List of ’things to do’ after Bubs is born
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Topic: List of ’things to do’ after Bubs is born
Posted By: Hopes
Subject: List of ’things to do’ after Bubs is born
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 10:44am
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I need to make a list of things to do after the baby's born. There seems to be so many of them (and they aften have to be done before he's so many weeks old) that I know I'll forget something! Here's what I've got so far...
- Get an IRD number for him - Register him on our insurance policy (got to be done before six weeks) - Register him with our GP I know there's more... can anyone add to the list? TIA  -------------   
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 10:45am
Birth certificate?  ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: amme_eilyk
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 10:48am
| i'm not sure if you are staying at home with him or not but maybe look into putting name on the waiting list for daycare, as some can have huge wait times. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 10:55am
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Hopes you can get the forms for IRD number any time. I've got my WFF info pack already. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 10:56am
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Hmm, birth certificate... that might be handy
I've got him on a day-care list already, but will need to let them know the details, you know, name, DOB, insignificant stuff like that  -------------
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 10:56am
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Same as amme, any activities you might want to join like for example in wellington they have a playcentre program called space, babies join between 3 weeks-3 months and it's good to ring early as you can be stuck on a waiting list! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: frankie
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 11:50am
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why do you need an IRD number? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 11:53am
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frankie wrote:Posted By: amme_eilyk
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 12:18pm
| announcementin the paper if u r doing one |
Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 2:45pm
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This is my DH's rule for me for the first 2 weeks after I have baby
Rest Rest rest don't worry about housework , hes not thick , he can do it rest rest rest Last time I really stressed him out with all the pressure I put on myself to have the house perfect , so he made that rule when Ty was only a couple of months old haha ------------- 
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 3:13pm
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My MW sent a letter to the GP and plunket to register DD. We got given birth certificate forms at hospital so that was easy to do too. Everything else can wait till you get round to it, cos the Kelly's list is bang on! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Travelbug
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 3:59pm
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Yeah Hopes I don't recall needing to register bubs with GP. I think all my MW care stuff was also copied to my GP - she was certainly listed on my hospital notes etc. MW def did the plunkett referral and I'm pretty sure the GP one too.
Birth Cert application was in the hospital "Well Child" pack they give you. Which also has heaps of other info. You can't get the IRD no until you've got the birth certificate from memory and bank accounts, pre-schools etc all need the birth cert first too. SO I'd register the birth - then not worry about too much else. Go TheKelly I totally agree with your husbands list. Need to rest to get BF up and going as well as possible. -------------   
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Posted By: Lou1972
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 5:17pm
| If you have private health insurance bubs should be added to that. |
Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 6:07pm
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I just registered DS when we went in for his first lot of jabs, takes all of 2 minutes to fill out the form.
An IRD number is also needed if you want a bank account. I dont think there is anything you really *need* to do straight away. And dont go crazy doing things in those first 2 weeks when all bubs does is sleep. That is one thing I really regret! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 6:24pm
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Thanks. It was my midwife who told me to remember to register him with a Dr, so perhaps she's not as obliging as some of yours were?
Anyway, good to have the 'rest' message reinforced, because I can so see myself not doing that. I will show this thread to DH and he can remind me -------------
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Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 8:34pm
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Oooh, good thread! I hadn't thought of half of these things!! ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 at 9:05pm
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Re: health insurance, for some comapnies, you need to register them in the first 3 months, otherwise you run the risk of having them excluded should they be born with any health issues. -------------  
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Posted By: BuzzyB
Date Posted: 01 August 2010 at 1:48pm
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Also, once you have an IRD number you can join baby up with Kiwisaver and start earning from the $1000 government kickstart
And if you think you might need to travel (eg. family overseas, etc) then getting on to a passport could also be a good idea. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: babyg
Date Posted: 01 August 2010 at 1:55pm
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Recharge the camera batteries when you get home from hospital cos all you'll want to do is watch him/her and take lots of photos all day ------------- Ev, Mum to: Carys Ruby - 4 October 2007 Spencer James - 2 July 2010 |
Posted By: LMSunshine
Date Posted: 01 August 2010 at 9:48pm
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We signed bubs up with the GP before he was born. Midwives are great, but they can't treat everything.
Other than that, we found that things just happened anyway and it wasn't too much of a hassle to get things done. ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com/"><img src="http://lb2f.lilypie.com/1ytlp10.png" width="400" height="80" border="0" alt="Lilypie Second Birthday tickers" /></a> |