I Decluttered all my Baby Clothes | Journey to Minimalism 2022
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Decluttering A TON of Baby Clothes, just brushing the surface to my journey to minimalism 2022. I really am hoping to get my home simplified and streamlined. Baby clothes are sentimental so i wanted to make it easier to find what i need later if we every have another baby.
A Baby clothing declutter is definitely hard to do, My baby is only 2, so getting rid of his baby clothes is really difficult, looking at them reminds me of how little he used to be.
So in this massive baby clothes declutter I go through a lot of feelings.
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You are doing a great job. It's a hard task. Something that helped me declutter baby clothes was picking a number to keep (example: 10 sleepers size 3m)
Like you I do laundry often enough that at this point I keep about a week's worth of clothes for each of my kids and that works for me.
Also after having my second baby I decluttered my baby even more, it just takes time.🤗
Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much! Baby clothes are super hard, and it definitely takes more than one time going through them. :)
I’m going to have to figure out my boundaries for baby clothes :) but I’ll save that for future Lindsay 😂
I kept the outfit my daughter‘s wore from the hospital when they were born and I also kept my favorite outfit out of the first year and put it in a memory box for them then they can do what they want with it as they grew up they love looking at them they couldn’t believe they were that small
There are many new moms at domestic shelters that could use them.
Always a great idea :) I’ll have to look into that !
Create a memory bin of his baby clothes. If it's too hard. Walk away from it for a few minutes.
I definitely need to do that!!! ♥️♥️♥️
I want to put his preemie clothes in it and some of my faves as well ♥️
You should have a memory box
I completely agree :) I plan on doing me more boxes for me, my husband and little Dan. Hoping to do it sooner than later so when I come across things that mean a lot to me or Devin I can put them in the bins ♥️
You will get tons of new stuff or thrifted stuff would be the same as your own hand me downs. I think I still have a bin. He is 15. I mostly feel embarrassed it has gone to waste.
Love the decluttering videos! I recently went through my 4 year old clothes, I had like 10 tubs kept! I found that each time I went through it I got rid of more and more! Anything with stains, or things I didn't reach for for my fist I got rid of! We honestly don't need so Much as we think! It is so hard but it definitely gets easier 💕
I completely agree! I do plan to pare the baby clothes down even more. I’m sure there are people that would love and use the ones I’m not keeping. And I was struggling having so many, I felt completely overwhelmed by the sheer mass!
Im definitely gonna keep making decluttering videos! My house is filled to the brim! And once we finish our renovation, I’ll be able to go even farther :) and start organizing things better :)
Im excited!!!
@@Lindsay_Lexus Awesome :) Having too much stuff can definitely be overwhelming! It feels so good to declutter! You will feel so much lighter the more you get rid of and will motivate a lot of people in the process with your videos 😊
I have a full bag of baby clothes (a trash bag amount). And I wanted to buy him more and he’s only a month old. I’m gonna have to declutter based on necessity! 😅 I like having things but even a trash bag when he has so much MORE room to grow .. it’s just too much. 😣
I totally get it! We over buy sometimes, and it gets overwhelming. Decluttering is so nice! You could try to sell some of them on fb marketplace or at consignment shops. There’s one near me called kid 2 kid that I may try to take some clothes to.
I definitely would say a pull a few baby outfits to put in like an actual baby box for him. There's probably a chance you're not going to have another preemie. So even if you don't like all of it now in the future whenever you want to it might be nice to pull some of those favorite teeny tiny outfits for a memory box. I really should put together memory boxes for my kids I have like a couple baby boxes that I haven't gone through since they were probably toddlers so that's something I would like to and be more intentional about in the future and see what is actually in there.
I definitely plan on making a video for Dans Memory box, I need to get a good bin for it. I will definitely put his preemie outfits in there and a few other things that are very special. :)
What kind of things have you saved that you think are the most important?
@@Lindsay_Lexus I know I have a new born outfit and hospital bracelets and the baby hat in there. No clue what else. Been so long since I opened them. I think I have the first shoes they wore when they first started walking in because that was really sentimental to me. I think a lot of my second daughter stuff was stuff that my first wore to though so there is some crossover I know there is a few specific dresses like I think they're Easter dress and a Christmas dress which actually I think the one Christmas dress is actually in my daughter's dollhouse. But that is one I would want to hold on to. I'm pretty sure I've actual like hospital paperwork in this boxes too so I'm sure there's some that can go. I feel like the teeny tiny baby sucks though we're kind of a big point of sentimentality for me I feel like I've weighed too many pairs of that. I do have some sentimental clothing though too separate from the boxes. I definitely have more things that I could go through or pass along still because they're always growing. I think ideally I would be down to one been a baby girl stuff and wouldn't been a baby boy stuff for sentimental clothing or to save for their kids because that is fun. 🙂 Definitely have a ton to get rid of still though. Definitely not a minimalist here. I am very sentimental about things. Toys are the hardest catagory for me.
Sentimental stuff Is so hard. I haven’t decluttered many sentimental things yet. I’m getting there…. And it makes me nervous
Keep in mind that I am not a parent however intellectually if I was in a position to do this I would just treat it like my clothes and figure out how often I want to do laundry (1x / week) and then times that by 2 or 3 and only keep that many outfits. (14-21 in example)
Is that bad?
Please don’t come for me!
Oh don’t worry, everyone is so different, some people are more sentimental than others. But I really need to go through my sons clothes again 😂 they get out of hand haha
Baby clothes are really the hardest thing to declutter. I just started decluttering my sons baby clothes, because I just got a baby girl, and I'm not planning on having another baby anytime soon.
I got through size 50 to 68 (0-6months), but it really takes like forever. It's like I'm fully letting go of him being a baby, he's getting so big already.
I’m here because I want to declutter my sons 4&2 baby clothes. I’m barely a few minutes in and I’m emotional too. I did a pre declutter 1 year ago of their baby clothes because we were moving. Now I’m doing another edit because I want to clear out the basement.
I need to go through them again ♥️ we just found out we’re having another boy, so I’m excited to go through the clothes and keep the ones I really love and care about
You mostly likely have photos of them in the clothes.
What you're saying is sooo true and so triggering at the same time. It's hard accepting that it's all excess 😭💔 a new stage of growth. ❤️
You’ve got this!!! Change is hard, but changing isn’t bad! We can only grow if we’re willing to change :) ♥️
Progress not perfection! It's a great saying to live by!
I absolutely love it too! It makes me happy to see the progress too :)
Layers. I think you did great. I think when you are done having kids, you'll find you can let go of a lot more. I kept blessing outfits and what they came home from the hospital in. Not much else now that my youngest is almost 13. When I was having kids, I kept a lot.
oh and some special clothes. I gave my oldest his when he had his first baby.
That’s awesome!!! :) I probably will do more once my kids are older as well
Lindsay, at least Dan doesn't empty all the draws and other stuff out. Ben is like a whirlwind who will empty a bunch of draws whilst I'm going through something.
I totally know how that is, he hasn’t quite done a lot of that yet, hopefully he doesn’t take up that habit 😂
How old is your Ben??
@@Lindsay_Lexus 3 in Aug
My daughter is now 12 I have a large box of memory stuff baby stuff is now hospital bracelet, outfit she wore leaving hospital one tiny dress and her first pair of shoes, and a hand knitted hat, and the blanket my mother made her, also in same box are school certificates special cards, and art, she has a similar box for memories that are important to her but it has to fit in the trunk which doubles as bedroom seat. At present you aren't sure your family is finished so keep a selection in each size, don't keep anything torn or stained you will not want to put a new baby in damaged clothes also a second child might not fit the 6 months clothes in the same season 6-9 month old coats will be no use if next child is 6-9 months in June to August you will always want some new stuff for a second child too
Thank you! :)
I bet your daughter loves looking through the trunk of baby stuff and other memorabilia:)
@@Lindsay_Lexus not really when they get to 11-14 they are wanting to be very grown up and consider childhood an embarrassment when they get older still they might be interested again but she would hate any of her friends to see pictures of her building sandcastles or wearing pink unicorn things it would be beyond mortifying though she is no longer cute seeing an articulate young woman developing is great too, also you will have stacks of photos of your son wearing the cute clothes so keep the photos not the clothes the memories are in your heart and in the photos not really the fabric good luck sorting it xx
I'm so glad I did this every month with my daughter's clothes I have 1 box for memories and 1 box to get rid of at 6 months old. The issue I have is all the toys she gets as gifts!
Toys are so hard… and they hold memories too which can be hard. But it’s so beneficial to not have too many clothes and toys :)
@@Lindsay_Lexus all my toys were my nephews I haven't even started using them they are just shoved in a closet lol
Haha 😂 I totally know that feeling :)
This makes me want to declutter all my boys' clothes! Thanks for the motivation 😊
Said with all love, something I would tell my little sister: I would encourage you to double check your corrective lens prescription. You seemed to be squinting pretty hard. 🤗
I’m so glad I motivated you :)
Haha thanks! I probably need to make sure it’s correct, but I also just make weird faces when I’m concentrating haha 😂
It might be close to me needing an appointment with my eye doctor though :) thanks for the reminder haha
If you have any family that has kids after you it's totally fun to like pass along outfits and then see a niece or nephew in clothing we do that with my daughter's clothing and it's so fun whenever I see my niece She usually wearing something We had passed along. I remember my daughter wearing it at that age and then it brings back all the happy feelings.
Most of my clothes actually came from my sister :) my husbands sisters may start having kids soon too so maybe I’ll have to pass them along when they start having babies :)
@@Lindsay_Lexus so great! Hand me downs and pass alongs are the best. Those babies grow so quick!
Seriously I know and if I have a girl my sister has a ton of baby clothes for me then too :) so I’m set on baby clothes for quite a while.
Wahoo! + yes!! Progress over perfection is so liberating + motivating :)
Great idea! Thanks!
One box at a time then sort…
Glad you powered through! 😊
I think you are making AMAZING progress!!!! So proud of you!!!! ❤
Thank you so much Jenny! I’m just so glad I have you to help motivate me to keep going ♥️♥️♥️ it has been so great decluttering and feeling like I’ve had some momentum! It’s addicting 😆
@@Lindsay_Lexus well dont get discouraged! I have been decluttering for over 2 years! Once i think im finally there, i see so much more i dont need or use, so i make another roumd of the whole house, the shed and the barn! Lol. Its like you said, its like peeling an onion!!!!
Good work! One of Minimal Mom's advice is to handle each item just once-not 2 or more times moving the pile from place to place- causing yourself extra pain each time. After deciding what to declutter-show us viewers the pile( or size of donating box) just once and get it out of the house quick. Just saying! I've raised 6 children and haven't had a quarter that much clothing for babies.
I was given most of the clothing, but yes I probably will do my next how much I Decluttered video a little differently, we’ll see.
It’s definitely a learning curve though :)
"Clothes don't matter so much!" 😯 While I'm decluttering my baby items, that I adore and collected, I was shocked when I heard this 😂😂😂 no she didn't!!!!
Hahaha! Keep the most important and precious ones, but I had sooooo many, still do 😂😅 I will have to pare them down more soon
I have 12 Rubbermaid totes full of clothes from both of my kids (different sexes) and it so overwhelming. They take up my son's whole closet and some of my daughters too. Most of these clothes were gifted to us so there is guilt getting rid of them too. Great job!! You have motivated me to tackle a box.
You can do it!!! Truly we need to use other peoples motivation to fuel our own! :) I will definitely be doing more decluttering on my channel!
Is there anything specific you would like to see???
@@Lindsay_Lexus I have a problem with kids' toys. Especially storing and toy rotation. They take up so much room and there are so many emotions that go along with them it's exhausting.
I definitely feel ya! I only have one boy and the toys pile up! I definitely need to go through them! :) the emotions are hard. It doesn’t help that a lot of the toys are gifts or you saw them play with them when they were little, so they’ve become sentimental….
@@Lindsay_Lexus Most of the toys my kids have are gifts so a lot of them are not my taste/I don't even like looking at it so it doesn't feel like my house. We are going to have 1 more baby so I can't get rid of everything baby related just yet. I just have to accept this is the phase of life I'm in.
We’ll all get to where we want to be :) I feel ya for sure on the toys though!
I'm a nurse working with adolescents. One of the things I educate my patients on is independence. Part of my spiel is telling them that no matter what age they may be, they will still be their mommy's baby even when they have babies (hopefully not too soon) of their own- but if they show some accountability and responsibility then their parents can rest more easily on giving them more independence. So please don't stress about Dan no longer being your baby as he will always be your baby in your heart.
I will always call Dan my baby, but he’s not actually a baby 🤣
Haha Thanks for validating me :)
Something I did to keep my collection of kids' stuff under control is I bought one small plastic bin per kid and only kept what fit in each bin. You can edit as they get older but if you stick to one small bin of mementos it will help the kid clutter immensely.
Love this. ♥️♥️♥️
I kept just a few things from the baby phase. It was hard but I actually go look at them more often now that I have less
That makes sense! I plan to keep just the important baby outfits in their memory bins ♥️ I’ll get to that point!
I believe it! When you have less, you can appreciate better what you have! :)
Good progress! Slow, and steady wins the race! You are doing great! 😊
Thanks hon!!! :) I’m gonna keep going!
He will be your baby forever . I still call my 5 year old that sometimes lol
That’s true :) he’s gonna hate it when he’s 16! But that’s what I’m for is to embarrass him! 😂♥️
@@Lindsay_Lexus 🥰