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August 2015 Moms
jlstevens7
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What else should I pack for the hospital?
jlstevens7
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I've read a bunch of list and found, aside from the basics, there all a ltitle different. I know the Bump has a list and that's been helpful, but I feel like I'm missing something. It's our first baby and I'm not sure what else to pack.. open to suggestions.
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KateDerek member
I don't put much in. A toiletry bag with the travel size stuff, a couple pairs of black yoga pants, a couple tanks, an outfit for the baby or two in case she is small or big, and the camera. I don't love their pillows and stuff but I don't like to overpack and haul that crap to and from so I skip everything but the essentials. I have been trying to get my hubby to stick some pajama pants or something in there but he hasn't yet. Oh well I guess. We do live like 10-15 minutes from the hospital so he will be going home one or two times a day.
Re: What else should I pack for the hospital?
Here's what I am bringing:
2 of my own pillows
something for me to wear home
something for baby to wear home
some of my toiletries so I can feel like a human being when it is time to go home
phone chargers
And FYI, OP, the LAST thing I will be packing is $1 bills for "huni" (who is that? What does that even mean??) and family to grab vending machine snacks because a) they take credit cards and b) I have one million other things to worry about than if someone's stomach is growling in the waiting area.
Sleep mask
Teeth whitening strips for photo ops
Curling iron and hair spray
Breast pump and all of the attachments
Club outfit-to head out after you push, you can leave baby in the nursery!
And don't forget when you are packing your nail polish and 7 pillows and 14 pairs of socks that you DO have to bring all that stuff back home with you. Carting all of our stuff (and mind you, we went to the hospital with NOTHING) out of the hospital was such a giant pain in the ass.
Married 03/18/10
DS #2 Born 05/19/11
DS #3 Due 07/26/15
@bbousquet618 To answer your question, and I am not trying to be rude or sarcastic here, it is because every time a new thread is created, it bumps the one on the bottom of the page to the next page. Some of the threads getting bumped include posts by moms who have just lost their baby, or moms who have been sent to L&D because there may be something wrong with them or their little one...it bumps these threads where people need support to ask a question that has been asked MANY MANY MANY times. And all of us "meanies" have already answered the questions many many times. And honestly, since us "meanies" are the ones who take the time to read other posts and give advice and opinions, we get frustrated that people think it was okay for us to have taken the time to answer these questions over and over again, but yet the poster doesn't think that they need to take the two seconds to do a quick search. Especially when it is something that the poster knows is not unique and many moms may have thought/asked about as well. Very often if you click on the profile of the poster, they are relatively new and have done minimal posting - which is okay, we were all new at one point or another, but if you read the guidelines and take the time to familiarize yourself with the board, you will learn that using the search function is proper etiquette. You don't see these same posters replying to other people when they look for help or advice. You don't see them sending thoughts and prayers to the many moms who ask for them in times of need. You just see them asking the same question that was already asked a million times and answered a million times. So people perceive this as selfish - as in I won't participate in the board or take the time to help anyone else out, but I want you to take the time to answer my repeat question again, and I want you to do it ASAP, and if you don't say what I want to hear, I am going to get mad and call you mean and rude. Then on the flip side, if you click on the profiles of all of us mean rotten August girls and look at how many replies we have given and take the time to read some of them, you will see that we consistently offer up advice, we consistently offer thoughts and prayers to ANY mom who needs them (even if that poster has not been active or if we have disagreed with them on other issues). We provide support and we provide guidance where we can, and along the way, we try to have fun (for example, HDBD is every Wednesday). We have built relationships because we have taken the time to get to know the board and one another. Now, honestly, step back and think about this and while you are, and again, not trying to be mean or rude, look at how many results I got when I did a quick search for "hospital bag" and keep in mind, I set my search parameters to the last month only - and look at how many posts there have been on this topic: https://forums.thebump.com/search?Page=p1&adv=1&search=hospital+bag&title=&author=&cat=all&tags=&discussion_d=1&discussion_question=1&discussion_poll=1&comment_c=1&comment_answer=1&group_group=1&within=1+month&date=today And if you still think we are a bunch of big old meanies, I don't know what to tell you....
@bbousquet618 To answer your question, and I am not trying to be rude or sarcastic here, it is because every time a new thread is created, it bumps the one on the bottom of the page to the next page. Some of the threads getting bumped include posts by moms who have just lost their baby, or moms who have been sent to L&D because there may be something wrong with them or their little one...it bumps these threads where people need support to ask a question that has been asked MANY MANY MANY times. And all of us "meanies" have already answered the questions many many times. And honestly, since us "meanies" are the ones who take the time to read other posts and give advice and opinions, we get frustrated that people think it was okay for us to have taken the time to answer these questions over and over again, but yet the poster doesn't think that they need to take the two seconds to do a quick search. Especially when it is something that the poster knows is not unique and many moms may have thought/asked about as well. Very often if you click on the profile of the poster, they are relatively new and have done minimal posting - which is okay, we were all new at one point or another, but if you read the guidelines and take the time to familiarize yourself with the board, you will learn that using the search function is proper etiquette. You don't see these same posters replying to other people when they look for help or advice. You don't see them sending thoughts and prayers to the many moms who ask for them in times of need. You just see them asking the same question that was already asked a million times and answered a million times. So people perceive this as selfish - as in I won't participate in the board or take the time to help anyone else out, but I want you to take the time to answer my repeat question again, and I want you to do it ASAP, and if you don't say what I want to hear, I am going to get mad and call you mean and rude. Then on the flip side, if you click on the profiles of all of us mean rotten August girls and look at how many replies we have given and take the time to read some of them, you will see that we consistently offer up advice, we consistently offer thoughts and prayers to ANY mom who needs them (even if that poster has not been active or if we have disagreed with them on other issues). We provide support and we provide guidance where we can, and along the way, we try to have fun (for example, HDBD is every Wednesday). We have built relationships because we have taken the time to get to know the board and one another. Now, honestly, step back and think about this and while you are, and again, not trying to be mean or rude, look at how many results I got when I did a quick search for "hospital bag" and keep in mind, I set my search parameters to the last month only - and look at how many posts there have been on this topic: https://forums.thebump.com/search?Page=p1&adv=1&search=hospital+bag&title=&author=&cat=all&tags=&discussion_d=1&discussion_question=1&discussion_poll=1&comment_c=1&comment_answer=1&group_group=1&within=1+month&date=today And if you still think we are a bunch of big old meanies, I don't know what to tell you....
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I love this so much! The same ones always upset about how mean this community are the same ones using the community as their personal search engine.
@bbousquet618 To answer your question, and I am not trying to be rude or sarcastic here, it is because every time a new thread is created, it bumps the one on the bottom of the page to the next page. Some of the threads getting bumped include posts by moms who have just lost their baby, or moms who have been sent to L&D because there may be something wrong with them or their little one...it bumps these threads where people need support to ask a question that has been asked MANY MANY MANY times. And all of us "meanies" have already answered the questions many many times. And honestly, since us "meanies" are the ones who take the time to read other posts and give advice and opinions, we get frustrated that people think it was okay for us to have taken the time to answer these questions over and over again, but yet the poster doesn't think that they need to take the two seconds to do a quick search. Especially when it is something that the poster knows is not unique and many moms may have thought/asked about as well. Very often if you click on the profile of the poster, they are relatively new and have done minimal posting - which is okay, we were all new at one point or another, but if you read the guidelines and take the time to familiarize yourself with the board, you will learn that using the search function is proper etiquette. You don't see these same posters replying to other people when they look for help or advice. You don't see them sending thoughts and prayers to the many moms who ask for them in times of need. You just see them asking the same question that was already asked a million times and answered a million times. So people perceive this as selfish - as in I won't participate in the board or take the time to help anyone else out, but I want you to take the time to answer my repeat question again, and I want you to do it ASAP, and if you don't say what I want to hear, I am going to get mad and call you mean and rude. Then on the flip side, if you click on the profiles of all of us mean rotten August girls and look at how many replies we have given and take the time to read some of them, you will see that we consistently offer up advice, we consistently offer thoughts and prayers to ANY mom who needs them (even if that poster has not been active or if we have disagreed with them on other issues). We provide support and we provide guidance where we can, and along the way, we try to have fun (for example, HDBD is every Wednesday). We have built relationships because we have taken the time to get to know the board and one another. Now, honestly, step back and think about this and while you are, and again, not trying to be mean or rude, look at how many results I got when I did a quick search for "hospital bag" and keep in mind, I set my search parameters to the last month only - and look at how many posts there have been on this topic: https://forums.thebump.com/search?Page=p1&adv=1&search=hospital+bag&title=&author=&cat=all&tags=&discussion_d=1&discussion_question=1&discussion_poll=1&comment_c=1&comment_answer=1&group_group=1&within=1+month&date=today And if you still think we are a bunch of big old meanies, I don't know what to tell you....
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I will say that there have definitely been times when I have felt responses to questions have been unnecessarily rude but not when it comes to calling people out for repetitive posts and not using the search function. If you can't figure out how to search or understand why people are irritated when you post the 200th question about am i in labour, what do I pack or is this my mucous plug then you deserve whatever responses you get back. My only wish is that I could come up with some of the hilarious responses I see on the nonsense posts
So even if you had NO ONE at all come visit you in the hospital to bring you anything, you would still be fine bringing basically nothing but yourself to the hospital. And I highly doubt there are many people in that situation (where no one is coming to visit and couldn't bring you something).