What are you doing to get ready? - Page 2

[crazycandigirl]

All that I really really need to do is to order my nursing bras and some baby lotions/ diaper creams. Oh and register at the hospital and install the carseat in a couple of weeks. It feels good to be down to the last bits.

I still feel like I need to:

finish sewing my burp clothes
sew as many size medium diapers as I can (did nb and s already)
sew DD's Halloween costume- not exactly baby but needs to be done
straighten up the house a ton
stock up the pantry

I guess thats about it..... wow I really don't have that much to do anyway. I am so glad nesting took hold so early. My pelvic bones are killing me- so I can not do to much at a time anymore.

Good luck with nesting and getting everything done!

[Libelle]

So far, I have painted the nursery which inspired dh to set up the crib. So far so good. I still have to get a changing table and dh wants a travel system for the baby. I don't know if we need the expensive version he picked out, but you know....men and cars.

The next project is painting our bedroom. And I have not started washing any baby clothes or diapers yet. Still waiting for my diaper starter stash that I ordered and the babyhawk. Will buy the nursing bras etc. when my milk comes in.

Other than that, I need to clean all the carpets in this house. We moved in in May and they are pretty bad.

[veganone]

I seriously can't even read this thread - I am SO behind! I just haven't been motivated lately for some reason... I'm slowly getting though my list of stuff (finalizing hospital choice, getting my maternity leave stuff done, picking health insurance for the baby, etc.) but the stuff for the actual baby and the house is not getting done!

[jenmarie]

Looks like I'm somewhere in that middle ground with getting ready.

I have almost all the diapers ready. I'm still waiting on some secondhand M Fuzzi Bunz to finish out my stash. My girl gained weight so fast that we literally went from NB/S dipes to Larges, skipping the Mediums, so I had to flesh things out a bit there.

I have her leftover clothes and a bunch of boy clothes a friend gave me, so we're covered whatever the gender. And I have a friend that's due shortly after I am that knows she's having a boy, so if this ends up being another girl then I'll just pass the boy stuff over to her.

All the boy stuff is washed and ready, but I need to find the bin with the girl stuff and get it freshened up. All the 0-6 month stuff in both collections is pretty gender-neutral, though. yay!

We need to set up the crib sidecar-style in our room yet, and get the carseats put in our cars. I don't think there's much else that I've got to do.... but I do think I will start in on stocking the freezer soon - that's an awesome idea!

[Nature nurse]

impressed

I am so completely impressed with how organized, or at least THINKING of how to organize, that everyone is! I've been so distracted that I have not even dug out our newborn-size diapers from my son's infancy... We are seriously short on space, so we're not even sure where to PUT the baby's things- no changing table this time around because last time we barely ever used it, kind of changed him wherever....have to set up our cosleeper, get the hb supplies, register at the hospital "just in case"....Have to try to find newborn 'gender neutral' clothes....we think this is a girl, but don't REALLY know, and we wouldn't want ALL ribbons and bows anyway.
I am actually most concerned at this point with setting up a postpartum support system to deal with having a 3 year-old and a newborn; try to fend off any question of postpartum depression! Has anyone else formalized that sort of thing- hired a PP doula or ensured that parents or friends can be around to help? I am lucky in that my dh is a professor and can take more time to be at home than many partners..... just curious!
Jenny

[marlygf]

I started setting up after stuff when I was 3 months along I will have my dh for 2 weeks and my parents will come for 2.5 more weeks. i worked it out that i will help help until Thanksgiving break and then Christmas is just 4 weeks later So hopefully I will survive.

I had severe ppd after my second so I'm doing everything possible to prevent it this time around. Currently I am in therapy being watched for it and taking fish oil.

I've also set up labor help. My mom will be here to video (she's really good at videoing things that need to be video'ed) my dad will be taking the boys. The older one to school and playing with the younger one. So yes, I wanted to make sure this kind of stuff was taken care of so I wouldn't have to question what was going on.

[Dena]

I have a part-time nanny that takes care of dd while I work, so I will continue to employ her through mat. leave. That gives me three hours a day of support, which I think will be enough. If not, I will look into a post partum doula or more extended child care. I do have a lot of friends in the area who are available during at least some daytime hours. The biggest thing is allowing myself to ask for help - NOT something I am good at!

[jenmarie]

I'm just winging it as far as handling the 3-year-old and the newborn goes.

I actually just took my daughter OUT of preschool even, so I'll have both full-time. We're using these last couple of months to get into a good groove, so hopefully we'll just be able to integrate the baby into an already existing home system. I think it'll work out OK, as I'm pretty laid-back and don't mind when plans have to be modified on the fly. ;D

[Stayseeliz]

Guys, don't sweat going from 1 to 2 children. It was such an easy transition for me. DS was so lonely for someone to play with that he was dressing DD up in his dress-up clothes as soon as she could sit up. It was sooooo cute!!!

That being said, I am a bit nervous about going from 2 to 3. Mine are a tad older now (3 1/2 and 6) and it's been awhile since we've been in that "baby stage". Adding another one should be interesting.. :

[jrayn]

Hmmm.. I have been trying to figure out what do I really need to do??? We are co-sleeping, we already have a king sized bed so I am just visualizing the 4 of us fitting on it... It looks like it is possible, when it was just 3 we were on a full sized bed for the 1st half of dd's life, then a queen, so it seems another body shouldn't be a problem.

I have a bunch of hand-me down clothes (I wish toddler clothes came by so easily!!!)

There are some toys but really what does a new baby need to "play" with, that doesn't seem to be a real priority in my book.

I want a new car seat but I have a baby car seat so if we don't get the extra money for a new one it isn't the end of the world....

I have some dipes, maybe not enough for a complete supply....

I am attempting to order a mei tai from a local SAHM, hopefully she can make it, otherwise I will just order one from the internet, not much effort for that.

I decluttered once, the only other thing that NEEDS decluttering is the Florida room which is really dp's territory, nagging is not making him move any faster... he needs some NESTING instincts!!!

I have a little swing in case this baby likes that type of thing and I have a bouncer seat for those moments when I can't have another human attached to my body.

What am I forgetting here? It seems I don't need anything or need to do anything.... BUT I really haven't DONE anything!