hospital bag

Re: hospital bag

• rsweethart member

  February 2009

  For me: Toiletries (dont forget something for your lips because I was really dehydrated after delivering both of my girls and my lips were so chapped), robe, blanket (hospital was freezing), pillow, slippers, cell phone charger, snacks, and I took two comfy outfits and slip on shoes (my feet were swollen)

  For DH:  Toiletries, blanket, pillow, two outfits, camera, labtop, cell phone charger, list of people and phone numbers that he needed to call

  For baby:  Outfit to wear home (newborn and 0-3 because I wasn't sure how big she would be), carseat, blanket

   

  I'm sure there was other stuff, but thats all I can remember right now. 

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• Christina617

  February 2009

  -underwear  - didn't wear mine. I wore those awesome mesh ones instead Actually, I took 2 pairs of these home and wore them the first 2 days at home too.
  -comfy outfit for coming home
  -comfy clothes for hospital stay - I didn't wear b/c I sported the hospital gowns the entire time.  They were so much easier for breastfeeding.
  -robe - was great for when we had visitors
  -toiletries - I loved having my usual shampoo & etc to use
  -makeup, hairbrush, hair ties - surprisingly I put on makeup the 2nd day b/c Ethan was being seen by the ped and I had energy
  -chapstick - I can't live w/o it but it's nice to have when you're breathing through labor pains & drying out your lips
  -cash for DH for snacks/meals
  -snacks for DH during labor and I ended up eating a cereal bar in the middle of the night while up breastfeeding
  -DH's comfy outfit, pajamas, toiletries, etc
  -cell phone charger
  -pillows from home - I loved that I had these
  -it was suggested that I bring my breast pump in case I needed to pump but I didn't need to use it there.
  -rice heating pack... would have been great for back labor but by that point I was too focused on my breathing to ask for it
  -ipod - again, I was too focused on my breathing to even think about using it
  -a little photo album with a few special pictures in it.  This probably sounds silly but it can help with distraction for a bit ... pics of our cats, a wedding pic of us, our own birth hospital pics (motivation b/c I wondered if Ethan would look like either of us at birth)
  -boppy- this was a necessity and I used it for each feeding
  -slippers - I didn't use them but I've heard people who have had to walk the halls did
  -nursing bra and tank - I didn't wear one until going home
  -baby blanket
  -baby outfits for hospital photo and for going home
  -baby book for his footprints after birth
  -DH swimsuit in case he got in the tub with me but I didn't use the tub

  I always overpack and we needed a cart to take all of our stuff out but I'd rather have more than wish I had brought something.
  

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