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clojel
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Hospital Bag HELP!!
clojel
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Hey girls,
So, I'm trying to pack my hospital bag so I'm ready to go -- but anytime I google lists, it just seems like they are really excessive. Unless I have a c-section, I will only be in the hospital for 2 nights...and since a large chunk of that will be labor, I'm not planning on wearing much besides the hospital gown they give you and my robe & slippers if I need to walk around as part of the labor process.
I've packed robe, slippers, a nursing tank for the 2nd day, a sweatshirt hoodie to pull over the nursing tank and some sweat pants, and toiletries. And, I'm going to bring a going home outfit for me & the baby.
What else do I really need? Any good tips???
Also -- what did your DH's bring?
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Re: Hospital Bag HELP!!
I packed a robe & slippers for myself and didn't wear them at all. I stayed in a nursing tank & the hospital gown the entire time I was there. Honestly, there was so much pp bleeding and my bladder control was so bad after a vag. delivery that I would have ruined any of my own clothes.
Are you sure you'll be in labor that long? I was only in labor for 5 hours of the 2 days I was in the hospital...
Lap top, cell phone, charger, camera, any games you would want to play while in labor or whenever, a personal pillow (I loved my pillow and hated the hospital pillows). My DH brought a change of clothes, some change for vending machines, any snacks he wanted, sucking candy (like lemon drops) for me...however I didn't use those.
Thanks girls....that helps. It seemed to me like the list of clothing items, etc...was a bit on the excessive side.
As for laboring that long - No, I hope not to be in labor that long
Hopefully it will be 3 or 5 hours like you girls had!!! I'm just mentally preparing myself for the worst so anything will seem easy in comparison. HA!!
I'll probably throw in a pack of cards and/or a book or something in case I do have a lot of time on my hands if I have a shorter labor.
Love the idea of bringing my own pillow, though - that's a good one!
Oh I thought of a couple more things:
-toothbrush and toothpaste (your mouth will feel like sawdust!)
-some cheap toiletries (like the ones you buy to travel...shampoo, soap, body wash, tissues)
That's all you'll really need. Don't forget clothes, a towel, chargers. My husband brought snacks, a change of clothes and his PSP. (He's a video game nerd though, lol)
TTC#2=July 2011: Surprise BFP: Chemical Pregnancy
Ummm my 2 days started AFTER i gave birth.
What you have listed now is all you really need.
don't forget the lanisoh cream if you are bf.
I wore hospital stuff and a bra the whole time I was there (incl their slippers and a second gown as a robe). I wore home the same outfit I wore there (um, I still looked very very pregnant). I brought a couple outfits for DS; he only wore one of course, I just couldn't decide. Definitely bring a camera and a book.
I had a scheduled c/s, but I thought they don't discharge you until 2 days AFTER the baby was born.