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December 2012 Moms
lyndsihutson
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Hospital Bagst
lyndsihutson
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What are you all packing? Im wanting to make a list of things i need to get in order. 
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Re: Hospital Bagst
I have not packed yet but have been thinking about it lately, Pinterest had some great list ideas.
These are just some links I found. Hope it helps!
https://live.haligonia.ca/halifax-ns/mommy-miracles/25514.html#.T6sEDpO2nHk.facebook
https://workmanfamily.typepad.com/our_life/2010/09/whats-in-a-bag.html
I have packed mine and this is what is in it:
2 nightgowns with buttons from the waist up
3 nursing bras (2 sleep, 1 regular)
comfy pj pants--biggest ones I own
a plain white tee
2 nursing tanks- very soft cotton
robe
fuzzy socks
travel sized shampoo, conditioner, face wash, contact solution, body wash and poof, lotion, toothbrush and toothpaste, deoderant, chapstick, clips for hair and bobby pins, hand sanitizer
breast pads + lanolin
maxi pads--overnights with wings: Always infinity ultra thin
**I plan on packing leggings, tunic and uggs for the ride home, cell phone charger, camera + charger, i pod, glasses and snack bag with candy and snacks for dh, underwear (an extra size up and 4 pairs)
**We carry our insurance cards on us and we are preregistered at the hospital already so it shouldn't be an issue. I typed up a birth plan and dh knows it front to back so that there is no mistaking what I would like if I can't somehow tell him.
DH will have a separate bag with his own clothes and LO has his diaper bag packed already too.
Feel free to let me know if I missed anything any s+tms think I should add!
nursing tanks, zip up sweatshirts (2), pj pants that I don't care about (in case i 'leak' on them) slippers/non-skid socks, underwear, phone charger, sudoku book, pen and paper, pillow, boppy, nipple cream, and a few personal products (tooth brush/paste, brush, make up, face wipes, lotion, Chapstick, eyc.).
while I was there last time I wore their gowns for the most part (over my nursing tank) and used the mesh underwear and pads they provided. They also had towels, shampoo/conditioner and soap for a shower. These are things I asked about at the hospital tour, so you may want to check with yours to see what they provide so you can avoid taking a ton of extra stuff.
I haven't packed yet but here's the list I've put together from all the posts I've read
Black pants, shirts, PJ's, Robe
Slippers, gym shoes
Sports bra & nursing bra
2 going home outfits for LO NB & 0-3M (hats, socks, gloves, onesie)
Baby nail clipper & emery board
Belly bandit
Boopy pillow
Pillows in colored cases
Shower products, face/body products
Purse
Blow dryer
Camera, video recorder, iPad & all charges
Snacks
Bottle water/coconut water
Winter car seat oover
Not packed yet and won't pack for a while yet. You really don't need all that much (like nail clippers, diapers, wipes or any of that or the belly bandit - you won't be able to or really want to wear it for a couple days anyways). I'm going to use the mesh underwear from the hospital (no sense wrecking my own and will snag a few extra pairs for my first week home too) and their pads too. They also provide Lansinoh lanolin (a MUST if BF'ing). Here's what's going in mine for baby #4:
-Camera with flash, lenses & memory cards (I'm a photographer, so my camera is very important for me to grab!) & video camera
-Nursing gown for after delivery
-Slippers
-Cozy socks (3 pairs - wrecked two pairs with DS #3: one pair during delivery and one pair the first time I went to go to the bathroom)
-Soft Cup Nursing Bra (will wear sleep style nursing one during delivery cause I can't stand going bra-less, but know the one I wear during delivery will be sweaty and they want you to try to nurse right away)
-Good smelling shampoo, conditioner, shower soap & lotion, my own toothbrush & tooth paste (the stuff at the hospital is gross)
-Hairbrush, detangler spray (I have thick hair), pony tail holders/bobby pins/headbands to keep hair out of my face
-CHAP STICK - a MUST! Lips get very dry during labor
-Makeup - just the basics (mineral powder and a little eye shadow) since there will be photos of me taken and I know from past babies that my face gets super splochy after labor
-Boppy Pillow
-1 footless, elastic bottom gown for LO with fold over hands & socks (all they provide in the hospital is a huge snap shirt that my DS drowned in and drove me nuts and the socks they had wouldn't stay on, so I'm bringing my own this time)
-1 coming home outfit (footed pants, onesie, LS top with fold over hands, socks, hat, thin fleece one-piece to wear over, receiving blanket and fleece blanket - it's COLD here already!)
-Car seat with winter cover
-Yoga pants and a LS top to wear home
-Nursing pads for in my bra - I hate the ones at the hospital
-Kindle Fire (with the latest Stephanie Plum book downloaded), iPod, Laptop & Cell Phone. I hate hospitals, so these will help me from going crazy there, especially at night once DH goes home with the kids. I don't sleep well in the hospital no matter how tired I am, so I know that at 2am, baby will be snoozing and I'll be bored out of my mind and wide awake. Plus, I can pick up my WiFi from my house in the maternity ward!
Also, we only live a block from the hospital, so if I want something else, it'll take DH a whole 10 minutes to run home and get it. I just don't trust him enough to grab all the right things to not pack what I really want for sure!
chapstick
Robe
Slippers
Nursing bras and tanks
Nursing pillow (I will bring my Boppy cuddle pillow)
Underwear (I mostly used the hospital mesh ones but figure it can't hurt to bring my own too)
a few pairs of fuzzy socks
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
disposable razors - I forgot these last time and my sister went to get me some.
Soap (I bought travel sizes of body wash and hand soap from Bath and Body Works)
Body lotion (also travel size from B&BW)
Deodorant
Shampoo, conditioner (travel size from Target)
Makeup
Glasses, saline for contacts
Camera and video camera
Cell phone and charger
Going-home clothes for me and baby
pillow
Nook, charger
Walmart.com has robes starting at like $8 or something.... perfect for this situation!
Great suggestion - I hadn't planned to bring my pillow, but wanted it in the car when I was laboring. I was SO GLAD to have it for sleeping in the hospital!
I also got some cheap fuzzy socks with the non-skid dots on the bottom at Walmart.
well don't I feel like a slacker! I haven't packed anything.
I did read somewhere someone suggested packing 2 separate bags, one for PP and one for L&D so that you can send stuff home wtih DH or family members as you don't need it anymore. Anyone with experience agree or is that more of a hassle?
BFP #1: 4/2/12 -- DD born 12/15/12. BFP #2: 4/1/14 -- CP. BFP #3: 4/28/14 -- EDD 1/10/15
Jan 15 NOV siggy challenge:
toothbrushes and toothpaste
hair elastics, stretchy headband, brush
makeup so i can feel and look nice for visitors and pictures, lip balm
breast pads and cream
plain black undies, warm socks, nursing bras
yoga pants, nursing tanks, zip up sweater for going home, and visitors
robe, slippers, flip flops for shower
pillows for DH and I, nursing pillow
camera, video camera, phone, iPad, chargers, extra batteries
health card
a few sleepers for baby, plus going home outfit, hats
carseat, carseat cover, blanket
clothes and PJ's for DH
snacks and drinks
journal and pen to write birth story, wishes for baby, thank you notes, etc.
Some things I didn't list, ie diapers, wipes, maxi pads, because the hospital provides them. The hospital provides toiletries too but I have a pretty big collection of hotel "swag" and free samples, and they smell better. I'm all for feeling as human as possible after birth!