When should I start preparing the baby’s layette?
Preparing the baby’s basket is a very special activity for mothers and fathers in the last weeks of pregnancy, but we must do it well in advance.
Pregnancy is a special time for every woman who is going to be a mother and during which she faces changes that can be a prelude to how much things will change once she gives birth to her baby. Preparing things for her arrival is, without a doubt, one of the special moments that will make her feel that the time to meet the little one is closer and closer.
Not all pregnancies are the same nor do all mothers work the same way when preparing for the baby’s arrival, but what does exist is quite unanimity on how important it is to be as far-sighted as possible in the event of early delivery and early pregnancy. things are not ready for when the premature baby arrives.
There is no doubt that the last months of pregnancy are those in which preparations are rushed, everything necessary is bought and the necessary changes begin to be made at home or in the lifestyle to prepare for the baby. But it is advisable not to leave everything to the last moment and to give some margin, in case the delivery is premature .
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LAST MONTH WITHOUT STRESS
Hence, a recommendation to take into account is to have ready, at least the most essential things, a month before the mother leaves the accounts. This will also allow you to live the last weeks of your pregnancy without stress , something that you will appreciate because they are usually the ones in which you have gained the most weight and the most tired you are.
But this is not a time trial, but a process to be enjoyed, like the rest of the pregnancy. That is why the two months prior to leaving the accounts are usually taken as a guideline to start preparing the basket. The best thing is to do it little by little, over a couple of weeks and choosing everything to include in the basket.
Among the essential things to prepare for when the baby arrives is the basket that you will take to the hospital when the delivery is imminent. It is a small bag or suitcase in which to store what the little one will need for when they leave the hospital.
The truth is that it is not laborious to prepare or require special skills, but it is also true that every mother wants to be the one to do it and be able to go to the hospital with her ready, not depend on others to prepare it while she is in the hospital. hospital recovering from childbirth. For this reason, it is important to have the basket prepared well in advance so that the baby is not caught by surprise . In addition, it is usually a small bag, so once it is made, it is enough to keep it until the day it needs to be used.
In this way, in addition, the mother can anticipate a possible premature birth. With all the worries that can assail you if the baby is several days or weeks ahead of the expected date, the basket should not be one more.
WHAT TO INCLUDE IN THE BASKET
Just as important as preparing the basket in advance is knowing what to include in it . It is common, especially among gilts, to include numerous things ‘just in case’ that you will later discover were not necessary at all.
To avoid loading the basket with something that is not going to be used and to avoid forgetting others that will be important, we have prepared a list of the essentials that a basket must contain that can be left ready weeks before delivery. It is recommended that the mother make her own list so that her nerves do not play tricks on her and she forget something.
There is very little that a baby needs in its first days of life and that is what the basket must contain. So it is essential that there are several bodies, bibs or gauze and a blanket to cover him when leaving the hospital.
The little one will be very sensitive to changes in temperature and it is important to help him adapt to the outside world. For this reason, it is necessary to shelter it, although without falling into excesses. It is important to include hats and socks to avoid cold feet or head . And accompany it with warm clothes typical of the time in which it was born. It is not the same when the delivery takes place in December than in August, obviously.
Mittens will prevent the little one from scratching in the first days, when they can have very long nails and parents consider that it is too early to cut them. All the clothes that will be in contact with the baby must be washed in advance with neutral detergent and without other additives to avoid skin reactions.
The basket must include a small toiletry bag with specific products for the baby , such as newborn diapers, ointment for irritations, wipes, a hairbrush and even cologne if you want to perfume in the first days.
All of this can be prepared several weeks in advance and without fear that a premature birth will take the mother by surprise . But even if this were the case, it should not be a cause for concern either. A good part of the things that we have included in the basket are provided in the very hospitals where you give birth.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.