Hello! We are going to be putting away a lot of baby items for storage in our loft soon and I was wondering what the best way is to ensure they stay clean and damp/mould free to reuse for baby #2 someday. It will be things like infant carrier car seat, bassinet, bouncer, crib and mattress, fabric play mat, small toys. Any advice or tips much appreciated - thanks!
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Following as we are in exactly the same position x

I wouldn't store anything in the loft to be honest especially not the car seat. Because of fluctuating temperatures - either really hot or really cold, it's almost certain that it will go mouldy annoyingly.

As above- we put the eldest’s car seat etc. in the loft, all clean and wrapped as best as we could but it did go mouldy. Even stuff like the covers in vacuum bags/storage boxes went funny. If you have anywhere else in the house to store them I’d put as much as you can there instead. Might have just been unlucky for us and might work for others, but it was gutting having to throw away so much stuff 😩

We kept everything in the garage in bin bags for this reason and it seemed to keep well for our second x

Definitely don't store car seats in the loft or garage as there's a high chance of them going mouldy, car seats should be stored in the house. Maybe on top of a wardrobe if there's room?