut my losses now as I may never get any smaller. What would you do in this situation?

Keep anything you love. anything that you wouldn't want to wear even if it fitted, get rid.
Do the same with shoes

Get rid. I love a throw out !

Is the problem that your clothes don't fit now, or is it that you don't love them anymore/they don't suit your lifestyle? If it's just that they don't fit, I'd hang onto them and set myself a realistic deadline where if healthy eating doesn't get me back into them, I'd sell/donate. But be honest with yourself - if they're not the right clothes for your lifestyle (e.g. lots of workwear/going out clothes and you're in the raising babies era), then they're not going to get any better for a year in storage.

I did the big clearout last year when my youngest was around 18 months old, having been back at work 6 months and realising my wardrobe didn't work for me anymore; but it's taken me until this year to lose weight and really start to feel like I can choose an outfit easily and feel good in it. Pregnancy and having young kids is a lot so be kind to yourself if your body has changed.

Vacuum pack the good stuff and put it under the bed where it won't taunt you. Chances are it will fit again in a year or two.

Getting rid means replacing. I can't afford to replace so I'm just sat here 7 months post partum hoping one day to get my clothes back..

I hung into stuff I loved that was a bit snug, but tried to be realistic about what I needed and would wear.
For example, I had terrible stretch marks all the way up to my belly button. Even if I lost all the baby weight and more I’d never wear low rise jeans or lower cut bikini bottoms, so they went. Mid rise jeans that were a bit snug I kept.
I went part time at work after kids, so didn’t need so much workwear, and found pencil skirts and tights didn’t work so well for me getting DC ready and off to nursery then myself off to work, so I kept one or two of my favourite things for fancier work events and then prioritised trousers and blouses.

That has totally been me for the last year! I keep hoping stuff will fit again but not sure when to give up hope.

To answer the other questions

It's mostly that stuff doesn't fit as I'm about a size bigger than before with much more weight around the stomach. I never had much going out clothes anyway and my workplace has always been casual. There are a few things like some good quality hiking and outdoors gear that I wouldn't be getting much use out of for the next few years even if it did fit but most of the other stuff I would wear again if it fit and I've already listed some things on Vinted that I wouldn't wear again.

I am trying to eat healthy but don't have much time for excercise (other than walking with the pram and soon to be walking to work again) so not sure how much better things are going to get. I'm an older first time Mum and probably close to perimenopause which is unlikely to help things.

I would only ditch clothes that you know for certain that you no longer like and will never suit you again (like pp example of low rise jeans for her). I'd keep expensive hiking gear because at some point you will likely want to rediscover your hobbies, even if that's not for a while. And I'd keep clothes that I liked and stood a chance of wearing again - they don't take up too much space in vacuum bags.
Definitely get rid of anything scruffy, damaged or that made you feel bad when you wore it. I love a good clear out but you don't want to ditch the baby with the bath water!
The only thing I'm being a bit ruthless with are shoes - I've set myself the goal of breaking in and wearing all the shoes I have within the next 3 months. The stuff I will never wear again are going because they do take up space to store.