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Pregnant Through the Holidays

Getting Ready for Your Holiday Baby

By Teri Brown

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The holidays were very different for LaRae Brim. This Tucson, Ariz. mother spent her holidays on bed rest to keep preterm labor at bay. Ill with gestational diabetes that couldn't be controlled by diet, she was giving herself insulin shots daily as well as trying to conduct the holidays from the couch. December was further complicated by an earlier commitment to host the entire family at her house that year.

"I sat on the couch as much as I could and planned the menu, cutting pictures and menus out of magazines and making calls to all my family," says Brim. To save cooking stress, she ordered a ham from a local supplier and had a turkey pit roasted. Her parents also came early to get the bulk of the cooking and setting up done.

"I supervised as my husband and kids decorated the tree they'd picked out and put out my nativity sets," says Brim. "I sat and sewed family stockings, decorating them with bells and ribbon and paint."

The holiday went well, and Brim was surrounded by her family while she presided over the events from the couch. Contractions began that day and slowly grew worse over the next couple of days. On December 28, she gave birth to a little boy, three weeks early, but healthy. The Brims consider him their greatest Christmas present.

No Time for Super Mom
So what are expecting parents to do when both Baby and the holidays are arriving at the same time? You certainly can't put off either one of these events, so how do you prepare for them?

Organizing strategist and author Debbie Williams, believes that early preparation, delegation and realistic expectations are key. "Don't expect to be 'Super Mom' just yet, especially when you're experiencing those fuzzy-headed thoughts that only baby hormones can give you," says Williams, author of Home Management 101: A Guide for Busy Parents

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