Ladies, every hospital bag list I've seen includes "snacks." Mine also includes "snacks," but as a FTM/procrastinator/avoider I've no idea what to purchase or make in advance. My hospital has mini-fridges in every room, and I think I remember microwaves in the waiting rooms. The hospital is also pretty old school about eating during labor, but I'm more worried about popping out a baby at midnight and having to wait eight hours before I can order something from the cafeteria. Husband will also need food; he get's so bitchy when hungry. Who's got suggestions?
Coffee Bean Born 6/13/15.
2nd round exp 8/20/18.
Meow.
Re: Hospital bag- sustenance edition
DH: nature valley oats n honey granola bars, twizzlers
Me: lifesavers mints (hoping I can sneak one in between the ice chips), gummy bears, assorted Hershey's chocolate. Hoping I can add to this before labor.
Also sparkling grape juice since I don't have the balls to bring alcohol into the hospital
But we already ate through half the fruit snacks, so I might need to make another trip to the store. This time I'll likely buy a few sweets as well. While I was in triage earlier this week, I was craving brownies lol
Edit: water retention in fingers make for more typos.
My hospital is also on the 'nothing except clear foods and liquids during active labor' train, but they do provide an assortment of juices if I want juice.
These are all for me. Hubs doesn't eat very much. If he decides he needs to eat (or I force him to take a snack break) he would probably prefer some cheese slices with meat snacks (think pepperoni slices or beef sticks or similar) so I may send him to the store for that stuff once I arrive at the hospital and am settled in. If I don't have time to send him out for a few, then its not going to matter much about his hunger, is it? Lol...
Man, this is one area where as a FTM, I feel like I have no F'ing clue. Most other pregnancy and baby things don't trouble me, but I have a feeling I'm gonna look back on what I brought and didn't bring to the hospital, and really shake my head. I started to pack a bag last night, then threw a mini tantrum and said I'd do it later. My hospital said, "Just bring a smile." And the other lists I see go too far in the other direction (dorm fridge and LED candles, wtf).
Womp womp. Sorry to spazz.
The thought of only liquids makes my hangry pregnant self want to smash things!
So often I hear women going nuts about being so hungry and the basic fact is you need energy more than anything else at this time and if you hadn't eaten in the 6-8 hours BEFORE you got to the hospital it is going to make labor seem so much worse.
Another reason my ass is staying home as long as physically possible pending no complications...I'm the Kween of Hangry
this is a good topic though. i have yet to pack a hospital bag still.. oops, but for food, i may just have DH stop at the walmart in the town where the hospital is to grab some croissants, sweet and salty granola bars, maybe some dark chocolate, maybe some fruit like blueberries or strawberries and like 6 arizonas. and maybe an orange julius on the way. ;;)
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