Hospital bags

Spicyweiner · February 2017

Since there's quite a few of us who have delivered, and even more of us poor souls who are still KTFU, let's hear from the BTDT chicks.
What did you actually use in your bag? What did you wish you had brought?
I'm having amnesia or something when I'm trying to think back to my kids birth....

Spicyweiner · February 2017

And if anyone tells me this should have gone in a different thread, I'm going to mentally kick you in the vag

FerForShort · February 2017

I didn't have shit packed when my water broke, so the good news is the hospital literally had everything I needed, butttt.....

robe, house shoes, your own pillow and snacks. Those are the things I would say are must haves. Especially the pillow and snacks. Hospital food sucks.

PerraSucia · February 2017

You want my two nightie things? I loved them at the hospital but now I'm like "do you know what's awesome? Pants"

leprechaunlady · February 2017

I second the snacks! Also depending on how long your hospital stay is going to be a new set of pyjamas or nightdress for each day, cause night sweats. I also took a little bit of make up, i wasnt putting on a full face or anything but it just made me feel better & feel more like myself.

Gretchypoo · February 2017

Things I brought (and used)
- toiletries (face wash, tooth brush, soap, lotion, chap stick, basic makeup for pictures.)
- my own night gown
- nursing bra and nursing pads
- comfy outfit to go home (yoga pants and a maternity tee)
- Snuggie
- fuzzy socks
- snacks (bc they are watching my blood sugar)
- a real camera
- my tablet, phone and charger

Things I brought and didn't use
- underwear -- mesh panties FTW.
- diapers for baby
- an extra of everything -- I didn't need 2 nightgowns, 4 bras, 2 pairs of yoga pants, 2 tees, 4 pairs of underwear, extra baby clothes...)

I left my boppy at home bc ew, hospital germs.

PerraSucia · February 2017

The only thing I brought and didn't use were my slippers because my feet swoll so much I couldn't get them on. I was there way longer than you will be hopefully though.

ColeBug89 · February 2017

FerForShort said:

I didn't have shit packed when my water broke, so the good news is the hospital literally had everything I needed, butttt.....

robe, house shoes, your own pillow and snacks. Those are the things I would say are must haves. Especially the pillow and snacks. Hospital food sucks.

I could have written this word for word myself haha.

Everyone else gave great ideas! Don't know if someone mentioned it already, but I managed to throw flip flops in my makeshift bag for the shower because germs.

imalwaysme79 · February 2017

2 oversized pajama bottoms (Target)
2 oversized tshirts
2 sports bras
Socks with the grippers on the bottom
Pillow
Toiletries
Flip flops for the shower
Chapstick

I wish I had brought my own oversized underwear. The mesh ones at the hospital made my ass itch.

poetryandoceans · February 2017

Hair ties! I think I would have cut my hair off if I didn't have hair ties during labour.

AliJorgensen29 · February 2017

Here's what I packed before and am packing this time that I'll use:
Tooth brush and paste
Shampoo, soap, deodorant and conditioner (I didn't like the stuff the hospital had)
Oversized tee and pj pants
2 nursing bras
Nursing pillow
Pillow for me
Slippers
Going home outfit for baby (and coat because it 20 degrees here in MN)
A book
Phone charger
Money for the vending machine
Snacks

I packed alot more the first time around and this was all I ended up using. I just put on the same clothes I can in with, so all I packed was one comfy outfit to lounge around in while waiting to go home.

catmommac · February 2017

I never actually wore my own clothes in the hospital. Just wore gowns. I forgot shower stuff and I was not fond of the hospital not having conditioner.

Used: clothes for DH, a going home outfit for me and baby, phone chargers.

bring and extra bag to take stuff home in. The hospital lets you keep so much stuff.

ohstars · February 2017

DH ran to target to buy an extension cord because my phone charging wire wasn't long enough to reach anything.

I'm glad I had layers because my body temp was all over the place. Maternity short sleeves plus a cardigan, yoga pants, comfy socks but also sandals.

yogadevil · February 2017

Well, we definitely overpacked lol. We scooted out of the hospital 24 hours after I delivered so I really didn't need a bunch of changes of clothes and not nearly as many toiletries. Love and learn though!

I wouldve loved to have had a nursing nightgown for the night we spent there, even loose PJ pants were uncomfy. I'm glad I brought my own pillow and blanket too

foxrosy · February 2017

I brought toiletries (soap, toothbrush/paste, lotion, face wash, makeup, deodorant would have been nice had I remembered), hospital nursing night gown, yoga pants, sweater, tank top, slipper socks, phone charger and underwear (because I hate the mesh ones).

@Gretchypoo I'm loving that you brought a Snuggie.

FreshBakedBrownies · February 2017

ohstars said:

DH ran to target to buy an extension cord because my phone charging wire wasn't long enough to reach anything.

I'm glad I had layers because my body temp was all over the place. Maternity short sleeves plus a cardigan, yoga pants, comfy socks but also sandals.

I second the extension cord. My induction took awhile and my phone charger was too short to reach the bed.

Patience7150 · February 2017

Only thing I regret not having was my compression socks. I lived in them during pregnancy and idk why I thought I'd be free immediately post partum.

kswiger06 · February 2017

I don't like taking a bunch of extra junk to haul around since the hospital sends you home with so much more... we only packed
-Going home outfit for me (yoga pants, t-shirt, nursing bra, socks)
-Change of clothes and jammies for H
-phone/charger
-hair tie (I always keep one on my wrist though)
-going home outfit for baby
-it's cold here so we needed extra blankets for tucking Austin into his carrier to leave
-change for vending machines if needed

We packed my slippers but I didn't wear them

I wish I brought nursing pads with me, but they had samples in the gift bags.
I thought the hospital would have had extra toiletries in the room but they didn't.

I wish out of everything I had my own toilet paper. The cheap thin junk in the hospital kept sticking to me despite folding it over a million times to get it thicker. Even though you "Pat dry" the t.p. was sticking and caused more grief than if I had some nicer stuff with me.

yogadevil · February 2017

@kswiger06 I had a huge hormonal fight with DH over toilet paper. I had packed my hospital bag and was giving him an orientation to where everything was, TP was in the front pocket and he responded with "Roger, shit tickets. Front pocket." And for some reason him trying to be cutesy sent me into a rage and I lectured him for over an hour about how I never liked that phrase (LOL) and if he wasn't going to take all aspects of birth seriously then maybe he wasn't competent enough to be my birth partner. Then at night I was laying awake and found out by googling that in MInnesota you can't file for divorce while pregnant. Over toilet paper. I swore I'd never forgive him

Its now affectionately known known as the Shit Ticket Fight, and I went into labor a few days later lol so I guess my hormones were just really ramping up

Aussie45 · February 2017

My laptop was a big one because I used that to try to pass time while waiting for things to speed up (induced). I know some others said not to bring their pillow but I couldn't have imagined being there that long without it. I wish I had brought some shoes for staying there (slippers or something). Mainly I stayed in either pajamas or just comfy clothes so I packed pretty good on that front

The only thing that I wish I would've brought was stuff to wash my pump parts. I gave up with BFing in the MOTN our first night and decided to go the EPing route (I went to a yr EPing DD1, so it's more comfortable to me even if it is a PITA). I brought my pump and all the parts, but nothing to wash it and H had to run home and grab that stuff.

CornchipLA · February 2017

@yogadevil so glad to hear your story. I was crying the other day about how I chose the wrong man and how I couldn't stay with someone like this because he didn't want me to put a fake plant on the baby's dresser as it was "clutter". Yep!

madamerwin · February 2017

Glad I am not the only one with raging hormones. I got mad at my husband because he got some sort of surprise/gift for me (or the baby?) and he has been hiding it in the basement for the past four days, and he won't let me have it NOW. I feel like Veruca Salt.

kirstynikole · February 2017

I second the packing your own toilet paper. There's Nothing awesome about the butt sandpaper they provide you with in the hospital. Last time I tore and needed stitches and didn't want to deal with the sticking like @kswiger06 said. This time I had stitches again and I was so glad to have my charmin. Lol

leprechaunlady · February 2017

I didnt taket own toilet paper but i did take the moist toilet wipes. With bleeding it just makes you feel that bit fresher & cleaner.

Partyof6? · February 2017

So after 2 Days in the hospital I had a couple things I remembered that I wanted to pass along as tips for first timers. First of all use the Disposable mesh panties. It's no time to be a hero. I was bleeding through them or out of them the first day until it occurred to me to double up the pads inside so they were staggered but could cover me front to back. I also feel way more secure with putting an extra pair of the panties on over the ones with the pad, it kind of holds the more securely and also helps make them a little more opaque if you're not wearing anything else. I also use it to tuck the ice pack if I'm using it so it's not in my underpants on top of the pad.

Don't forget to take home your Peri bottle both to use it for you but it also makes a great cloth wipe wetter if you're looking for that kind of thing.

Don't be afraid to ask for help for anything you need with the nurses, they will make sure you know what to do and get what you need.

NiceyMeany · February 2017

My hospital gave me an extra pack of baby wipes to use as toilet paper. I'm still using them at home, as I genuinely can't imagine a piece of paper touching me anywhere down there right now.

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