If you have had a child- did you save all the baby stuff for the next one?

Question

I have been saving most of the clothes for the first 2 years, bedding, equipment (baby bjorn, high chair, excersaucer, bouncy chair, swing, crib, some toys).

At the time I figured I'd be broke when I have another but this is a lot to store. What did you do?

Answer 1

We are overflowing here with baby gear. Our son doesn't sleep in his bedroom so we kept it in there. I lent out a lot of the newborn stuff that they don't use that long-like the swing, bouncer, etc so that it'll be out of my house for awhile-but I trust those friends and they return it.
For clothing-I got some rubber maid bins and sorted them by size, so all of the 0-3 month clothing goes into one bin, 3-6 month into another, etc. That way it will be easier to manage the next time around. Those bins can slide under our bed.

Answer 2

I did save it all... especially the big things like the swing, crib/mattress, bouncer, high chair, and playpen. You never know when the next baby will come, and what type of financial situation you'll be in, so I figure I'll save myself some money one way or another. Besides, then you'll have two kids to take care of, and it does get harder to have money to go around the more kids you have. It is a lot to store, but it sure saved me a fortune when I had my second! I also saved the "good" clothes from my oldest... the ones that weren't stained up. It sure has come in handy for the younger one! Now she has a set of "playclothes" that she wears to preschool, so I'm not freaking out that she got dirty when she comes home with paint on clothes that have gone twice around. I save the clothes that we buy her for home days, and send her in sissy's old stuff to school. 'Course, if I have a boy in the future, he's gonna have to get all new stuff, or be dressed like his two sisters! : ) Save it... you never know what you'll need, or perhaps someone close to you will need some stuff.

Answer 3

YES! I could never part with a lot of the things that we have, but I do agree that it takes up a lot of room, our attic is stuffed!
Since I am now about to have our second child the totes have been brought down from the attic and I have been sorting through everything washing it and getting it ready, and I am so glad I have all this stuff! What I did find though, is the stuff that was handed down to us that I wasnt so fond of last time, this time I just put it in a bag to donate, I should of done that instead of storing it (Dont tell my husband lol). But it is saving us lots of money this time around not having to buy it all over again, and I was picky with what we got the first time so that I could keep it for the next, and next?!

Answer 4

our baby girl is now 9 months old. we have decided that we will keep/store the big expensive stuff (crib, exersaucer, etc...) but the clothes, bedding, and most toys we are either selling to a second hand store, garage sale or giving them away (luckily we know several people that had girls right after we did). we figure, what if the second one is a boy? what if we only have this one baby (i am getting REALLY close to 40, so, this might be all for us)?

you can't store stuff forever. keep some of the outfits/toys that you can't part with (for sentimental reasons) and any of the large items you have room for - resell everything else that is in good shape, or (better still) donate anything you can to charity or to your place of worship, so that a needy family can have items they may not be able to afford themselves.

Answer 5

I had a boy first and kept everything even when I moved 3 provinces away. It was worth it! Now i have a girl and I don't care that the bouncy chair is blue stuff like that does matter. The cost of buyin it all over again is rediculus. Now that my daughter is starting to grow out of things i've been giving stuff away to people I know cause someone helped me I should help someone else.
I have a friend who has a 5 month old girl and has been giving stuff away cause she didn't think she'd have anymore kids cause she's soooo young and she just told me she's expecting again. I feel sorry for her cause now she has nothing and needs to start over again.
Best of luck!

Answer 6

I hold on to the important things, christmas dresses, birthday dresses, special baby clothes, or toys etc.... I did keep EVERYTHING for a while. But it just got to be too much. I have not had another child and am not sure if I will. But, I felt so sad to give it all up. I told myself I was keeping it for another child but I really felt like I would be giving away memories of my daughter being a baby if I didnt keep it. So instead of just hauling it to goodwill or something we gave it to teen mother clinics and unwed mother shelters, things like that. A lot of the stuff we had was given as gifts or hand me downs. We were very fortunate to have A LOT of stuff. It made me feel a lot better about giving it up to know that it would really be appreciated by whoever got it.
Anyway, I dont know if that helps anyone. But good luck.

Answer 7

I save the best and most expensive items that were still in good condition. Saving clothes in no guarantee b/c if you have another it might not be the same gender LOL. Even same gender is a crapshoot b/c even if they are the same if they're born at diff times of the year you'll be S.O.L. b/c the clothes won't be seasonally appropriate. So I saved the big things, if you get preg again friends and relatives will fall over themselves buying you cute baby clothes and things.

Answer 8

the motor vehicle seat might want to no longer get old as quickly as you imagine. seem on the back to confirm if there's a three hundred and sixty 5 days stamped into the plastic. that many times is the expiration 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. they are generally sturdy for six years. I saved virtually each little thing and that i have been given a tremendous type of up to date stuff for my 2d, which signifies that he just about desires his own walk-in closet. Now that he's outgrowing issues, i'm making waiting to take quite some the more recent issues to a consignment save. i imagine I in reality were given rid of stained clothing, undeniable onesies, and flannel receiving blankets that diminished really without delay. i'm satisfied I saved the boyish clothing because I had a 2d boy, and it makes me so chuffed to gown him in his brother's previous infant clothing and save in recommendations my first infant even as he quite became slightly one.

Answer 9

I only kept my son's clothing, bedding and crib. My husband refused to keep anything else like the stroller (except the one my son is still using) or car seat. He said that if we had another baby he wanted the baby to have those things new just like Gab did. Well we're 23 weeks along now with our daughter and I have no idea what to do with all that boy stuff..lol.

Answer 10

i only saved some of the good clothes.
my first son is 5 now, and i am 8 months pregnant with another boy..

i didn't want to save the crib bedding though. yes it's expensive but each of them should have their own nursery theme... but as far as high chair, swing, walker.. crib, dresser, bassinet i did save those.. they are stored away in the garage.. we are starting to get things out slowly since we are setting up my 2nd baby's room.

it's hard to save everything.. but the 2nd child should also get some new things, not just "hand me downs".