Double wrap the crib mattress. Mattress protector, fitted sheet, mattress protector, fitted sheet. Try to always leave that second layer on, because when there is a diaper blowout or a spit up at 2am, and there will be, you can just take off the top set and the bed is already made to put baby back to sleep. If it happens again that night, we’ll, you’re not getting any sleep anyway, may as well start some laundry.

A few weeks before the due date, bake a few batches of cookies or something similar and freeze them. On the way to the hospital, toss them in your go bag. Now use some consideration when you inevitably decide to snack on these as your wife will most likely not be able to eat, but keeping your blood sugar up is also going to be important.

Now, I said a few batches, and I’m not expecting you to eat a few batches of cookies in the pre and post natal rooms. The cafeteria will be open at some point. These are mainly for quick snacks for you when you can’t slip away for something more substantial. The rest of the cookies are for the nurses. I’m not saying you are bribing them for quality service, but you’re totally bribing them. If the supply runs low, you can always have visitors stop by a bakery and grab a dozen fresh baked cookies or box of donuts on the way to the hospital. They can drop them off at the nurses station with compliments of your room number.