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Baby Keepsakes?
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Who has keepsakes from your baby?
I've kept from Evie and Kyra, their hospital wrist and ankle bands, their belly button clip and wait for it....even the umilical cord thingy that falls off. Some of you must be thinking yuck! But it's all dried up and put in a special keepsake box for them. xx
I've kept from Evie and Kyra, their hospital wrist and ankle bands, their belly button clip and wait for it....even the umilical cord thingy that falls off. Some of you must be thinking yuck! But it's all dried up and put in a special keepsake box for them. xx
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this sounds really grosse .... but has/do you know anyone who kept the placenta??? I read about this a while ago .... i have no want or need to do this, but ive heard it has been done !!
cot cards,
cord clamp -but couldnt keep the cord!!
scan pics,
computer printout of the delivery details (not all Midwives leave you with this when they take your postnatal documents, but they are not needed as they are usually duplicated in your main notes! if your midwife is visting still, ask if you can keep them)
my name band for each baby
all birth cards, balloons (deflated now tho'!)
copy of birth announcement cards i sent
newspaper of day born
no. 1 cd
everything is kept in a big box for each of the kids with their name on (big ?70litre boxes from Instore)
what has also been added is their 1st birthday cards, then birthday cards off us only
photo albums for them
record books
keep sake metal things for "first tooth" etc- these are still empty tbh cos i dont like keeping things like that!!!
as you can tell, after 3 kids, i really need to live in a mansion to house everything!!
we do have a policy on people who want to take them home with them, but in well over 10 yrs, no-one has ever asked me yet! i always offer to show what it looks like, how it works etc, and those that want to see are quite happy so dont want to take it home!!
about 10-15yrs ago, there was something said about frying it up, eating it and it would prevent PND!!!
I intend to keep adding bits throughout the years and giving it to her on her 18th!!
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What have you all done with your scan pics? Someone once told me that they fade over time so is there anything I can do to preserve them?
[Modified by: Mum0f2 on December 03, 2008 08:00 PM]
I couldn't keep the cord though *shudder* I'll never forget how bad the tummy button smelt when cord fell off, don't need a reminder of that! Thank god mw used sterzac powder on Evie's in the end but said they're not meant to use it anymore.
As for the placenta...I've seen loads of programmes where women kept them. One kept it attached onto the baby until the cord went so dry it snapped, then she buried the placenta under a tree! That's defo not for me!
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I also have a baby book that isd full of details and photos,i wish my own mum had done something like this for me as i would love to look through it now!
If anyone buys a nice box, pls let me know )
[Modified by: Joey08 on December 03, 2008 11:39 PM]
http://www.countrybloomers.co.uk/new/products.php?page=memory
Absolutely love them and they look great in the nursery. Personalised with all their birth details etc. x
Got most of the same with Gracie too and both have a record book that i keep up to date for them.
Lisa xxx
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Hope this helps! x