Before the birth
Before the baby comes home checklist.
What to have ready at home before your baby arrives: the car seat, the crib, a spot for changes, the paperwork, and who helps in the first weeks.
This is a list for getting ready, not medical or safety advice. For anything about your baby’s health or safety, ask your pediatrician.
Where these lines come from
- Car Seat & Booster Seat Safety, Ratings, GuidelinesNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- How to Keep Your Sleeping Baby Safe: AAP Policy ExplainedAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org)
- Finding a PediatricianAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org)
- Registering for Baby ClothesAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org)
- A Partner's Guide to PregnancyAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
- Health coverage if you're pregnant, plan to get pregnant, or recently gave birthHealthCare.gov (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Fact Sheet #28Q: Taking Leave from Work for Birth, Placement, and Bonding with a Child under the FMLAU.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
In the app
Ready together, on both phones.
This list is ready-made in CuddleCue. Give a line to one of you with a date counted back from your due date, and see every tick on both phones.
- Everything before the birth is free
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