https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 23:14:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290840 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:38:42 +0000 shopaholic 2290840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: Good one! I didn't get one after LO1 was born for probably 6 months. </p> <p>Meant to get my hair colored the weekend after LO2 decided to show up. :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290794 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:02:42 +0000 Charm54 2290794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a great post...I only have 2 weeks left but trying to make the most out of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290717 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:20:18 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2290717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: sounds like my plan too - definitely go see a movie, I rarely get to go now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290637 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:33:27 +0000 plantains 2290637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread is giving me anxiety, I need to get my act together! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290244 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:49:37 +0000 autumnlove 2290244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I packed a hospital bag. I was hospitalized at 35 weeks and I was not prepared at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290200 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:21:41 +0000 erinbaderin 2290200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've still got months to go but my plan before baby #2 is to fit in a pedicure, haircut, and depending on how I'm feeling, a massage. And maybe go to a movie by myself. I predict that I'll be tied down breastfeeding for a while after that so it'll be the last time I'll be able to disappear for a few hours (I plan to take the week before my due date off work, though, so it'll be easier because my son will be in daycare). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290171 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:57:10 +0000 MamaBehr 2290171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>deffinitely do some mommy and me stuff, and make a big deal about how your LO is a big boy/girl. But, also be sure to take some time for yourself. It will be hard and a long time before you can get some nice alone time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290123 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:13:57 +0000 blackbird 2290123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got everything done that I wanted to! pedicure, hair, windows on the house, cleaned the siding, organized the pantry and fridge, organized baby clothes, etc, freezer breakfasts and dinners, etc. I had put all the PP supplies I would need into a little basket. I knew where everything was in the linen closet because I had just organized it. </p> <p>I worked from home two weeks before my due date and I hardly had any real work to do, so I was able to do stuff around the house in between emails and such. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290099 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 07:49:48 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2290099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got a pedicure the night I went into labor with LO1! It was amazing, and I'm convinced it's what started labor :grin: Not to mention, my toes looked pretty!</p> <p>I'm planning to do the same this week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290013 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 05:32:46 +0000 FaithFertility 2290013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: Good one!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290001 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 03:35:27 +0000 lamariniere 2290001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Get a haircut! I didn't do it before LO1 and then he was almost 5 months by the time I got one! I planned for one right before LO2 was due, but she came early, so I missed the haircut again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2290000 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 03:21:52 +0000 shopaholic 2290000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What we DID do that I am happy with: Took LO1 to do as much fun-filled family weekends and mommy &amp; me bonding as possible! lol, we were at Disneyland late the night before labor! Cleaned out the guest room (for family staying with LO1) and the garage.</p> <p>What I WISH we'd done before (note, LO2 arrived 2.5 weeks early): Cleaned out the fridge and pantry! I spent a couple sleep-deprived hours the 2nd day home cleaning the fridge from top to bottom and trashing old items, etc. With all the food people will bring over, the fridge and pantry need space for it all! In our case, I wish we'd finished painting the nursery. I'm not too stressed about the decorating, but the painting is kind of hard to get done now. I also wish I'd stocked up/gathered postpartum supplies. By the time I needed them, I couldn't find all my leftover lanolin/nipple cream, etc. Had to send DH out to buy pads (and of course not ones I'd choose myself), stool softener, etc. Couldn't find the hand-pump. Wish I'd been a little more organized earlier since I had been told subsequent babies come faster! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2289984 Sun, 13 Sep 2015 22:59:03 +0000 Corduroy 2289984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I had somebody drill into my head that 2nd babies can come very quickly. I almost gave birth in the car because I thought it should feel like my first labor. </p> <p>I was glad I bought snacks and prepared meals. I enjoyed finishing LO1's baby book to put me in the baby mood. I was also glad I wrote lots of instructions for my parents (they can't get enough detail). I included a lot of "when LO asks for X she means YZ." Mainly I relaxed. No regrets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2289971 Sun, 13 Sep 2015 22:10:58 +0000 MrsSRS 2289971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I had chilled. out. But I'm glad I stocked the freezer, bought extras of things like paper products and toiletries, and let myself off the hook for DS watching endless cartoons. We also had DS spend more time with family since we knew he was going to have regular playtime with aunts, grandmas, etc the first few postpartum weeks and wanted that to feel normal to him. Date night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-ther-anything-you-wish-you-did-in-the-weeks-before-lo2-3-4#post-2289967 Sun, 13 Sep 2015 22:03:52 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2289967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just curious if there's any last minute advice floating around out there! :) </p>