One of the few things we never got advice on before becoming a first-time parent had to do with kitchen storage. Namely, where and how to store all of the baby bottles, sippy cups, and their attendant odd-shaped parts. We've purchased a few of the baby bottle-specific drying racks but really dislike the look of them.
We also tried using our existing dish rack but the spacing between the sides is too large and small parts tend to fall out when we're not careful. The next item on our to-do list is to buy a couple of stainless steel bi-level dish racks and place them side by side on the countertop against the backsplash. We think the small scale will work great for small parts and the two levels will mean more free counterspace. The IKEA Ordning is a good candidate. Any other clever solutions out there?
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weve got a shelf used only for cups and bottles. once theyre clean and dry i put them together and put them away. theyre off the counter and always ready when we need them.. and for anyone whos a sippy cup/bottle newbie.
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We have purchased very few baby-specific products for our home. However, I found the cheap, ugly plastic carousel bottle drying rack to be the best solution (First Years Spin and Store Drying Rack)- it is the one thing that we use every day and works as it should. It is vertically oriented so takes up a little less counter space. Breast pump parts and bottles need air all around them to dry properly and the carousel has multiple spindles for hanging the bottles upside down as well as trays for all the little parts. For the $10 or whatever it cost it is a fine solution for the brief period of bottle use. Soon it will be a distant memory. Once we move on to sippy cups, they'll be stored in the cabinet along with our other dishes.
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I improvised a bottle drying rack with a plastic mug (I needed something larger/heavier) with chopsticks stuck into the mug to hold whatever bottles need drying. The mug has a handle, so it's easy to move it out of the way if space is needed and I didn't need to buy anything new so when we're done with bottles, no extra stuff!
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