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| So much prep work goes into getting ready for this moment and the days/weeks/months after! |
There’s
a lot to keep track of when you’re pregnant or have a newborn baby. Here’s some advice I took and ran away with
from my big sis: Get a notebook. LB would hold it up and say, “This is my
brain. If I don’t write it down, it
never happened.” I like a thick spiral
notebook with big pockets. You can use
sticky notes to make tabs to find your entries.
Here are some of the entries in my notebook:
- Usernames and Passwords (Insurance, Registries, etc.)
- Baby Moon Planning
- Things to Buy for Post Delivery Mama
- Bible Verses for Nursery, Announcements, L and D
- Nursery Décor To-do
- Questions to ask the Pediatricians
- Pediatrician Interviews
- Questions to ask at Hospital Tour
- Hospital Info
- Labor and Delivery Class Notes
- Introducing Pets to Baby Class Notes
- Caring for your Baby Class Notes
- OB Visits: Weight, Blood Pressure, Questions
- Gestational Diabetes Info
- Meals and Blood Sugar Record
- Ordering Breast Pump Through Insurance
- Ideas to Induce My Own Labor
- Record of Gifts and Thank You Notes
- Hospital Packing List – Labor and Delivery Bag
- Hospital Packing List – Mother and Infant Unit Bag
- Induction Questions for OB
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| Here is my Baby Prep Notebook... Can anything be more exciting than some bright colored pens, little Post-its, and a big fat notebook with manila pockets? |
What went in the pockets:
- Hand-outs from doctors and classes
- Prescription slips
- Records of Diaper Changes and Feedings
- Pediatrician Paperwork
- Photos and Ultrasound Pics
- Appointment cards
- Copy of birth plan
One
thing that I will add to my next notebook is a page on controlling anxiety
before and after baby arrives. Having my
plans written down helped me keep the little sanity I had left, though! Plus, when it’s time for baby #2, I will be
able to look back and remember what to do!
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