S3, Episode 2: Setting Your Home on Autopilot
In this episode, Kallista and I discuss:
What does putting your home on autopilot before baby arrives look like and why is it important?
Putting your home on autopilot allows you to focus on bonding with baby and healing.
It looks like IDAD
Inventory - Take an inventory of all of the tasks your home needs.
Delete - Remove tasks and obligations that aren’t needed the first few months.
Automate - Set things like bills on auto-pay, enroll in grocery deliveries, and automate anything else you can
Delegate - Assign tasks to partner, family, friends, or hired support for the early months.
What are the most important things to get ready before your baby arrives?
Along with preparing your home, new birth parents should prepare for the transition of parenthood / matrescence; if we aren’t tuned in, we miss the transition or can get lost in it
It’s important to set up a community of people to care for us AND our partner
Choosing a few staples to incorporate into your daily routine with your baby can help your identities merge
How can people connect with you?
If feeding is going well, you don’t need to use a pump before three to four weeks. You can start with one pumping session in the morning: feed your baby then pump 15 - 20 minutes later. Be consistent about the time.
You can connect with Kallista on her website!
Enjoy the episode!
Kallista helps pregnant mamas get ready for their baby by preparing their self, space, and significant other. She does so through her podcast, The New Mom Boss Podcast, as well as coaching, and online courses. Kallista is a Registered Nurse, a Certified Lactation Counselor, and a mom of 3. Her dedication to helping first-time moms was born when she had her first 2 kids 13 months apart -- experiencing the new mom phase back to back. It is her mission to make preparing to be a new mom simple and thorough so that women can enter motherhood with confidence and joy so that they can build a strong bond with their baby.
