Could this be some kind of sibling rivalry or jealousy?

If your pregnant daughter doesn't want the things you have there are now places like food banks but for clothes for families in direct straights that can't afford charity shops. Just a thought..... congratulations ?

Dire not direct

National Childbirth Trust hold nearly new sales open to everyone.

I would just offer them to the daughter who is expecting saying would you like to have a look through these baby clothes to see if there is anything you would like but no problem if not, I'll take them to the charity shop.

My DD donated most of DGD No 1's clothes to a project in Africa dear to my and DM's heart as she had no room to keep them. She now has DGD no 2 (there is nearly a 5 year gap between the two) and will probably do the same this time around unless she has another baby and it's another DGD (obviously not yet as DGD No 2 is just a month old)

My eldest daughter loves having things that she had as a child for her children to have but my youngest wants all new for her children. The only thing that my three children and my six grandchildren have shared is a gorgeous wicker crib on a stand. It will be used by my great grandchildren next...smiles

Hi i have 6 grandchildren im so sad my two eldest grandaughters have fallen out they are 13 but now one of them messages the other saying horrible nasty things about her and the family .my son has spoken to his brother telling him whats going on but hes not interestedhe said hes not going to speak to her about it hes not bothered by the bad things being said .i feel in the middle as they both involve me ! What should i do ? All the nastiness is making me ill we were we were all very close but it seems the families are now at loggerheads with me in the middle.

Just ask your other daughter if she would like them. She’ll either say yes, please or no, thank you. If she doesn’t want them, donate them to a charity as suggested, but give her the option of first refusal. Stress that you won’t mind either way.

This thread is 8 years old, the children will be at school now.

I don’t understand the aversion to 2nd hand. My dd and her friends all pass everything around, clothes and toys. I remember a pair of M&S dungarees I bought for Gdd1 when she started crawling - they eventually went to 2 other friends before coming back for Gds. OK, a bit faded, but still perfectly wearable.