When do you know? Question about babys!

[farmerlor]

I had Cresta very young and then a fetal demise which the doctors said scarred me so bad I'd never get pregnant again. Gave away all the baby stuff and grieved for many years. Second husband and 12 years later Ooooops, doc was wrong and along came Dani. Doctors said she was a miracle and it absolutely COULD NOT happen again. Gave away the baby stuff and TWO years later Adam is born. This time we got fixed. No more babies, gave away all the stuff. And then we started fostering. We absolutely were NOT going to adopt just wanted to help some babies but of course we had to get new baby stuff AGAIN and sure enough we adopted FIVE of our special needs foster babies. So now we really are done, can't possibly afford to adopt anymore children so we gave away all the stuff and settled into no more children years. WRONG. At the ripe old age of 52 we're going to start fostering sick babies again and I have to go out and find baby stuff AGAIN!!!!! If there's even a single doubt in your mind don't get rid of anymore stuff!!! LOL! Even getting fixed and deciding definitively that you'll never have more kids doesn't stop it from happening.

 

[annie3001]

curse you all that say i will become pregnant. you know who you are!!! ha

anyways, still havent told hubby about donated items. maybe he wont check my current recent posts here on byc. he laughs at byc, thinks i am a bit addicted.

 

[kla37]

I was sad when I passed on all my baby things, but it was time. At 38, I have a 13 yr old son and an 8 yr old son. I love the ages they are at! Every stage your kids go through is special (and challenging) in its own way. Just enjoy them every day! We can do so much together now, and they are more interested in the world outside themselves, it's really fun.

 

[hollymh]

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This is what I look forward to! My kids are about 3.5yrs apart and I love how they are together and I look forward to the fun we will all have together, I'm not in a hurry for them to grow though...

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

I won't be any help....I have 5 and I am bugging the hubby for 1 more.

I think when you are done, you just know it.

 

[HeatherLynn]

I am 34 and we have 4. We said our youngest was the last but already having second thoughts. Still going through with passing down baby stuff to family. I cry every time I go through the baby stuff to sort out more things to give away. I sit with little outfits hugged to my chest. My husband dreads when anyone asks me for hand me downs now.

I agree that getting rid of stuff pretty much ensures you will get pregnant. I held onto everything after our first 2. Nothing happened with nothing preventing anything from happening for over 5 years. I was told it would be virtually impossible for me to have another. I gave everything away but boxes of clothes that I could not part with. I signed up to go back to school after my stop at the goodwill. One week later I was pregnant. 2 years after that I was pregnant again. Gotta love how life works.

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

my boys are so hard on clothes it is hard to do hand me downs. Seems like I am always having to buy shoes and pants.

 

[farmerlor]

Mrs. Turbo :

my boys are so hard on clothes it is hard to do hand me downs. Seems like I am always having to buy shoes and pants.

My fourth daughter is VERY hard on clothes, she has never, ever passed one thing down to her younger sister which is probably okay because they're not the same size anyway. Conversely my second son is extremely good with his clothing, just HATES to get dirty and actually cried when his favorite pants got stuck on some machinery and ripped so my youngest son has never had new clothing. Guess it all works out.​

 

[heathersboers]

My husband has a 10 year old and we have a 1 year old- Zacks baby stuff is still in the house-the cradle-, swing etc.. cant part with it- he is too big for it, but I am scare d that If I get rid of it- here comes another!! Hubby is 29 and i am 26- I just dont have time for another chid right now, but its not out of the question yet. Zack was born at 32 weeks- I didnt even know i was in labor!! I am scared that if I did try again- it would be disastrous. It took 7 years to get him.... So for now- the baby stuff stays......I would tear up getting rid of it anyway- It pretty much says -look- im done...

 

[Mattemma]

I got rid of the baby stuff. I kept a favorite few items of clothing.Going on 40 this year,but would still be happy to have a baby even though I wanted one close after the other 2. Will rebuy items at goodwill if I am lucky to be blessed one more time.Best wishes!