Baby Life Hacks

Ntymec · January 2014

Lets share our baby life hacks!!!

Here's mine...

When baby has a blow-out; pull the onsie off by sliding it down rather than over her head! This helps prevent poop from getting all over!

princessvespa1 · January 2014

When there is a blow out - I throw a receiving blanket under her to keep the changing pad cover clean - it's easier to wash receiving blankets than change the cover every time.

sunshine2929 · January 2014

princessvespa1 said:
When there is a blow out - I throw a receiving blanket under her to keep the changing pad cover clean - it's easier to wash receiving blankets than change the cover every time.

Ive done this too... works great

jlp0528 · January 2014

I've thrown a target plastic bag on the changing pad under her so the diaper and wipes can go directly into it, keeping changing pad cover clean.

sunshine2929 · January 2014

jdoud77 said:
We have the munchkin diaper pail - it requires blue refills. What we did was cut the bottom out of one refill and put a regular garbage bag in there so we no longer buy refills. We are saving tons of money.

This is genius... thanks so much!

krose0713 · January 2014

This may be an obvious one, but as a new mom I didn't figure it out until a few weeks in- for baby socks that won't stay on, tuck the pants into the socks

Ntymec · January 2014

For a girl:

Put the tights (nylons, pantyhose or whatever you call them) on first then connect the crotch of the onesie. This will keep the tights from falling down.

bermybabe68 · January 2014

I use q-tips to get toe and finger jam out. Just lightly wet and gently roll in between fingers and toes.

PrettyInPearls23 · January 2014

I put socks on LO's hands at night to keep them warm. Now that he's not swaddled his hands end up freezing if I don't.

blondii428 · January 2014

AbbyMMM said:

I've shared this before, but the activity bar from the PNP fits on the RNP

It also fits on our changing table. Ours is in our bathroom so when I'm getting ready in the morning I will fasten the strap and let him play.

My hack is a simple one: I have tons of short sleeved onesies so I bought a couple packs of plain white long sleeve onesies to wear underneath.

HBirdie · January 2014

This probably isn't applicable to a lot of people, but when baby won't fall asleep in his RnP next to my bed and cries as soon as I stop rocking it, I turn my body so that I'm lying across the bed sideways and use my feet to rock. Instead of my arm getting tired and being awake and annoyed that I have to rock it, I can be like half asleep, keep rocking, and baby is still happy.

sgautschi · January 2014

This is a great thread! Thank you!

psychgirl33 · January 2014

In the crib, put on a sheet, then a waterproof mattress pad, then another sheet, then another mattress pad, then another sheet. That way if LO has an accident in the night (peed out of the diaper or puking), you just peel off one layer of sheets and don't have to re-make the bed. It's saved me a couple times with DD1 so far!

LBib · January 2014

jenny5o5 said:
Sitting on a giant exercise ball and bouncing with LO is a great way to bounce them with minimal effort... Calms my DDs hysterical fits better than rocking or the 5s's

We still bounce our 2 year old.

bpietronicco · January 2014

CurlingRocks said:

Mine is for traveling: When we travel with an infant, I pack all her outfits in gallon-sized Ziploc bags. A bag has all parts of the outfit: onesie, pants, socks, bib, etc., so no matter who dresses baby, the outfit matches and has all its parts. This also prevents socks from getting lost in the luggage. I re-use the baggies as wet bags if the clothes get soiled or for another trip if they don't get used for dirty laundry.

What a great idea! We just tried traveling and our flight got cancelled (although they decided to send our luggage anyway). I will have to try this next time!

wlux · January 2014

CurlingRocks said:

Mine is for traveling: When we travel with an infant, I pack all her outfits in gallon-sized Ziploc bags. A bag has all parts of the outfit: onesie, pants, socks, bib, etc., so no matter who dresses baby, the outfit matches and has all its parts. This also prevents socks from getting lost in the luggage. I re-use the baggies as wet bags if the clothes get soiled or for another trip if they don't get used for dirty laundry.

I did this on our last vacation. My H was so proud of himself. He gave her a bath and dressed her.... he told everyone he did it all by himself. It was so cute.

lovemyboyyss · January 2014

CurlingRocks said:
Mine is for traveling: When we travel with an infant, I pack all her outfits in gallon-sized Ziploc bags. A bag has all parts of the outfit: onesie, pants, socks, bib, etc., so lono matter who dresses baby, the outfit matches and has all its parts. This also prevents socks from getting lost in the luggage. I re-use the baggies as wet bags if the clothes get soiled or for another trip if they don't get used for dirty laundry.

I do this for all our kids. Saves me so much time before, during and after our trips! I write each kids names on the bags so anyone, including the kids, knows who the outfits belong to.

Nukke · January 2014

We do teh poo thing but use one cloth wipe under her bum instead of a full receiving blanket.

and nurse with a bib on LO. It probably seems like common sense, but it took me a full week of nursing before I figured out what bibs are for and stopped struggling with receiving blankets.

Oh, and for those CDing... unbutton the rise on the CD BEFORE you take it off baby, not just the waist buttons! It's so much easier than trying to unbutton the rise while simultaneously trying not to touch the soiled part of the diaper, while hovering the CD over the bin. you know you've done it.

Ntymec · January 2014

Nukke said:
We do teh poo thing but use one cloth wipe under her bum instead of a full receiving blanket.

and nurse with a bib on LO. It probably seems like common sense, but it took me a full week of nursing before I figured out what bibs are for and stopped struggling with receiving blankets.

Oh, and for those CDing... unbutton the rise on the CD BEFORE you take it off baby, not just the waist buttons! It's so much easier than trying to unbutton the rise while simultaneously trying not to touch the soiled part of the diaper, while hovering the CD over the bin. you know you've done it.

Why do you unbutton the rise? We always just leave it.

Nukke · January 2014

Ntymec said:

We do teh poo thing but use one cloth wipe under her bum instead of a full receiving blanket.

and nurse with a bib on LO. It probably seems like common sense, but it took me a full week of nursing before I figured out what bibs are for and stopped struggling with receiving blankets.

Oh, and for those CDing... unbutton the rise on the CD BEFORE you take it off baby, not just the waist buttons! It's so much easier than trying to unbutton the rise while simultaneously trying not to touch the soiled part of the diaper, while hovering the CD over the bin. you know you've done it.

Why do you unbutton the rise? We always just leave it.

Some just leave it, but I think it's better to unbutton so it washes better. I also notice (especially with my bamboo diapers) that they dry much better with the rise undone. And lastly, to me, it's much easier for stuffing the diaper after the wash if the rise is undone.

Nukke · January 2014

Adrd47 said:

Ntymec said:

We do teh poo thing but use one cloth wipe under her bum instead of a full receiving blanket.

and nurse with a bib on LO. It probably seems like common sense, but it took me a full week of nursing before I figured out what bibs are for and stopped struggling with receiving blankets.

Oh, and for those CDing... unbutton the rise on the CD BEFORE you take it off baby, not just the waist buttons! It's so much easier than trying to unbutton the rise while simultaneously trying not to touch the soiled part of the diaper, while hovering the CD over the bin. you know you've done it.

Why do you unbutton the rise? We always just leave it.

Some just leave it, but I think it's better to unbutton so it washes better. I also notice (especially with my bamboo diapers) that they dry much better with the rise undone. And lastly, to me, it's much easier for stuffing the diaper after the wash if the rise is undone.
@Nukke - Do the inserts wiggle out better in the wash if you unbutton the rise?

None of my inserts wiggle out at all. Do yours? Even my totsbots (that are supposed to) don't. I've got a small portable washer though, so it doesn't get the same amount of agitation other bigger washers give. So at every diaper change, I pull out the insert before I drop it in the bag.

Nukke · January 2014

Adrd47 said:

@Nukke (quoting is too long): Mine do. I thought they were supposed to? I'm confused though- if they don't wiggle out of the diaper then what do you mean when you say you stuff them after they've dried? Not to sound dumb, I'm fairly new to CDing.

At each diaper change, I pull them out myself to give them and the covers a good wash (since mine don't agitate out on their own). So all the inserts and pocket diapers are separate in the wash. So I need stuff the inserts back into the pockets after they've dried. Some people put their inserts and pockets away separately after they've dried and then restuff them individually at every change. Others (like me) stuff them all at once after they've dried and put them away stuffed and ready to go.

Af1004 · January 2014

These are great ideas. I always put a clean diaper under the dirty one before I undo it. then when I take off the dirty there is a clean one there just in case she pees again. Everyone else that changes her leaves her bare bottom on the changing pad while they open a new diaper and I'm waiting on her to pee on them.

kirstenviola · January 2014

Some of these are pretty obvious, but I did learn a few new tricks. Thanks!

mrs_chewie · January 2014

I use rubber bands around the bottles if I need to designate a difference. I have twins that are on different formulas, so rubber bands make it easier to show which formula goes to what baby.

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