Ironing with a young baby / toddler… how?

[Am99]

How does one find the time to iron with a young baby?! As he’s getting older (6 months) I’m finding I have more time to do stuff - cook more elaborately, clean more, but ironing is still a no go because 1. He’s starting to move now and so it’s a real hazard. 2. It is more effort than just loading the dishwasher, hoovering , mopping the floor? 3. I obviously can’t baby wear when ironing.

thankfully we don’t wear many clothes that require ironing often, but I’m sure my mother and grandmother managed to iron and I’m feeling a bit of a failure because of it…. Our baby cosleeps so about 50% time when I leave him for a nap he wakes up so I can’t even do it in nap time.

its a non-issue as like I say, unless we have an event it’s not a big deal to have ironed clothes but just wondering if anyone had any tips?

I can only imagine it’s gonna get more tricky when he starts toddling

Most stuff I hang carefully to dry flat so good enough to not look wrinkly.

trousers hang up carefully so dry with creases.

there are a few things that will need an iron but most look fine.

bed linen- honestly gets washed, tumbled dried and straight back on the bed. Never ironed ever!!

If you hang your linen neatly out to dry in the sun it dries quite flat

Not the point of the thread but I iron 🙋🏼‍♀️. I like cotton clothes and sharp edges. Clothes look better when they’re ironed (in my v humble).

ETA and pillowcases. Love an ironed pillowcase.

I iron everything except socks and bras but that wouldn't be unheard of if I feel like doing them. Yes, even knickers. Love ironing but hate putting it away

I don't iron but if I wanted to put them down as babies, playpens were fabulous for things like that.

mainly with you but some stuff looks rubbish unironed. Mainly linen or wide leg jeans, shirts certain t shirts. I do as little as possible though and DD knows how to iron herself

I always iron for holidays yes

But theres 2 of you, one does the ironing, the other attends to the child.

Our grandmothers were also on drugs.