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I'm leaning towards not saving them. I mean, it would probably be fine, but I know I wouldn't want someone's old underwear, no matter how clean it looked, so I'm going with all new for #2.

Yes we saved them if they were in decent condition. We even used some hand me down undies from my niece for when we were potty training.

It was nice when she had an accident (especially #2) that we just tossed them. Now that she's potty trained she has clean undies with no stains

I would reuse them if they are in good condition. I reuse cloth diapers for subsequent kids and those get grosser than undies.

Sure, why not? Unless they're in bad shape, I don't see why this would be gross. Bleach them and they'll be fine. The main issue I think is that any elastic on them might be shot.

No I won't, she is hard on underwear so i will be buying new. I did keep the training pants though as DD hated how "poofy" they were and refused to wear them.

No, I kinda think this at least can be new given other hand me downs, but I wouldn't be opposed to it if need be

No, I feel like each subsequent child should have some new things and underwear is one of them.

no!!!

Hmmm... My first thought was no, but we are using DD's cloth diapers for DS when he arrived, and that's considerably more, uh, personal...! So maybe within reason. That said, I don't remember ever wearing hand-me-down underwear as a kid.

Hmmm, not sure... But I would donate them if you decide not to take them. I'm sure someone less privileged could use them.

yep, i toss the stained and keep the rest, because really - even if I buy her new ones, they WILL get used. lol. toddlers go through a shit ton of undies, no pun intended!

I've kept DS #1's character undies because he didn't like them and barely worn them. Maybe DS #2 will like them when the time comes. As for what he's wearing now, I'm' not saving them for DS #2. We did receive some random undies in hand me downs, but it wasn't like 20 of them.

Yup, I'm definitely saving good condition undies. We are pretty early into the potty training game, but LO has yet to have an accident in panties (we are going commando these days), so as long as there aren't poop stains or something (and I wouldn't even have my LO 1 wear something like that anyway), yes LO2 will get them.

Nope. I also would never reuse / buy used swimsuits, cloth diapers, etc. There's an ick factor I can't get over

Ha we use cloth diapers and those were definitely passed down from lo1, so the gender neutral ones we will save and she can get some she picks out too. There is nothing about it that is actually unsanitary, and I got past the ick factor a long time ago.

Haha - aren't used undies just like used cloth diapers? So many people reuse cloth diapers!

I don't know if I would. I found a bunch of them lose their elasticity so they're not really re-wearable.

I'd figured I would keep any cute ones that are in good condition...we never had cheapie character undies, only nicer ones like carters/gap/gymboree (which I expected to last/wear better than they really did). In over a year I can literally count poop accidents we've had on (less than) one hand, so the undies are still pretty fresh looking, but have started to lose their decorative stitching at the waist/fade. So I won't make DD2 wear those, except maybe while she's FIRST training, or as extras to leave at school.

So I think all I'll really be saving are the Gerber training pants, which were only used for a few months, and still look new because I bought a ton of them.

I also think that choosing brand new undies can be a big potty training incentive for a toddler!

We donate undies, clothes, shoes that don't really merit keeping for possible second baby. Unless an outfit or shoes has special significance then I donate it.

I'm planning to reuse unless they get gross. As of now, LO1 has had very few accidents, and they've been only pee. His undies look as clean as when we bought them so it seems wasteful to toss.

I haven't thought of this! I probably won't reuse them!