Parenting after a Loss

What did you need?

Hey Girls,

Just curious if there was anything you needed at home for when you got home from the hospital that you didnt have or something that you thought was essential but you didnt want to have to run out and get! I am trying to prepare the house with what I will need :)

Hope everyone had a great Holiday!

Re: What did you need?

  • I needed long sleeved onesies to go under her sleepers.  I ordered them from WalMart.com.  I also needed head supports for her swings (the two swings I had did not come with head supports).  I also got some little bootie socks because her room gets chilly at night and I felt bad.  I put them on under her pj gown and swaddleme to keep her little feet warm.
  • Pads (super absorbant, but thin)

    Stool softener (but I had a c-section)

    Milk storage bags (I didn't think I would have enough milk to pump right away, but I did)

    Popsicles ( I was really dehydrated, buuuuuuuuuuut didn't want to drink too much b/c it made me want to puke)

    Extra TP, tea, coffee etc ( for all of the visitors)

    Tip money ( I had several deliveries of gifts once we were home)

    Thank you cards/stamps ( I wrote them each night after my guests left so they didn't pile up)

    Oh and I needed new diapers, I got a ton of huggies at my shower and ds was allergic so dh had to go and buy pampers.

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  • Heavy duty pads (hated the hospitals), food and drinks for guests as well as us, breast pump (ended up pumping from the start...)
  • Here are the things we used immediately:

    for baby:?

    carseat?

    long sleeved footie pajamas that unzip/unsnap top to bottom

    newborn diapers / wipes

    diaper cream for circumcision

    swaddle-mes / swaddle blankets

    soothie pacifiers

    gas drops (may not need -- our baby's gas problem turned out to be another issue)

    for me:

    breast pads

    sanitary napkins / pantiliners

    lanolin nipple cream

    I think that's really it. ?There's a bunch of stuff we are getting no use out of (swing, bouncy chair) and a bunch of stuff that will probably be useful later (mobile, baby monitor), but I can't think of much else we needed in the first week or so.?

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