If you’re not that much of a cook, enlist loved ones to do the work for you chances are you have people clamoring to help. Soups, stews, casseroles: All can be made and frozen in small batches.
If you’re a home chef, now’s a good time to get busy making food you or someone else can quickly heat and serve in the hectic vortex of the first several weeks at home with a newborn. It obviously serves a practical purpose as you literally create space for a new addition, but these ritualistic and homey tasks also fulfill an emotional need to prepare you for impending parenthood. But whatever form it takes for you, embrace nesting. Your friend may have dropped enormous sums on a state-of-the art nursery you may be content washing some crib sheets and clearing a drawer in your dresser for stacks of onesies and cloth diapers. Not every pregnant woman will “feather” in the same way. This can include setting up a crib or other sleeping space, buying and washing bedding and clothing, sorting through gifts, decorating, and lots more. We likely don’t have to tell you to tackle this task, since it’s nearly a universal urge for women in the final stretch of pregnancy to get her surroundings prepped and ready to welcome her new baby. Signs that labor is imminent include the baby “dropping” lower in your uterus, an increase in Braxton-Hicks contractions, lower back pain and cramping, and what’s called “bloody show,” or the loss of the mucus plug from your cervix. As for when labor might start, your guess is as good as anyone else’s! A normal term is anywhere between 38 and 42 weeks, but talk to your healthcare provider to be sure. Given the tight quarters, your baby’s moving less now then he was in your second trimester, but noting what’s normal now and keeping tabs on movement is still a good idea. Aside from the usual assessments, your healthcare provider may recommend “kick counting,” which is a way to keep track of the baby’s movements throughout the day. In most cases, you’ll be hitting the OB’s office weekly once you’re past 36 weeks. What better time to consider another important countdown: the end of pregnancy? If you’re in the pre-baby homestretch, there’s something about those last several weeks that kick you into high gear, as your body preps for birth and your mind and heart prepare for parenthood.Īs you count down to your own personal new year, here’s what you need to know to get as ready as you reasonably can be: Visit the doctor (often). As 2017 winds down and we count down the days and hours until 2018 arrives, to-do lists spring to mind.
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