What to keep? What to donate? What to toss?
Jan 1, 2016 21:16:14 GMT -5
Post by billyhorrible on Jan 1, 2016 21:16:14 GMT -5
1. BF bottles and associated nipples? keep the bottles, ditch the nipples
2. Containers for BM? What is this? Like the bags? Toss the bags. Keep any bottles you use for storage.
3. Pump from your insurance company? Keep. Even if you get a new one, it's nice to have 2. (I keep one at work, and one at home)
4. Original and smaller size nipple shields for that pump? Keep. I use mine as an extra set, just in case.
5. FF bottles and size 0,1,2,3 associated nipples? What's the difference between these and BF bottles? Aren't bottles bottles?
Then I plan on keeping her infant car seat until the manufacturer "expiration" date and re-use it until then. Smart move or have you seen requirements changing and those car seats becoming "un-safe" prior that date? We did this and it worked out well for us.
As for the toys she has out-grown (mamaroo and so on), I plan on selling most of them, to have money for better ones for the next kiddos. I bought most of them used on second hand websites and will probably sell them back without $$ loss. Or should I keep them because I won't have anytime to myself to shop/move around when C will be a toddler? You will definitely have time to shop/move around when your child is a toddler. We kept the toys that either I really liked or LBB really liked and donated the rest to daycares/libraries/our local brewpub with a kid's play area. I just didn't want to rebuy anything I already had. Because honestly, toys have a pretty long lifecycle. With the exception of one or two, most of the things you FTMs bought, LBB used/had. Anything by Melissa & Doug, Manhattan Toys, Green Toys, etc. have been around for years and probably will remain top toys for infants. Plus some get discontinued (I'm looking at you Letter Factory Fridge Magnets) and then you'll be SOL if you want them for kid 2.
2. Containers for BM? What is this? Like the bags? Toss the bags. Keep any bottles you use for storage.
3. Pump from your insurance company? Keep. Even if you get a new one, it's nice to have 2. (I keep one at work, and one at home)
4. Original and smaller size nipple shields for that pump? Keep. I use mine as an extra set, just in case.
5. FF bottles and size 0,1,2,3 associated nipples? What's the difference between these and BF bottles? Aren't bottles bottles?
Then I plan on keeping her infant car seat until the manufacturer "expiration" date and re-use it until then. Smart move or have you seen requirements changing and those car seats becoming "un-safe" prior that date? We did this and it worked out well for us.
As for the toys she has out-grown (mamaroo and so on), I plan on selling most of them, to have money for better ones for the next kiddos. I bought most of them used on second hand websites and will probably sell them back without $$ loss. Or should I keep them because I won't have anytime to myself to shop/move around when C will be a toddler? You will definitely have time to shop/move around when your child is a toddler. We kept the toys that either I really liked or LBB really liked and donated the rest to daycares/libraries/our local brewpub with a kid's play area. I just didn't want to rebuy anything I already had. Because honestly, toys have a pretty long lifecycle. With the exception of one or two, most of the things you FTMs bought, LBB used/had. Anything by Melissa & Doug, Manhattan Toys, Green Toys, etc. have been around for years and probably will remain top toys for infants. Plus some get discontinued (I'm looking at you Letter Factory Fridge Magnets) and then you'll be SOL if you want them for kid 2.
