[blparent] Baby Organization Tips?

Sun Dec 6 21:00:50 UTC 2015

My first was also a girl, i used safety pins to pin outfits together as someone else stated.  I try to put the safety pins through the tags so there wasn't so much wear and tear on the clothing. A lot of times the tags are folded over so there's kind of a loop in them that I would slide the safety pin through so I wasn't making any holes at all.  For clothing without tags I would can in the hemline at the bottom where the material was a bit thicker and less  noticeable such as on the sides of the outfit for example.  I also pin socks together because my daughter had 1000 different socks it seemed like. I'm so glad now she's old enough to pair her own socks. LOL. Boys are so much easier to dress like others have said you give them a pair of jeans and a T-shirt and they're good to go. 
I'm so excited for you guys she's going to be here before you know it. Please let me know if you guys need anything at all.

Thank you, 

Kaila

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> On Dec 6, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Melissa Riccobono via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Allison,
> I think these are all great tips. Also, as far as clothes go, some of the outfits which go together will actually feel the same, which can help a lot. Sometimes, for example, there are ruffles on shirts which feel the same as ruffles on pants. Or the material of the outfits feels the same, which can work very well unless you have other outfits with the same material. In that case, you could mark just one outfit of that material. That means less marking, and you will still be able to have outfits match. Another thing is, I would probably concentrate on organizing and figuring out a matching system for the clothes for 0-3 months and 3-6 months, as those are the outfits you will need first. The others I would put in bins or bags you label with the correct sizes. You can concentrate more on those when the baby actually is getting closer to needing them, or, if you really have time to do it after you have the first smallest sizes organized. Finally, I agree with Julie that one piece outfits are the best things ever! No worries about matching. No worries about little socks to keep track of. And, they now make really cute one piece outfits for boys and girls. Blue jeans, or black or blue pants are also great, even for girls. You can't go wrong with them as far as matching goes. Oh, and you will be washing clothes quite often, which actually helps in keeping outfits together if you are good about putting everything away soon after it is washed. Believe me, in the scheme of things, it really does not matter too much what your baby wears. She will look adorable any way you slice it. Also, if you really want to have her look special when you are going out somewhere, keep a few outfits in a different place and just use them when you are taking her somewhere you want her to look her cutest. Use other outfits for around the house. Know though, that you will be changing her clothes more than you can imagine, especially in the beginning. Don't stress if you have her all ready to go in the cutest outfit ever, and then all of a sudden there is an explosion of some kind, and she ends up wearing her last clean outfit... Which is a plain sleeper which isn't very special... This will happen, and it all falls into the category of "don't sweat the small stuff" and, again, your baby will look great no matter what!
> You will figure all of this out. It just takes time, and it really does help if you break it all down into smaller steps based on what the baby will need now, and what she won't need until later. One more tip I found really helpful, and should still use... Although I don't. I used zippered mesh bags in order to keep all of my babies' socks together in the wash. It wasn't a question of keeping them matched, as I eventually just bought all white socks. But, it did keep them from being eaten by the sock monster in the drier or washer, which was a huge help.
> Good luck. What an exciting time for all of you!
> Melissa
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> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J. via BlParent
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Baby Organization Tips?
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> For diapers, I put the current size on an easy to reach shelf.  I put the next size up on the bottom shelf with other non essential stuff.  The rest I'd sort into large plastic bags, like garbage bags, label each large bag and stuff the whole mess into the closet.  You won't be changing diaper sizes that frequently that you need all those sizes out and at hand.
> 
> I had a boy and the color combos seem to be simpler with boys.  When he was little he mostly wore sleepers, the one piece affairs that zip up the front. 
> I love those things!  He was a long skinny child and most clothing options never stayed in the right places.  When he got a bit older he wore bib overalls and T-shirts.  It wasn't until he was in Kindergarten that he could finally wear jeans without them falling off.
> 
> You could pin the outfits together.  I don't know how they would do in the wash that way, I haven't tried it, but then they would always be matched up. 
> Mostly though, I wouldn't worry about it.  Even if you start out the day with a matching outfit, there will be some bodily function mishap that will necessitate changing some article of clothing, probably multiple times. 
> Unless you're going for pictures or something, I'd not stress about it.
> 
> Congratulations!
> Julie
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> From: Allison via BlParent
> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 11:19 PM
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> Subject: [blparent] Baby Organization Tips?
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> Hi Everybody,
> 
> Our baby girl will be arriving in approximately five weeks and I'm trying to get somewhat organized beforehand. We've finally reached the point that we've accumulated some baby supplies and we're now trying to sort through the clutter.
> 
> Does anyone have suggestions for keeping track of diapers and baby clothes? 
> We had a diaper raffle at our shower, which seemed like a good idea at the time, but now we have tons of packs of diapers of varying sizes and shapes scattered throughout the house. Before I start sorting and Braille labeling everything, does anyone have a diaper size organization system that you recommend? In short, does anyone have an idea that sucks less than dymo tape and index cards? <smile>.
> 
> As for baby clothes... we have what feels like several dozen sizes of those too. A different size for every 3 months or so it seems. And the colors... 
> oh the colors! Everything baby girl seems very matchy matchy. Which I actually love in theory cuz it's adorable, but in practice... will I actually be able to keep track of which pattern or specific color shade of pink or purple or aqua goes with which? Or which cute little owl or elephant or giraffe design goes with which other animal design? I have a system of labeling my own clothes which works just fine, but it appears that baby girls have many more possible shade, pattern,  and color combinations than I do. I use 3 or 4 different safety pin styles that I use on four main color categories for all of my clothes. Since my categories are based on more neutral colors like black and beige that one doesn't usually see in kid clothes, I'm thinking my own system won't quite work for baby. And Darrell, my fiancé who is also blind, God love him, doesn't label any of his clothes ever. I have no idea how he shows up to work matching at all. Given that, I think we may need a new labeling or organization system for baby clothes, ideally one that we can both follow since we will both be dressing baby.
> 
> BTW, a terrific blind parent friend of mine whom I love and respect tremendously just suggested that I not worry about trying to match baby clothes since most everything is pink or purple and more or less goes together, but I admit that didn't feel quite right to me. Is she correct that I should let this go? Will I eventually be too sleep deprived to care about subtle shade and pattern matches? Like, does the fact that I'm concerned about this issue at all only demonstrate how much time I have on my hands now as compared to when baby actually arrives live on the scene?
> 
> Any advice is appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Allison, Darrell, and Baby Girl Pending
> 
> P.S. What's up with all the owl designs on baby clothes? Does anyone else but me find them wise but totally not cute?
> 
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