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- Learn infant CPR – you don’t need to be certified, but be sure you know what to do in case of an emergency. You can find step-by-step videos online just by googling it!
- Preregister at hospital
- Start an Amazon Baby Registry here – once you start a free baby registry on Amazon and you will be able to claim a free Welcome Box filled with baby products. Note: You must be a Prime member to get the Welcome Box offer after spending $10 on any one item from your registry. If you are not a Prime member yet I highly recommend it! It’s how we buy most of our baby items. You can try a FREE Amazon Prime 30-Day Trial here.
- Install car seat
- Buy the best baby product we’ve ever purchased – see this post.
- Wash and sort baby clothes
- Sign up for all the FREEBIES you can get when you’re having a baby. See this post.
- Stock up on newborn diapers and wipes – Our favorite diapers are Huggies Little Snugglers and the Huggies Natural Care wipes. You can find them at Babies “R” Us.
- Decide who is going to be in the birth room
- Find a Pediatrician
- Make freezer meals
- Go on a date night
- Register for Baby’s Basics Classes – With the help of a professional, new and expectant parents will learn how to care for a baby during the first 6 months of infancy – from bathing to diaper changing and beyond! These classes are hosted by a local community medical partner. Click here to check your local Babies “R” Us store for class availability and times.
- Stay up past 9 PM and do something for yourself
- Pack hospital bag – You can see what I packed with my 3rd baby here.
- Get a pedicure and/or your eyebrows done – just because you stop being #1 after baby is born.
- Hire a photographer – get in some maternity or newborn shots to remember. See some of my maternity photos here and my DIY baby photos tutorial here.
- Buy some nursing bras and tanks
- Buy a nursing cover. My favorite hands down is the Milk Snob.
- Get some after baby clothes – You will need a few things that aren’t maternity but are also a bit roomier than your normal size. I like to buy secondhand online here for that.
- Make a basket of baby necessities for easy finding and keep it close by (thermometer, diaper rash cream, alcohol pads for umbilical cord, nasal aspirator and burb cloths).
- Setup a changing station area in several rooms – so you won’t have to go all the way across the house to your changing table. Put diapers, wipes, diaper rash cream and alcohol wipes in a basket and keep a few of these baskets in multiple areas around the house.
Here is one we have in our playroom.
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