Do you have a deadline? - Page 2

[Gunter]

i don't really have a deadline but i think one day i will just get supermotivated and make it all happen. i have ordered my birth kit and will pick it up from the lady when i see her soon b/c we work together for the same midwife. and, clothes and dipes are in one place in our house for the babe. still need to get a few more things in order though! ez came three weeks early so i better get in gear, eh?

[Nikki Christina]

i want everything ready within the next 2 1/2 weeks.. before im 36 weeks..
my 1st 2 babies where born in my 36th week

right now i have all the clothes i need
i have plenty blankets
i allready own a manual (avent isis) & electric (ameda purely yours) breastpumps & avent & playtex bottles
i ordered my carseat & bouncer 3 days ago
bought a new diaper bag friday
i got my suitcase down a few days ago & put pads,breastpads & slippers in it
ill put some PJ's in in probably 2 weeks

now i just need to get my sling ordered & pay out my cloth diaper layaway
& my work is giving me a shower sometime soon..ill probably get the little stuff like socks,burp clothes, wash, etc from them

[slgt]

Yipes, I guess 1/20 is my deadline - 36 weeks. Honestly, I'm just excited. We have most of what we need at the house - co-sleeper, diapering supplies, clothing for baby, changing/sleeping station for downstairs, carseat, blankets, need a few more hats.

I registered for a bunch of stuff but it's likely that we won't have a shower after all (we're both much happier with the idea of a "babywarming" after Baby is here!), so need to get breast pads, pump, nursing bra, and Moby wrap. Just got a new robe & slippers, and button-front PJs are on their way. What else...need to finish phone # list, but other than that, I think we're in good shape.

My theory was that I'll probably be too tired and slammed @ work after 36 weeks to do anything, so I got a little overly anal and used the family visits over the holidays as my excuse/motivation to get the house in shape, furniture rearranged, etc. Sigh. Am I going to be looking for things to do while I wait...and wait...and wait...for Baby to arrive?

[Teenytoona]

Gosh, I don't have a deadline... I just keep thinking, I've got to clean the whole house... UGH! I so hate cleaning! But I'm trying to get stuff done by the end of January. I'm due Feb 10th, but I figure I'm going to go long. I've been a TOTAL slacker on sewing my breastpads that I was so excited about making, but I'll get there, I think.

Yesterday I did start making lists of what we need and what we have, I suppose that's a start?

[Gracecody]

In regards to cleaning, one thing that has helped me to keep the nesting urge (cleaning part of it anyway) in check is to commit to having a cleaning service come and do a really thorough cleaning, and that will be at 38 weeks. Stuff like wiping down cupboards, cleaning baseboards and wiping out window tracks. The stuff I see that drives me bonkers, basically. Then I'm going to have the service come again at about 1-2 weeks postpartum to dig us out...hopefully I'll be able to have a good restful babymoon and can have them come and spiff everything up before I emerge from the bedroom.

BTW, we've never had a cleaning service before and I always thought it was not an option for us but it is worth it for the huge weight it takes off my shoulders...plus we're only doing it twice. At least that's the plan. Since MIL set aside some $$ for us to buy baby furniture and we don't need any, we can consider it part of her gift to us.

[flapjack]

Our "we ain't going to no hospital" date is tomorrow. EEeeek. The "have everything ready" date is the 9th- 37 weeks by LMP. My bedroom needs tidying and sorting, the mountains of dirty laundry that accumulated during the building work need doing and we need a new car seat. Then we're done

[slgt]

When is it wise to have the car seat installed by? I feel a little funny driving around with an empty carseat while the kid is still all warm & safe snuggled inside, but don't want DH to have to deal with it during what we hope is our very brief hospital visit...

[kathywiehl]

I plan on doing mine at around 36 weeks. I think this time I'll have all three seats professionally installed since we'll be moving two of them to make room for the baby. It will seem kind of silly but I think it's worth it to have that out of the way well in advance.

[loraxc]

I'm due early in the month (the 5th) and after my Christmas false labor scare, we went out and bought the carseat, the homebirth supplies and some very basic baby stuff (sleepers, socks, hats--already have the CDs), juuuust in case. I think I'll be having a shower at work, but I'm no longer sure I'm going to make it to 40 weeks, so....

FWIW, I'm 35 weeks.

[StrawberryFields]

Originally Posted by slgt

When is it wise to have the car seat installed by? I feel a little funny driving around with an empty carseat while the kid is still all warm & safe snuggled inside, but don't want DH to have to deal with it during what we hope is our very brief hospital visit...

We just installed ours, I'm in my 36th week. We did the same with ds which was good because he was born at 38 weeks so we were prepared with the seat already in the car when we transferred to the hospital.

[True Blue]

Baby will be born at home so I may not bother installing the seat til after the baby is born. But then again knowing me I'll probably get the base installed before then.

I did get out the bins of baby clothes today and go through and find all the snuggly warm newborn stuff that is mostly neutral, and allt he baby gowns (my favorite for dressing newborns) in both boy and girl designs. I forgot just how little newborn clothing is!!!

[rliszkowski]

Well, my deadline was today because I am going back to work tomorrow. I am 35 weeks and just too tired to do much. We have diapers and some newborn clothing so even if she arrives early it will be okay. We still need a carseat. My maternity leave begins on the 18th so I am hoping to have some time and energy then to prepare.

[Gunter]

i just re-read all of these and made a list in my e-mail to send to hubs.

re:bottles and pumping i realized that i won't actually start this for at least two months or so. no need to worry about it beforehand so that's one less thing on the list for now!

[nolonger]

I'm pretty much set as far as CDs, newborn clothes, etc. and can't install the car seat right now because I'm not sure whether I'll be using that particular car as my primary mode of transportation after the birth and if I do transfer, I'll need all the available seats to take my existing family to the hospital with me. dd's dp will just have to deal, since he's the only other driver in my family.

Things are very unsettled with me and ds right now. vent thread in UC forum

When I finally got my scale to weigh the baby, I remembered that I needed tarps. When I got the tarps, I remembered that I wanted a bulb syringe "just in case". When I got the bulb syringe, I remembered that I needed bendy straws, sharp scissors to cut the cord, and frozen strawberries for the placenta smoothie. I don't even see the point in getting those three items, because then I'll just remember something I else that I need or want.

I feel kind of overwhelmed sometimes, like the deadline has come and gone and I totally flaked off and didn't do what needed to be done, and other times I'm at peace knowing that I'll never feel "ready" but that birth will happen anyway and things will work themselves out and I'm actually very well prepared and just don't remember what's in that great big "birthing box" since I've been accumulating odds and ends since before we even made it safely past the 12th week.

I'm down to one very part time job, sleep 12+ hours a day, and no matter how hard I try, I can't bring myself to care about finances.

I'm 34 weeks and three days and definitely shifting gear into nesting and getting ready to birth mode. ds's 16th birthday is tomorrow (1/3) and after that, I'm just going to give myself permission to not care much about the "outside world".