When Did You Give Away/sell Baby Equipment, Etc..

Is there any possibility that you could or would have more children? I don't plan on parting with these things, but it's bc I may have other kids. If not, then I would just save a few of the most valuable things to you, and then if you can't use the things any longer, they are just taking up space. Replace them with new memories :)

If you have the space to store the items, I'd keep them for a few years. Just in case - for yourself or a friend. When I was finally ready (after two kids and doing home daycare for 2 years), I felt great about giving the items away to friends or friends of friends who were in need. A few things I sold on craigslist.

My son is a year older than my daughter so we reused some of his things, but we got her a few of her own. I never got around to getting rid of any of my baby stuff until she was 5 because she used it for her dolls. But a friend of my boyfriends was having a baby and it seemed like a good time to clear out the clutter. Well wouldn't you know it I was surprised 6 months later by my doctor I had a lump in my abdomen that turned out to be a baby. The scary part was he came a month early and we had nothing. If you think you might want more kids, hang on to a few things.

We're not selling anything until either I have my tubes tied or my husband has a vasectomy.

Last summer we got rid of all the big stuff at a yard sale: crib, changing table, stroller, car seat, bassinet...
We both agreed we were done having more but had not yet made that decision permanent. I am now 20 weeks with our third.....surprise!
Just make sure you're done having more children.

When we gave away the "family" crib, I got pregnant a month later. So I'm keeping everything that's "big", unless a friend needs to borrow something, until menopause to head off Murphy's Law.

Yes, it's superstitious. And I'm sticking to my guns.

I only have 1 child, but we are planning for atleast 1 more in the future. I kept everything that is expensive, or that I feel worked well. So I kept the crib, the swing and the activity floor mat. We gave away (to either friends or donated) the jumpers, some clothes, boppy pillows, the baby carrier, un-used bottles, the walker, bouncey chairs, etc. (We are currently trying to find a friend that needs a bassinett).
I also only wanted to kept things that could be folded up/taken apart, and stored easily. To me buying some stuff brand new is no big deal (not that I am trying to throw away money) but I just don't like a lot of clutter in my house either. Good Luck.

We got rid of a lot of stuff when we moved at the beginning of the summer only to find out a month later we are pregnant again. So I would suggust waiting until you are possitive you are not going to have any more children.

I kept everything until I was done having babies. I loaned some things out but did not give anything away until I was absolutely sure I was done having kids. We had two boys so everything was handed down from the first to the second. Once my 2nd starting growing out of stuff (clothes, pak-n-plays, blankets etc) then I began to give it away. I gave away my Medela breast pump as soon as I was done breastfeeding.

I have just recently started giving away my daughter's clothes as she outgrows them. She is 3.5. I still have her baby clothes and can't go through those yet w/o being sad, so I'll do that at another time. I know give away her clothes as she outgrows them and I find it easier to do that. I save special items or items that I really like, but give away the rest.

I am preparing to have a yard sale to get rid of baby items like excersaucer, etc. I think you'll know when you're ready. I did. I held onto this stuff for 3.5 years and am now ready to part with it. You'll just know when you're ready. Part of it for me was that all this stuff was taking up a lot of storage space and I know we're not having any more kids, so time to get rid of it. It is still a little sad, but you'll know when you're ready to part with the stuff.

I gave mine away when my second child was almost two and my husband had a vasectomy scheduled. I had friends with twin boys who took most of it. I ended up taking things back when their twins outgrew them b/c my husband's appointment was pushed back due to a conflict at the doctor's office and I got pregnant again before the re-scheduled appointment! He eventually got the procedure done and after that, we gave away things as soon as our youngest outgrew them. If you're considering permanent birth control, take care of that and then free your house of all the baby stuff you'll never need. Even if you don't go down the road of permanent b/c, I like to err on the side of giving away items when they're still in good shape and usable to someone else instead of having perfectly good things go to waste in the basement or garage. If you ever find yourself in need again, you can always borrow or buy many of the items from friends and family, which is what we did with some things.

I kept all my stuff until about 18 months after my 3rd child was born , when we were absolutely certain that we did not want anymore kids. By all the stuff I mean big items such as car seat , crib , bouncy chair , high chair etc. I did keep some clothes such as sleep suits that were in good condition , onesies , socks , hats etc. I think if you have 1 child and there is the slight chance that you want another then keep the stuff , it is so expensive and to buy it all again seems silly when you have it all anyway.