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15. Rethink your essentials. Just because it was on the list of must-haves in a baby book doesn’t mean that you must have it, and just because someone gave it to you doesn’t mean you need to keep it. Does your baby always fall asleep in the vibrating bouncer but not really care for the swing? Get rid of the swing. Trust yourself to know what you and your baby really need, and give yourself permission to get rid of things that are only cluttering up your home and driving you nuts. Hate that giant plastic sound machine (oops, I meant toy) you received as a gift? Pass it along to someone who will appreciate it. It’s time to reclaim your space
14. Use more baskets. Baskets are a new parent’s best friend. They are pretty, portable and, best of all, easy to toss things into. Put them in every single room and use them for everything: laundry, stuffed animals, books, blocks, magazines and random messes that you want to hide before company arrives.
Brand Hero Save Email 12. Transform a closet into a baby-care hub. You can fit baby’s clothes, diapers and more into a tiny space with the right planning. Tuck a small dresser topped with a changing pad into the closet and hang a short clothing rod and shelving above. Use baskets to keep things organized and easy to grab, and hang some soft pockets to keep diapering essentials within reach.
11. Make a wall-mounted baby activity zone. Babies and toddlers experience the world through their senses, and a wall-mounted sensory exploration zone can keep little hands busy for hours … OK, not hours, but certainly for entire minutes at a time. Attach age-appropriate toys, musical instruments and sensory items like brushes with soft and rough bristles, scratchy sandpaper and soft fabric. Just be sure that anything you put within baby’s reach is securely attached and does not include any pieces small enough to choke on.
Wind and Willow Home Save Email 8. Mount toys on the wall. Rods or rails with hanging buckets, bins or soft wall pockets provide a nice spot for baby’s favorite toys. Even younger babies can appreciate a soft felt wall hanging with toys to tuck in and out of pockets. Older babies might enjoy hanging buckets filled with chalk beside a chalkboard wall.
7. Steal this wall-mounted-bike trick for a stroller. I’ve never actually seen this done with baby gear (hence the picture of bikes, not strollers), but it seems like it could be an absolute lifesaver in a small apartment — especially one with no secure porch on which to store strollers. Use sturdy wall hooks to get that big jogging stroller, or even the bouncy seat or swing, out of the way. For safety, try this out in a room where baby doesn’t hang out, like the front hall.
6. Incorporate sneaky baby-stuff storage into other rooms. No matter the size of your home, when you have a baby, the baby’s stuff will end up in every room in your home. It’s the law. Don’t fight it; be smart about it: Reserve at least one shelf, cabinet or drawer in every piece of furniture in your home (save, perhaps, your own dresser) for baby stuff. By purposely tucking in a basket here, a shelf there for toys, diapers and so on, you can avoid the dreaded big pile o’ stuff that otherwise materializes in the center of the room every afternoon
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10. That Friday night when you want to get in your jammies the second you get home from work. It’s time for Bridget Jones’s Diary all the way. Guys, don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.
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