Planning and Pregnancy

Your family emergency plan is going to change when your expecting. There are extra precautions and considerations that should be accounted for in your planning.

—       Having on call help is important since you may be unable to pick up anything including a child – update on-call help of any changes in conditions (bed rest, c-section, etc) they will need a copy of your full plan also

—       Add baby to plans now rather than later - who grabs the kits, who grabs the baby. Meeting locations, what to do in an earthquake or fire?

—       Include birth plan and hospital routes - this is an emergency as well.

—       Review each trimester - your condition can change so review your plan to be sure you've covered everything and that it still works. Add Junior at 3^rd trimester to all plans

—       Practice labor techniques and take a birthing class

—       Get to know your neighborhood midwives - if you can't get to the hospital you have a familiar person who can be there to help and is familiar with your family and condition.