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moms what should I do before baby gets here?

MayDayGirlMayDayGirl member
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I'm on bedrest so I don't have a ton I can do, but what kinds of things did you do or WISH you did before you had the baby? Read more? Take baths etc?

 


 

Married on 3.20.2004. It took 30 month, 2 failed adoptions and IVF for our first miracle. We have had 9 foster kids since he was born and started the domestic adoption process when he was 10 month old, we had 4 failed matches in that time. After our daughter was born we brought her home and spent 2 weeks fearing we might lose her because of complications that came up. But Praise God all went through and she is ours forever! Expecting again after IVF Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
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  • June24BrideJune24Bride member

    I had ppl bring me meals, and I'm SO glad I prepared for that. So make sure you have meals planned for atleast 2 weeks. IF ppl offer you food, TAKE it...i turned some ppl down and regretted it.

     Be caught up on dishes and laundry!

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  • cmw&tdmcmw&tdm member
    • Enjoy snuggling with your DH . . . I don't get to do much of that anymore  : (
    • Have you written your son a letter?  I remember doing that during the boring days before he was here. 
    • Get rest!  I'm not kidding - you'll need it when he's here, especially if you plan on BFing b/c you can't let someone else feed him
    • Do whatever relaxes you
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  • yankee42yankee42

    you probably have..but i wish i had finished thank yous..

    i STILL haven't finished them...im so lame :P?

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  • SparklyCutieSparklyCutie

    read is a good one....even the "week by wee" baby books on how they will grow....I never get a chance to read those and wish that I had, and then i could just look back on them now.

     Take baths, shave your legs (I know it's hard now when you are this far along)....

     And snuggle with DH...things get so hectic, sometimes we don't even have time for each other....but we try. 

     Daydream about what it is going to be like when your little one is here, because they grow up so fast.



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  • soccerwifesoccerwife member
    Stay in touch with your friends - that's easy to do from bed =) Call/e-mail - but let them know you might not have too much time once the baby comes home, but you haven't forgotten them. It will be nice for them to hear from you when you actually have a few minutes and the phone calls aren't interrupted by a crying baby and e-mails aren't filled with baby pics (yet!!)
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  • June24BrideJune24Bride member
    Oh ya definitely try to date your DH as much as possible. Go to atleast one more "nice" dinner before baby. Cuz nowadays we gotta get a sitter and we arent good at dating anymore :(
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  • MayDayGirlMayDayGirl member

    imageJune24Bride:
    Oh ya definitely try to date your DH as much as possible. Go to atleast one more "nice" dinner before baby. Cuz nowadays we gotta get a sitter and we arent good at dating anymore :(

    I wish we could go out :( But I have to stay on bed rest. but we cuddled today for a while and I realize we should do it more! 

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  • BoilerSuzBoilerSuz

    I was the big organizing dork while on bedrest.  It was amazing what I could do in 3-5 minutes while food was in the microwave. Over the course of a couple of days I managed to wash, sort and start boxing all maternity clothing. It ended up being a real savior to have it at least started.  I made pj/ undies/ socks set for when we came home.  That was probably my smartest move.  I knew I had cute sets for guests and didn't have to worry about finding the outfits for lounging.   I wish I had made a "your in labor" stack as when my waterbroke I was trying to find something that I wanted to wear to the hospital and couldn't find the full sized maxi pads to catch the leaking fluid,

     I also made out a list of groceries for my parents to pick up before we came home.  Knowing we'd have visitors I'd need plenty of drinks and healthy snacks for latenight nursing.

    Have you already preaddressed or at least made out the birth announcement list and envelopes?   What about setting up sheets for recording feedings and diaper changes.  The hospital should give you some but we had to copy more.  It would have been easier for me to have done my own sheet for that with a better set up. 

    More than anything I'm glad I laid in bed like a big protectant oven feeling his heatbeart.

     

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  • CMM05CMM05 member

    1. Sleep!

    2. Enjoy quiet meals :)

    3. Take baths

    4. Watch movies (I would say go to a movie....but for you, watch them!)

    5. Enjoy time with DH (I know yours works crazy hours, but try and enjoy the time between the two of you whenever you can!) 

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  • emiannieemiannie
    Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle.  That's what I miss the most and missed the most right after Miles came.  I just wanted to spoon so bad and couldn't b/c Miles wouldn't sleep anywhere except for my chest.
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  • pirate-ellepirate-elle

    1. sleep in

    2. eat a leisurely dinner (even at home)

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  • my*heart*is*hismy*heart*is*his

    1. Stock up on freezer meals...even if it's a pot of beanless chili or a lasagna...there was no time for cooking!

    2. Watch movies, read, do whatever is relaxing for you...and I agree on the cuddling with your DH...I didn't want to be touched for several weeks after DD was born, my body was recovering from childbirth!

    3. One word: SLEEP.

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