Our Top Ten Parenting Hacks

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Parenting is HARD! We are so grateful for any products or little tricks that make it just slightly easier. We've complied them here to share with others. We hope these "parent hacks" will help save you some time and energy, so you can enjoy your little one even more!

Well Stocked Nursing Table

One of our favorite parenting hacks is keeping a well-stocked nursing table, we call it the Serenity Nursing Station! I kept mine filled with Kind Snack bars (the ones with only 5g sugar), BeautyCounter Baby Daily Protective Balm & Soothing Oil, Living Libations Jai Baby Balm, Earth Mama Organics non-scented Baby Lotion, Give Me the Dirt lip balm, MotherLove More Milk+ Supplements, a BabyCola rotary nail trimmer, Texas Medicinals Colic and Teething Tincture, LMNT, a bottle of water, a cell phone charger, a TV remote, and a pumping bra!

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The BeeBo

Joe was very disappointed that he wouldn’t be able to breastfeed, so finding the The BeeBo was a dream come true! It makes it super easy for hands-free feeding while holding baby, and gets some really funny looks in public!

The NoseFrida Snotsucker

We love the NoseFrida because it's the BEST way to get rid of pesky boogers - especially handy during flu season.

Wiping Instead of Bathing

Turns out newborns don't need to be bathed, you can just wipe out their crevices! We wiped out Della’s neck, arm, and leg folds with our Bets & Emy wipes every couple of days. We only bathed her after she's played in the mud, gets baby food all over her, or begs to play in the bath. Bathing can be fun but also super stressful, so this parenting hack really helped.

Finding the Right Shoes

Have you noticed how your toddler's foot looks different than yours? Their toes are wider than the rest of their foot, like a duck. This is how our feet are supposed to look but modern footwear squeeze our toes together, deforming our feet. Determined to avoid this, we order Della's shoes approved by Correct Toes. Our favorite is the Wildling Shoes brand from Germany. The ideal toddler shoe should: have a wide toe box, be flexible so it bends with their foot, and be "zero-drop" meaning no heel or arch support!

Waterproof Shoes

How to make baby shoes or gear water resistant without the nasty chemicals in Scotchgard? Beeswax! Just buy beeswax sticks on Amazon or from craft store, rub wax all over the item and use a hair dryer to melt the wax into the item (film disappears). Easy as that!

Rotating Toys

How did we get so many toys!? We learned we could keep it fresh and avoid the clutter by regularly rotating her toys. We keep one bin of toys in the closet and another out for her to play with. Then we switch them every two weeks and it’s like she got all new toys! It’s also a great opportunity to cull them a bit and remove ones she's grown out of.