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January 2015 Moms
Valm999
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Hospital bag
Valm999
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I know that I'm asking this question super early but now that I'm at a midway pregnancy point I'm starting to think about the little things. What are some of the essentials you will need to pack in your hospital bag?
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Re: Hospital bag
Seriously, if I go to the hospital with just those things, I'll be good.
I will also add to my list: nursing bras and pads
Clean underwear, a bath robe, chargers for all electronic devices, change for vending machine
If you are planning on BF, I would suggest nursing tanks or shirts so you're not having to mess with the hospital gown much. Along those lines I would bring nipple cream (lanolin, etc). Glasses if you wear contacts (I've had so many patients forget these), slippers or flip flops, and larger underwear.
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:
we also live literally 5 blocks from the hospital, so if I happen to forget anything, FI can easily go back home for it.
My own pillow.
Comfy jammies that I can nurse easy in. Slippers.
Chapstick!
Hair ties, and a hair clip.
Comfy clothes to go home in.
1 or 2 outfits for baby (because I want options for his coming home outfit. )
His blanket (that I'll sleep with weeks prior to get my smell on it.)
camera
Phone chargers
Brush
jammies for Dh
Slippers for him
Extra change of clothes
Tooth brush and paste fit us both
mouthwash.
Extras I'll pack are my makeup, curling iron. Blow dryer. (Because I might feel up to getting pretty. )
I think that covers it.
I'll pack my bag around 35 or 36 weeks.
mm 2/17/11 * dd born 4/20/12 * bo 1/3/14 * edd 1/21/ 1/15
The hospital I'm going to actually provides two lists... one for labour and delievery and one for a larger bag if you end up needing to stay for a bit longer. Basically they suggest you bring the small bag in with you right away and either send SO home for the bigger one or keep in the car until after LO is born.
Can't really add anything to the suggestions others have made at this point aside from medication if you take any.
I was happy I brought my robe and extra pairs of underwear, as I didn't want to wear mesh hospital undies and there were times that the bleeding was heavy and I needed to change underwear. Bring your own toiletries as hospital issued ones are yuck, and don't bring much for baby other than going home outfit. The hospital has everything else.
I agree on all the toiletries from home. If you were never a pad user try to find some ahead of time that are comfy for you. It may sound weird to say try on some different pads. But it took me a good 4-5 days post partum and about 3 different brands before I found one I liked. But the huge pads most hospital provide were only necessary for the first day or two.
A plethora of salty and sweet snacks. In had a bad craving for sweets at about 1 a.m. and a friend so graciously brought me a bag of almost every sweet you could find in a grocery store.
Notebook (or something to type on) to write down the birth story if you are into that kind of thing.
I brought my own towels for me and DH. Hospital towels are tiny and scratchy.
This time I'm bringing my own blankets. The hospital blankets were so thin.
We also brought a fully packed diaper bag.also brought my breast pump so the lactation nurse could help me make sure I was using it right.
Oh BABYBOOK! (Or anything else you may want foot prints in) A lot of the times they will go ahead and do the footprints in your baby book when they do it for their records.
I had great expectations of wearing my own gown and being dressed but I never changed from the hospital gown until I was leaving.
This time I think they'll kick me out sooner, maybe after 24 hours? So I'm not packing too much, just comfy clothes for me & baby, toiletries, snacks, ipad. We live close to the hospital, if I forget anything I'll just send DH to get it.
I'd also add: ID, insurance card, paperwork to add baby to insurance, pediatrician info because hospital will want it if they are an affiliated practice, list of people to call (sometimes in those first few hours it is easy to miss someone you really want to hear from you personally).
Our hospital provided toiletries, snacks for me in an open kitchen, pads, tucks, ice packs, diapers, wipes, swaddles, blankets, and onesies.
We brought snacks for hubby, my pillow, a robe (best thing ever to have, IMO), nursing tanks, nipple cream, 2 sets of clothes for me, black underwear, my own pillow, shampoo/body wash, hair dryer, make-up (yes, I wanted to feel like a 'real' person by getting ready for the day), razor, take home outfit for baby, car seat, camera, computer, phone charger.
I brought way too much stuff the first time and plan on keeping it to the bare minimum this time.
BFP#1 8/24/11, EDD 5/5/12, D&C 10/24/11 due to missed m/c
BFP #2 2/1/12, EDD 10/11/12. Baby arrived 10/9/12
BFP #3 5/6/14, EDD 1/14/15