Seattle Desi

We decided to bank the cord blood with CBR, and ended up saving $650 using the discount code MANGO (more details are here )

Before/During pregnancy Take good care of the mom's health and emotional/nutritional needs Sign-up with a good OBGYN (ideally, this needs to be done even before pregnancy) Get familiarized on all the tests that need to be done during the pregnancy (your OBGYN is the best source of this info) Sign-up with a good hospital (many times, the choice of OBGYN dictates the hospital). Pre-register at the hospital Sign-up for child-birth related classes (at the hospital) Start cleaning the home to make space for the baby's arrival Shop for baby related items. Must have essentials follow. Travel System/Stroller/Car Seat New born clothes Bassinet/Crib Diapers Baby wash Anything else? Parents/in-laws : Not sure about the benefits of calling them over for first baby. But, just as an fyi, say worst case, they don't get a visa or can't travel, it is totally doable without parents. Nurses and doctors are really great. You can get food from some Indian catering service if such exist in ...

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http://www.babycenter.com/ -- Information seems a bit short and one sided. The information is usually geared towards “regular” pregnancy and parenting and they seem to focus on a lot more negative aspects unnecessarily. Mothering magazine has a very useful discussion board for parents, http://www.mothering.com/ . This magazine is geared towards natural approaches to parenting and contains a lot of useful information that sometimes goes against mainstream. Another great resource is http://www.diaperswappers.com/ . This is mainly used to trade, sell, and buy cloth diapers and accessories, but it also contains a lot of forums of different topics. I especially like craft chat and thrifty family forum . There are a lot of good discussions on pregnancy, new parents, and other useful topics. This is a high traffic board so expect great tons of information and a lot of comments and suggestions if you post something. Oh if you’re planning on breastfeeding http://www.kellymom.com/ is the p...