Every new parent knows it’s a struggle to find enough time in their day to get everything done. While you want to spend as much time with your baby as possible, it can be hard to also accomplish work plus your daily chores. Here are some great time-saving tips on how to manage time with a newborn to help relieve stress and anxiety and free up more time to spend with your baby.
1. Be Realistic
Make sure you are being realistic when it comes to what you can get done in a day. Don’t be afraid to let some things go or do them less often. Time management for new moms can often be very tough. For example, if you like to vacuum twice a week, consider vacuuming once a week or asking someone else to handle it. Building your time management skills should free up some quality time to spend with your baby!
2. Make a To-Do List the Night Before
Wondering how to organize yourself with a newborn? Making a to-do list is a great start. Every night, check and see what you’ve accomplished during the day, and then make a to-do list for the following morning. Notice what you got done quickly and which tasks ended up taking more time than you thought. Making a list at night saves you time and takes away the worries you may have in the morning. This allows you to enjoy more time with your baby in the morning and feel mentally prepared to start your day.
Making two lists may also help you calm your anxiety. The first list should include chores or tasks that you have to get done the next day. These things can be simple, such as making the bed or taking out the trash. Adding simple tasks to your list will still give you a sense of accomplishment when they’re checked off. The second list should include extra tasks that you would like to get done if you have the time. These are tasks that are not time sensitive, such as reorganizing an area of the house or hanging photos, but may give you a feeling of satisfaction when they are completed. The two list system is also perfect for moms who are working from home with their baby!
3. Make Bottle Preparation and Cleaning Faster & Easier
Bottle feeding can be a hassle. Mixing and warming 6 to 8 bottles a day can be time consuming and distracting. Instead, find ways to simplify your bottle feeding routine. For example, the Baby Brezza Formula Pro Advanced formula dispenser automates the entire bottle preparation process for you and works with virtually all formula brands and bottle types. At the touch of a button, the appliance mixes, heats, and dispenses perfectly mixed formula in seconds, which can really help with time management for parents.
For busy moms on the go, the latest Formula Pro Mini is a compact and portable version of our original formula dispenser. While it holds less formula, it's great for frequent travelers to pack up and go.
Sterilizing baby bottles can also be a time-consuming task, so what is the fastest way to clean baby bottles?. The Baby Brezza One Step Baby Bottle Sterilizer Dryer automates the sterilizing and drying process, allowing you to clean and sterilize bottles, pump parts, and accessories quickly and easily without the hassle of traditional sterilization techniques like boiling. Try our Time Saving Calculator to see how much time Baby Brezza could save you on daily baby feeding tasks like this.
4. Create a Weekly Cleaning Schedule
With everything going on, you're probably also asking yourself: “How do I keep the house clean with a baby?” One great way to start is with a weekly cleaning schedule. Along with your to-do list, creating a weekly cleaning schedule makes time management for busy moms easier and will bring you peace of mind and help you stay organized. Try to focus on one area or room per day so that you can stay focused and not get overwhelmed by what needs to get done. Rotating areas and rooms to clean will help ensure that your house is always clean. Use a daily cleaning checklist to stay on track. Include chores you do daily, such as wiping down counters and washing dishes, as well as a couple of weekly chores. Try to keep your list balanced, simple, and manageable.
5. Cook Multiple Meals at Once for You and Baby
We’ve all heard of meal prepping, but most of us don’t do it. Making enough food for multiple lunches and dinners can be a great way to ease your stress and save you time. Baby food can be made in excess and stored for later use either in the refrigerator or freezer. Using Baby Brezza’s Glass One Step Food Maker or Baby Brezza's One Step Food Maker Deluxe, you can make up to 4 cups of baby food in as little as ten minutes. Devices like these can make time management for parents a breeze. This can be used for non-baby foods as well, such as steamed vegetables, pasta, hard boiled eggs, or soup. Once you’ve made the food, store it in Baby Brezza’s Reusable Food Pouches, which are dishwasher and freezer safe and the easiest to fill and clean.
Once your baby is nine months old, you can start pureeing or mashing most of the same food that you cook for yourself and the rest of your family so that you don’t have to spend time making special food for your baby.
6. Use the Pomodoro Technique
Want to know how to efficiently work from home with a newborn? One great trick is called the Pomodoro technique. The Pomodoro technique is a time management method that was developed in the late 1980s. To utilize this technique, use a timer and break up tasks into 25 minute intervals. After the 25 minutes have passed, take a break for approximately 5 to 10 minutes. These breaks allow you to focus and give you a mental and physical break from whatever task you’ve been doing. This is great if you're working from home with a baby or doing work around the house. Use these breaks to play with your baby, make a snack or coffee, make a baby bottle, or do some stretching. Whatever makes you feel relaxed! You may find that having a set amount of time helps you get things done more efficiently.
By utilizing some or all of these time management tips for new moms, your days at home with your baby should be much smoother and less stressful. We hope that these tips help you stay organized and confident in accomplishing your chores and tasks, so that you can spend less time working and more time with your baby.
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