food for thought... diapers

I saw this on my October '10 Moms board, so I figured I would transcribe it here for future reference:

Newborn: 60.41 diapers/week (approx. time in this size is 2 weeks)

Size 1: 61.18 diapers/week (approx. time 2 months)

Size 2: 53.2 diapers/week (approx. time 3.5 months)

Size 3: 45.99 diapers/week (approx. time 6.5 months)

Size 4: 39.62 diapers/week (approx. time 10 months)

Size 5: 35.21 diapers/week (approx. time 16.5 months)

Speaking of October '10 Moms - I have a Labor Buddy! What does this mean, you might ask? Well, it means that I've connected with someone who is having her baby close to but not at the same time at myself, who will keep the other October Moms up to speed once I go into labor, and vice versa. It's kinda neat. And a great way to make a new friend. =)

Also...

I may or may not have purchased this from The Children's Place:

boob class

Last night, Chris and I subjected ourselves to a prenatal breastfeeding class at Sout Shore Hospital. Honestly, it was very informative. They taught us the biology of it all, the different positions for nursing, gave us a rundown of pumping, and let us know about the resources that are out there if, for some reason, we need them once we leave the hospital.

Why am I so concerned about breastfeeding? Well, maybe it's because none of the women in my family have been able to, for one reason or another. Plus, the benefits of breastmilk far outweight formula, so if I can give that to my baby, even for a week or two, I will. Not to mention, the amount of $money$ it will save!

So in the meantime, I'm letting my nipples air dry, not washing them with soap, and just hoping for the best once she gets here.... because I know you all wanted to know exactly what I was going to be doing to prep!

BabyBaby's outfit

Now that the bags are all packed, I realized I never showed off BabyBaby's coming home outfits! 'Tis time to remedy that...

I say outfits because I honestly just have no idea how big she's going to be once she's born. I have a hunch that she's going to be smaller, and will be able to fit into the Newborn, 5-8lbs clothing... but then again, I could be wrong, and she could be larger than anticipated, and then she'd definitely need a 0-3 month outfit, so we're going to have all the bases covered, just in case!

Newborn:

This is a Carter's layette gift set - I purchased this at Babies R Us and it's really one of the only Newborn outfits I have for her. The set includes the onesie/sleeper, hat, bib, and booties. The label on the sleeper says "Little Princess"

0-3 months:

My mom bought this for me at The Children's Place - I swear we cleaned out their newborn layette section! This outfit includes a onesie with matching pants and hoodie, a hat and socks. The hoodie has the cutest ladybug/bees on it ever.

The Hospital Bag(s)

And the bags are just about ready to go!

I think I need only a few more things, including Chris' deodorant and a back massager, and then I THINK we're good!

So here's the running list... I hope I'm not forgetting anything.

For during labor:

*laptop

*camera, battery charger

*camcorder, battery charger

*sugar-free candies

*lip balm

*hair elastics

For after labor:

*2 nursing tanks

*1 nursing bra

*crappy underwears

*2 pairs PJ pants

*1 pair comfy slipper socks

*slippers

*flip flops

*a lightweight robe

*a zip-up hoodie

*toiletries

*nursing pads

*Boppy

For BabyBaby:

*coming home outfits (one newborn, one 0-3months)

*receiving blanket

I hope that's everything I'm going to need -- if you can think of anything else, please let me know!