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October 2016 Moms
annabenanna
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Sh!t I Still Need to Get Done
annabenanna
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I was gonna start a more sentimental thread "Remember when....." and was gonna ask you ladies to post our "memories" from first tri and 2nd tri #superpowernose #shouldigetadoppler? etc... but @mayisch had a great idea for a new thread. 
Let's all talk about how much we've procrastinated and waited till NOW to get things done. Aaaand go.
Let's all talk about how much we've procrastinated and waited till NOW to get things done. Aaaand go.
Re: Sh!t I Still Need to Get Done
- Must purchase car seat
- Must wash baby's things with Dreft
- Get Dreft
- Get postpartum stuff (i only have breastpads, a robe and a Target nightgown #priorities).
- uhhhh, finish the baby nook! hang all the poms and map, and decals and stuff
- Get DH a gift for being awesome
- Fill out my belly book
- Get a baby monitor and hook it up!
Pick up car seat and bases from friend.
Buy pump accessories (borrowed machine part).
Buy changing table.
Put twin bed and dresser in nursery.
Put baby clothes away.
Hang pictures in nursery.
Finish packing my stuff in hospital bag.
Call pediatrician for office visit.
Find out if I need to pre-register at hospital.
Make padsicles.
Make meals to freeze.
Stress out more about childcare.
Im sure I'm forgetting something?!
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
AAAAAAND, I haven't picked out a pump! I should probably stop reading everyone else's lists, because mine keeps getting longer.
Hubby thinks we should start interviewing sitters. I think he's insane. We aren't leaving this baby with anybody for probably three months. After that, I *might* leave the baby with one of our very, very good friends. Maybe.
We really wanted to replace the carpeting, but it turns out we're now broke. So that's going to wait.
Actually, I feel pretty damn on top of things!
Oh yeah, meal prep. I need to do that.
Baby GIRL born 9/16/201
BFP! EDD 8/1/2019 CP 4w2d
The only thing that I have purchased or compiled for my hospital bag is stool softener.
DD's infant car seat expired, so we have to wait until my baby shower to get the new car seat.
I also have SO much cleaning and nesting to do, but absolutely no energy to do any of it.
@ignoscemihi If you're delivering at a hospital, you'll probably go home with about 24 newborn diapers. I think most hospitals give you a 32 pack with the baby and they'll toss them after you leave if you don't take them with you. Baby will probably only use 6-8 diapers or so in a two-day stay. We have not bought any disposable diapers and don't plan to, I'm just taking what the hospital gives us (we have cloth diapers for when we get home).
Baby GIRL born 9/16/201
BFP! EDD 8/1/2019 CP 4w2d
No meal prep done though. We may wing that.
Make lactation cookies dough
Make padsicles
Finish baby laundry
Hook up baby monitor
Figure.out disability paperwork etc.
Visit pediatrician office
Pick up.prenatal DVD and watch it before class
Have to wait until 36 weeks to order breast pump through insurance
Strap in the carseat
Pack a bag
Pre register at hospital
Sterilize bottles
Slight room rearrangements to accomodate rocker.
I'm sure there is somethingI'm forgetting
Wash the new clothes for the hospital bag
Pack said hospital bag
Install car seat and have it safety checked
Find pediatrician
Find daycare (super stressing about this one)
Meal prep
Finish crocheting Bean's blanket
Fill out the rest of the pregnancy book
Send thank you's for our shower
Way too much to get done in so little time!
My list as of right now consists of
-organizing the bathroom adjoining my son's room (which has been a storage closet for the past year...oops...)
-organizing and cleaning the fridge and freezer
-packing a hospital bag, including rounding up all the parts to my pump so that I can pump in the hospital if he ends up in the NICU.
Of course, the fact that I'm supposed to "take it easy" doesn't help. I thought I had 2 more months!
Organize closet
Put together our changing table
Organize diapers and wipes
Purchase car seat and extra bases
Sterilize bottles
Finish packing my bag
Get diaper bag ready
Call Pediatrician
Make padsicles
Get DH gift
I think that's it... But god that's enough!!
TTC only since Dec 2015. I had some weight to get off. Been working hard in the gym for over a year.
BFP 02-15-16 with our first
IT'S A BOY!!!
Oh my god, I haven't done anything.! We had to go through everything in our storage closet to become organized and have more space before buying any baby stuff. We just finished last night, finally! Have lists made of ALLLL the baby& postpartum stuff to buy at Walmart. Next Friday is my shower but it's pretty small, still were trying to wait until after that. It helps that I'm kind of a minimalist so we are doing very few baby furniture purchases... shouldn't take us long to get it all in place. Fingers crossed!!!!!
- After that we'll see what we get and have to utilize our completion coupon
- Wash whatever else we get from the shower
- Strap in car seat
- DMV to get new license (I got married over a year ago and procrastinated getting my name changed. Then bought airline tickets under my married name for Thanksgiving, to light a fire under my ass to change it. I am a dum dum.)
- Figure out short term disability paperwork
- Make padsicles
- Make lactation cookie dough
I know I'm forgetting something. I feel mentally and physically prepared, but when it comes to paperwork shit like disability paperwork, breast pump and stuff...I'm lost.
BFP #1: 7/15/15, SB: 11/14/15
Rainbow baby DS born 9/29/16!!
BFP #3 3/26/18 | Due 12/3/18
wash/organize/put away baby clothes
install car seat bases and get safety checked
birthing class (not sure if we're doing this one)
baby basics and breastfeeding class (again not sure if we're doing this either)
FMLA paperwork
disability paperwork (have ready to go)
contact pediatricians
daycare is a nighmare - try not to stress about year and a half wait-lists
clear out cupboard/make space for baby bottles/sterilize
buy/organize post-partum items
buy items (baby monitor; glider; bedding for crib, PNP, co-sleeper; mattress covers; changing pad covers)
meal prep or as another new mom told me 'don't be afraid to ask for help and organize a meal train'
I actually love having things in a list. It does stress me out somewhat that the list is so long and I'm sure I'll have more to add. But seeing it all in one place (instead of swirling around in my head) is strangely comforting.
on the bright side, shower thank you cards are done and we got the dresser put together for the nursery!
BFP: 8/20/2018 - EDD 5/4/2019
- Move DS1's nursery furniture out of his room and put it in the nursery
- Buy new furniture for DS
- Convince him to sleep in a big boy bed against his wishes (and basically give up any hope of sleep I have remaining before baby)
- Buy PP stuff
- Decorate nursery
- Buy at least one pack of diapers
- Check expiration date on DS1's car seat and determine if I have to buy a new one
- Figure out short term disability paperwork (can't remember the process from last time, but I think it had to happen after delivery)
- Talk to HR about my maternity leave plans
- Find childcare for baby
- Meal prep (as if)
Oh, good God. I have to stop or I'm going to have a panic attack.
* buy any postpartum supplies other than clothes (clothes are a lot more exciting than padsciles and breast cream so I have plenty of new leggings and tunics but nothing I need)
* wash all of my baby clothes
* set up nursery
* open boxes containing car seat, stroller, pack n play, glider, baby bath, and basically anything I've bought or received as a gift
* Send shower thank you cards
* pack hospital bag
* buy gown for hospital
* name the baby
* install carseat
need to make lots of progress in the next month
I called L&D and they still provide nb so I plan on not putting in the diaper bag yet.
PP supplies (mainly overnight pads)
Look at pump in store (leaning toward Spectra 2 and notify provider of desired pump
take DD1 on hospital tour
complete room renovations and put furniture and decor in place
DH needs to assemble crib
shower is 9/11 (EDD is 10/4) (friends insisted on stock the nursery shower)
deep clean house
set bassinet up in our room
pack daughters bag for stay at grandparents
finish getting pp stuff for hospital bag
sterilize breast pump parts.
Plus side is hubby and I did about a months worth of freezer meals a few weekends ago just before I got put on restricted activity. Whew!
- put everything away in babys room
- clean babys room and hang pictures
- clean covers to car seat
- pack hospital bag
- get postpartum supplies
- get nursing tanks and bras
- go through all DD old stuff and wash what we can use
- PNP is currently a ball pit for DD. Not sure what we're going to do there. I feel like I'm already stealing all of her stuff for the baby. She's going to have a hard time sharing everything. Especially her A&A blankets...she loves those things. Boooooooooo to not having millions of dollars to spend on whatever I want.
- figure out what we still need: diapers, diaper genie, any clothing, bottle supplies, etc. and then figure out how to get it with my zero millions of dollars.
pack the hospital bag
figurr out daycare
pump parts
clean my car to put the car seat base in
find a "going home" outfit
Buy beer so I can have one when we get home
Stuff that likely will not happen:
meal prep
Buy postpartum items
Buy diapers
Pack hospital bag
Start on the nursery (seriously this won't get done until the last minute)
Rewash the baby clothes since hubby washed them in our regular detergent
Install car seat
I'm glad I'm not dealing with daycare! That sounds stressful. Also, no freezer meals here since hubby is off for 3 weeks and he's a chef.
I did do a massive clean out of dd's room in case we will have to set up the baby's stuff in there (if we can't move in time).
I am stressed out because all of our baby stuff is in the way back of our storage unit but on the other hand, I totally winged it the first time and it ended up being ok so I'm going to cross my fingers that I can manage to do it again this time.
So so basically my list is *everything*
- Wash bassinet and co-sleeper, as got used
- Install car seat base
- Meal prep
- Make sure all my paperwork is in for mat leave
- Sterilize bottles
I feel like there is a lot more, but I feel on top of most things.