Help, clothes they will never wear again, but can't bear to get rid of.

G-love

ok, with the findings of a penis on the next child, I have a TON of girl clothes.  lots I will give to friends, sell at the consignment shop, and just get rid of.

but there are some pieces that are super special.  the kind where you just can't get rid of them.

did you keep some?  did you do something with them?

what did you do?

I have some clothes that I wore as a child that my mom kept, but I'm just not sure if that's just too crazy these days to keep some of that stuff.

 

TexasSmith

We won't have to deal with that for a little longer since we have another of the same gender on the way, but I'd say it's not unreasonable to keep a small bin/tub of special items.

Actually, I have 2 of Natalie's special/pretty dresses hanging on pretty hangers on the wall in her room. One is the dress she wore home from the hospital (and on her 1st Easter, and this baby girl will wear it home from the hospital too), and one is a dress that DH brought back for her from India when she was about 6 months old. Otherwise, I feel like we don't have a ton of super special stuff, but I'm sure I'll come across some things I just can't part with.

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I'm definitely going to save LO's special items. Probably just in a Rubbermaid in the attic.

KNJepp

At my parents' house, there is a whole rack full of dresses from when I was growing up that my grandmother made.  Those will never be gotten rid of.  Hopefully in the future I'll have a little girl who can wear them!

RaeAnt

Right we all keeping everything until we at least know what sex our 2nd child would be, when we get pg. There are a few items though that LO#2,even if the same sex will never wear because it is special to our current DS.

rayskit10

I am not sentimental about the boys clothes at all. I have no clothes from when I was a baby and am none the worse for it. I bought a small canvas box with a zipper lid for a few special things like their coming home outfits and some personalized things. We also have a couple outfits from friends overseas that we'll hang on to. I bought 1 box and basically said "when it's full, it's full."

I've been sick in bed and watching back to back episodes of Hoarders. That'll make you throw away anything! 

JamicanBride

Pre-kids I used to make fun of a friend who kept bins and bins of her daughter's clothes.  Now as I'm packing up my kids outgrown clothes to donate, I am having a very difficult time.  I've managed 6 or so shopping bags combined but I know I could do better and give a lot more away.  So I get where you are coming from.

M&M614

I think I have their going-home outfits and their baby dedication outfits in a box at the top of the closet.  I will probably put them in a rubbermaid or something. 

 The rest of the 5 tubs are going away.  Anywhere.  Just take them! 

ayersfam20

I kept 1 or 2 of DD's outfits - but most I gave away.  With C I'm keeping a few of my favorite outfits as he outgrown sizes and my StepMom is going to make them into a t-shirt quilt when he's older.

SigmundsGirl

DH is the sentimental one, well I am too, but he is more so about the clothes. He wants to keep Evan's coming home outfit even though it was nothing really special. He loves all of the clothes. After we see if we are going to have another child and see what gender the baby is, then we will probably get rid of almost everything. My mom had a few things of ours, and honestly I didn't use any of them.

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pook:

I'm definitely going to save LO's special items. Probably just in a Rubbermaid in the attic.

Be careful about sealing things up and putting them in the attic.  I now keep newborn - 9 month clothes in closets due to spit up stains reappearing after attic storage in plastic bins.  Luckily lots of Oxy got most of those out.  Also, elastic can wear out more easily over the years.  Anything super special does better at room temp and allowed to breathe. 

Weezers

I have a few things in a storage bin in the closet but I got rid of just about everything. It was hard to do, especially the first time, when I was going through the cute little tiny stuff. As she gets bigger it got easier for me.
I did hang on to my favorite preemie onesie. I keep it in her top dresser drawer and pull it out every now and then. It always makes me smile - I can't believe she was ever that small!