Oh man... need to wash some baby clothes.. physically set up the nursery, i havent even started that its currently full of boxes! I made a list yesterday of all the things we still need to buy (postpartum supplies, baby toiletries ect) need to invest in a cattle prod to poke the hubby with to get him to help lol he says "i dont know why youre worried its still so far off"... 8 weeks babe... 8 WEEKS! not that far off sir! We need to make the trip to buy all of these items were missing and as well i want to do our xmas shopping at the same time... dont want to travel close to my due date on crappy rural alaskan winter roads!
@whoberry for gifts maybe get smaller things now and try to save some big ticket items for Black Friday? I've never been a BF shopper so idk lol. And I feel you on names, this is my second boy and it was difficult. If I can convince DH for a third baby and it's another boy we're screwed!
@mcgeeva that's awesome! This is actually #3 for me too. I'm one of those cliche IF stories though, we didn't have any interventions for #2 or #3 (and #3 was actually a surprise). Glad to see you again!
@mcgeeva I was in the SAIF FB group for awhile but I left because I felt kinda guilty about getting pregnant without assistance and I wasn't very active in the group. The girls all seemed really nice though and a few are also in my J '14 FB group too.
@winterplumeria my DH is like that too. I finally sat him down and was like "8 weeks equals 16 weekend days (cuz we don't get shit done during the week) subtracting 2 days for Thanksgiving weekend and that leaves you 14 days to get it done." I think that helped him realize he needed to get on the ball.
@winterplumeria That is totally me right now But I am starting to sort through everything and get the nursery set up. Even if it does feel ridiculously early!
Me: 31 | DH: 31
Together since 2003 | Married 2010 TTC #1 January 2016 BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016 Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018 BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
@winterplumeria I showed DH your post and told him, "look, I'm not the only one who's trying to actually get stuff done because time is running out!". He laughed, but I don't think he understands lol
@whoberry yep! This little boy will be Vincent Lee, first is Anthony James. I don't mind sharing, if people don't like it that's their problem. My mom actually told me she didn't like Vincent when it was still just a contender and not decided, but we like it so it's what we're going with!
@whoberry That's awesome! Your def a success. I myself am not in that sense yet treatments did work so that counts Just a lot more in debt then the average joe!
Married: 5/09 ~ TTC Since: 10/10 ~ PCOS ~ Progesterone from 10/10 - 2/11 ~ HSG on 3/18 - Clear ~ Started Metformin 1000mg & Clomid 50mg 2/11 ~ Metformin upped to 1500mg 4/6 ~ 6/7 Now going to SG and put on Clomid, Ovidrel, Gonal F, Prometrium, Estrace ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP!!!!!! March 6th our little man was born.
6/17/13 - Ovidrel, Follistim, Prometrium ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP! March 17th our St. Pattys day baby arrived
10/29/17 - Started process for IVF, got pregnant & miscarried a 2nd time since summer. 2/22 started stims - Menopur, Gonal F, Cetrotide - retrieval 3/6 - , PIO, estrace 3xday - FET 4/18 = Beta 1: 616; Beta 2: 1342 = BFP
What do you have left? ☐ Get TDAP ☐ Pre-register with hospital ☐ Go to classes (registered for Infant Care, non-certification Infant CPR, and Breastfeeding) ☐ Set up carts (Think of them as a mobile nursery. I have two utility carts that I want to keep him in most of the day to keep the dogs out of his face. Carts currently carry miscellaneous stuff, like art I can't hang, and extra towels. So 'set up' is moving the contents elsewhere, and putting my baby-stuff bins in the baskets so that the carts will contain diapering things, NB-6m clothes, and all of the blankets.) ☐ Receive and install infant car seats ☐ Use Amazon completion discount #1 on PnP, stroller, bottles, some immediate tiny onesies and sleepers. ☐ Wash NB clothes and blankets ☐ Rearrange bedroom to include bedside PnP ☐ Set up date with photographer for our annual family photo, take photo ☐ Finalize this year's holiday card design, collect updated addresses ☐ Order said holiday postcards before December ☐ See what last minute gifts come in after folks receive visual reminders that I'm pregnant ☐ Use Amazon completion discount #2 on remaining baby things ☐ Buy holiday gifts for family on Cyber Monday ☐ Wrap gifts before re-boxing and shipping to family ☐ ~February Assemble crib in office/dog room
How are you preparing for baby? Just trying to get this house in semi-order. Not too worried about perfection since we're moving in June again, so we're not bothering with a nursery here. Most preparations seem mental - like how we plan on dividing responsibilities and handling routine dog maintenance. We do a lot of talking over dinner about various thoughts and concerns. It seems easy because DH is excited and ready to be a very involved dad
How are you preparing for being immediately postpartum? ☐ Need to make a list of chores and grocery ideas for DH & godparents ☐ Order a pack of Amazon brand adult diapers ☐ Order dermoplast spray, and maybe some Tucks or witch hazel pads ☐ Waiting on breast pump to arrive ☐ Waiting on postpartum support brace to arrive
That's it really. I'm really stoked that baby's godparents / back-up legal guardians will be visiting They are the only family coming to visit, and should be here by the time we get discharged from the hospital assuming all goes to plan. I love knowing that I can send them to pick up the groceries, while DH walks the dogs, and I attempt to feed a baby.
Questions? Comments? I love/hate lists. Lists used to help me get things done, but now they don't Lack-of-sense-of-urgency aside, I do like thinking around situations and becoming a deer in the headlights of my massive to-do lists.
NTNP since Dec 2012 | TTC since Jan 2016 Dx: Unspecified IF BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
What do you have left? I feel like there's so much left to do but in reality there's not THAT much. -DH has to modify the co-sleeper so it fits in with our new bed. - buy a swing - buy more diapers - have MIL paint the dresser so I can - put away all the NB clothes/ blankets - I'd like to do freezer meals this time ( DD came the same day I bought all the food. I never got a chance to actually make the meals) - pack hospital bag - pack DDs bag - buy sibling gift - wrap Xmas presents - register with the hospital ( but I'll probably do that when I get my Rhogam shot in the next week or so)
How are you preparing for this baby? Idk, I feel like I'm not lol. We moved DD to a bigger bed, so the crib is free when baby is about 6mo.
Postpartum? I have a package of Depends ready and I will probably get another one too. I wore depends my first 2 weeks PP with DD. I have tucks left over but should check expiration date. The hospital will give me the Peri bottle and a couple mesh undies. I don't remember using much else ( besides stool softener) .
There’s ALOT to do on our end. Ugh. - Get the current condo papers settled - reglaze bathroom and fix window - finish the demo in bedroom to make more room in closet area - move packed boxes of books and other junk to storage area - finish up trust and wills - buy and pack hospital bags - buy car seat, stroller, pack and play, changing station -maybe... get Christmas gifts set - lock in the newborn photographer
Preparing for baby: - we are going to a baby boot camp on this coming Saturday... CPR, breathing, etc - turn in papers to register at hospital
Postpartum: - have no idea.... I’ll just copy off of you all!! Lol!
Me: 37 | DH: 43 Together since: 2009 Married: May 2015 TTC Since: Jan 2016
Feels like a good day to update lists I love seeing progress!
What do you have left? ☐ Pre-register with hospital not applicable - hospital only registers upon admission ☐ Set up date with photographer for our annual family photo, take photo Will take photo ourselves instead ✓ Get TDAP ✓ Go to four classes (registered for Infant Care, non-certification Infant CPR, and Breastfeeding) ✓ Set up carts (Think of them as a mobile nursery. I have two utility carts that I want to keep him in most of the day to keep the dogs out of his face. Carts currently carry miscellaneous stuff, like art I can't hang, and extra towels. So 'set up' is moving the contents elsewhere, and putting my baby-stuff bins in the baskets so that the carts will contain diapering things, NB-6m clothes, and all of the blankets.) ✓ Wash NB clothes and blankets ✓ Rearrange bedroom to include bedside PnP ☐ Receive and install infant car seats (in progress) ☐ Take family photo in the neighborhood ☐ Finalize this year's holiday card design, collect updated addresses (in progress) ☐ Schedule delivery hospital tour ☐ Order last hospital bag things ☐ 21Nov - At 37 weeks have hospital bag packed and ready to go in car ☐ 26Nov - Use Amazon completion discount #1 on PnP, stroller, bottles, some immediate tiny onesies and sleepers. ☐ 26Nov - Order said holiday postcards before December ☐ 26Nov - Buy holiday gifts for family on Cyber Monday ☐ See what last minute gifts come in after folks receive visual reminders that I'm pregnant ☐ 10Dec? - Wrap gifts before re-boxing and shipping to family ☐ 11Dec - Use Amazon completion discount #2 on remaining baby things ☐ ~February Assemble crib in office/dog room
How are you preparing for being immediately postpartum? ✓ Waiting on breast pump to arrive ☐ Need to make a list of chores and grocery ideas for DH & godparents ☐ Order a pack of Amazon brand adult diapers for impending lochia ☐ Order dermoplast spray, and maybe some Tucks or witch hazel pads ☐ Waiting on postpartum support brace to arrive ☐ Set up PP Daily Harvest order, for quick snack shakes
NTNP since Dec 2012 | TTC since Jan 2016 Dx: Unspecified IF BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
@echo-charlietango good idea! I need to update my list to see progress. I also added new things that popped up that I forgot about or hadn't thought of.
Left to do: - unpack all boxes in the garage before winter - transfer anything that is staying in the garage to watertight plastic boxes - label all boxes in garage, shed, and attic - christmas shopping and wrapping - decorate for Christmas - baby shower #3 on 11/10 - write out thank you cards for showers - baby care, and BF classes 11/7, 11/14 - determine if my OB, hospital, and pediatrician are in network with new insurance, and if not, figure out new ones - look into life insurance and will - make returns - buy changing pad liners - wash remaining blankets, sheets, clothes - install car seat bases in both cars - finish packing hospital bags - make BF station for living room - organize bottle and pump parts into some kind of system - set up swing, rock and play, etc to acclimate dogs
How are you preparing for being immediately postpartum? -Recieved The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding for my shower, will read it. -Stocked up on mega flow overnight pads and Tucks. - I still need to get Dermaplast spray and perineal balm. - make padsicles
Updating again! Progress is slow because I am just slow.
What do you have left? ☐ Receive and install infant car seats (in progress) ☑︎ Take family photo in the neighborhood ☑︎ Finalize this year's holiday card design, collect updated addresses (in progress) ☑︎ Order last hospital bag things ☑︎ 26Nov - Use Amazon completion discount #1 on PnP, stroller, bottles, some immediate tiny onesies and sleepers. ☑︎ 26Nov - Order said holiday postcards before December ☑︎ 26Nov - Buy holiday gifts for family on Cyber Monday ☐ 21Nov - At 37 weeks have hospital bag packed and ready to go in car ☐ Schedule delivery hospital tour ☐ See what last minute gifts come in after folks receive visual reminders that I'm pregnant ☐ 10Dec? - Wrap gifts before re-boxing and shipping to family ☐ 11Dec - Use Amazon completion discount #2 on remaining baby things ☐ Start setting up birth announcements ☐ Start setting up custom thank you cards ☐ Re-watch breast pump videos ☐ Charge Kindle ☐ ~February Assemble crib in office/dog room
How are you preparing for being immediately postpartum? ☑︎ Need to make a list of chores and grocery ideas for DH & godparents ☑︎ Order a pack of Amazon brand adult diapers for impending lochia ☑︎ Order dermoplast spray, and maybe some Tucks or witch hazel pads ☑︎ Set up PP Daily Harvest order, for quick snack shakes ☐ Waiting on postpartum support brace to arrive...that I totally forgot to scan some stuff for them, oops!
NTNP since Dec 2012 | TTC since Jan 2016 Dx: Unspecified IF BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
Update: Just bought 2 new harness boosters and baby's carseat and snagged 20% off each seat! Super excited. This means all my items are officially done. I just want to keep the house straightened up until she gets here but with H already starting his paternity leave that shouldn't be too hard. Even with 2 toddlers...right?
What do you have left? ☐ Schedule delivery hospital tour ...cancelled - it's a bit too late now ☐ Install infant car seats (in progress) ☐ 10Dec - Wrap gifts before re-boxing and shipping to family (in progress) ☑︎ See what last minute gifts come in after folks receive visual reminders that I'm pregnant ☑︎ Start setting up birth announcements ☑︎ Start setting up custom thank you cards ☑︎ Charge Kindle ☐ 21Nov - At 37 weeks have hospital bag packed and ready to go in car ☐ 11Dec - Use Amazon completion discount #2 on remaining baby things ☐ Re-watch breast pump videos ☐ ~February Assemble crib in office/dog room
How are you preparing for being immediately postpartum? ☑︎ Received postpartum support brace
NTNP since Dec 2012 | TTC since Jan 2016 Dx: Unspecified IF BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
Re: Third Trimester Thread
DS2 due 12/12/18
Glad to see you again!
IF, 5 losses, 1 son, 1 on the way.
Are you sharing your name for #2?
IF, 5 losses, 1 son, 1 on the way.
IF, 5 losses, 1 son, 1 on the way.
IF, 5 losses, 1 son, 1 on the way.
TTC #1 January 2016
BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016
Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018
BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
DS2 due 12/12/18
Married: 5/09 ~ TTC Since: 10/10 ~ PCOS ~ Progesterone from 10/10 - 2/11 ~ HSG on 3/18 - Clear ~ Started Metformin 1000mg & Clomid 50mg 2/11 ~ Metformin upped to 1500mg 4/6 ~ 6/7 Now going to SG and put on Clomid, Ovidrel, Gonal F, Prometrium, Estrace ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP!!!!!! March 6th our little man was born.
6/17/13 - Ovidrel, Follistim, Prometrium ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP! March 17th our St. Pattys day baby arrived
10/29/17 - Started process for IVF, got pregnant & miscarried a 2nd time since summer. 2/22 started stims - Menopur, Gonal F, Cetrotide - retrieval 3/6 - , PIO, estrace 3xday - FET 4/18 = Beta 1: 616; Beta 2: 1342 = BFP
☐ Get TDAP
☐ Pre-register with hospital
☐ Go to classes (registered for Infant Care, non-certification Infant CPR, and Breastfeeding)
☐ Set up carts (Think of them as a mobile nursery. I have two utility carts that I want to keep him in most of the day to keep the dogs out of his face. Carts currently carry miscellaneous stuff, like art I can't hang, and extra towels. So 'set up' is moving the contents elsewhere, and putting my baby-stuff bins in the baskets so that the carts will contain diapering things, NB-6m clothes, and all of the blankets.)
☐ Receive and install infant car seats
☐ Use Amazon completion discount #1 on PnP, stroller, bottles, some immediate tiny onesies and sleepers.
☐ Wash NB clothes and blankets
☐ Rearrange bedroom to include bedside PnP
☐ Set up date with photographer for our annual family photo, take photo
☐ Finalize this year's holiday card design, collect updated addresses
☐ Order said holiday postcards before December
☐ See what last minute gifts come in after folks receive visual reminders that I'm pregnant
☐ Use Amazon completion discount #2 on remaining baby things
☐ Buy holiday gifts for family on Cyber Monday
☐ Wrap gifts before re-boxing and shipping to family
☐ ~February Assemble crib in office/dog room
How are you preparing for baby?
Just trying to get this house in semi-order. Not too worried about perfection since we're moving in June again, so we're not bothering with a nursery here. Most preparations seem mental - like how we plan on dividing responsibilities and handling routine dog maintenance. We do a lot of talking over dinner about various thoughts and concerns. It seems easy because DH is excited and ready to be a very involved dad
How are you preparing for being immediately postpartum?
☐ Need to make a list of chores and grocery ideas for DH & godparents
☐ Order a pack of Amazon brand adult diapers
☐ Order dermoplast spray, and maybe some Tucks or witch hazel pads
☐ Waiting on breast pump to arrive
☐ Waiting on postpartum support brace to arrive
That's it really. I'm really stoked that baby's godparents / back-up legal guardians will be visiting
Questions? Comments?
I love/hate lists. Lists used to help me get things done, but now they don't
Dx: Unspecified IF
BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks
BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
I feel like there's so much left to do but in reality there's not THAT much.
-DH has to modify the co-sleeper so it fits in with our new bed.
- buy a swing
- buy more diapers
- have MIL paint the dresser so I can
- put away all the NB clothes/ blankets
- I'd like to do freezer meals this time ( DD came the same day I bought all the food. I never got a chance to actually make the meals)
- pack hospital bag
- pack DDs bag
- buy sibling gift
- wrap Xmas presents
- register with the hospital ( but I'll probably do that when I get my Rhogam shot in the next week or so)
How are you preparing for this baby?
Idk, I feel like I'm not lol. We moved DD to a bigger bed, so the crib is free when baby is about 6mo.
Postpartum?
I have a package of Depends ready and I will probably get another one too. I wore depends my first 2 weeks PP with DD. I have tucks left over but should check expiration date. The hospital will give me the Peri bottle and a couple mesh undies. I don't remember using much else ( besides stool softener) .
- Get the current condo papers settled
- reglaze bathroom and fix window
- finish the demo in bedroom to make more room in closet area
- move packed boxes of books and other junk to storage area
- finish up trust and wills
- buy and pack hospital bags
- buy car seat, stroller, pack and play, changing station
-maybe... get Christmas gifts set
- lock in the newborn photographer
Preparing for baby:
- we are going to a baby boot camp on this coming Saturday... CPR, breathing, etc
- turn in papers to register at hospital
Postpartum:
- have no idea.... I’ll just copy off of you all!! Lol!
Together since: 2009
Married: May 2015
TTC Since: Jan 2016
What do you have left?
☐ Pre-register with hospital not applicable - hospital only registers upon admission
☐ Set up date with photographer for our annual family photo, take photo Will take photo ourselves instead
✓ Get TDAP
✓ Go to four classes (registered for Infant Care, non-certification Infant CPR, and Breastfeeding)
✓ Set up carts (Think of them as a mobile nursery. I have two utility carts that I want to keep him in most of the day to keep the dogs out of his face. Carts currently carry miscellaneous stuff, like art I can't hang, and extra towels. So 'set up' is moving the contents elsewhere, and putting my baby-stuff bins in the baskets so that the carts will contain diapering things, NB-6m clothes, and all of the blankets.)
✓ Wash NB clothes and blankets
✓ Rearrange bedroom to include bedside PnP
☐ Receive and install infant car seats (in progress)
☐ Take family photo in the neighborhood
☐ Finalize this year's holiday card design, collect updated addresses (in progress)
☐ Schedule delivery hospital tour
☐ Order last hospital bag things
☐ 21Nov - At 37 weeks have hospital bag packed and ready to go in car
☐ 26Nov - Use Amazon completion discount #1 on PnP, stroller, bottles, some immediate tiny onesies and sleepers.
☐ 26Nov - Order said holiday postcards before December
☐ 26Nov - Buy holiday gifts for family on Cyber Monday
☐ See what last minute gifts come in after folks receive visual reminders that I'm pregnant
☐ 10Dec? - Wrap gifts before re-boxing and shipping to family
☐ 11Dec - Use Amazon completion discount #2 on remaining baby things
☐ ~February Assemble crib in office/dog room
How are you preparing for being immediately postpartum?
✓ Waiting on breast pump to arrive
☐ Need to make a list of chores and grocery ideas for DH & godparents
☐ Order a pack of Amazon brand adult diapers for impending lochia
☐ Order dermoplast spray, and maybe some Tucks or witch hazel pads
☐ Waiting on postpartum support brace to arrive
☐ Set up PP Daily Harvest order, for quick snack shakes
Dx: Unspecified IF
BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks
BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
Left to do:
- unpack all boxes in the garage before winter
- transfer anything that is staying in the garage to watertight plastic boxes
- label all boxes in garage, shed, and attic
- christmas shopping and wrapping
- decorate for Christmas
- baby shower #3 on 11/10
- write out thank you cards for showers
- baby care, and BF classes 11/7, 11/14
- determine if my OB, hospital, and pediatrician are in network with new insurance, and if not, figure out new ones
- look into life insurance and will
- make returns
- buy changing pad liners
- wash remaining blankets, sheets, clothes
- install car seat bases in both cars
- finish packing hospital bags
- make BF station for living room
- organize bottle and pump parts into some kind of system
- set up swing, rock and play, etc to acclimate dogs
How are you preparing for being immediately postpartum?
-Recieved The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding for my shower, will read it.
-Stocked up on mega flow overnight pads and Tucks.
- I still need to get Dermaplast spray and perineal balm.
- make padsicles
What do you have left?
☐ Receive and install infant car seats (in progress)
☑︎ Take family photo in the neighborhood
☑︎ Finalize this year's holiday card design, collect updated addresses (in progress)
☑︎ Order last hospital bag things
☑︎ 26Nov - Use Amazon completion discount #1 on PnP, stroller, bottles, some immediate tiny onesies and sleepers.
☑︎ 26Nov - Order said holiday postcards before December
☑︎ 26Nov - Buy holiday gifts for family on Cyber Monday
☐ 21Nov - At 37 weeks have hospital bag packed and ready to go in car
☐ Schedule delivery hospital tour
☐ See what last minute gifts come in after folks receive visual reminders that I'm pregnant
☐ 10Dec? - Wrap gifts before re-boxing and shipping to family
☐ 11Dec - Use Amazon completion discount #2 on remaining baby things
☐ Start setting up birth announcements
☐ Start setting up custom thank you cards
☐ Re-watch breast pump videos
☐ Charge Kindle
☐ ~February Assemble crib in office/dog room
How are you preparing for being immediately postpartum?
☑︎ Need to make a list of chores and grocery ideas for DH & godparents
☑︎ Order a pack of Amazon brand adult diapers for impending lochia
☑︎ Order dermoplast spray, and maybe some Tucks or witch hazel pads
☑︎ Set up PP Daily Harvest order, for quick snack shakes
☐ Waiting on postpartum support brace to arrive...that I totally forgot to scan some stuff for them, oops!
Dx: Unspecified IF
BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks
BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
Just bought 2 new harness boosters and baby's carseat and snagged 20% off each seat! Super excited. This means all my items are officially done. I just want to keep the house straightened up until she gets here but with H already starting his paternity leave that shouldn't be too hard. Even with 2 toddlers...right?
What do you have left?
☐ Schedule delivery hospital tour ...cancelled - it's a bit too late now
☐ Install infant car seats (in progress)
☐ 10Dec - Wrap gifts before re-boxing and shipping to family (in progress)
☑︎ See what last minute gifts come in after folks receive visual reminders that I'm pregnant
☑︎ Start setting up birth announcements
☑︎ Start setting up custom thank you cards
☑︎ Charge Kindle
☐ 21Nov - At 37 weeks have hospital bag packed and ready to go in car
☐ 11Dec - Use Amazon completion discount #2 on remaining baby things
☐ Re-watch breast pump videos
☐ ~February Assemble crib in office/dog room
How are you preparing for being immediately postpartum?
☑︎ Received postpartum support brace
Dx: Unspecified IF
BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks
BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018