TILTHW- Lost socks

Things I Learned The Hard Way- Pin socks, mittens, and other small items together with diaper pins or safety pins as soon as you take them off your child.  Tiny socks are easily lost in the wash and you won’t have to sort through an entire load to find a match, or have one get stuck inside a sleeper and get lost.  You can also pin outfits together, but pin them through the tags so you don’t snag the fabric.

TILTHW- Baby wardrobe

Things I Learned The Hard Way- Buy all clothing in outfits or pair them up and fold or hang them together.  This prevents wasted time sorting through separate stacks of tops and bottoms to find an outfit.  If you don’t, by laundry day, you’ll find you are left with items that don’t match or you’ll have multiple items that you never use.  This works well for toddlers as well.  They can quickly pick out an outfit that matches!