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[TIFF4NY]

Originally Posted by Cali2SC 

So far my list is:

1.  Make the  list already!  

[expat-mama]

• make appointment for house cleaners to come and do top-to-bottom clean incl windows
• put together sidecar crib, change table still need to arrange sidecar safely
• buy new & bigger fridge
• wash all old and new baby clothes, blankets, cloth diapers etc
• organize diaper station and baby's dresser
• stock freezer with ready-made meals, snacks and crockpot meals still need to do some GF foods for DS
• buy mama supplies for labour and after birth (need another list here entirely...)
• wash ergo, sling, and infant carseat 
• buy new nursing cover
• find/clean/organize breast pump, bottles & all pumping and bottle accessories
• write up birth plan to give to midwives and post on wall at birth centre
• decide whether or not we'll use oral vitamin k this time- if so, order it!
• design email birth announcement
• potty train DS (working on this one, it's SLOW going) taking a break on this, looks like I'll have 2 in diapers
• organize kitchen cupboards and pantry
• buy a bassinet or other portable around-the-house spot for baby to sleep/rest in
• KEGELS - yoga - breathing/birth practice and more kegels
• look for occasional baby sitter for DS
• Have more sex! to get DH ready for the dry spell I know is looming...

• Get guestroom etc organized for my mom to visit for a month
• Visit preschools and start applications and wait list process for DS to start in Sept.
•  Find a used/new nursing chair
• Buy belly binder
• tour birthing centre
  
  • buy new nursing bras and comfy clothes/ PJs
  • put together activities/busy box for DS to have while I am nursing baby
  • do recommended exercises to get this frank breech baby to FLIP and stay flipped 

making progress!!! I can't believe how close we're getting...... EEEEEK!

[Munchkin08]

• make necklace
• meet with doula - rescheduled due to birth We had a great 2 hour meeting last night!

• attend diaper service demo and sign up
• pack hospital bag - I have made a list of the items I think I will need and identified what I can pack now and what I still need available and have to pack later

• take Breastfeeding Yoga workshop
• spa day: massage, haircut, pedicure
• MOVE!

[BaileyB]

I don't think I have very much on my list but maybe I will think of things to add:

• Clean the house
• Stay on top of laundry so there isn't a pile all.the.time.
• Figure out if I have the right paperwork for getting birth certificate
• Make appt for pediatrician visit
• Get a package or 2 of swaddler sposies
• Get some Spring clothes for DD
• Get an Easter outfit for me
• Pedicure sometime the last week in March hopefully
• Pick up plants with DD for our container garden and plant them
• Make sure our fridge and freezer are stocked. Not sure I will actually be doing to cooking, though. Maybe just store bought meals and food.
• Ummmm......I feel like I am forgetting about a dozen things

[bmcneal]

To Do:

1. Deep clean house

2. Check out consignment shop(s) for cloth diapers/clothes

3. Decide carseat(s)

4. Pack hospital bag

5. Get DF to figure out which pump his insurance will cover, and see what do we need to do

6. Clean out car

7. Buy the stuff for freezer/crock pot meals

8. Actually make and freeze meals

9. Get the rails on the top bunk so DD and DS can at least start out the night in their own beds

10. Pick a name

11. Write up a birth plan

To Buy:

1. Clothes

2. 1, 2, or 3 carseats

3. Bed for DF and I

4. Cloth diapers/cloth diaper accessories

5. Take the kids to Build-a-Bear to build the baby a bear (Hope you don't mind my stealing this, firespiritmelody. It sounded like such a neat idea, and I know DD and DS will love it.)

6. Figure out something to give DD and DS from the baby

7. Full-figure/plus size nursing bras and/or just some nursing tanks

8. Some wraps/slings. Probably a Moby, at least, for now.

9. A double stroller, and/or an umbrella stroller (for DD or DS, because one of them is always saying their legs hurt/they are tired of walking)

10. Maybe a playpen/pack and play. Not sure about this, though.

11. Get new alternator in the car.

[BeanBean06]

1.Shampoo all the carpets
2. Shampoo the car and install the car seat
3. Buy moby wrap
4. Buy swing
5. Finish packing hospital bag - have everything purchased just need to assemble, that will be done by the weekend!
6. Order PP herbs
7. Get supplies for placenta storage
8. Order some nursing shirts
9. Rearrange furniture and move baby bassinet and rocker into our room, assemble crib & wash bedding.
10. Make freezer meals
11. Buy diapers
12. Get maternity pics done - canceled.
13. Buy breast pump or get rental set up - heard back and all I need is a RX for a pump and it'll be covered 100% woohoo!
14. Get animals vetted
15. Get dogs groomed
16. Curtains for our room
17. Search consignment for summer clothes
18. Do belly cast
19. finalize things with encapsulator

20. HAVE THE BABY!

[BaileyB]

• Clean the house
• Stay on top of laundry so there isn't a pile all.the.time.
• Figure out if I have the right paperwork for getting birth certificate

• Get a package or 2 of swaddler sposies

• Get an Easter outfit for me
• Pedicure sometime the last week in March hopefully
• Pick up plants with DD for our container garden and plant them - If I make it past the first half of April!
• Make sure our fridge and freezer are stocked. Not sure I will actually be doing to cooking, though. Maybe just store bought meals and food.
• Better move my last postpartum shopping trip up a few weeks now.

[Greenlea]

1. Get a coming home outfit. (found one just gotta buy it!)

2. Buy a double stroller.

3. Wash/get ready my cloth diaper stash. Buy cloth diaper soap.

4. Get newborn gender neutral clothes back from my sister.

5. Get the cradle from my Uncle.

6. Buy a garbage pail for dirty cloth diapers.

7. Tour the hospital birthing rooms.

8. Find a newborn/birth photographer.

9. Buy my belly binder.

10. Get new bottles or at least new nipples for my bottles.

11. Get electric pump ready/clean.

12. Buy nursing pads & milk bags.

13. Buy a mini van 3 new car seats for our current car.  

14. Buy Big Brother shirt for DS2.

15. Get boxes of baby stuff from attic at my Dad's house.

16. Clean out 1/2 of my dresser for baby clothes. 

[Munchkin08]

• make necklace
• meet with doula

• attend diaper service demo and sign up
• pack hospital bag - I have made a list of the items I think I will need and identified what I can pack now and what I still need available and have to pack later

• take Breastfeeding Yoga workshop
• spa day: massage, haircut, pedicure
• MOVE

[BaileyB]

• Clean the house - Hey I bought the cleaning supplies at least!
• Stay on top of laundry so there isn't a pile all.the.time.

• Get a package or 2 of swaddler sposies

• Get an Easter outfit for me
• Pedicure sometime the last week in March hopefully
• Pick up plants with DD for our container garden and plant them - If I make it past the first half of April!
• Make sure our fridge and freezer are stocked. Not sure I will actually be doing to cooking, though. Maybe just store bought meals and food. - Done but might have to do again
• Better move my last postpartum shopping trip up a few weeks now.

[Munchkin08]

• make necklace
• meet with doula

• attend diaper service demo and sign up
• pack hospital bag 

• take Breastfeeding Yoga workshop
• spa day: massage, haircut, pedicure
• MOVE

OMG! We are ready.

[firespiritmelody]

Originally Posted by Munchkin08 

• make necklace
• meet with doula

• attend diaper service demo and sign up
• pack hospital bag 

• take Breastfeeding Yoga workshop
• spa day: massage, haircut, pedicure
• MOVE

OMG! We are ready.

WTG mama! I'm getting there, but still so much to do!

[expat-mama]

• make appointment for house cleaners to come and do top-to-bottom clean incl windows
• put together sidecar crib, change table still need to arrange sidecar safely
• buy new & bigger fridge
• wash all old and new baby clothes, blankets, cloth diapers etc
• organize diaper station and baby's dresser
• stock freezer with ready-made meals, snacks and crockpot meals still need to do some GF foods for DS
• buy mama supplies for labour and after birth (need another list here entirely...)
• wash ergo, sling, and infant carseat 
• buy new nursing cover
• find/clean/organize breast pump, bottles & all pumping and bottle accessories
• write up birth plan to give to midwives and post on wall at birth centre
• decide whether or not we'll use oral vitamin k this time- if so, order it!
• design email birth announcement
• potty train DS (working on this one, it's SLOW going) taking a break on this, looks like I'll have 2 in diapers
• organize kitchen cupboards and pantry
• buy a bassinet or other portable around-the-house spot for baby to sleep/rest in
• KEGELS - yoga - breathing/birth practice and more kegels
• look for occasional baby sitter for DS
• Have more sex! to get DH ready for the dry spell I know is looming...    yep the dry spell is here. everything is uncomfortable! hopefully it won't take too long to get back into it after baby comes...

• Get guestroom etc organized for my mom to visit for a month
• Visit preschools and start applications and wait list process for DS to start in Sept.
•  Find a used/new nursing chair
• Buy belly binder
• tour birthing centre
  
  • buy new nursing bras and comfy clothes/ PJs
  • put together activities/busy box for DS to have while I am nursing baby
  • do recommended exercises to get this frank breech baby to FLIP and stay flipped 

woohoo! just a couple more things to do and buy. it's a good thing I started working down this list early...I'm so exhausted lately. 

[bmcneal]

To Do:

1. Deep clean house

2. Check out consignment shop(s) for cloth diapers/clothes

3. Decide carseat(s)

4. Pack hospital bag

5. Get DF to figure out which pump his insurance will cover, and see what do we need to do

6. Clean out car

7. Buy the stuff for freezer/crock pot meals

8. Actually make and freeze meals

9. Get the rails on the top bunk so DD and DS can at least start out the night in their own beds

10. Pick a name

11. Write up a birth plan

To Buy:

1. Clothes

2. 1, 2, or 3 carseats

3. Bed for DF and I

4. Cloth diapers/cloth diaper accessories

5. Take the kids to Build-a-Bear to build the baby a bear (Hope you don't mind my stealing this, firespiritmelody. It sounded like such a neat idea, and I know DD and DS will love it.)

6. Figure out something to give DD and DS from the baby

7. Full-figure/plus size nursing bras and/or just some nursing tanks

8. Some wraps/slings. Probably a Moby, at least, for now.

9. A double stroller, and/or an umbrella stroller (for DD or DS, because one of them is always saying their legs hurt/they are tired of walking)

10. Maybe a playpen/pack and play. Not going to worry about it right now. I'm not sure we actually have the room for one, anyway, now that i think about it.

11. Get new alternator in the car.

Getting close, now!!!

[omphaloskepsis]

Originally Posted by omphaloskepsis 

Ahhh...I love lists. :)

1. Order this: http://www.pottypail.com/order.php?pp100094 (okay, so I'm still going back & forth on this one. cannot decide if I really need it or not!!)

2. Purchase some cloth pads (I'm working on switching over to all cloth, but I'm super new at this. Does anybody have favorite pads to recommend?? Particularly for postpartum? Why are they your favorite?)

3. Adjust my sleeping schedule...I need to get to where I can get up before my kids do, lol. Mornings are hard! (screw this. it's never going to happen, lol.)

4. Possibly order a belly binder (been loving the info this group has on that! I'd never heard of it before!)

5. Knit more wool soakers.

6. Figure out the best place to hang my new wet bags (my list seems a bit centered around the whole cloth diapering thing, lol...)

7. Get baby clothes out of attic/sort/organize

8. Set up baby's hammock

9. Order birth kit

10. Get my bed set up (nice sheets, then plastic sheet, then notsonice sheets)

11. Wrap my head around the idea that I am *ACTUALLY* going to have to *BIRTH* this baby at some point, LOL. It's all still feeling so surreal!

12. Get my swing back from my mom!

13. Find someone to be in charge of the boys while I'm in labor. (think I might finally have this one covered!)

14. Order Gentle Birth and After Pain formulas.

Because I'm completely insane, I'm going to add something new to my list...

15. Decide on a Homebirth vs. Birth Center birth.

Yeah, I was totally planning on a homebirth. But lately, my neighbors are stressing me out (there's this one guy in particular that I pretty much loathe and I just want him to disappear forever!). And my midwife's new birth center is soooooooo lovely and full of beautiful pillows and a jacuzzi style tub and it just all looks so relaxing and inviting, and I would also really just love to support her efforts there (it's the only birth center around here!). Also, my favorite sushi place is like five minutes away from the Birth Center, LOL.

Soooo...yeah. Just not sure. I'm feeling SO indecisive lately. I'm driving myself crazy!! Wish I could figure out what I want!