Passing Down Undies?

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

The boys are very close in size so TBH they share more than hand them down. I've pretty much forgotten which undies belong to whom

I try to be an ethical consumer so even if I was inclined to spend money on 2 wardrobes I wouldn't because I think that sharing clothes in a family is the socailly and environmentally responsible thing to do.

This is the other thing too the girls CAN share clothes at the moment, including undies and it would make life so much easier to just throw all undies in 1 draw and then let them go from there until DD1 goes to the next size up....

I guess i just need to get over the 'don't share undies' thing and realise they are sisters, they don't have germs, they are clean, healthy little people there could be much worse than sharing undies.

Thanks everyone.

[*TripleJ*]

nope no problem i use second hand nappies and am currently using second hand undies on DS tt but they dont last very long on i usually just do a anti bacterial wash when i get them and occasionally every now and then

[Nai]

I used handed down and second hand nappies. Undies couldn't be worse than that, so yes, my dd2 wears dd1s handed down everything including undies. Some were too old so they got thrown but others are still perfectly ok.

[skybie]

i will be!!!
a) undies arent cheap!
b) accidents will happen, better in old knickers than brand newies!
c) theyre my kids, they dont know theyre 'old' and i know where the knickers have been!
go for it hun

[Ambersky]

Yep, I'm not throwing them out if they are good. DD1s get bagged up and stored, and DD2 has the worlds tiniest bottom and was out of nappies before 2, so i gladly took some tiny undies a friends DD had out grown.

We were/are cloth nappy users too.. don't know if that makes a difference.

[RockingBaker]

I'd do it. I do 'hand me downs' as DD1 is bigger than DD2 and DD2 is bigger than DD3. DS and DD1 share some clothes (she loves wearing her brothers clothes) and my DDs have a combined wardrobe. Also works for shoes here as DD has my massive feet and DD2 and 3 have tiny feet.

[Feijoa Mum]

Its all fair game in our house. I cant remember whose is whose anyway and being boys "if its in my room I will wear it" undies, socks, tee shirts its pretty much only my bras and undies that they wont wear

I will hand undies down the line in my family but not if im handing stuff on outside the family.
My Mum is an avid op shopper and quite often picks me up really pretty Bras for $1 or $2 and they are practically new! Huge savings on the $50 or $60 it usually costs me for a decent bra.
I have no issue with wearing them however I wouldnt wear someone elses knickers

[kelebek]

I know I don't have 2 but if I did then I would do hand me down undies. They aren't really 'sharing' cause they are clean, like you said, and they fit both of them. I am sure at some stage they will get mixed up anyway.

I get a lot of hand me downs from cousins and friends (thank goodness) but I don't take undies... probably doesn't really make a difference but I think it's ok between siblings.

[MummyNaomi]

i will be!!!
a) undies arent cheap!
b) accidents will happen, better in old knickers than brand newies!
c) theyre my kids, they dont know theyre 'old' and i know where the knickers have been!
go for it hun

Ditto!!