Hospital bag...what am I forgetting

purple4u · October 2011

Ok I know this has been asked like 1 million times, but I need a different perspective please. What am I forgetting?

For DH

change of clothes

toiletries

For me

robe

slipper socks/ slippers

underwear

going home outfit

toiletries

nursing pads

lanolin

sleep bra

For LO

going home outfit

side snap undershirt

hat

mittens

Still need to pack

camera

baby book for foot prints

snacks for DH and me after delivery

ipad?

Goodfam11 · October 2011

Something a lot of people don't think about is a pair of shower shoes. I personally don't want my feet in a shower that has been used by lots and lots of other people. I am bringing a pair of flip flops with good treads and pitching them after I get out of the hospital. I am a little bit of a germ-a-phobe though too.

phelpsam · October 2011

I didn't even think about packing clothes for DH. I'm just putting in a tooth brush and mouth wash for him. I think he will be okay.......ehhh I might need a bigger bag!

jb2rn · October 2011

Ditto on the flip flops. Lip balm and chargers for phone and camera

nurseblondie · October 2011

I would pack your own pads too. The ones they give you in the hospital might not be comfortable to you.

StefB28 · October 2011

With DS1, I packed (and used) my boppy pillow, several of my own pillows and a blanket for DH. (The hospital does have pillows and blankets, but they suck.)

jnealet · October 2011

Any Rx meds for DH and maybe some advil for him too. They won't give him anything at the hosptial, so if he attempts to complain about a headache or sore muscles from sleeping there, you are prepared.

jadebaby · October 2011

jnealet:
Any Rx meds for DH and maybe some advil for him too. They won't give him anything at the hosptial, so if he attempts to complain about a headache or sore muscles from sleeping there, you are prepared.

Oh this is good to know. Thanks for sharing, J!

amyjoy18 · October 2011

Toilet paper...the stuff at the hospital is so thin and scratchy.

Pillows (I used the hospital ones for labor and delivery...but I liked my own for PP

Gum--I wasn't allowed to eat...but I liked chewing gum

Massager (I had a roller ball one from bath and body works...it helped a lot last time)

MommaErica · October 2011

LIP BALM!! Hair ties, inflatable donut pillow for the ride home. Consider bringing breast pump and Boppy (or similar).

I found I did not need: side snap shirt or slipper socks the hospital provided both. Ditto on the baby book, the hospital gave us a certificate with the foot prints. Shower shoes are also completely unnecessary. Hospitals are cleaned with some heavy duty cleaners. Their shower is definitely cleaner than yours.

jenni888 · October 2011

Goodfam11:
Something a lot of people don't think about is a pair of shower shoes. I personally don't want my feet in a shower that has been used by lots and lots of other people. I am bringing a pair of flip flops with good treads and pitching them after I get out of the hospital. I am a little bit of a germ-a-phobe though too.

Good call! Definitely adding these to my bag.

MommaErica · October 2011

Oh, and your car seat. Not going home without that

peanut701 · October 2011

I'm bringing my own towel.

2-Step · October 2011

I'm going to be in the hospital for three days due to my c-section so I am going to bring some netflix DVDs, magazines and a book for DH, snacks and drinks for DH, iPod and small speakers and my boppy pillow.

Don't forget cell phones and chargers and extra camera batteries.I'd also add hair ties, chap stick and lotion to your list.

We also have to bring some activities for our older son and his diaper bag because he will be there for part of the day each day. Yes, our bags are going to be huge.

smilelari · October 2011

jnealet:
Any Rx meds for DH and maybe some advil for him too. They won't give him anything at the hosptial, so if he attempts to complain about a headache or sore muscles from sleeping there, you are prepared.

You might bring any OTC meds you think you might need for yourself as well. I had an awful cold last time and figured I could at least get some cough drops since I was in a hospital and all, but nope. They finally wrote me a prescription for Robitussin and I managed to get 1 dose the entire 36 hours I was there. Blah.

Others have added a lot of mine. Be sure to have anything you want for laboring - music, massage oil, etc. If you have a baby book, take it. Be sure to have some cash on you for vending machines and room service

smilelari · October 2011

MommaErica:
LIP BALM!! Hair ties, inflatable donut pillow for the ride home. Consider bringing breast pump and Boppy (or similar).
I found I did not need: side snap shirt or slipper socks the hospital provided both. Ditto on the baby book, the hospital gave us a certificate with the foot prints. Shower shoes are also completely unnecessary. Hospitals are cleaned with some heavy duty cleaners. Their shower is definitely cleaner than yours.

They gave us a certificate as well, but because we had the baby book they also did prints directly in the book which is what I prefer

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MommaErica · October 2011

smilelari:
MommaErica:
LIP BALM!! Hair ties, inflatable donut pillow for the ride home. Consider bringing breast pump and Boppy (or similar).
I found I did not need: side snap shirt or slipper socks the hospital provided both. Ditto on the baby book, the hospital gave us a certificate with the foot prints. Shower shoes are also completely unnecessary. Hospitals are cleaned with some heavy duty cleaners. Their shower is definitely cleaner than yours.
They gave us a certificate as well, but because we had the baby book they also did prints directly in the book which is what I prefer

I guess it would all depend upon what kind of baby book you have. I didn't get one with a lot of full in spaces because I couldn't find one I liked. I just got a blank scrap book so having the certificate to put in there made a nice page

smilelari · October 2011

MommaErica:
smilelari:
MommaErica:
LIP BALM!! Hair ties, inflatable donut pillow for the ride home. Consider bringing breast pump and Boppy (or similar).
I found I did not need: side snap shirt or slipper socks the hospital provided both. Ditto on the baby book, the hospital gave us a certificate with the foot prints. Shower shoes are also completely unnecessary. Hospitals are cleaned with some heavy duty cleaners. Their shower is definitely cleaner than yours.
They gave us a certificate as well, but because we had the baby book they also did prints directly in the book which is what I prefer
I guess it would all depend upon what kind of baby book you have. I didn't get one with a lot of full in spaces because I couldn't find one I liked. I just got a blank scrap book so having the certificate to put in there made a nice page

Probably does depend on the book. Mine is also a binder style, so I don't actually take the whole book, just the page that the foot prints go on

tishthefish · November 2011

It all depends on your hospital on what they actually provide. The hospital I'm delivering at doesn't do the foot/handprints so I'll have to do my own. They will give me towel but it's short and thin, so I'll be bringing my own.

I have 3 separate bags. My bag with my birth plan, phone/camera chargers, comfy clothes for me, old underwear (my hospital provides a mesh type underwear), snacks for both my husband and myself since our hospital will provide a meal for me but not for my husband, gum, chapstick, tissues, my laptop/charger which has all of my movies and books, flip flops for the shower, my own pads so I'm not wearin a diaper like my daughter, and my toiletries.

My daughter's diaper bag will stay in the car until we need it so there was no sense in packing her things with mine. Her bag has clothes for her to go home in and items the hospital provides just in case we feel we don't like them or need extras such as diapers, pacis, bottles/formula, diaper cream, etc.

My husband's bag is the smallest of the 3 and again will stay in the car until he needs it since he'll be able to leave. His bag has a change of clothes for him, his phone charger, and snacks and change in case he gets hungry.

Again, it depends on your hospital on what you really feel is necessary and what is not. Since they wont provide my husband with a meal, it's necessary for him to have more snacks, change etc so that he can eat while when my sister delivered a few years ago, they provided her husband with 3 meals a day.

It never hurts to be overly prepared and if you have to pack several bags and leave them in the car so you have whatever you need/want.

Good luck!

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