Keeping Your Home Clean as a Busy New Parent

As soon as you bring home your new baby, life changes dramatically. You may have thought you were busy before, but suddenly you're even busier than you could have imagined. Tasks like cleaning your home take a back seat as you focus on feeding, diapering, and soothing your little one — and that's okay.

Cleaning should not be your main obligation right now — your baby should be. Thankfully, you can keep your home tidy with less effort so you can keep focusing on your little one.

Hire a Professional Cleaning Service

Some new parents might avoid hiring a cleaning service because they feel doing so is admitting defeat. However, hiring housecleaners could be the best thing for your body, your mind, and your baby. If you just gave birth, you need time to recover. You shouldn't move heavy beds to vacuum behind them or haul hefty trash cans to the street. Plus, you'll be better able to mentally focus on your child when your home is clean.

Many parents can benefit from having professional cleaners visit one to two times per week to handle major tasks like vacuuming, dusting, and wiping down counters. Cleaners can bring your garbage in and out on scheduled days. They can even pick up and drop off your laundry, so you and your baby always have fresh clothing and towels. You'll just need to do some basic tidying up between appointments.

Designate a Clutter Basket

Something probably nobody tells you about becoming a parent are that babies come with a ton of accessories. They need bottles, burping cloths, toys, blankets, creams, and so much more. You may end up with these items strewn from room to room. Before long, you don't know where anything is, and the home looks chaotic! An easy way to keep the clutter under control is with a clutter basket.

A clutter basket is a basket you keep in each room of your home. You can label the baskets as clutter if you like. When you come across an item that's out of place, you put it in that room's clutter basket.

Clutter baskets keep your rooms tidy, and when you search for an item, you know to check the clutter basket first. When you have a few spare moments, you can put items in the clutter baskets back in their places. But you don’t need to rush since the clutter basket keeps things somewhat tidy and organized in the meantime.

Tackle Little Tasks While Your Baby Naps

One reason why cleaning can seem so overwhelming to new parents is that you tend to look at cleaning the house as a huge, insurmountable task. However, breaking cleaning down into smaller tasks can make it seem less overwhelming and can make squeezing it in between feedings and playtime easier for you.

Once a week, sit down and make a master list of cleaning tasks you need to complete that week. These should be small tasks that take no more than 20 minutes to complete. For example, your tasks could be to vacuum the living room and unload the dishwasher.

Whenever you have a few spare minutes — perhaps while your baby naps — tackle a single cleaning task and cross it off your list. You'll slowly work your way through these tiny tasks without having to set aside an entire afternoon for cleaning.

As a new parent, you should be able to focus on your child, not on cleaning your home. Follow the simple tips above to keep your home clean with less effort, and contact NorthStar Cleaning & Property Services if you want house cleaning services in the Scottsdale, Cave Creek and Carefree area.