What to do with all this STUFF?!

So, we have a TON of baby stuff that we are growing out of......bouncies, swings, bumbos, and a TON of clothing from preemie size to 6 months clothes....I feel SO overwhelmed by all this stuff but I am not sure what to do with it all. We do have a ton of storage space but... I thought about selling all the stuff off right away when we got done with it but now I'm not so sure what to do. What are you all doing with your stuff? Are you saving it in case you decide to have more babies? I'm not sure if we will or if we won't...have more. DH is CONVINCED we will have twins again and therefore wants to be done. Me....I'm not so sure. I always wanted two boys and a girl. But sill, I'm not sure. DO I keep the stuff and wait a few years or do I just sell it all and if we get preggo again, buy all new again? Hmmm, what to do , what to do??!! What are you going to do?

Obviously I will be keeping some of their special outfits for keepsakes

 

If you have lots of storage and are not sure about having more babies, then you should keep it all.

amanda

 

I gave some of it away to my cousin, I sold some of it to another mom of twins, and I donated a TON of stuff (clothes and gear). I still have my double sng, one graco swing, and an exersaucer that I need to sell or donate. DH and I are still on the fence about our 4 frozen embryos, but he said "If we end up pg again, I'll buy the 5 onesies that kid will need!"

Oh and I do have a whole box of clothes to keep and give to the girls when they get older.

 

I am getting rid of all of their clothes. I am giving them to another twin mommy. There is just so many of them! As for all the baby stuff, we have already given some away to friends that are having babies. We are also going to give some to Grandma to keep at her house for all of the future grandchildren. I am not going to get rid of all of it, but most of it will be going away. I can't stand the clutter, and the older they get the more stuff they are going to accumulate so I really want to stay on top of it.

 

I saved a lot of my first DS' things...some of it was useful (exersaucer!), and some I found I just didn't really like any more (some clothing), even though I still ended up using it so as not to put all my saving to waste!

I say save what you really really like, sell the rest, especially things you have 2 of but would likely only need 1 of were you to get pregnant again (odds of twins are low, though it happens). Then, if you decide in a couple years that any more kids are out of the picture, you can sell the rest.

 

DH is 99% sure we are done. I'm not sure. I just boxed up a ton of clothes yesterday. I'm keeping everything for now. I'll reevaluate in a year or so.

 

I'm all done having babies so I have been selling alot on ebay and craigslist and anything that is a little more worn I donate to good will or a shelter.

ETA: I kept their preemie clothes so they could use them on their dolls when they get to that age. I thought it was a cute idea, but boys dont really play with dolls.

 

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I'm all done having babies so I have been selling alot on ebay and craigslist and anything that is a little more worn I donate to good will or a shelter.

ETA: I kept their preemie clothes so they could use them on their dolls when they get to that age. I thought it was a cute idea, but boys dont really play with dolls.


do you still have your girls 0-6 mos clothes? i have some summer clothes but only a few matching outfits for the girls im looking for xtra twin stuff if you still have them

 

I saved one of everything, and sold or gave away the rest. I have given away a lot of clothing, since my girls were bombarded with tons of clothing, a lot of it matching.

I'm hoping if we are blessed with another, it is a singleton boy, but I did save girls clothing just in case.

 

My sister is expecting her second baby, so we'll be giving her some things and probably eBay/Craigslist others later.

 

I just sold clothes, swings, car seat (still have one) etc and made about 600 bucks. Have a yard sale if posible, i never dreamed i woud pocket that much money. The rest i am donating...

 

I am going to "loan" it all to a friend and my sister - one due in August the other in November. That way it's out of my house but I can get it back if we decide to have more. They both know to check back with me before they get rid of anything, in case we want it back. The only thing I'm debating is whether to put our name on all of it - or just trust that they will remember which things came from me.

 

I save it so I can give it away when people need it. So I decided to expand that to total strangers and not just friends and family so much so I am thinking of starting a non profit organization to do so. I wish you lived closer we could do it together