I still have my Christening gown made out of my Mother’s wedding dress from 1955. Two of my Daughters have worn it, the other three were too big for it, and alternatives were either made or borrowed for their Christenings at the time.
Some of my Grandchildren have worn things kept from their Mums and Aunties as babies, although being as we didn’t have any sons, the Grandsons only got to wear the neutral coloured newborn baby clothes, before moving on to more masculine clothing. I still have a few tiny keepsakes stored away upstairs which are mostly what my late mother knitted, or the shawl and a frilly tiny dress that l bought them all home out of hospital in at the time. My youngest Daughter is now the manager of a local Nursery, and they often hold a ‘Under 5s Swop shop’ to raise funds for special outings and Treats for the children who attend, they sell all manor of baby and toddler clothes and equipment, including some items that were brand new unwanted gifts, still with their tags attached, and for a fraction of their original cost.