Baby gear/clothes

I only have a 15 month old and we are trying for our next, but it does depend on who the person is that you are loaning it to. If I have stuff that I don't want back-- I'll loan it to the people that don't take care of stuff. With my nice clothes I will only loan those to family that will take care of it and then yes, I expect my stuff back. If I wnat my stuff back I will tell them that I put my name on the clothes or toys etc. so they can give them back to me when they are finished. It kind of clears up any confusion as to who keeps what. I won't loan out anything that I dont' want to get ruined though. Things cost too much these days.

I wouldn't expect stuff back that I gave away. That is why I only give things that I don't want. Not that the stuff isn't in good shape or anything. They are usually clothes the kids didn't wear much or toys they rarely played with. I only keep the clothes that I thought were super cute or have sentimental value (like the onsie my oldest wore home from the hospital and the dress she wore for her first professional photo). We ended up selling all of our gear we had when our 3rd child was about 2. I sold the stroller/infant carseat combo I had, the swing, walker, bouncy chair, doorway jumper and a bunch of smaller things. Then a year a half later we had another baby. We had to buy a bunch of stuff. The only thing we kept was the pack-n-play because we were still using it for the littlest one on trips and the high chair because the kids destroyed it. Anyway--I say keep most of it, if there is even the slightest chance you are going to have another baby. It is usually the moment you give everything away that you find out you are pregnant (we had nothing when the baby was born because it was all in storage 500+ miles away).

Once it's out the door, I don't expect it back. I have a 10 month old and I have given lots of stuff away. I don't think that I would want the stuff back. I've seen some of it and it is nasty! I just hope that they get good use out of the stuff.

if you gave them do not expect to have them back,, isn't it nice to give it to someone who needs it? it's a great feeling. forget what you gave and go on,, goodluck and happy parenting

once you give it to someone it's theirs. I, personally, wouldn't take anything on a "loan" because I would be afraied I would ruin it and then what would happen to my relationship. Are you expecting to get pregnant soon? if not, the clothing will be out of style when it's time.

When I give baby stuff to people I generally expect them to pass it on again afterwards and not give it back to me. If I was you I would only pass on stuff you don't mind not getting back.

well, this is how i do it! the expensive clothes i sell them on ebay! and the cheap ones without a spot i try to sell them also, if that don'twork i give them away! we have special places to dump clothes for the poor people! and if it is somebody i realy like i give them some of the good clothes! i have two kids, so i saved all the clothes from the first one, i just waited and the second one was a girl too! so i don't have to buy much clothes now! so i think sort it out and keep the good stuff!and if i give somebody clothes i don't expect it back!

When I give things away like that I just figure that it is gone forever and I will just have to replace it myself if I need it in the future. If you and your husband are planning on having more children then I would go through the things and keep what would be expensive to replace unless of course you just would like to have a new one. After going through it all I would then give your husband the things that you knew that you could part with and let him give them to her. It is always nice to help others out to. Little things that I know are common gifts at a baby shower would be my first to part with and then go from there.

I think when you give your baby stuff to someone else you can expect to not get it back. I wouldn't want the stuff back. I guess if you had an agreement and it was family- Like here you go ahead and use it and then when you are finished give it back because we're having another child.. I can see doing this with family. If you are planning on having another child- I think it would be silly to give it away. Ther person having a baby probably wants to get alot of new stuff and most definately has other people to give her stuff too.. Just give the stuff you don't need. I never expect to get the stuff back.

If I am lending something such as clothing, I never expect it back, especially with baby clothing. Babies spit up and ruin clothing all the time. I would never lend my baby furniture until I was completely finished with it, and then I'm not lending that either, I'm giving it away.

if you are planning on having another baby then i would keep the clothes,so what if your hubbie want to look good at work,baby clothes are expencive enough without having to buy everything all over again,after i had my son i keeped everthing as i wanted more so when i had my second then i gave everything away as i was not planing any more

I wouldn't ever ask for it back. I would figure it's gone. That's how I am with everything though. I don't ever just let someone borrow something b/c I don't want to have to sit there and beg for it back. When I'm done having kids, I'm giving everything away and people are going to be so lucky b/c I am a gadget person. I even have a real medical doppler.

Most of the time when I give something to someone I don't expect it back.. I never ask for clothes back.. The only thing that I have loaned is my basinett and that was only to my aunt..

Honestly, what kind of person would expect such things back? When you give a person something, a gift is supposed to be from the heart. You don't take it back. If you are giving away items that's one thing. But you can't really "loan" out clothing. Even the most careful adult may ruin a zipper on a favorite dress. When you give a friends' kids clothes, never expect them back.

Well some of the stuff cannot be reused a lot so if given should not be expected back, but I think for costly things which you feel you cannot buy again convince your husband about not giving it.

well, for us it's not really an issue. we're having only one child, so with the exception of a few mementos we've given everything he's grown out of away, to others who could use it. However, if you're expecting more children somewhere along the way, i would keep it. Because it's like a gift, once you give it away, it's gone.

Well, i only give something away if i know that i will never need it again! I do not think that you should sacrifice baby stuff if you know that you will need them again! Talk to your husband and tell him that you do not want to part with these things. It is also good to keep baby things as keep sakes for your children when they get older and you can never replace things such as these!

en. I surely want my stuff back especially when the stuff is expensive and useful to us. But, if we give something to other, it is very rare that we can get it back. Sometmes they dont want to give it back, sometimes it is broken. Anyway, we can't get it back.

Anything I have given away I have not expected back. I have asked that the things I have given be passed down or given away to somebody else though.

Once I give something away I do not expect it back. If you give "lend" something and then it is broken or not returned there can be hard feelings, and friendships ruined. I just keep the things I want for the future, and give away things that I do not need anymore. Espically with children's items you may not get them back, and chances are good that they will become worn out or broken.