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No One Told Me That!
10 Things to Do or Have before Bringing Baby Home
By Linda Sharp
4. People, People Who Need People: Subscribe to a weekly magazine: People, Time, US Weekly, Popular Mechanics, whatever revs your literary engine. The cost is minimal, and it will give you something to look forward to each week. Savor it in the bathtub, catch up with your favorite celebs while you nurse or snuggle up with it while the baby naps.
5. Paging Dr.???: I am constantly amazed by the number of people who do not have a pediatrician lined up for their baby when the child is born, as if it is going to arrive with a business card in its tiny hand. Not only should you get recommendations from friends, but you should also pay visits to prospective doctors prior to the birth. Allowing another human being to even touch your bundle of joy is going to be a big hurdle for you, so you need to be especially comfortable with the one who will be charged with your baby's health care.
6. Weapons of Mess Destruction: Stockpile the following: Your favorite stain removal treatment, a detergent for sensitive baby skin, 12 cloth diapers (for your shoulder, not their bottom) and a supply of bibs. Also, in the back of the closet hide an extra box of wipes and size 1 diapers – no new parent understands how quickly you go through these things and typically make this discovery in the middle of the night.
7. Rub It In, Rub It In: Make the pampering appointments now, for one month and two months postpartum, and write them on the calendar in ink: a massage, a pedicure, a facial, a manicure, a hairstyle or all five. Your sanity, aching muscles and dark roots will thank you.
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