You’re in the home stretch! Baby’s arrival is around the corner—which means it’s time to wrap up the last of your pregnancy checklist to-dos. Here’s what you’ll want to tackle before it’s go time.
Pregnancy Checklist for Weeks 28-32
Babyproof the house
Start fetal kick counts
Create a birth plan
Round out your pregnancy wardrobe with third trimester clothes, or rent some
Enjoy your baby shower event!
Send baby shower thank you notes for gifts (start one week after your shower)
Take a childbirth class and a breastfeeding class, if you so choose
If you want to bank baby’s cord blood, figure out where and order your kit
Cook and freeze meals to have on hand after delivery
Go to your doctor’s visits (two this month)
Pregnancy Checklist for Weeks 32-36
Buy any baby items you still need
Prepare a baby first aid kit
Finish painting and designing the nursery
Install baby’s car seat and get it inspected
Pack your hospital bag
Find out what screening tests your hospital routinely gives newborns and talk to your doctor about any additional tests you’d like to run
Go to your doctor’s visits (two this month)
Do your Group B strep test (week 35-37)
Pregnancy Checklist for Weeks 36 Through Delivery
Wash baby’s clothes with newborn laundry detergent
Go to your doctor’s visits (weekly until delivery)
If needed, take a non-stress test
If needed, do a biophysical profile
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Pregnancy Checklist for Weeks 28-32
Babyproof the house
Start fetal kick counts
Create a birth plan
Round out your pregnancy wardrobe with third trimester clothes, or rent some
Enjoy your baby shower event!
Send baby shower thank you notes for gifts (start one week after your shower)
Take a childbirth class and a breastfeeding class, if you so choose
If you want to bank baby’s cord blood, figure out where and order your kit
Cook and freeze meals to have on hand after delivery
Go to your doctor’s visits (two this month)
Pregnancy Checklist for Weeks 32-36
Buy any baby items you still need
Prepare a baby first aid kit
Finish painting and designing the nursery
Install baby’s car seat and get it inspected
Pack your hospital bag
Find out what screening tests your hospital routinely gives newborns and talk to your doctor about any additional tests you’d like to run
Do your Group B strep test (week 35-37)
Pregnancy Checklist for Weeks 36 Through Delivery
Wash baby’s clothes with newborn laundry detergent
Go to your doctor’s visits (weekly until delivery)
If needed, take a non-stress test
If needed, do a biophysical profile
