Everyone says motherhood is a full time job, and then some, and they’re not wrong.

After the huge responsibility of keeping a little human alive is met but still on going, you soon realise that your role as a mother or care giver to your little one(s) comes with it’s own organisational structure, similar to if you were to work in the corporate world. The only difference is your boss is your baby, and the different departments in your company are headed by yourself mostly. You begin to realise that under the hygiene “cost-centre” of the business you have further sub-divisions. One of these departments is called the nappy department and you are the manager of this department (the same way you are the manager of the feeding, bathing, education departments and so on, happily, but I digress).

Nappy management to me was a little daunting at first, but with most things in life, you adapt and then it becomes second nature. To curb running out of nappies and wipes, I keep nappies and wipes in four main places :

• Nappy drawer in bedroom/ baby’s nursery,
• Baby’s nappy bag/ *Bugaboo Organiser* Bag (and two in the compartment of baby’s portable changing mat),
• Nappy Trolley that will be in the main living space,
• In the car, in a bag or if you’re feeling fancy, a nappy caddy.

I have them in the car because in my young, green motherhood days, I ran out of nappies in the nappy bag attached to our buggy. I forgot to replenish them after an outing a few days prior where I used just two nappies. So a couple of days later, I drove to my in-law’s house with 3 NAPPIES on my person (MAD), which would be criminal now.

Newborn babies definitely get through nappies. That experience changed how I deal with them. When I realised that I didn’t have nappies, I gingerly told my MIL I don’t have any and she kindly got my father-in-law, to run out to get some, which aren’t cheap, especially if you’re buying Pampers, for the baby. I felt so bad. Since then, I roll everywhere with an arsenal of nappies, at the very least 5 in my organiser/ nappy bag, 2 in the portable changing mat and 5 in the car. And the same goes for wipes. This might sound like nappy-and-wipes-overkill (or it might not), but I don’t want to find myself in a situation like that again. To be fair I was a very new mum and was learning the ropes of motherhood a day at a time at that time. And as baby grows older, they poo and pee less per day so you’ll find you don’t need as many nappies on the go, but you never know, so it’s wise to keep stocked up.

When baby was really small, I spent most of the time indoors, so most of the nappy changes took place at home. This called for a system, as I don’t always change baby in our bedroom unless it’s at night, and I’d change her in the front room during the day. I had to get the nappies to divide and conquer the number-ones & twos and have them organised so I essentially had an adequate number of nappies in each room without them running out. Also I wanted to store them so they were out of the way, and if I had to see them they’d looked organised.

In the bedroom, that was easy, as I put them in a drawer, out of sight, out of mind, but in the main living space I didn’t have a spare drawer to put the nappies, wipes, diaper cream and other baby bits and bobs in.

I came across an Instagram reel of another mother who used a trolley, and I thought this is genius, so of course I got one! My living room has a lot of dark tones, so I chose to get one in the black, but I’ve seen a few different shades available. Not only does it have the different levels for different items, but for a little over £20.00, it has wheels so it can be carted to different living spaces if needed. Also, I thought in years to come when baby doesn’t need nappies anymore, I can wash the trolley down and repurpose it to use it in the kitchen pantry.

But for now, it is working very well as a nappy cart. I can wheel it to baby and change her rather than bringing baby to it, which in some situations, this can be very efficient. I can organise the nappies in a way that they look neat and organised, and I know based on just looking at the cart that I need to restock on nappies/wipes.

I like how the trolley isn’t to big as well, so it’s not visually loud, and if you don’t want to see it, you can roll it behind a cabinet, a sofa etc. I do wish that it had another tier, making it a 4 tier trolley but I like the height the cart is at the moment, standing at 76cm tall. Any taller, I think it would become an eyesore. Alternatively, I can put little baskets on each shelf to maximise what the trolley can hold.

I would definitely recommend this cart, and I honestly think this is one of the best baby buys so far!

Do you have a rolling cart for nappies? Let me know how you’ve found using one if you do. Also how do you manage your nappies, wipes, creams in living areas of your home? Let me know!

Afia 💜