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What should you NOT pack in the hospital bag?

Nest LauraNest Laura
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Hi everyone! This is Laura here at The Bump with a question for our next magazine.

For moms-to-be who are planning to deliver in a hospital, do you have any suggestions for what they should NOT pack in their hospital bags? We have an editor here, for instance, who packed makeup and then never touched it!

Thanks!
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  • jayandjuliecruzjayandjuliecruz
    Resist the temptation to purchase a nice nursing gown.  It will get trashed.
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  • maureen1984maureen1984

    We're having a c-section & my doctor advised me not to bring my own clothes since I'll be bleeding. The statement kinda scared me but it did extremly lighten our hospital bag.

     

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  • DanielleWrlyDanielleWrly
    Your own meds without doctor's consent. They'll give you the pain meds you need while you're there and you don't want to take anything on the side that might interact with the other medications you get in the hospital.
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  • jennymamajennymama

    Toiletries, unless they're something you absolutely need. (i.e. soap, tooth brush, pads). Definately bring your own soaps/shampoos if you have special needs.

    Diapers/wipes. no need to pack your own, unless I suppose you're going to do cloth.

    There are things that I've packed for both of my first two births that I ended up never even looking at, but I'm sure other people do... (like books & entertainment, my own music, etc...)

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  • Wendy525Wendy525
    Your own pillow. I heard somewhere to do that since it will make you feel more at home, but there are plenty of pillows, and you're not going to want to get your own pillow dirty with bodily fluids.
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  • berrysweetberrysweet
    Honestly, the only things I used were my pillow, toothbrush, and my clothes to wear home.
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  • iona76iona76 member

    What should you not pack? Booze.  

     But seriously, some...jeans! I packed a pair of maternity jeans but only felt like wearing sweatpants home. I had wanted to look "pulled together" when we left, but after an emergency C-section, a four-day hospital stay, and several trips up and down from the NICU to visit my preemie twins, comfort was key and "pulled together" a long shot.

    On that note, don't pack only one set of clothes...I'd suggest packing two (like two pairs of sweatpants and two hoodies). You never know how things will go down...since I was in for a longer time, I didn't have to wear the hospital gown every day...but after a few days of wearing the same pair of pants and sweatshirt, I felt pastey nonetheless.

     

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