https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 18:56:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2454743 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:14:45 +0000 Mrs D 2454743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have done a lot...but here is what I still have left to do:</p> <p>-Stock my pantry<br /> -stock my freezer (plain meat and freezer meals)<br /> -get my breast pump<br /> -0 to 3 month clothing washed (hand me downs from DD1)<br /> -last few items packed in bags<br /> -wrap the gift DD2 is bringing to K<br /> -Write out K's schedule/info for the sitter</p> <p>I think thats it? I stock piled a lot more stuff the first go around but now it seems a lot different knowing how comfortable I am with Amazon, Jet, Boxed and other online subscription services. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2454708 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 08:56:23 +0000 LuLu Mom 2454708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Something I did since I was going to be on unpaid maternity was stockpile our freezer full of meat. That way groceries would be way less not having to buy this stuff and only produce/dairy I had like 30 pounds of hamburger, 20 pounds of chicken breast, hot dogs, pork, bacon, sausage/ect. We went to Sam's club and waited for our local grocery store to have their big meat sale and just portioned it all out and froze it. I did this rather than freezer meals (I did freezer meals with my first and my DH didn't care for them.) But it being grilling seasons with DD2, it worked out better! </p> <p>I also froze buns and bread to have on hand, shredded cheese, and breakfast stuff: egg sandwiches, muffins. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2454544 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 02:39:00 +0000 Cherrybee 2454544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've already done most of the things on my list. The remaining items are: </p> <p>- put last few bits into hospital bag<br /> - clean the nursery again<br /> - get kitchen and dining room in order (after building work)<br /> - unpack and clean steriliser and bottles<br /> - decorate hall, stairs &amp; landing<br /> - get bathroom radiator fixed<br /> - insulate under the bath (there's a draft)<br /> - take dogs to vets for some teeth out<br /> - get whooping cough vaccination<br /> - paint patch of wall in lounge where radiator was removed<br /> - put up a few pictures<br /> - repaint fireplace &amp; lounge windiwsill<br /> - buy lounge rug</p> <p>Yikes! That's loads and I keep thinking of more as I write! Agh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2454235 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 21:58:38 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2454235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby is due in 11 weeks and I have so much to do...</p> <p>Finish my baby/ child books- I'm reading two simultaneously</p> <p>Attend birth related classes- 3 total</p> <p>Install car seat</p> <p>Order all of the gear</p> <p>Set up the nursery</p> <p>Pack hospital bag</p> <p>Order breast pump from insurance</p> <p>Make freezer meals </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2454230 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 21:53:40 +0000 stiletto_mom 2454230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm only 5 weeks.</p> <p>So.</p> <p>Everything. ... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434985 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 09:02:45 +0000 bisous 2434985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am due this week and here are some things I have on my list--more to keep me busy at this point!<br /> -fill up Netflix/Hulu queues<br /> -contact therapists--I had post party's anxiety issues last time so having someone lined up that I feel comfortable with would be great!<br /> -prep/wash cloth diapers<br /> -pick out birth announcements<br /> -clean off all SD camera cards<br /> -prep frozen meals<br /> -put together a post partum basket for all the fun post-labor stuff (ice packs/pads/witch hazel/dermoplast/nipple cream)<br /> -organize medicine cabinet and all kitchen cabinets<br /> -set up diaper "stations" in bedroom and living room </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434861 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:40:38 +0000 californiadreams 2434861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>things i accomplished recently that was on my priority list was contacting DS1's pediatrician and letting them know i am having another baby that i would like the ped to see, and buying newborn diapers, and getting DH to prioritize clearing out the guest room (we got rid of a lot of crap today!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434860 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:39:12 +0000 californiadreams 2434860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ModernDayJibarita: that is so amazing, i totally should have done that! we've been so preoccuiped with house renos these past few months, it just hit me since i got to 37 weeks that we need to be ready for the baby to come any day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434858 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:38:08 +0000 californiadreams 2434858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i made a top priority list a couple of days ago when it hit me i have 3 weeks to my due date (now i have 2.5 weeks) and i still have this left to do: (broken in 3 groups i categorized as most important also)</p> <p>install car seat<br /> pack hospital bag<br /> put together bassinet (and set up master bedroom to fit it)<br /> get newborn clothes ready (means going through 2.5 years of DS1's stuff and new stuff i bought and prioritizing what i need right away and washing it)<br /> clear out guest room for my mom to stay (it's become storage with all the old baby stuff)</p> <p>put together swing and make space downstairs for newborn gear like swing, play mat, etc<br /> put together music and entertainment on my phone for hospital<br /> buy small glider for master bedroom</p> <p>haircut<br /> mani/pedi<br /> waxing<br /> find or buy my winter boots (haven't found them since we moved into our house)<br /> find a house cleaning service to do a one time deep clean of our house in hopes that i just have to maintain for a while after<br /> prepare some frozen meals and snacks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434855 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:34:07 +0000 ModernDayJibarita 2434855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made weekly goals for the last half of the pregnancy in order to get as much done early and avoid being busy last couple of weeks</p> <p>20 weeks Purchase/assemble nursery furniture<br /> 21 weeks Start painting/ assembling closet<br /> 22 weeks Finish nursery closet<br /> 23 weeks Finish Nursery Gallery wall<br /> 24 weeks Order pouf, decal, blinds &amp; curtains<br /> 25 weeks Build ledge bookshelves for nursery<br /> 26 weeks Finish Nursery<br /> 27 weeks Baby Shower #1<br /> 28 weeks Finish childbirth classes<br /> 29 weeks Baby Shower #2<br /> 30 weeks Pediatrician/ Day Care Visits.<br /> 31 weeks Launder/Store Baby clothes<br /> 32 weeks Finish Birth Plan<br /> 33 weeks Prepare freezer meals<br /> 34 weeks *Maternity Pictures*<br /> 35 weeks Pack Hospital bag<br /> 36 weeks Install car seat<br /> 37 weeks<br /> 38 weeks Start maternity leave<br /> 39 weeks<br /> 40 weeks DUE DATE!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434822 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:39:10 +0000 PawPrints 2434822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winter_wonder: Fairly busy, though honestly DH did a ton of it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434821 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:37:39 +0000 PawPrints 2434821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: LOL notice one thing that is not on my mile-long list: buy newborn diapers. We had a bunch of newborn cloth diapers and I thought the hospital would send us home with enough disposables to get us through the meconium days. Wrong. DH had to run out to the store on our first day home. That item will be top of the list next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434811 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:28:04 +0000 winter_wonder 2434811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Eko: I have some recipes clipped, but I really need to get going on this! Do you have any recipes you absolutely loved for freezer meals?</p> <p>@faithfertility and @CATOMD00 Great tips! I should definitely do some deep cleaning before baby comes</p> <p>@tofuwad: Ooo, snacks! I don't know how this slipped my mind. </p> <p>@pawprints: I love your long list! Thanks for sharing :) you were a busy lady before birth!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434651 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 19:43:11 +0000 mrsrain 2434651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My current list:</p> <p>Clean up baby gear<br /> Wash clothes<br /> Make freezer meals<br /> Finalize on-call list for childcare (for LO1)<br /> Install car seat (also I need to check if it was affected by the recent recall)<br /> Finish our nursery space<br /> Gifts for LO1 and LO2 to exchange at the hospital<br /> Buy baby book<br /> Stock up on postpartum supplies<br /> Pack hospital bag </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434641 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 19:29:46 +0000 coopsmama 2434641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Seriously though. :silly: </p> <p>I bought newborn and size one diapers in prep for my last baby, doubled all meals for the last two months before her birth, and washed whatever clothes we were gifted. Oh! And I bought her a special newborn sleeper to come home in. That's absolutely it with my last baby.</p> <p>I had a list a mile long with my first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434639 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 19:26:51 +0000 wrkbrk 2434639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catomd00: Yes! I got a haircut and manicure hahaha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434576 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:50:55 +0000 PawPrints 2434576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like 99% of this stuff is up to personal preference. Ours was pretty long, here is a copy/paste.</p> <p>Make list of Hospital Bag Last-Minute Stuff<br /> Practice putting on the Moby<br /> Wash dogs<br /> Haircut<br /> Dog nails trim<br /> Mount wooden baby name on wall<br /> Fix sink drain<br /> Assemble crib<br /> Get car seat inspected<br /> Mulch the muddy area in the yard<br /> Buy shelves for garage<br /> Costco run for life essentials (cereal, soap, dish soap and laundry detergent, shampoo/conditioner, toothpaste, olive oil, cereal, TP, paper towels)<br /> Wash baby clothes/diapers/wipes/bottles<br /> Buy food for labor (snickers, ice cream, PB, honey sticks, white bean hummus pita chips) and postpartum (Totinos, Bagel Bites, Amy’s organic burritos, steel cut oats, almonds)<br /> Scrub down the patio<br /> Make homemade frozen burritos<br /> Crib staining/sealing<br /> Spackle/paint wall hole (ETA: LOL I don't even remember WTF this was about...)<br /> Set up co-sleeper<br /> Paint nursery windowsill<br /> Finish taxes<br /> Finish hospital bags<br /> Book home deep cleaning<br /> Install carseat<br /> Order any registry stuff we still need<br /> Pack hospital bags<br /> Baby shower thank-you notes<br /> Mount shelves and art on nursery walls<br /> Order wooden baby name<br /> Make pediatrician selection<br /> Doula????<br /> Attend a La Leche League meeting (NEVERMIND, this is impossible)<br /> Whatever we’re supposed to do to preregister with the hospital (Apparently nothing)<br /> Get dogs' teeth cleaned<br /> Set up office in guest room<br /> Paint office<br /> Paint nursery<br /> Make birth playlists<br /> Convert office to nursery<br /> Create a birth plan<br /> Line up dogcare<br /> Ask midwives if we can donate cord blood<br /> Book a daycare<br /> Attend a Meet the Midwives at the birth center<br /> PICK A NAME </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434485 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:14:16 +0000 catomd00 2434485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Got my hair done and deep cleaned the house - organized closets, pantry, cabinets, fridge, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434478 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:08:17 +0000 tofuwad 2434478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also got contacts and glasses before baby. And sanitized my pump parts, bottles, and pacis. And made freezer meals, and lactation cookies. </p> <p>Having snacks around is so helpful. Granola bars, nuts, cereal. (Or if you're me, cookies, chocolate energy balls, and a ton of roasted chicken drumsticks). :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434372 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:31:25 +0000 FaithFertility 2434372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winter_wonder: Car seat, also I found it VERY helpful to clean anything I might want organized like fridge, closets etc,<br /> Extra sheets for your bed as well PP is a bit** </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434354 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:15:52 +0000 Eko 2434354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prepped freezer meals to cook while on leave and it is one of the best things I did...next to stocking up on household items. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434353 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:15:17 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2434353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Install car seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434348 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:12:22 +0000 LindsayLou 2434348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stocked up on groceries in the weeks before, so I wouldn't have to worry about getting out right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-to-do-list-before-baby#post-2434339 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:04:51 +0000 winter_wonder 2434339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no idea where to place this thread but.....</p> <p>What things did you have on your to do list before baby came? I feel like nesting is really kicking in over here :) </p> <p>My items:<br /> 1. Finish washing all the baby clothes<br /> 2. Finish packing hospital bag<br /> 3. Buy a baby book<br /> 4. Stock up on household essentials (TP, laundry detergent, etc.)<br /> 5. Finish birth plan<br /> 6. Get taxes done!</p> <p>What other huge things am I missing? </p>