As expectant moms get closer to their due dates, they often find themselves scrambling to accomplish last-minute tasks and check off final to-dos before their baby’s arrival.
But one woman on TikTok has made it her priority to tick off a different sort of list, one she’s calling her “babyless bucket list.”
Her aim is to compile a list of all the things she wants to do before giving birth and so she’s enlisting the help of her TikTok community to create it.
The video was shared by mum-to-be, Erica Adler, also known as @fresh.erica who is currently 33 weeks pregnant.
“I only have seven more weeks before I become someone’s mother,” she begins the now-viral clip.
“So I’ve started a running list of things I want to do before that happens.
“So far the only things on my babyless bucket list are dinner at a restaurant I’ve been wanting to try with my little sister (it isn’t that baby friendly) and seeing a movie in theatres, something I also don’t think is going to be that baby friendly for a while.”
“I would love ideas from experienced parents, or non-parents for things you want to do or wish you did before the baby got here,” she concludes.
She also adds, “Keep in mind that I am rather large and uncomfortable so a lot of walking isn’t great right now.”
People flooded the comments, eager to share their own suggestions for the babyless bucket list.
Some were more creative than others, but most of them were just mundane things that people wish they appreciated more before kids.
Here are some of the suggestions:
– “Going to a pool and just lying there.”
-“Napping.”
-“Leave your house with just your phone and wallet.”
-“Sleep in with no obligations.”
-“Visit a bookstore alone.”
-“Read.”
-“Get a haircut. Will make you feel so much better postpartum.”
-“Two words: date night.”
-“Self-care like facial, massage, mani/pedi.”
-“Go to a (seated) concert.”
-“Stay in a hotel for a night, watch Netflix and order takeaway.”
-“Binge all your favourite shows with your partner.”
-“A long brunch with friends.”
-“Shopping alone. Just wander.”
-“Go to an art gallery or museum.”
-“Go to any appointments you need to, like the dentist.”
-“Go on a road trip with your partner.”