Before Your Baby Is Born...

Preparing the birth of your baby? Here are some things that you can do to make it easier and help you feel ready! Great ideas to do in your third trimester!

Needless to say, here is some list of things to do before your baby is born. It was super helpful as it is not only ease busy mom but, it was really helpful once the baby is born. With this list, you are able to stay relax and enjoy the time with your new bundle of joy because you had things planned beforehand.

You live far from your family and friends to show off your perfect new baby. With variety of digital platforms exist nowadays, you can make an announcement to introduce your newborn to them. Say it on Instagram, Facebook or you can make a small announcement by using Zoom or Google Meet. It is not compulsory to announce it right after your baby is born, you can wait until you are ready to announce your little one.

It is not for the baby but for you. This is to prevent the water break from ruining your mattress. If your water breaks in the middle of the night, you have to leave quickly and the amniotic fluid would do serious damage on your mattress. Instead of being nervous about falling asleep as your due date approaches, you can opt for a better option. Investing a waterproof bed pad would really help you in case of emergencies. You can also go for Disposable Underpads. It’s better to be safe than sorry! 

Babies are very sensitive to dust and wool, especially the new born. Having weird stains and nasty smell from the carpet is not something contended. You need to clean your carpet before bringing your little one home. You may feel at ease after seeing them rolling and lying around on the carpet after being cleaned. You won’t have much time after the baby is born. Get started now! 

If you don’t have a paediatrician, it might be good for you to look for a paediatrician. You can ask your friends, look through online websites and see if your hospitals have any contracts with any local offices. It’s much easier for you to have this done before you have your baby. You wouldn’t want to get a minor panic attack when the nurse asks you who your baby paediatrician is. Having a paediatrician is really good because you don’t have to worry about anything. 

It would be nice if you wash the baby clothes to avoid from having sensitive skin later on. A baby skin may react faster than we thought, thus, it is better to take fast action than later. You can have your sweet moment by washing their clothes. It was fun to wash, fold and neatly place all of his tiny clothes. 

Preparing freezer meals can be fun because it may take one day or a few days and when you want to keep yourself busy. By doing this, it can distract you for a while and a little exercise. Making freezer meals is nice especially when your family have gone back home and only left you and your husband. It is a good choice considering after you have your baby.   

Having a breast pump is nice since you won’t be able to nurse your baby when the baby decided to sleep through the night. If not, you will wake up in the middle of the night feeling puffed-up and crying in pain. Your breast will turn to two rock-hard lumps on your chest. 

It sounds ridiculous, but you will be taking a lot of pictures while holding your baby. It’s feeling nice to have a little bit of glam to make you happy! Plus, once your baby is born, you would not have much time to paint your nails. This is the time to pamper yourself with something you always did.  

You can go buy some “in-between” clothes that you can wear until you fit back into your regular clothes. As much as you want to be fit again after delivery, it will not happen immediately. It will help your emotion. It takes time! So, before you have your baby, just get a pair or two loose-fitting pants and tops. 

Talk to the healthcare worker about your plan to breastfeed your baby. Don't worry! They have all ears on you.  

The hospital may have contracts with baby photographer and they will come to your rooms while you are there and take pictures. You can check whether your hospital has something like this and if don’t, you can try to look for a newborn photographer. It is nice to plan and set everything up. You would not want to stress about the baby photographer after they are born.