how is everyone holding up with these single digit countdowns and babies being born?!
I know I'm super anxious to meet LO, but realistically I have at least a month left. Some of you might have even longer, right?!
Do you have all your baby gear prepped and ready to go? hospital bag packed? pack n play/bassinet/crib all set up?
I know I can say I have none of this done. thinking of lurking over at the Oct board so I don't feel so far behind! Everything is purchased or cleaned but LO won't have its own room so no nursery decorating for me this time around!
anything else to add?
Re: those with late sept EDD's
I'm due 9/26...I've always felt behind on this board, but it's been a good way to learn what's coming down the road for us in a few short weeks!
I've got most of my hospital bag and all of LOs hospital bag packed. The nursery is finished except for some wall decorations and putting clothes away. I would still like to get a tune-up/detail on my car and cook some freezer meals, but other than that I'm ready.
Still 5+ more weeks!!
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I'm anxious, too.
I've just started packing the hospital bags this weekend. I'll probably mull over them for a little bit, making sure the contents make sense and that I'm not over-packing.
My shower was Saturday, so now I'm working on washing baby clothes and organizing the nursery. The crib, glider, and co-sleeper are ready to go. Everything else is either still boxed up or waiting in the wings.
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Once we get the car seat I will feel prepared until then I'm just floundering.
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I'm due the 25th and was 9 days late with DD, so yeah I have forever to go.
Just this weekend I went out and bought a ton of stuff for LO--blankets, pacis, clothes--and started washing the rest of DD1's baby clothes. I have a list of what to pack in the hospital bag but I haven't actually did it yet. I feel really behind this time but I'm hoping it will all fall together sooner rather than later.
I feel pretty detached from the epidemic. I've had a really easy pregnancy just like last time so I'm pretty sure I still have at least a month. It's the same to me as when everyone was announcing the sex of the baby when I was still in 1st tri.
For the most part, if I had to bring a baby home this week, I would be ready. I still need to get a few things (rnp, bottles, pump parts). We haven't packed a hospital bag but I didn't pack ahead last time either. Since we both travel for work, we always have our bathroom stuff packed to throw in. I'm still wearing most of the clothes I will pack for myself so no need to pack those away yet. I guess I could go ahead and pack the baby's stuff. Maybe I'll do that this week.
I know how you feel! I am due 9/25 and all of these August births have me freaking out a little!! I'm hoping to at least make it to my due date!
I do not have my hospital bag packed at all. I am totally procrastinating but I feel like I don't need to bring a ton of stuff. My hospital is like not even 5 mins from my house so I can always send my husband home!
Our baby room is pretty close to being finished. We worked on it last night and are just waiting for my mom to finish the valances. We are also using the cradle that I used so we have to get that from my parents house, which is right next door. My goal is to have everything ready by the first day of school, which is September 4.
Just typing this post is making me nervous!! I can't believe how close it's getting. Ahhhhhhh!!!!
I have no desire to have this baby at 35 weeks, but it is making me a little jealous that the other mommies are meeting their babies soon / already! I was daydreaming about L&D the other night...can't wait to meet my little man.
We're prepared enough, but still have a lot to do. If I went into labor tomorrow, I'd be doing a lot of paperwork in the hospital, for work etc. But, we have clothes, car seat etc. Just none of it is washed/set up yet. But I figure I still have at least 4 weeks to do that and if something major changed, DH knows how to clean / install a car seat.
Big Kid Jan 2010
Littlest Man Sept 2012
FTM here, due 9/28 and am a teacher. We're back to school (for professional development week--no kids yet) on Thursday. I have been pushing it to get everything "baby" done before going back to work. I'm still not completely settled yet, but we're nearly there. I've still got some household projects to do, but the nursery is ready to go. All items have been put together and washed, etc. Hospital bags are packed, minus electronics. Today my mom's coming today to help me with freezer meals, which was another biggie on the list, but here's what remains:
*car seat installation (it's in the car, just need to take it to a fire department)
*ALL of my plans for my long-term sub (the fact that this hasn't even been started is seriously weighing on me...I'm counting on NOT being early)
My EDD is 9/20, one month to go but I still feel like it's creeping very close!
I got my last piece of nursery furniture yesterday and stocked the dresser with all the clothes I've received - tags and receipts attached to most items, I've only washed the essentials. That being said, nothing in the nursery is set up, just piled into the room, along with the giant computer desk that still needs to go. The bassinet is ready at least!
I finally bought a diaper bag last night because everyone seemed shocked I had yet to find one that I liked. I suppose I'm just picky. The tags are staying on that too, for now at least.
My hospital bag is completely empty, but after receiving a call from an Oct mom friend who had to make an unexpected trip to L&D (she's OK), I think I might start packing that today... or tomorrow... or maybe Wednesday when I'm off work. I'm a procrastinator!
I'm due 9/21 and feel completely behind.
We're going on a trip this weekend, so I can't pack my hospital bags until I get back from that.
My shower was Saturday, and we just placed our completion coupon order online so we probably won't have everything we need until the end of this week or early next week.
Our car seat is in, but I need to get it checked out.
Part of me wants to have everything ready right now, but I also don't want to have everything done and spend the last few weeks of pregnancy pacing the floors with nothing to do. I think my goal is to have everything ready by 37 weeks (Sept 1).
If I get bored after that, I'll just walk the mall all day.
Emilia Antoinette
10.03.12 at 41w5d
I'm glad the epidemic hasn't crept into us late-monthers yet.
Baby has been on track for 9/29 since our first u/s (three total) so that's my personal EDD. On the books, with my absolute guess at LMP, I'm technically an Oct mom, so I could be the latest birther on here if I were to go 2 wks over. But I liked you guys more than Oct, so I choo choo choose you.
I start extra monitoring in 2 wks since I had low AF last time. I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing baby girl again (and making sure she's still a she) and will use that as a time to get my bag packed.
We just went on our last long weekend away, so baby planning should kick into full swing this week. Nursery is done (just revamped DD's slightly), but I need to pull out the baby clothes bins, the pump, etc. and install the carseat bases.
I'm due 9/20 but am thinking baby will make an early appearance due to pretty acute prodromal labor. I very quickly packed a hospital bag last Thursday as I had non-stop contractions for 8 hours on Wednesday. Most stuff is ready... I still need to order a new car seat cover (ours is pink and this one is a boy) but will use the summer cover (white) if he shows up early. I need the second seat for the BJCS but I guess I could just wear him for a while or make DD walk. I figure amazon is 1-day delivery anyway .
I am way more relaxed this time around. I figure if we don't have it, DH can just go out and buy it. I did wash the clothes and the swing cover. The crib is still in toddler form but DH could put the side up while I am in the hospital I guess.
I suppose I should probably rinse out my diaper covers. I bought a pack of sposies for the meconium stage though so that gives me 4 days to get the covers rinsed and dried.
I packed the baby's bag for the hospital and now all I have left to do is pack my bag, DH needs to pack his bag, and install the carseat so I'm actually feeling pretty good about everything at this point.
My mom loves to remind me that I was born 10 days early, so it could happen! LOL I'm not due till the 25th, but if I were to go early that means it's only 3-4 wks away. Aaaahhh!!! So scary! Except for the hospital bag, we've got everything to get us started. I'm still kind of in denial though....can't seem to grasp the concept that I'm going to be a mom. Makes me feel so grown up hehehe
I'm due the 26th, and I can't believe how fast the time seems to be going! If I go a week early LO will be born on my mom's birthday, and if I got a week late LO will be born on DH's birthday.
We've got the nursery mostly set-up, but there is still a lot of junk left in the room from when it was the computer room. I've been trying to get to work cleaning it out, but we seem to have become very popular people lately and haven't been home much for every weekend in August.
My shower is this comming Sunday, so my plan is to really step up the hospital packing and nursery tidying afterwards.
I'm due 9/22. I told DH about all the early babies here and that I hope to make it to our due date. He replied "May the odds be ever in your favor." Dork.
Our nursery is done and ready, and I have our hospital bags 1/2 packed. I won't throw toiletries and stuff like that in until the last minute. We installed the carseat yesterday, we just need to take it to a fire department to get checked.
As far as things left to do, we don't have much. I need to boil the pacifiers and bottles and wash her clothes, and I haven't started her quilt yet. But we could have her tomorrow and be fine. I think we're overly prepared at this point.
This made me LOL.
I am due 9.27. I've completely got it in my head that this baby isn't coming until October and I still have loooots of time to get things ready. I still have another shower and I've given myself a date that I have to have things ready by. Hopefully I make it til then!
im due 9/27 but EVERYONE is convinced i'll go early except me lol hopefully the epidemic will continue to avoid me ::knock on wood:
our nursery (crib, mattress, dresser/changing table, and bedding) isnt being delivered until sept 4 so she needs to stay in at least till then but the later the better! DF just got a new job so we're hoping to get our own place before DD makes her appearance so the longer she stays in the better all around! but should she come early we have everything basically ready, hospital bag, car seat and whatnot. i am jealous that the other mamas get to meet their babies but i know LO isnt quite ready yet so i must continue to be patient 38 more days!
[MC 11.20.11] [DS born 9.24.12] [DD born 10.15.14]
This is my only reasoning for wanting to be late as well! If I'm on time, I go back the week before XMas. If I'm a little late, it'll bring me up to Xmas and I'm almost positive I can finagle work to give me a few extra days through the holidays. (they did it for my coworker last year)
[MC 11.20.11] [DS born 9.24.12] [DD born 10.15.14]
My due date is 9/30, the very last day in September, unfortunately. Everyone is ahead of me. Every ticker I see in every siggy is at LEAST one day ahead of me, lol. But it's okay. My SO and I actually really want the little guy to come in October, as it's our favorite month with fall and Halloween and pumpkins and such (although my SO is worried he's going to try to come out at the very last minute and make him miss the Walking Dead season premiere). So while it's hard to see everyone so much closer to meeting their LOs, I'm trying to be optimistic. And if I mosey on over to the October board, I'm ahead of EVERYONE, and it makes me feel good lol.
Andplusalso, I have nothing done. Nothing. My baby shower isn't even until the 8th. But I'm not stressing. We have a tiny apartment, there's not really much to do besides organizing everything.
I'm due 9/26 and have nothing done. We don't need any gear, but everything except the crib is still in the basement and needs to be washed. I don't even know where my box of nb and 0-3 month clothing is. (Not a huge deal, since most of it is summer girl clothing that won't be useful for either a boy or a girl, but I do have some gowns and sleepers that will work...if I can find them.)
Hospital bag = not packed
DD's bag = not packed
I still need to purchase new nursing bras/tanks, breast pads, etc. And I've been saying that I'm going to rent nb CDs this time, but I haven't done that either. I have DD's stash, but I didn't love it the first time around and I found a place where I can rent 24 nb BG AIOs for $80 for three months, which sounds like a great deal to me.
And I'm nowhere near ready to be out on mat leave. That's a whole different story!
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I'm due the 25th, and feel like I have at least another month. My first was born 10 days late, so I'm thinking that I may have an October baby. All these babies being born now seems so far away for me. But, I don't feel so impatient this time around. I feel like I can wait until the time is right. Even if that means that I really will have an October baby.
We're supposed to be moving right before my due date and that's kind of stressing me out. I'm trying to get as much done as far as purchasing everything, but the real setting up won't happen until after the move. I plan on getting a lot of stuff this weekend so that should make me feel loads better.
Married my love 6/11/11 | MMC 10/11/11 | Eliza Frances born 9/18/12 | Rhett Garland born 2/24/14
I'm 9/21, but with my blood pressure issues, the docs are hoping to get me to 9/14.
I did get her area of our bedroom all set up this weekend. Her cradle has the linens on it, all her clothes are put away, and her diaper changing station is ready. I still need to put together my hospital bag (hopefully this weekend) and also bring my glider up to our room, but I feel pretty good about where we are.
I may end up on modified bed rest in the next week or two, because of my blood pressure issues. So, I really want to get the house cleaned and all the final stuff done, so I can relax as much as possible. DH keeps saying he'll "help" but if I wait until he does it she'll be here. I just want my MF bathrooms cleaned!
That being said, I have NOTHING done, haven't even had my shower yet! We have more hand me down clothes than we know what to do with, and the bassinet, diaper bag, car seat, all of which are washed, but that's the extent. I think I'm still in disbelief this is actually happening, you know? Until I met my SO, I NEVER wanted kids, and sometimes I can't help but think 'no, it's not a baby in there! Not me! No, it's a bear, or a squid or something.'
I know, completely nuts!
DD2 October 2010
DS September 2012
I am due 9/23.
I have my bag packed b/c about 2 wks ago I had severe cramping & BHs that lasted 1/2 the day. I couldn't walk/talk through some of them. I scared myself into packing my bag that night!
The bassinet is still in the box.
Some of the nursery furniture is coming tomorrow & the crib is coming later in the week, so yay for that! We spent all wekend clearing out the room & finally moving my office to our newly finished basement.
The PnP is already set up b/c we still use it for DS.
We also have a load of NB clothes washed.