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What do you wish you had done before baby came?

FuzzypeachesFuzzypeaches
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I'm on maternity leave now (although I will be babysitting a little boy full time still)!

Besides washing the baby's clothes and bedding and packing the hospital bag...what do you wish you had done before baby?

I plan to detail the car and scrub out all the kitchen cabinets and drawers, as well as do some organizing in closets.

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  • JulieandBenJulieandBen member

    I wish I had not let my husband tell me for months he'd get shiit done. The one thing I really wanted done was the garage organized. It's not done and it drives me crazy. I got out of the car after coming home from the hospital on Wednesday and started trying to at least put some things out of the way.

    If it's on your list then get it done. It will only hang over your head if you are anywhere near as anal as me.

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  • amandabrideoct2008amandabrideoct2008

    have sex :)

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  • DiscusCoachDiscusCoach
    I wish I had had a few more easy to prep items in the fridge for lunch and for dinner. I also wish I had pre-paid that month's bills.
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  • nikkinack1nikkinack1
    I wish I would have spend more time with the Dh
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  • cbusgirlcbusgirl

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    I wish I had had a few more easy to prep items in the fridge for lunch and for dinner. I also wish I had pre-paid that month's bills.

    This! 

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  • d2a0n0i9d2a0n0i9
    imageamandabrideoct2008:

    have sex :)

     

    This! One last day with just DH & I. LO came early (at 35 weeks) so I wasn't expecting it.

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  • madameladauphinemadameladauphine member

    imagenikkinack1:
    I wish I would have spend more time with the Dh

    This, and read more books like Happiest Baby on the Block and Baby Whisperer

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  • Amanda&PJAmanda&PJ
    Rest! and freeze more food..
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  • LeahBeah1212LeahBeah1212

    We made a bunch of freezer meals and it was great!  Also made muffins and froze them for snacks.  Also, stock up on easy meals/snacks that don't take anytime to make.  You won't feel like cooking or have the time at first. 

    Go to the movies!  Haven't been able to do that yet.

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  • amjayasuriyaamjayasuriya

    imagenikkinack1:
    I wish I would have spend more time with the Dh

    This. Its too easy to feel a bit distant now. And sleep. And put pictures in a photo album.

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  • lolaxlovelolaxlove member
    Slept and spent more time with my husband
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  • aniagoaniago

    I wish I had gone on mat leave earlier (my LO came at 38 weeks - the day I was to start mat leave) and slept!!

    I really miss sleeping.....sigh

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  • rebeccaontherocksrebeccaontherocks

    take a vacation

    go to more movies

    Slept

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  • jewels_025jewels_025 member

    Have a day and night just with DH. We never realized how much we'd miss eachother even tho we see eachother all the time.Just not the same.

    Oh...and freeze more food !

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  • jenibojenibo
    I wish DH and I had discussed more what we were really expecting the first few months to be like. I feel like I was pretty prepared, but I don't think he gave it much thought and he's feeling a little overwhelmed.  I also wish we would've saved more money and payed our bills in advance for this month.
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  • sgrlsgrl member
    Organize like a madwoman. I mean, her nursery was perfectly organized, but I'm talking the REST of the house. If you're planning to use bottles/pacifiers, go ahead and sterilize them. Have someone detail-clean your house (for the love of God woman, don't do it yourself - you're nine months pregnant!) because it won't get done for a loooong time after your baby shows up! I wish I'd bought some sweatpants/workout pants in a size larger than my pre-pregnancy size, because none of my comfy clothes from back pre-pregnancy when I was skinny fit anymore. I know that's random, but that's what I wish! Oh, and buy more wipes and diapers than you think you need, and stock up on stuff like shampoo, body wash, dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, hand sanitizer, just so you won't have to be running out to the store for all that. Good luck!!!!!!!!!
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  • ClaireBennettClaireBennett

    Spend time with DH.  Have sex.  Stay up late because I wanted to, not because the baby was up.  Go on a trip. 

     I see DH all day, every day.  Yet I miss him an insane amount, because it's not the same anymore.  

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  • purple_posiespurple_posies

    Totally cleaned and re-organized the house the way I wanted to.

     

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  • New MrsNew Mrs member

    sleep.sleep.sleep.

    sex.

    sleep.sleep.sleep.

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  • dec13thdec13th member

    i would suggest shopping for food and health and beauty aids.  stock up on tooth paste and TP and stuff.  We did have time to do it and I am so happy not to worry about whether we have dog food or paper towels.

    I also wish that dh and I had taken a trip to the movies.  we did eat out for our last dinner as just the 2 of us.

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  • RedQueen82RedQueen82 member
    imagepurple_posies:

    Totally cleaned and re-organized the house the way I wanted to.

    This. 

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