Before Delivery List:

JennyS86

I've been mentally making my list of errands/chores to do before this baby comes...and I thought, I would love to see what you all have to do as well!!
I love to check things off of my lists - as you can see, some are important things and some are trivial!  and I've got 8weeks to go before my RC-S.

To-Do List:
-trade in the accord for an odessey. install car seats.  (this is on DH's list. haha)
-get glasses fixed or get new glasses.
-prepare pack N play or bassinet
-paint toenails
-get eyebrows done
-write Sprinkle Thank You notes
-order & pick up Breast pump
-wash newborn clothes
-touch base with pastor about baptism before his sabbatical
-buy diapers
-return pillows to Target and hit up Marshalls

AmmyBelle

Oh wow! You're so much more on top of things than I am! But thanks for making me think about this. Right now, my list is:

- Install car seat base
- wash baby clothes and sheets for crib
- get other nursery items so all her things are not piled in her crib
- Go get waxed/get toenails done 
- Go see a movie, any movie.

... not much of a list! I will have to sit down and figure out what needs to be done in the next 6 or so weeks!

kp90

-Pedicure and first time wax are in my future. I can no longer reach to do either.
-Finish washing baby clothes
-Finish decorating walls in nursery
-Buy last minute items still needed like more diapers and bottles
-Install car seat this weekend
-Finish nesting, cleaning house and organizing nursery
-I have a lot more but pregnancy brain won't let me think of them.

rlworzalla

• finish painting nursery
• organize nursery (it's a hot mess right now!)
• mani/pedi/hair before shower in april
• get breast pump
• pack hospital bag/purchase what I need
• predelivery conference
• learn to work my camera so I can teach my mom for delivery
• have one last awesome date night with DH

dsmith211

This just made me realize how behind I am... Now I'm off to add 10 new things to my list.  

krisspy22

JennyS86 said:

I've been mentally making my list of errands/chores to do before this baby comes...and I thought, I would love to see what you all have to do as well!!
I love to check things off of my lists - as you can see, some are important things and some are trivial!  and I've got 8weeks to go before my RC-S.

To-Do List:
-trade in the accord for an odessey. install car seats.  (this is on DH's list. haha)
-get glasses fixed or get new glasses.
-prepare pack N play or bassinet
-paint toenails
-get eyebrows done
-write Sprinkle Thank You notes
-order & pick up Breast pump
-wash newborn clothes
-touch base with pastor about baptism before his sabbatical
-buy diapers
-return pillows to Target and hit up Marshalls

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ashleyla526

I'm also pretty obsessive about my to-do lists (for baby, life, work, anything!):

- Thank You notes from showers
- Put away all clothes/blankets/towels that I've washed
- Pack hospital bag
- Install car seat bases
- Get necessary post-natal gear
- Buy remaining stock-pile items:  razors for DH, light bulbs, bottled water, freezer meal ingredients
- Prepare freezer meals
- Buy remaining baby items with registry discount (pacifiers, more diapers)
- Clean out all closets and drawers in the house and do quarterly donation
- Set up pack n play
- Order breast pump
- Decide on newborn photographer and set it up
- Discuss guardianship with DH
- Set up a will
- Research college funds and decide on budget for that
- Decide on pediatrician
- Infant CPR and breastfeeding classes
- Do a deep clean of house in early May (EDD May 22)
- Finalize all work documentation for my absence
- Decide on wall decor for nursery and hang it
- Install baby monitor
- Maybe a wax as things get closer?  And a final pedicure? 
- Take vacation with DH and have as many date nights as possible!

cortney626

I have about 6 weeks left and a lot to do:

-start and finish nursery (currently doing some renovations)
-wash baby clothes
-install car seat base (won't do until closer to RCS date)
-get nails done
-make freezer meals
-pack hospital bag
-finish my team mom duties since I'll probably be having LO the week of their end of season party
-book my c section date
-clean house
-make arrangements for DD#1 for when I have LO. Have tentative plans but waiting on RCS date

knottie7ace63e861c80b99

Don't forget to find a pediatrician and or daycare if u plan on going back to work. They fill up fast

kbrands7

Oh, so much stuff. I'm hoping to get a lot accomplished during naptime next week since I'm off work for spring break.
-- pack hospital bag
-- pack DS's overnight bag in case he stays with grandparents
-- Do everything left for DS's birthday  (food, send invitations, wrap presents, decorate  clean, host it, etc.)
-- pick a swingset spot in the yard with DH
-- reorganize bathroom and linen closets
-- change over seasonal clothes for DH and me
-- clean/organize the garage to reclaim my treadmill
-- freezer meals
-- activate zoo membership and take DS at least once 
-- deep clean things like curtains, appliances 
-- clean and set up pack n play, lounger/rocker, and car seat
-- clean car interior
-- install infant base and switch DS to forward facing position 
-- sew nursing scarves and 2 robes
-- Everything Easter (except the basket-- that's finished).
-- get a diaper bag set up for 2 kiddos
-- knock through my work list

hellogoodbye2

- finish up nursery
- wash newborn clothes & blankets
- order breast pump
- install car seat base 
- clean car interior
- pack hospital bag
- pag bag for my daughter
- buy postnatal supplies
- buy diapers & wipes
- get a pedicure & massage 
- schedule eye exam and order new glasses
- do as much spring cleaning as possible
- freezer meals (maybe) 

gemini2005

-French manicure/pedicure/hair highlights/wax (schedule for around May 15th?)
-Do a mega shopping trip to stock up on staples and snacks for kids
-Prepare a few freezer meals
-Put relaxation cd on my phone to listen to while I'm in labor
-Get video camera/regular camera and chargers ready to go
-Pack hospital bag and baby bag around 36 weeks
-Swap cribs with my mom and set it up in the nursery
-Hang things on wall in the nursery
-Get oil changed in my car (asap)
-Deep clean house and back porch (prepare the garden if I have time)
-Swap carseats/booster seats to install infant seat in my car (and pray that they fit!)
-Get our PNP from neighbor, carseat base from SIL and RNP from MIL
-Finish sewing nursing cover and crib skirt
-Get toys in living room organized so we can fit baby swing, bouncer and activity gym 
-Get things organized at my moms so we can sleepover after the baby is a few weeks old 
-Get the dog his vaccinations that expire this month (and more heartworm meds)
-Call to get an estimate to replace our fence
-Buy sound machine and video monitor for nursery 

*I'm actually overwhelmed at all of the things I need to do within the next month!  It feels good to have an official list though.

AmmyBelle

OMG I am so behind ... 

doozer1345

This is going to stress me out to list what I still need to do....

Possibly getting my roots done (in April)
Getting an up to date pedi (I may have 2 more before delivery)
Installing the base for car seat in both cars
Washing the car seat cover
Washing pack n play (hopefully this weekend)
Steam cleaning carpets (hopefully this weekend)
Finding a place for the chest at the foot of the bed bc that's where the pack n play is going to go
Attend baby shower
Get DD1's gift from DD2
Decide what DD1's gift is going to be
Vacuum the heck out of my carpets
Declutter the dining room
Pack diapers/onesies in the basket under the coffee table
Pick up a shelving unit for my bedroom for DD2's diapers, clothes, etc
Wash my bedding
Maybe get new bedding for my room
Deep clean clothes washer
Deep clean dryer screen (they cause house fires like no ones business if not regularly changed)
Get septic system pumped out
Make freezer meals
Get sleep??

ETA: Clean out my ears bc apparently I need them open bc I'm about to go into labor

KyleeWaller

• Pack hospital bag
• Install car seat base
• Clean car interior 
• Go on a major shopping trip for household staples and postnatal supplies
• Look into getting a new refrigerator 
• Finish up the nursery (hang items on the wall, decide on a chair, etc.)
• Reorganize the linen closet
• Have an eye exam/reorder contact lenses
• Hair/nails appointment (just before shower in April)

I know there's more, but those were the first things that jumped to mind!

PYLWhammy

My list is:
1.make a before delivery list

dsmith211

• Get short term disability info together
• Paint nursery
• Install new flooring
• Get nursery furniture situated
• Breastfeeding class
• Decorations for nursery
• Order breast pump
• Pack bag
• Install car seat
• Deep clean house
• New bedding for our bedroom
• Finish pediatrician paperwork so it's ready for first appointment
• Finalize picking a doula (and hope the one we wanted isn't already booked)

And probably 5 million other things I haven't thought of...

AnastasiaBeaverhausen09

I'll add one more:  pre-register at the hospital, if your hospital allows that.

LadySamLady

I am so behind everyone...

-get TDAP shots (H & I)
-buy free & clear detergent to wash baby's things
-wash baby clothes/blankets/swaddles/bibs/sheets/everything
-assemble stroller
-assemble bassinet
-assemble rockaroo & bjorn bouncer
-open and put away shower gifts and baby things (everything is unwrapped but still in boxes/packaging)
-finish shower thank you notes
-purchase remaining baby necessities (car seat, diapers, wipes, keekaroo, ubbi pail, etc)
-call insurance to order pump (exactly one month before EDD, so 3/29)
-double check what I need to do and timeline to add baby to my insurance plan
-purchase nursing supplies (cover, coconut oil, pads, nursing tanks, nursing bras)
-pack hospital bag
-choose going home outfit for baby
-get everything needed for hospital bag (cheap flip flops, comfortable pants, travel size toiletries)
-purchase and put together items for post partum kit
-clean and organize our bedroom
-deep clean apartment mid-April (MIL offered to help with this, yay)
-wash all blankets and sheets
-BF/Newborn Care class this Sunday
-keep practicing with Solly Baby Wrap (I've been using a stuffed animal)
-take dogs on a walk with empty stroller to get them used to it (at least 3x)
-stock up on toiletries/basics (shampoo/conditioner, hand soap, bodywash, face products, TP, PT, toothpaste, etc)
-bathe dogs (this weekend and again in april - they have sensitive skin so can't have baths more than 1-2x a month)
-complete hospital birth plan work sheet and review with my OB
-finish reading Happiest Baby on the Block
-spend as much QT with H as possible
-spend as much time outside with H and our fur babies as possible
-live in the moment
-live in the moment
-live in the moment

And I'm sure I'm forgetting something...

emilyj77

My actual to do list and my dream to do list are very different.

Actual to do list:
1. Buy some diapers
2. Get the Rock n'Play out of the garage attic, wash 
3. Wash and Pack the diaper bag for the hospital with some outfits and a blanket for LO.

Dream to do list:
1. Everything else

kbrands7

@ladysamlady Once you get the hang of how the limbs go when wrapping, I found it really helpful to practice wrapping with a gallon of milk because it better simulated the weight of a baby (just bag the milk up first if you've already washed your wrap so it stays clean).

bkjade

This is great, I totally had spaced on a few of these things (like pre-registering at the hospital!) Waiting until after the shower to do any additional shopping but aside from that:

-hang artwork
-get a massage
-finalize maternity leave
-take the pup in to get his pearly whites cleaned 
-get our cleaning service to do a deep clean (cupboards, oven, fridge)
-NAP!
-infant CPR class
-lots of dates with DH! 

Charla1224

I guess this is as good of a space as any to update my to-do list.

• Write and send thank you cards
• Finish up LO's laundry 
• Clean her room (tissue paper piles and such on the floor)
• Hang artwork
• Assemble baby equipment (rock n play, bouncer, etc.)
• Attend hospital tour and create birth plan with staff
• Call and order pump through insurance
• Pack a hospital bag for everyone
• Install carseat(s)
• Gather postpartum supplies
• Freezer meals
• Schedule and have hair braided
• Finalize appointment for newborn photos

ayeshaohara

Ok I'm either way too organised or forgetting a lot of stuff. My list is kinda short 

-buy stuff that we didn't get at baby shower
-if I can be bothered, cook and freeze some meals

i really don't have much left to do other than have this baby...

i guess ive been getting more stuff done that I realised. I try to accomplish small tasks daily rather than leaving it to build up. Every time I've bought something eg stroller, I've set it up straight away. I did my thank you cards the day after the shower. Washed everything last weekend. Hubby is finishing nursery stuff this weekend. Hope I'm not forgetting stuff! 

yogahh

• Install car seat
• Build the glider
• Finish our shopping list (monitor, boppy and a few odds and ends)
• Take the cat to the vet
• Finish laundry for baby
• Organize spare room, all nesting projects (too many to list)
• BJs run to stock the freezer
• Pack hospital bag
• Lactation class, figure out the breast pump
• Hospital visit
• Massage (might treat myself as I doubt I will get much me time shortly)
• Tdap shot for DH
• Buy post natal supplier (but might wait until after the delivery. Ill see what the hospital gives me, and send DH out for the rest. He can buy nipple pads, right?!)

I am sure there are a million things I will add to this as the time comes closer though!

Sharra13

OMG this thread stressed me out, lol.  I am usually SO on top of things, but for some reason have had a "Meh" attitude about everything with this pregnancy and put things off.  We have bought nothing, have done no classes, made no lists...  It would be easier for me to make a short list of the things we HAVE done: Started the mural in the nursery (will hopefully finish Monday), registered for Baby Shower, scheduled the hospital tour, got our TDAPs.  Still waiting to buy any big things until we have had the baby shower and also have more money set aside.  Still have SO much to do around the house.

Bltbear82

We are temporarily moving out so I've actually been a maniac this week doing baby stuff. My to do list is more like life stuff to handle than baby stuff:

- finish packing/move out
- renovate two bathrooms
- pay preschool deposit (why are deposits and property taxes due on the same day?!)
- tell current school we won't be returning next year 
- make appointments for cut/color, nails and wax for week before due date
- get the dog groomed
- book deep cleaning tentatively for week before due date
- hopefully move back in before due date

Dasha420

At least this is a list I won't lose...

-empty car (trunk)
-wash & shampoo entire car
-order car seat
-put crib together
-buy mommy hospital bag essentials 
-buy baby bag essentials
-wash mommy and baby essentials
-pack the bags + daddy bag
-register at the hospital
-deep clean carpet in the freshly painted bedroom and living room
-doll the crib up with a skirt, mattress, sheet, pad, etc. 
-drop off dry cleaning 
-register for baby fair 
-write resignation letter 

I'm starting to get a bit overwhelmed

camillaandcarson

This is wonderful to read! 
I love lists, just made one 3 pages long and sign onto here and see things I can add to my list. 
Love getting things done because with a toddler and newborn I will have 0 time in May for a long time to come. 

bookelf221

ayeshaohara said:

Ok I'm either way too organised or forgetting a lot of stuff. My list is kinda short 

-buy stuff that we didn't get at baby shower
-if I can be bothered, cook and freeze some meals

i really don't have much left to do other than have this baby...

i guess ive been getting more stuff done that I realised. I try to accomplish small tasks daily rather than leaving it to build up. Every time I've bought something eg stroller, I've set it up straight away. I did my thank you cards the day after the shower. Washed everything last weekend. Hubby is finishing nursery stuff this weekend. Hope I'm not forgetting stuff! 

I am so with you there. I've done research, gathered recipes, but now am like "Yeaaa... I might just buy some of the pre-made freezer meals because it just seems easier. 

saladflambe

- Install car seat
- Set up pack & play
- My shower hasn't happened yet, but I'll need to buy things not gifted + write thank-yous
- Some sort of meal prep. Probably in the form of Stouffer's frozen things in my freezer. Ha.
- Put together hospital bag
- Hiring people to deep clean my house & then come do regular cleanings every 2 weeks!
- Wash all the baby clothes/towels/etc. and finish putting it all away

Just for me/if I have time and money:
- Get my hair highlighted
- Ged a pedicure

Still...if she came RIGHT NOW, we'd be fine. so I'm not too stressed.

Knottie64278661

These lists were so helpful in making me aware how much I still need to do! Thank you, all!