101 Things to Do When You're Pregnant and Overdue

The end of pregnancy can seem like an eternity. The closer you get to your due date, and especially when you're past your due date, the more the days seem to drag on and on. This isn't made any easier by how people seem to want to constantly ask you when you were due or how many babies you're carrying (!).

Things to Do While Waiting to Give Birth

As a way to pass the time while waiting for baby, consider making some of these your bucket list items for the last, long weeks of pregnancy:

1. Read another pregnancy book
2. Take a bubble bath
3. Get a manicure or pedicure
4. Eat something spicy
5. Talk to an old friend
6. Learn to time contractions
7. Pick out a baby book
8. Go over your list of baby names one more time
9. Write a birth plan
10. Change the message on your answering machine or voicemail to inform callers you're still around
11. Get your hair done
12. Get a pregnancy massage
13. Go for a bumpy ride
14. Recalculate your due date
15. Hang out on the pregnancy forums
16. Watch reruns on television
17. Wash all of your baby clothes
18. Check out a matinee movie, alone or with a friend
19. Make a rice sock for labor
20. Try a new recipe for dinner
21. Pack your birth bag and the father's bag for the hospital or birth center
22. Look through your pregnancy journal or pregnancy blog and relive some of the better moments
23. Buy a new nightgown
24. Go dancing
25. Look at some birth announcements
26. Put the baby's car seat in the car
27. Go window shopping
28. Daydream about the baby
29. Eat something else spicy, like samosas
30. Buy a nursing bra
31. If you have older kids, read to them
32. Shave your legs
33. Visit someone else with a new baby and practice holding him or her
34. Think of goofy answers to the questions about whether or not you're still pregnant
35. Try a new nail color
36. Call your mom
37. Sit in your baby's room for a while
38. Buy a cute baby toy
39. Make a list of foods that are high in fiber
40. Put together any unmade furniture
41. Buy stamps for birth announcements
42. Work out—go to yoga, aerobics, whatever you like to do
43. Practice a new position for labor
44. Walk around the mall or park
45. Check to be sure your insurance information is packed in your birth bag
46. Indulge your biggest pregnancy craving—soon you won't crave it anymore
47. Listen to your favorite music and consider making a playlist for the birth
48. Buy a pack of diapers
49. Buy a new toothbrush for the birth
50. Make a cake
51. Call your best friend
52. Play with your pets
53. Do nothing for a change
54. Give your partner a back massage and show him how you like to have your back rubbed
55. Buy any birthday cards or presents you'll need for the first six weeks after your baby is born
56. Have a smoothie
57. Recheck your birth bag for the hospital or birth center
58. Go to a La Leche League meeting or breastfeeding class
59. Take your partner dancing
60. Pack some snacks for the hospital or birth center
61. Make a belly cast of your belly
62. Buy some sexy underwear, or at least not granny panties, for after the birth (a couple of weeks)
63. If you have older kids, make "I'm a big sister/brother" t-shirts for them
64. Bake a batch of cookies for the doctors and nurses at the hospital or birth center
65. Go to your last prenatal appointments
66. Order your favorite pizza for dinner
67. Have sex (*wink*wink*nudge*nudge*)
68. Think about anything but the new baby or labor
69. Tell your partner how much you love and appreciate him
70. Make big batches of food and freeze them to use after the baby is born
71. Have AAA or a local car dealer inspect your car seat for safety
72. Get a new scented lotion for labor
73. Pack a diaper bag
74. Message your honey to make sure he's paying attention
75. Put together a casserole to eat when you come home from the hospital
76. Put your birth bag in the car
77. Make sure you have some postpartum help lined up
78. Start a scrapbook for your baby if you haven't already
79. Call your pediatrician to see if he or she has a recommended list of first aid items
80. Look through your old baby books and pictures
81. Have a lunch date with a friend
82. Read positive birth stories
83. Chat with your doula or doctor about any last-minute worries
84. Feel your baby's movements and remember how you waited to feel those first kicks
85. Make a romantic dinner for your honey
86. Make a list of everything you will miss about being pregnant
87. Learn to knit baby booties
88. Ask your mom about your birth
89. Clean out the refrigerator
90. Rent a movie
91. Take a practice drive to the hospital
92. Listen to an ​audiobook
93. Read a novel you've been dying to read
94. Go to work—why not?
95. Think about your postpartum birth control choices
96. Read a new breastfeeding book
97. Practice a new relaxation technique
98. Refold all the baby clothes
99. Write a letter to your baby explaining how much you can't wait to meet him or her
100. Make a list of everything you won't miss about being pregnant
101. Give birth!