the organized pregnancy
I was talking to my sister on the phone this morning and she started to suggest babycenter.com for a list of things to get before the baby comes. I checked out lists on various sites months ago, but there’s so much to keep straight when you’re preggers that I’m constantly glad for my 40 Weeks + Pregnancy Organizer.
We have a midwife, and are going the home birth route, but aside from the “pre-hospital checklist”, there’s nothing in there that doesn’t apply to us. :-) There’s three pages of shopping lists (though the authors state upfront that you don’t need everything on the list), lists for items borrowed, gifts received and so on. There’s food tracking charts, fetal kick count charts, weight charts and more. There are even pretty good interview pages for doctors, midwives, pediatricians and childcare. Oh and for insurance, for when you call up your insurance to see what you’re covered for. Admittedly, the pocket in the back is a bit small, but I haven’t had much to put in it yet, so I’m not complaining. Honestly, this would make a great gift for a friend or couple that’s recently announced they’re expecting. :-)
