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Four things to tick off your to-do list before the baby arrives

By 9Honey Parenting|

The last few weeks of pregnancy usually play out one of two ways - a last minute rush to finish off the nursery or a slow and lazy wait to meet your newborn for the first time.

Either way, that time before your child arrives needs to be put to good use - because once that baby arrives there isn't much time to focus on anything else.

So to help take the load off your future self, 9Honey Parenting's Nikolina Kharoufeh encourages you to complete a few essential tasks before the big day.

Watch the video at the top of this article.

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From a quick spring clean of each room in the house, to a bulk supermarket shop for all your essential pantry and medical items - Nikolina takes you through the few items you shouldn't avoid checking off the to-do list.

While they may take a little time and effort now, the pay-off will be well worth it when you settle back home as a new family.

See Nikolina's tips in the video at the top of this article.

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