TEN TRICKS TO GET YOUR NEWBORN DOES NOT REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR HOME (TOO MUCH)

Organize with a baby? Although the arrival of a newborn It disrupts the routines and schedules of the whole family, there are certain tricks that can help both first-time parents as veterans have everything under control and focus only on the essentials: enjoy the new family member. So yes, it is possible, but better if you have some points in mind.

Follow baby's schedules

The first days after the arrival of the newborn home are a adaptation period. Every baby is a world, and this time will allow you to know everyone a little better. Discover what new habits impose your needs, how often you demand to feed, what are your sleep cycles, etc.

Watching your baby will allow you to adapt, as far as possible, your routine to your rhythm of life. For example: advancing meal times or taking small breaks while he sleeps during the day can make the difference between exhaustion and well-being.

Plan the baby's clothes and organize the laundry

During its first months of life, the baby may require several daily changes of clothes due to diaper leaks or regurgitation. Planning well what clothes you need depending on the season of the year and how many daily clothes you wear after a week, will help you Plan your closet and laundry.

To do this, you can count on the help of efficient appliances (which save you time and effort, while helping you to avoid family expenses), such as the new LG TWINWash ™ washing machines with double drum that reduce consumption of energy and water by allowing you do two different washings at once.

In this way, you can do your laundry and your little one without mixing the clothes. It will also prevent you from having to wash with the drum almost empty because the baby clothes do not fill even half of a standard drum.

Each drum performs a different type of washing. In the main drum you can do the laundry of the colored clothes, the weekly or the most voluminous one; while the mini washing machine provides an ultra-delicate wash for baby clothes, linen, silk, lingerie or sportswear.

In addition, its technology responsible for the environment dispenses with long cycles and is capable of doing both washings at the same time in less than an hour, thus promoting savings in water and electricity consumption -And also economic, something to keep in mind now that you are one more in the family-.

Set a calendar and divide the work

Writing a doctor's appointment on a visible calendar and the days of vaccinations will provide you with security and confidence. Also all those tasks that, although less important, it is not convenient to let them accumulate. For example: the appointment with the mechanic or go to the hairdresser.

He family calendar will help you split your work and to change the "must do" for "Monday I will", restoring your routines or strengthening the new. In addition, your to-do list will reduce family stress for pending things and help you organize work.

You can also assign specific tasks for each family member and one day of the week for each household task: Sunday cooking, Monday changing sheets, Tuesday doing laundry, Wednesday ironing, Thursday cleaning dust, Friday vacuuming, etc. In this way you will avoid that the tasks accumulate to infinity.

Also, delegating the most tired and repetitive daily tasks in smart appliances such as LG's Hom-Bot robot vacuum will allow you automate many domestic functions so you can rest and spend more time together.

Have an arsenal of diapers always at hand

Newborns can urinate up to 20 times a day, so it is convenient to always have plenty of diapers at home and go out well equipped.

A very useful trick is to always have one or several baby bags ready with everything you need to diaper change (diapers, cream, wet wipes, muslin or gauze and a change of dry clothes just in case), and replenish its contents after use.

Locating the bags (or baskets) in different places of the house and always keep one in the slide basket of the stroller, it will facilitate the task wherever you are, and will make everything much more comfortable and faster for the baby too.

Bathtime

Having everything at hand at bath time helps parents reduce stress and facilitates homework without having to leave a child alone for a second. To get it, you can prepare a basket with everything you need: towel, sponge, gauze, shampoo, gel, body lotions, diapers, etc.

Do not forget to check its content weekly to be able to replace those products or items that are being spent. That way you'll never have to run around the house with your baby wet in your arms.

Many parents find it more useful to put the baby with them in the shower or in the bathtub. This allows them to save time and to be able to clean themselves with peace of mind while watching their baby closely.

Prepare lunch and dinner

Plan the weekly menus In advance and making the shopping list with them in mind can save you a lot of work. Set your calendar one day of the week to go to the supermarket, the fruit shop, the butcher shop, the fish market, etc. Also, making the purchase online can be much more comfortable at this stage.

On Sunday afternoons, if you have no plans to spend the day outside; or any afternoon of the week when the weather is bad, they are good times to take advantage of and leave the prepared meals of the week and the purees for the little ones. Legumes, stews and stews are good dishes to prepare in large quantities and then store in portions in the freezer.

Another good trick is to ask family and closest friends to help you out by bringing a tupper with lunch or snack when they visit your home.

Walk daily

Set a time for the daily walk With the newborn, it will help you create a routine. Babies love to go for a walk and the strolling of the stroller relaxes them, helping them sleep and calming discomfort in case of colic.

Children can go outside from day one. Pure air and sunlight are beneficial for both mother and baby. They help the mother in her recovery after childbirth, and the child to develop healthily.

It is best to choose those times of day in which the little one has his basic needs covered and do not get too cold or too hot (depending on the season of the year in which we are), as well as quiet places without traffic and with little traffic of people, such as parks and green areas.

Always carry the necessary

Whether you leave home for a walk or go to the supermarket, to the pediatrician's office or to the grandparents' house, it is always convenient go out with everything you need for the baby: warm clothes for temperature changes, a complete set of spare clothes, muslin, diapers, food, medicines if you need them, etc.

A good idea is to always carry a bag with everything you need in the trunk of the car, and replenish the items as you need them. This way you can always attend to their needs without overwhelming you because any unforeseen event may have arisen.

Establish a visiting schedule

When a baby is born, everyone wants to meet him as soon as possible. However, the agglomerations of visits or the constant dripping of them during the postpartum period, can exhaust the whole family and disturb the mood of the newborn.

A good trick to avoid it is establish a visiting schedule. In this way you will ensure that all family and friends can meet the baby at those times of the day that do not disturb the harmony of the home or the rest of its members.

You can also organize the help you receive so that there are never more than two or three people with you at home, and then you lack hands when you need them most.

Slow down and enjoy

For a season, the house may not be as clean and tidy as before, dinner may not always be served on time or there is always ironing on a chair. It's completely normal, your obligations and priorities have changed.

It is important to always remember that This situation is temporary. Children grow up (faster than it seems!) And are becoming more autonomous and independent. The best thing you can do now is relax, devote all your attention to the baby and enjoy it.

Little by little you will recover normalcy and when this happens you will be glad of the time you have dedicated to your little one because you will have created lasting memories both in his memory and in yours.