What You Need To Check Before The Baby Arrives
If your due date is approaching, you probably want everything to be ready for the arrival of your baby. There is nothing holding you back and you want everything to be perfect and nothing is missing when your baby is born. You may not know, however, everything you should take into account in view of the arrival of your precious treasure: for this reason, it is important that you organize yourself well in advance.
Eliminating the mess before the baby arrives: is it possible?
If you have limited space in your home, you may feel that you are surrounded by too many things that create chaos in your home. In the first few weeks following the baby’s arrival, you may not be able to ensure the cleanliness of the entire house or eliminate all the clutter. This is absolutely normal. The best way to accomplish this task is to calm down and ask for help when you need it.
Sometimes, the disorder is caused by an excess of stimuli, which causes the senses to attribute too much importance to things compared to the real one. A messy house makes it much harder to relax and sends a signal to the brain that indicates all the work that remains to be done.
As a new mom, you are likely to be perpetually busy and sleep-deprived, so your home should be a haven where you can rest and relax when your baby sleeps.
Tips to get rid of the clutter
To prevent your home from becoming a realm of chaos and disorder and to make you more relaxed, do not hesitate to put the following tips into practice. They will help you feel calmer and be able to do housework when you feel like you can get it done. Remember, however, that if you are very tired, it is best that you sit down and rest before going to work:
- Doing activities in the morning. In the morning you are fresher and full of energy. For example, you can wash clothes, fold them and put them away during the early morning hours. Arrange the closets and clothes that are in disorder.
- Organize shelves, toys, and whatever is in a mess. Put aside leftover foods and leave only what you need for your daily life in sight.
- Keep cleaning products handy. Even if you have to get used to keeping them in place and out of the reach of children, it is good that you have tea towels or quick cleaning products, such as rags and sponges for household hygiene, on hand.
- Eliminate what you don’t need. If you have items in your home that you don’t want, don’t need or think you won’t use, the best thing is to get rid of them. Throw away, recycle or give away things that are not useful for you to keep at home. However, if you use them on rare occasions, put them aside in a closet or garage, so that you have more space inside the house.
- Storage spaces. When your baby arrives, you will need space to store items. For this reason, do not hesitate and equip yourself with extra wardrobes and spaces in the house, in order to keep everything in order.
A baby-proof home
Before the arrival of your baby, it is important that you make your home proof of these little creatures. Even if your baby will not be able to move independently at first, he will grow up quickly and, before you know it, he will learn to move and reach any object, including any that you thought was beyond his reach. Instead of waiting until it’s too late, think about how you can prepare your home to be free from harm. Some examples are the following:
- Cover all electrical outlets and lock all cabinets.
- Temporarily remove any knick-knacks or items that may be on tables, shelves, or dangerous locations.
- Make sure toxic chemicals are out of the reach of children. Any toxic product must be kept safe under lock and key.
- Install stair gates to prevent children from being alone on the stairs.
- Make sure there is no furniture near the windows that babies can climb onto. The windows are very dangerous and must always remain closed or supervised, free of any object by which a child can rise.
- Keep all electrical cables or any element crossed by electric current out of reach of the baby. As soon as it starts to move, it will want to touch anything.
- Make sure that there are no small objects near your baby, because he will bring everything to his mouth, with the risk of suffocating.
