Attic Shopping + "Unshopping"

MB_Positif · July 2011

Major personal debate going on here. I just got some cute smaller clothes down from my attic....YAY! That said, to make room for them I tried on a bunch of stuff that's been hanging in my closet for the past few months. I was shocked to find out that none of them fit...they were HUGE!!! Pants that looked like I was trying to wear potato sacks! I am super happy. I started throwing them all into a pile for donation. Then my mind started working...it wasn't working in the way of "what if I gain weight again?" It was, "what if we decide to have another baby and I need these clothes for afterwards when Maternity clothes look ridiculous but nothing else fits?" So what's the opinion out there, even though my reason for keeping them is somewhat safe? I was thinking it would be smart to keep one pair of jeans, khakis and black pants. I just think it would actually be more damaging if I were to have another baby and then have to go out and buy big clothes again that are not maternity clothes. Am I making any sense? HELP!

CountryGrrrrl · July 2011

Like my favorite tv show ("What not to wear") would say.... dress for your body NOW! Dress to look great, and what fits, and get rid of the rest. If you DO get lucky enough to have another baby, just consider finding "new" after clothes part of the joy !

rmsrws · July 2011

GET RID OF THEM!!!! You earned it!.........That a big "what if" If you decide to have another child.

Best Wishes~Rhonda

spyro88 · July 2011

If you think about it it's kind of pointless to keep clothes just in case you have another child. Would you keep aaaall the baby stuff too, just in case you have another? That would take up a ton of room. I know people tend to keep some expensive stuff maybe, like a cot and a pram, but for the sake of a pair of jeans or two... just get cheap ones from a supermarket if you need them in future!

It's best not to have that "big stuff" in your wardrobe at all in my opinion, for the sake of a few pounds.

lauram1153 · July 2011

Get rid of those clothes... think if you do have another baby your body will be diff you'll not be over weight you'll be pregnent and there are lots of lovely maty clothes out there xxx

mommyrox05 · July 2011

I totally have the same mindset as you do!!! I have decided that another baby is out of the question since I have a house full with 5 already...but I always think about if I were to gain back what i have lost...and so I have a box in my closet that I have put a few things in that are my favs. and will continue to do as I contiue to loose sizes...I think that this is reasonable for me, in the sense that it will remind me that I never want to get there again!!! And that I won't have to go and buy them again.

young1726 · July 2011

I am very cheap! So I would keep them if I thought I would need them during/after maternity. I'm one that DOES keep ALL the baby stuff. But I KNOW we're having more...it's not a "what if". If you think it's likely, save them. If you think it's unlikely, get rid of them. I wore my maternity clothes (at least the pants) for a while afterwards. And I bought a belly band so I could wear my pre maternity pants unzipped.

LorinaLynn · July 2011

IF you're planning on having anothr baby, I say keep a pair or two, if storage isn't an issue (and since you'd stored your skinny clothes, I'm guessing it's not). If you don't have another, it'll still be fun to pull them out every so often and remember how far you've come.

Attic Shopping + "Unshopping"

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