Stocking up - part 2

klv · April 2016

I know we are all excited about our babies and getting everything ready for their arrival. But the stocking up on diapers post made me think. Rather than stock up on diapers which may or may not work for your kiddo, consider this. Stock up on stuff for YOU. You will get diapers and clothes as gifts anyways.

Here are some of my ideas on what you can stock up on now:
toilet paper and paper towels
cleaning supplies
laundry detergent (you don't need dreft. And free and clear is fine)
shampoo and body wash
deodorant
You will need pads (I liked always infinity after I had DD)

a few few weeks before delivery, stock up on pantry staples
freezer foods
pet food and litter

feel free to add things below. These are just my ideas. Believe me, the last thing you will want to do is a toilet paper run at midnight 1 week PP.

Piperella · April 2016

This is a great list idea... but it also makes me very thankful we have Amazon Prime Now. I've also run out of tp at the last minute so I now hide emergency rolls all around the house in various cabinets and closets. I wonder how long it will be from when you have the baby(ies) to when you feel ready to get out and run errands.

coffee89 · April 2016

We stashed extra tp, paper towels, sodas, waters, easy snacks etc around. We didn't do freezer meals but will this time since I've got a toddler to feed.

Pads, biggest overnights you can find. I went through a pack of them then down to regular ones for another pack.

Big underwear. I don't care how much lace thongs are your life, a human is coming out of you either through your vagina or stomach and you need comfort.

Laundry detergent, you will be washing sheets and towels more than you think along with clothes because of spit up, food, blood, poop etc.

I was out of the house (aside from doctors appointments) at 2 weeks post surgery to the grocery store. It felt nice to be out and moving. By a month it was a breeze to get out alone. This time I'll have two so it might be slower, but don't think you are going to want to lock yourself up for 8 weeks and stay inside because you will go crazy.

gavzillaxo · April 2016

I love this!

mizzkbrat · April 2016

Amazon Now FTW!

annabenanna · April 2016

I third Amazon Prime and Prime Now! Don't know what we'd do without it. We have everything almost on a "subscribe & save" basis on Amazon, from detergent to body wash to razors to coconut water. Ha.

Prime Now (which is the grocery shopping app) is also a godsend for those of you who have it in your area. Grocery shopping from bed, to have it delivered to your doorstep the following day is amazing.

NoraAurora · April 2016

I've said before- Amazon prime and Netflix are the only two universal must haves for new moms (or moms of new babes, more specifically).

Other good things to have when we get closer: freezer meals & padsicles. Underwear you don't care about staining. Nipple pads and nursing bras, nipple cream. Lactation cookies- maybe pre make the dry mix, or make sure to have ingredients on hand. Lots of snacks that you can eat one handed...early nursing makes you a starving beast.

katlarissa · April 2016

I second most of these. Definitely Lanolin and almonds (good pick-me-up when nursing makes you starving) and pads...and take as many pairs of mesh underwear home from the hospital as they will give you. LIFESAVER. My nurses gave me 20 pairs. It was wonderful.

annabenanna · April 2016

Oooh @NoraAurora , pre-making the dry mix for lactation cookies is such a great idea! I can't imagine wanting to bake stuff from scratch the next few months after giving birth.

nlane0723 · April 2016

+1 for Amazon Prime and Amazon Now. That being said, we hit up Costco around 33 weeks and stocked up on EVERYTHING. TP, paper towels, freezer meals and snacks, laundry detergent, toiletries, etc. I also didn't make freezer meals with DD, but we will be doing that this time.

PCOSbaby · April 2016

Wait...what is this Prime Now you speak of?!? I need this in my life. Off to explore Amazon...

annabenanna · April 2016

@PCOSbaby , it's an app from Amazon, but you have to download it separately (not the same as Amazon app). Depending on your area, it tells you which grocery stores are available that work in conjunction with Amazon. It is AMAZING. Minimum of $20 and free delivery! Usually same day delivery.

PCOSbaby · April 2016

@annabenanna Its unavailable in my city.

Hopefully it will be available by October. It sounds awesome.

Kaytee1087 · April 2016

PCOSbaby said:

@annabenanna Its unavailable in my city. Hopefully it will be available by October. It sounds awesome.

I looked into it too and we don't have it either.

I LOVE my Amazon Prime. I'm actually getting a delivery this week.

Amazon Now would be too convenient and I would probably never go to the store again lol.

von1976 · April 2016

@NoraAurora Lactation cookies are a THING? You mean I get to eat cookies just because I'm lactating!??! I'm in!

coffee89 · April 2016

@von1976 you also get an excuse to sip dark beers before 5pm if you like them, the yeast is good for lactation

coffee89 · April 2016

A few more things we liked to have a bunch of:

hand sanitizer. I just don't always have time/ the ability to get to a bathroom or am around a bathroom during diapers or feeding to wash up.

paper plates or dishwasher soap. I couldn't keep up with dishes even with our dishwasher (because I was too tired to unload it) last time so we used a lot of paper the first month.

Dish soap. Lots of meals at home, lots of bottles, lots of pump parts, lots of dirty toys. Also dawn is awesome on clothing stains.

Coffee, tea, water flavor packs etc. You are going to be thirsty and cranky and no one wants to hear you have no more coffee.

Tylenol, ice packs, breast pads, dermoplast (the blue one), tuck pads.

Wipes. You have 2,000 of them? go buy 1,000 more. They clean everything for years to come.

Burp cloths. In our case it was those cheap thin receiving blankets. I ended up with maybe 30 of them because my kid was a puker. It was nice to never run out of them and I could keep on in each car, bag, and floor of the house.

samkins · April 2016

Lactation cookies, who knew??!! I just looked it up and saved some recipes. I'm going to make the dough ahead and freeze.

I also learned about padsicles, so I'll be making those as well.

agogo1 · April 2016

Lactation cookies are the bomb. Also, just my two cents, but I found adult diapers to be waaaay way way more convenient and comfortable than giant pads postpartum. Also, with adult diapers you don't have to worry about staining underwear. I know wearing a diaper sounds super lame but I switched to them after two days with giant pads and the diapers were an enormous improvement. I switched back to pads when the bleeding slowed and I didn't have to use the big awful kind anymore (took at least 10 days, maybe more like two weeks for me, I bled a lot). Especially for sleeping, it felt like I wasn't wearing anything additional and the diapers cut down on any potential leakage as well. Ah, the joys of motherhood!

NoraAurora · April 2016

I will leave my fav recipe here. These are NOT low fat/low calorie/low carb/low anything...but they are yummy AF.

nsquaredlife13 · April 2016

Piperella said:

This is a great list idea... but it also makes me very thankful we have Amazon Prime Now. I've also run out of tp at the last minute so I now hide emergency rolls all around the house in various cabinets and closets. I wonder how long it will be from when you have the baby(ies) to when you feel ready to get out and run errands.

So much this. Amazon prime is your best friend. If you don't have it, get it. And sign up for Amazon Mom (free with prime), and Amazon Fresh (extra $) if you can swing it. I'm fairly certain I had packages delivered on a daily basis with random things I decided I needed, food and toiletries.

We had our first outing at 2 weeks old, but it was just to get some takeout because I was going stir crazy. We started going out regularly around 4 weeks old with LO in the Solly Wrap, and 8 weeks with baby in the stroller for the world to see. I was still pretty cautious and covered the car seat or bassinet.

booksandicecream · April 2016

So this is probably a stupid FTM question, but, WHAT exactly is going to be leaking out of me so rapidly that I need mega pads and/or diapers?! Leftover placenta? Extra uterine lining? How long does this last?!
I saw disposable mama panties at the drug store last weekend but naively thought they were for at the hospital when your water breaks...

NoraAurora · April 2016

books&icecream said:

So this is probably a stupid FTM question, but, WHAT exactly is going to be leaking out of me so rapidly that I need mega pads and/or diapers?! Leftover placenta? Extra uterine lining? How long does this last?!
I saw disposable mama panties at the drug store last weekend but naively thought they were for at the hospital when your water breaks...

Lol. Well technically the term is "lochia," but basically you're just bleeding for GD ever. I bled for 8 weeks. Most people don't bleed as long- probably 4-6 weeks-ish. If you consider the massive increase in surface area of your uterus during pregnancy, and relate that to length of a period...well then it kind of makes sense. It sucks and it feels like an eternity.

coffee89 · April 2016

NoraAurora said:

books&icecream said:

So this is probably a stupid FTM question, but, WHAT exactly is going to be leaking out of me so rapidly that I need mega pads and/or diapers?! Leftover placenta? Extra uterine lining? How long does this last?!
I saw disposable mama panties at the drug store last weekend but naively thought they were for at the hospital when your water breaks...

Lol. Well technically the term is "lochia," but basically you're just bleeding for GD ever. I bled for 8 weeks. Most people don't bleed as long- probably 4-6 weeks-ish. If you consider the massive increase in surface area of your uterus during pregnancy, and relate that to length of a period...well then it kind of makes sense. It sucks and it feels like an eternity.

It also is t just blood and won't just be red. No one told me it turns yellower toward the end and I freaked out.

booksandicecream · April 2016

coffee89 said:

NoraAurora said:

books&icecream said:

So this is probably a stupid FTM question, but, WHAT exactly is going to be leaking out of me so rapidly that I need mega pads and/or diapers?! Leftover placenta? Extra uterine lining? How long does this last?!
I saw disposable mama panties at the drug store last weekend but naively thought they were for at the hospital when your water breaks...

Lol. Well technically the term is "lochia," but basically you're just bleeding for GD ever. I bled for 8 weeks. Most people don't bleed as long- probably 4-6 weeks-ish. If you consider the massive increase in surface area of your uterus during pregnancy, and relate that to length of a period...well then it kind of makes sense. It sucks and it feels like an eternity.

It also is t just blood and won't just be red. No one told me it turns yellower toward the end and I freaked out.

Oh joy, can't wait! Haha. THANK YOU, BTDT moms for answering all of our FTM questions!!

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