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New baby checklist

The new baby checklist

Preparing for a baby is exciting and a little overwhelming, and the prep spreads over months rather than weeks. This checklist lays it out as a calm countdown to your due date, so the appointments, the nursery, the hospital bag and the practical admin each happen with room to breathe.

Use it here for free to see the full picture, then open it as a guided pack in OneHaus so the two of you can share the prep and get reminders as your due date approaches.

Your countdown to the due date

  • Choose where you will give birth and register6 months before
  • Book your first midwife or doctor appointment5 months before
  • Tour the birth facilities and confirm your plan3 months before
  • Set up the nursery and install the car seat8 weeks before
  • Buy and wash the newborn essentials7 weeks before

    Clothes, bedding and feeding supplies.

  • Confirm parental leave and notify your employers7 weeks before
  • Write your birth plan and share it6 weeks before
  • Pack the hospital bag3 weeks before

    For the birth parent, the baby and a support person.

  • Confirm who to call and your route on the day2 weeks before
  • Stock the freezer and line up help for the first weeks2 weeks before
  • Estimated due dateThe day itself

    Every baby keeps their own schedule.

  • Register the birth and book the newborn checkOn the day

    In the first days after your baby arrives.

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In the app

Get the New Baby pack in OneHaus

Open the New Baby pack in OneHaus and set your due date. Each task is scheduled back from it, so you are reminded to book appointments, set up the nursery and pack the hospital bag at the right time, with nothing left to the last minute.

  • Tasks scheduled back from your due date
  • Gentle reminders across the whole pregnancy
  • Both parents share the same list and prep together
  • Carries on into the first days after baby arrives
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Sort the big decisions first. Choosing where you will give birth, booking your first midwife or doctor appointment and confirming parental leave are the jobs that unlock everything else, so they come early in the countdown. Setting up the nursery and installing the car seat are best done a couple of months ahead, while you still have the energy.

Pack the hospital bag in good time. Around three weeks before your due date, pack a bag for the birth parent, the baby and a support person, and confirm who to call and your route on the day. Stocking the freezer and lining up help for the first few weeks is the kindest thing you can do for the version of you that has just come home.

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FAQ

New Baby checklist FAQ

Many parents start in the first trimester by choosing where to give birth and booking the first midwife or doctor appointment, then build up to the nursery and hospital bag later. This checklist spreads the jobs across the pregnancy so nothing piles up near your due date.

Around three weeks before your due date is a good time, while you still feel well and have everything to hand. Pack for the birth parent, the baby and a support person, and keep the bag somewhere easy to grab. Babies keep their own schedule, so being ready early takes the pressure off.

In the first days you will usually register the birth and book the newborn check. It helps to have stocked the freezer and arranged a little help in advance, so the early weeks are about your baby rather than chores. The checklist includes these post-birth tasks too.

Yes. In OneHaus the New Baby pack is shared, so both parents see the same tasks, can split who does what, and tick things off together. It keeps the preparation a shared effort rather than a mental load one person carries.

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