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    BellyBelly Life Member - Love all your MCN friends
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    Birthing day bag (to be packed, esp camera batteries and charger things)

    basket/box to be beside you when you are feeding baby (including things to keep Charlotte entertained)

    set up automatic orders for regular groceries, fruit and veg, for first three months

    set up cleaner to come each fortnight for first few months, to do the wet areas (kitchen/bathroom/loo) or whatever is most time consuming/erks you if not done

    automate as many bills as you can online with scheduled bpay payments
    You can put in forward dates "pay this amount on this date".
    Or if you aren't already doing it, gas and electricity companies for example, you can pay a small amount each fortnight, so that the quarterly bill is much much smaller.

    have all your filing up to date

    type out nappy washing instructions, put in plastic and blu tac near washing machine, so that if for any reason, you are not able to wash the MCN, whoever does, knows what to do

    stock up on household basics e.g loo paper, tinned food. (get someone else to carry all this stuff though).

    any birthdays in the next six months, Easter - work out the presents now, wrap them too. Even if all you do is THINK about these events, if you DO have an idea what you would get, at least write down that idea on the calendar, so if you can't go buy it, you can always send someone else like your dh, on a mission to get it. Sometimes the hardest part of a present is to think WHAT to get the person.

    Have a special outing/time in with Charlotte - just doing things she loves to do with you.

    You may not need all of these things done (in the long run), but if they are done, you will have more time to bond with baby, have time for Charlotte - instead of saying - can't play with you now, gotta pay bills/drag you round the shops/mop the floor etc.

    do you feel tired reading my long list?

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    I cooked loads of meals to put in the freezor and any sweets/slices/scones etc too that are ok to freeze I also went through everything in the house, pantry, draws in kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms etc and I dusted/vacuumed around the wall edges. I planed to go through the filing but never got to it. Instead I opted for total relaxation in between my mad obsession of moping the floor EVERY day lol So pretty much every day from 34 weeks I had a bath morning and night and practiced my hypnobirthing breathing. I watched a few movies every day. Had massages, got my nails and hair done. Had a facial and soaked my feet in the foot spa. I spent loads of time snuggling with dh on the bed, just laying and talking to bub in my belly etc. So whilst nesting is great in the wee hours of the morning my suggestion would be to get your DD looked after for a couple of days a week and go and pamper yourself! I'm very happy I did all that during the pregnancy and relaxed for pretty much the whole 3rd tri.

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    Reflexology massages were heaven! I had feet like footballs by then mind you. Swimming was good too.
    BTW Lex I had a dream last night that you had your freebirth and it all went well.... no idea why I am dreaming of you but I have been dreaming of lots of BB members while pregnant for some reason! LOL I don't even know what you look like IRL but in the dream you looked like your avy

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    Clean under/behind the fridge.

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    Clean under/behind the fridge.
    There's an under the fridge? :-P

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    There's an under the fridge? :-P
    There's a behind the fridge???????

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    I've been trying to do all the extra house cleaninig things that won't get done properly for ages like cleaning out he pantry, doing a major fridge clean and organise, scrubbing the bathroom and vacuuming in all the hard to reach spots. I have also packed my hospital bag, made myself breastpads and am now making baby wraps and have my sling cut out for when DD goes back to daycare next week. I have also been getting Olive to help me with things like scrubbing the nappy change mat and baby bath with gumption. I ahve also today organised my nappies to arrive in bulk as i use biodegradable disposables and they are very exe otherwise. My other tasks are to clean out the laundry and throw away all those things that have been sitting in the bottom of the laundry basket for the last 12mths lol. I also have to give my car a really good clean and get dh to install the car seat. He is starting to call me "nesty" now. I am also doing lots of stuff with Olive like going to the pool, the park, going through all her baby photo's and home movies of her learning to walk etc which she loves.
    I'm finding it hard to simply relax though but as you probably know with a young child it's much harder to nest the second time round so you gotta take the opportunities when you get them!

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    There's an under the fridge? :-P
    There's a behind the fridge???????

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    Lol you're allowed to laugh - you know I am domestically challenged!

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    There's an under the fridge? :-P
    There's a behind the fridge???????
    Yeah, I'm saving them both for when I'm 39 weeks!

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    Jan 2008
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    You could always come and clean my house

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    BellyBelly Life Member - Love all your MCN friends
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    oh i forgot to add:

    get your car serviced
    make sure all your tyres are good
    anything car wise get checked and fixed, even if service isn'[t due for two months or something

    when people ask "what can i do to help" in the early first weeks,
    think of that Now and make a list, put it on the fridge
    "fill my car up with petrol"
    "walk the dog"
    "make up a loaf of sandwiches and leave in freezer"
    "entertain Charlotte (and list some of her fave things to do, her fave snacks)"
    "vacuum car (put everything they find in one shopping bag so you can find your stuff afterwards)
    "cut up a box of finger food that you can eat onehanded e.g whilst feeding" fruit is great for this
    "when i'm having a bad day, my fave nibbly treat is (insert name and brand of your guilty pleasure)"
    "entertain bub so i can have a shower"
    "do not wash the nappies unless you have checked with me HOW to do it, it is not like washing clothes"
    ----anything that may help you when you're in your babymoon, timepoor and having different priorities

    Having that list, in a visible place means
    other people will see the list (whoever walks thru your kitchen i mean)
    when you get put on the spot, visitors asking you, if you feel blank, you can just refer to your list to rejog your memory

    if intending to bf
    - join ABA
    - have the helpline magnet on your fridge
    - have the details of a good lactation consultant in your address book
    - work out a bf-ing corner (close to horizontal surface for phone, box of stuff you need whilst bf-ing)

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    Naw thanks Pix!!
    I will add it to my positive affirmation cabinet in my brain - Pix said it was so it was!!

    Thanks girls, all these are ace!
    Don't like my chances of being able to pamper myself, and already doing so much sewing for work!
    I did however scrub my ensuite last night, cleaned out all the cupboards and through out a whole heap of crappola, scrubbed the shower on my hands and knees... felt so good!