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hosptial bag?
What do I really need to bring?
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Re: hosptial bag?
I am so glad you asked this. I HAVE to get my bag packed soon.....
curious for the answers.
here is what someone sent to me (if you want, I can also send you an email version...page me):
Also, here?s that list I told you about, it?s from becoming-mom.net, a little over kill but covers all bases ?
The Ultimate Hospital Bag List
At least one month before due date:
*Install car seat
*Keep Hospital Bags in the car you will use or by the door you will be leaving from.
*Have a neighbor or designated person to watch the house/pets/ or other children.
*2 pillows with garbage bags over the pillow like a pillowcase, then w/ pillowcase
*barf bag or two, since people in labor may throw up
*towels
*A list of last minute packing items (ID, license, fruit, frozen items, etc?)
In General
*Your Birth Plan
*Your insurance card and any hospital papers you will
*Pediatrician info
*folder for new paperwork
*cell phone
For Labor
*Warm socks
*Lip balm ? All that puffing and panting and also dehydration, lip balm is a must)
*Loose underwear (did not use, the mesh underwear the hospital gives you are a godsend, ask for extras to take home)
*Snacks (fruit, nuts, popsicles, etc?.)
*Sour Suckers (sour ones curb thirst where the sweet ones will make it worse)
*Hair band or tie (unless you want sweaty matted hair stuck to your forehead)
*Video/still camera (for your lovely shots of labor)
*Pillow (From home with not so good pillow case??..fluids?enough said)
*Pen and paper (if you are in the early stages, you are a list maker, journal writing, or well anyways, just in case)
*Ipod or music
*Roll of toilet paper (hospital paper is cheap and scratchy)
*Slippers (non-slip and once again take them off when things start to get nasty)
*toiletries
*talismans (picture of someone or something you love, anything you find reassuring)
For your partner/coach
*Change of clothes (especially if they plan on staying the night)
*Pillow/blanket (check with the hospital first ? however, your own will be more comfortable)
*watch with a second hand for contractions (did not use, the monitor tracks your contractions anyway)
*mints/gum/mouthwash (sometimes the birth partner needs to be really close during labor)
*remember your partner can leave the hospital?pack light
For after delivery
*Fresh nightgown (with openings in front if you plan on breastfeeding)
*Nursing bra (if planning to breastfeed)
*Nursing pads (even if you plan to bottle feed as you may still leak)
*A going home outfit for mom
*Lanolin cream (if you plan on breastfeeding)
*Bathrobe (for the trips to the nursery)
*Baby Book (for all the vitals and getting the feet and hands stamped)
*Boppy nursing pillow
*Dermoplast/Proctofoam: for numbing your sensitive parts
*Spare nightgowns you don?t mind ruining (you will leak)
*Nursing Tank
For Baby
*Going home outfit for baby
*hat/cap (babies lose so much heat thru their heads?even in the summer)
*receiving blanket
*sock/booties
*sleeper
*CAR SEAT!!!!!!!
*You may want to bring an extra cute outfit for the picture
Extras or Activities (usually non-essentials)
*Make-up (No one looks good after, but you can pretend)
*Towels (Dark towels?.most hospital towels are scratchy)
Extra tips
*Bring your baby book?and let the nurse know you have it and they will stamp it for you
*You may want to bring an extra empty bag just in case you get gifts at the hospital
*Some hospitals charge for parking?beware
*Hospitals usually will take pictures of your newborn?.bring some extra cash for these (did not use, at our hospital, we wouldn?t have paid for pics at the time anyway)
*You can usually wear the same clothes home you came to the hospital in.
*Some Hospitals will give you a pre-labor tour of the nursing center,take it.
*Get a list of things the hospital will provide.
*Wash the baby clothes you?ll bring to the hospital
*Remember gowns = easy access
*Make sure your labor shirt is short sleeved (They will check your blood pressure a lot and those pesky i-v?s.
*Fill out the forms during your last trimester?makes admittance so much quicker.
*Most important* Your baby MUST travel home in an infant car seat. Have it installed in plenty of time
* For a Caesarean make sure your partner knows where the extra maternity pads are.
What Not to Bring
*Jewelry (unless it?s a religion symbol)
*Lots of cash, credit cards, or any other valuables
Photo courtesy of www.yaporiginals.com
It's Beshert
Photo courtesy of www.yaporiginals.com
It's Beshert
::whispers::
these are great for back labor at home or in the hospital!
(free shipping code: FSHC108 good thru November 1st)
I took a ton of things, but hardly used anything. The hospital had a little snack station for dh and me so our snacks were still in the bag when we got home. My flipflops were great (who wants to walk in the hospital bathroom barefoot??). Oh, the pen was handy too.
It might've had something to do with the fact that we went in late in the evening, I had an epi around midnight and tried to sleep through the night, and then started pushing at 8:30 in the am???
I'm not much help, am I?
https://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/240_1039.asp
I know it's a little early for me but I want to be prepared so I've started looking into this as well, I found this link on the March of Dimes website. The flip flops are a great idea!!
I saved this link a really long time ago and it's really long, but here is a list someone made.
https://captainhambone.typepad.com/not_that_you_asked/2006/10/the_great_big_h.html