Balancing Toddlers and a New Baby Without Losing Your Sanity

Bringing home a newborn is beautiful, but when you also have toddlers running around, the word “sanity” can feel like a distant dream. You’re juggling nap times, snack demands, and the endless search for a missing infant pacifier while trying to keep your older kids from climbing the furniture. The good news? With a few simple strategies and a couple of smart baby tools, you can create a rhythm that keeps everyone happier, including you.

1. Create Simple Routines
Toddlers thrive on predictability, and newborns eventually settle into patterns too. Set up a loose daily flow that includes playtime, rest, meals, and baby care. Even if your newborn isn’t on a strict schedule yet, your toddlers will feel more secure knowing what’s coming next. This also frees you from constantly trying to manage chaos.

2. Set Up Special Toddler Time
When the baby is napping, dedicate at least 10–15 minutes to your toddlers. Read a book, build blocks, or snuggle. This intentional connection reassures them they haven’t been replaced. Toddlers who feel secure are less likely to act out when you need to tend to the baby.

3. Have Baby Gear That Works With You, Not Against You
One of the biggest frustrations for new parents is when the infant pacifier keeps falling out. You finally get your baby soothed, only to have the newborn pacifier tumble onto the floor again. Traditional pacifier clip options aren’t always practical, especially when you’re holding a baby in one arm and chasing toddlers with the other.

That’s where the Ingy Bingy Band comes in. It’s a pacifier wristband that velcros around your baby’s wrist and attaches to any infant pacifier on the market. Think of it as a pacifier bracelet designed with real moms in mind. No more scrambling to find a lost pacifier in the middle of Target while your toddler is melting down. The Ingy Bingy Band keeps the pacifier right where your baby needs it, saving you time, stress, and lots of unnecessary bending over.

4. Involve Toddlers in Baby Care
Give your toddlers “jobs” to help with the baby. They can fetch wipes, sing to the baby, or hand you the pacifier wristband. These little tasks make them feel important and keep their hands busy in a positive way.

5. Protect Your Own Peace
At the end of the day, you can’t pour from an empty cup. Build small moments for yourself into the day, even if it’s just sipping coffee in silence for five minutes or praying during nap time. A calm mom creates a calmer home, even when life feels busy.

Motherhood with toddlers and a newborn will never be without challenges, but you can lighten the load with routines, connection, and smart tools like the Ingy Bingy Band. Less time searching for pacifiers means more time enjoying those sweet moments with both your baby and your toddlers. And that’s the kind of balance every mom needs.

 

The Ingy Bingy Band is not your everyday pacifier clip! This game-changing pacifier wristband helps babies self-soothe at a younger age than ever before! Instinctively, babies gnaw on their hands in an attempt to soothe. The Ingy Bingy pacifier wristband keeps their pacifier right where they’ll find it, allowing your baby to comfort and calm themselves while you do whatever it is you need to do!

Our buttery soft wristband comes in two styles to accommodate every pacifier.

Our Pacific style should be used when your baby’s pacifier holes are near their nose and chin when in use. It is most commonly used with Avent, BIBS, Dr. Brown’s, MAM, Nuby, NUK, Medela, FRIGG, Nanobébé, Tommee Tippee, and Chicco pacifiers. 

Our Sequoia style should be used when your baby’s pacifier holes are near their nose and chin when in use. It is most commonly used with Itzy Ritzy, Ryan & Rose, and The Dearest Grey pacifiers.  

If you are still unsure which pacifier wristband style is right for you, check out our style guide or text the name and/or picture of your preferred paci & we’ll let you know which style is right for you!