Preparing for delivery - nursery makeover, baby gifts & lots of special Indian food

I was already almost finished with this video about our baby preparations, before our little Annika was unexpectedly born in Kerala, India late February. Even though she's been here melting our hearts for almost a month now, I still wanted to share this video, because I was always terrified of giving birth. But all these activities helped calm my nerves and get comfortable with motherhood, even though I'm far away from my native Finland, where I at least know the parenting culture and healthcare system. The delivery didn't go as planned, as our baby was born in an emergency C-section just the day after I finished the nursery makeover and packing my hospital bag. But in the end, after all these preparations, I was confident everything would go well :)
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For my Finnish friends, this is the midwife/doula service by Marika Vigren I used for birthing, breastfeeding and baby care coaching:
ihmeinen.fi/
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(not a collaboration, I paid for the service and genuinely recommend it)
We bought many of the items in the video from Amazon, CHECK OUT MY AMAZON STOREFRONT: www.amazon.in/...
If you want to send gifts to Baby Annika, here's the Wishlist:
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BabyTeddy crib: amzn.to/2Q8xOP8
Changing mat: amzn.to/3vwUM2R
Moon-shaped night light: amzn.to/3bXtASX
Bamboo book shelf: amzn.to/38SNrRp
Book of Moomin pull-out prints: amzn.to/3tw3iNF
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Nursery's new wall paint is 7904 Morning Dream by ‪@asianpaints‬
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Namaste friends 🙏 My name is Johanna and I'm an Indian wife, living and travelling in India for almost 4 years now. I'm originally from Finland, but currently we are settled in northern Kerala. I'm not a traveller, but vlogging and discovering India - 21/29 states.