Tips for Parents to be ....

Babies are a bundle of joy. The thing they teach you the most is - you can never plan everything ahead of time. They just come up with ways to throw all your plans down the drain and put you in a totally unexpected situation. But there is some much joy and a world of wonderful experiences a baby takes us through that makes everything so worth it.

But being prepared ahead of time helps us cruise through the journey more easily. Here are some tips for parents to be to help them prepare ahead of time and wait the arrival of the new one.

• Choose a Pediatrician: As soon as the baby arrives you will be asked to choose a pediatrician for the new born check ups and for the 2 week doctor's visit and the regular baby care after that. Be prepared by choosing a pediatrician ahead of time.
• Lactation Consultant: Find out if your hospital offers lactation consultant services and choose a good one ahead of time. If you are having feeding issues with the baby it always helps to have the help of a lactation consultant
• Stock up your Pantry: Stock up your pantry and other basic necessities like toilet paper, soaps etc so that you don't have the need to run to the grocery store in the week or two after the baby is born. It also helps to stock up a few healthy snacks which you will need as you are feeding the baby round the clock.
• Baby Care Classes:Take classes on baby and infant care and learn basics like feeding the baby, wrapping, holding, bathing, first aid etc. It will be so much useful when you have the new one when you have few of the skills acquired ahead of time.
• Get Baby Stuff ready
• Organize your home: With so many new baby things coming into you house it requires some careful planning and organizing before the baby arrives. Be cautious to give importance to practicality than aesthetics when organizing the baby things. It is so easy for parents to get distracted by the cuteness of baby things and forget practicality.
• Relax and Enjoy:It might be a while for parents to get time to relax when the new one comes. So it helps if you take sometime during your pregnancy to relax and do things you enjoy while you wait for the new one.