I’ve been a mom for 5 years, and I just recently started doing a few things that have made my life so much easier. If only I’d been so smart 3 kids ago!
1. Instead of paper towels, use a washcloth to clean up the baby’s face, high chair and floor. I’m 3 kids in, and I just started doing this. I never wanted a gross, stinky cotton washcloth in my sink, but now I embrace it because it’s so much better than using a million paper towels and taking 5 trips to the sink and kitchen trash to clean up after little guy. And I change it once a day, so it doesn’t feel super gross.
2. Buy a Summer Infant Bibbity bib. This isn’t a sponsored post, but this bib is seriously the best, and I’m only sad I didn’t find it earlier. I love it for 3 reasons. First, it’s not velcro, so the baby can’t tear it off. Second, it’s made of a thick plastic
, so it’s easy-to-clean, dries easily and won’t get mildewy. And third, it has a little shelf
that catches all the food. It’s amazing. I have 2 and use them everyday. I just wash them like I would a dish, and they’re done.
3. Wear the baby on your back. It took me 3 kids to learn that I can still wear a 15-month-old, thanks to the back-wearing Tula technique. This comes in most handy when it’s dinnertime, and I have a fussy baby chase-crawling me around the house. Warning: This trick will tend to make you feel like a bada$$, and should be photographed as much as possible.
4. Use WubbaNub pacifiers. Again, the company isn’t paying me to say this, but these are literally the best pacis ever
. Since each one has a little stuffed animal attached to it, the baby is less likely to drop it. And they’re also easier to find. Another hack: I keep all our pacis in a colander in a kitchen shelf, so they’re easy to find.
5. Invest in great accessories for yourself. After having 3 babies in 4 years, my weight has fluctuated a lot. But, whether I’m feeling fit or fluffy, I love having a great statement necklace or bright pair of shoes to punch up my outfit and make me feel a little more put-together. (You know I also love dry shampoo and painting my nails at home.) The thing about a great accessory is it catches the eye and draws the focus away from what you don’t want to be focused on. You can be wearing a wrinkled, baggy nursing top and dirty khakis, but throw on a bright statement necklace and no one sees it. Trust.
6. Feed the baby the older kids’ leftovers. Yes, I know. I’m the classiest mom you know. But seriously, toddlers are the biggest food-wasters, and why throw those sandwich crusts away? The baby does not know better. Enjoy it while it lasts.
7. Keep kid cups in a low drawer. It’s an obvious one, but again, it took me 4 years to figure this out. Put half of all your plastics in a low drawer, so the kids can get to them themselves. I still keep some items up high, so I can reach them, but this is a simple hack that will save your back and your sanity. You know, so you can focus on picking up a zillion Legos and a teething baby during the witching hour instead.
What are your favorite hacks or mom products? I’d love to know.
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