Newborn Baby Stations: Get Organized Before Baby Arrives
Welcoming a new baby in to your home can be such an exciting experience, but it can also be overwhelming.
We have experienced this four different times, and each time, a little organization has gone a long way toward helping us walk through those early days with a new infant.
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While we are not able to control how much sleep we’ll be able to get (Wouldn’t that be nice?), there are a few things we can control.
Unless you have a super early surprise delivery, you may want to throw together a few freezer meals to help once your meal deliveries from your friends and family stop.
I suggest doing this before you get too far along in that third trimester. ha!
Doing this can be such a huge help, but there is another idea you might find just as helpful as you get organized before baby’s arrival:
Creating Newborn Baby Stations throughout your house.
Don’t worry, there’s no need to go out and buy anything new.
Simply use baskets or containers you already own.
Then use the supplies you received at your baby shower to put together baskets that are full of the essential baby items you will want to have on hand.
If something is missing, use those leftover gift cards to buy the following essentials for your baby station:
I promise you don’t need much!
- diapers
- wipes
- diaper cream
- extra clothes
- burp cloths
- nursing supplies for mommy
- feeding supplies for baby
These Newborn Baby Stations are perfect to put in your family room…next to your nursing chair…in your kiddos’ play area (depending on how you have things set up)…you get the idea!
When my oldest was born, our baskets included diapers, wipes, diaper cream, thermometer (Note: We, as first-time parents, checked our baby’s temperature every 15 minutes – as instructed by the hospital’s discharge nurse.), a couple of outfit changes, extra socks, burp cloths, pacifiers, etc.
As he got older, I adjusted what was in the basket based on what was actually needed at the time.
I used this same system with our other little ones, and it was great.
It kept me from having to run up and down the stairs for an extra onesie, a new pack of wipes, or anything else I might need throughout the day.
I had had everything I’ve needed right there within arms reach.
What could be more helpful to a mom?!
Psst…I use a similar system in our mini-van!
Check out our Fully Stocked Minivan Diaper Basket Ideas.
Think through your day-to-day.
Where might it be helpful for you to have a basket of your most-used items right within reach?
Couldn’t agree more with this post. Diapers and baby wipes are must-have items, we couldn’t survive the first 3 months without them.
Yes, yes, yes!