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How To Prepare Your House For Your Newborn

<p>The final months of pregnancy are exciting&comma; but there’s also a great deal of work to be done&period; There are clothes to buy&comma; basic supplies for the baby&comma; and a house to prepare&period; How do you know where to start&quest; Here’s a checklist you can use to prepare your home for the new baby and ensure that everything is ready in time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><img class&equals;"aligncenter" title&equals;"yoga kid" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;smartphotostock&period;com&sol;uploads&sol;1&sol;yoga-kid&period;jpg" width&equals;"576" height&equals;"381" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><strong>Start Early<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>There is no time like the present to take care of chores&comma; and that’s especially true when you’re expecting&period; Once you have the baby&comma; you’re going to be busy enjoying your newborn&comma; so take the time now to get the home ready&period; It’s also important to start early just in case your child arrives before the expected due date&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><strong>Baby Supplies<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>This is the time to stock up on those important baby supplies like bedding&comma; hygiene products&comma; feeding supplies and blankets&period; Start buying diapers in a few different sizes&comma; and invest in a good diaper pail&period; In addition to stocking the nursery&comma; you should also start stocking the kitchen with healthier snacks and meal ingredients&period; You’re going to need more energy after the baby arrives&comma; so it’s wise to start eating healthier&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Once the supplies come into the home&comma; it’s time to clean them&period; Brand new clothes may have residues from manufacturing or shipment that are irritating to a baby’s skin&comma; so everything should be washed&period; Disinfect bottles&comma; wash all the bedding and stock the diaper changing area&period; This way&comma; everything will be ready to go when the baby comes home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is also a good time to cook a few casseroles that you can freeze for easy re-heating later&period; You are going to be short on time after the baby arrives&comma; and you will love knowing that there’s a few meals ready to go in the freezer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><strong>Improve the Air Quality<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Take the time to spring clean the house&comma; even if you are due in the middle of winter&period; Babies have more sensitive systems&comma; so you want the house to be clean&period; In addition to the usual dusting and vacuuming&comma; this is also a good time to wash curtains&comma; steam clean carpets and have the upholstery cleaned&period; Change the filter in the furnace to help clean the air&period; Mold is another serious problem for the little ones and you need to take care of it before the newborn comes&period; We over at MoldBusters have everything you need for getting rid of mold&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><strong>Make the House Safe<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Take the time to do a safety inspection of the home&period; Make sure you have fire extinguishers in the kitchen&comma; laundry area and garage&period; Ensure that you have an escape plan out of every room in the home&period; This is also a good time to start baby proofing&period; Get electrical outlet covers&comma; invest in corner cushion guards for tables and move knick knacks to higher shelves&period; Invest in quality child gates that screw into the wall so they cannot be pushed out of place&period; Put locks on cabinets with dangerous chemicals&comma; or move them out into a locked cabinet in the garage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It’s easy to miss hazards when babyproofing because adults and babies have two different points of view&period; You’re looking at things a few feet off the floor&comma; but babies spend a great deal of time laying or crawling on the floor&period; If you want to make sure your home is safe&comma; then view the world from your child’s level by getting down on the floor&period; This will help you pinpoint potential hazards and correct them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You’re excited about the arrival of your precious baby&period; It’s never too early to start preparing&comma; and that will help make the list seem less intimidating&period; Set a goal to get some of these tasks accomplished every day&comma; and you will be prepared for the big day when it finally arrives&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5>Featured images&colon;<&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"license">Photo provided by&colon; Guest blogging community<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Helen Marino is a stay at home mother of two which has had a lot of experiance preparing and setting everything up in the house during her pregnancies&period; Now she works for MoldBusters and is a part time blogger&comma; sharing everything she knows about taking care of family the right way with the world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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