Gave away 2 baby car seats and bases ...

[Fuschia]

And I felt all sad

One was originally ds1s

Bought a second for the twins

Then reused it for newest baby but now he is too big

These are the car seats we brought them home from hospital in

I know you will all understand the slightly sad feeling of time passed that can never be regained

And newest baby has shoes now, too

The day looms when he will

Leave for university (or so it feels!)

What items have you found it hard to part with?

Shoes... If I could I would keep them all

[snowboarder]

I was sad to have to sell the pram I had for biggest sb to fund the double buggy we now need - It was lovely having him lying in it and then sitting and facing me - we had good chats and it was nice and snug. Smallest has been shortchanged by never parent facing and being in the p&t cocoon.

Other than that, worryingly, pretty much everything else is still in the loft...hmm...

[Ruth_Baldock]

We gave away a pack of unopened newborn nappies recently. Lex is definitely not a newborn now (in size 4 nappies, the same as her two year old brother!!!!)

However, love the stage shes at now- smiley, happy, inquisitve.lovely!

[The Nappy Lady]

Agree re shoes, and favourite clothes (Ive had to keep the odd dress, no idea why!).

Hate throwing out the fan art they create but just can't keep it all. Feel dreadful whoever I hide it in the recycling though.....

[Saffron]

I've kept a favourite outfit from every stage. There's somthing about holding it, feeling the fabric, and seeing the pattern that speaks volumes more than any photograph ever could. Of course this drives poor Husband mad when he pulls open the wrong drawer looking for 2T clothes but gets a strange mix of too tiny rompers and socks instead!

[ad2000]

.. I thought it was just me... *wipes eyes*

[awilliams123]

Shoes for me definitely. Don't think I'll be able to part with any to be honest. Not sure where I will keep them all though...

[Belle]

it's weird, i'm not at all sentimental about that stuff. I do keep things like the babies' hospital tags from when they were born and keep meaning to put them in a scrap book along with pics of christenings/birthdays etc...one day will do it! to be honest I didn't enjoy the baby stage with my first, and am not much more with my second, so guess am not so wistful about it. I think I must be a bit strange because in fact am desperate to get rid of everything as soon as number 2 is finished with it (perhaps trying to underline that def stopping at two?!).

BUT - certain foods and smells etc can take me right back. We re-found a lullaby with ducks that tinkle round recently, used to play it to distract my first during fraught nappy changes, and the sound just transports me right back to his early days, it's quite an odd feeling.

[crystal7]

I'm torn between feeling sad about time passing and pleased to clear some space! I've kept daughter's 1st shoes and will probably keep a few of her nicest baby clothes when I get around to sorting them out. Same for new baby. Think I will be sad to sell equipment e.g moses basket will have to go soon. Suppose it makes it seem unlikely we'll ever have number 3 but we simply don't have the room to store everything just in case...

[Ruth_Baldock]

Belle; snap!

We used to play Sneaker Pimps' version of 'How Do' to get Seb off to sleep when he was tiny- and we wre playing it for Lex a few weeks back. It took me right back to Feb 2010, with a six week old squaking Seb. Surreal.

[Otta]

Yesterday I put out our first ever buggy and it was taken by a scrap man. Didn't feel a thing.

Particular items of clothing like vests that they've both worn as newborns. They will never be given away.

[Otta]

By the way, did anyone else think this thread was going to say...

... "and I've just seen them in the For Sale section"?

[Fuschia]

Lol

I do try to avoid giving free stuff to

People who lol Luke they might then sell it!

[crystal7]

I feel really emotional about E's 1st haircut on Fri- do you think they'll let me have bit for her baby book?! Also sad at the thought of her leaving her lovely lovely childminder to go to nursery...

[Fuschia]

Of course they will, crystal

Though resist the urge to tSke a big bag and puck up all the hair to take home with you

They might find that a bit excessive!

[ViviPRPM22]

Fuschia Wrote:

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> Lol

> I do try to avoid giving free stuff to

> People who lol Luke they might then sell it!

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