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April 2018 Moms
g_amoss
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Hospital Bag
g_amoss
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We’re getting closer each day! What are you going to pack in your hospital bag?
Re: Hospital Bag
- Makeup remover wipes. I know I probably won’t be out of bed to wash my face that first night (having a c-section) and the convenience of cleansing wipes is huge.
- Our fancy DSLR camera for some early pictures.
- Lots of leggings and soft shirts plus an open-front cardigan.
- Shampoo/conditioner, makeup and a hair dryer
- Boppy for sure
- Extra pillow and a throw blanket for DH. Our hospital provides a good bed, but he’s always looking for a little extra comfort!
Fuzzy socks
Clothes (me and LO)
Charger
Makeup/remover
My hospital supplied everything for me last time. So i really dont need much unless I want it. They dont like you dressing the baby in stuff other then what they supply because if they go to the nursery and have an outfit change, they will toss whatever clothes is on them, so better safe just to keep the going home outfit on them. But they even supplied chapstick and a toothbrush/paste, shower stuff, tucks, numbing spray, etc. So im not going to bring much at all. Also, my hospitals policy is husbands cant stay the night after baby is born. So anything else i may need i can habe DH bring it to me the next day.
Anyway loving this thread ladies, great idea @g_amoss
- socks, robe
- going home outfit for me and baby
- SNACKS.
- charger
- flip flops (thank you sjn00!)
- hairbrush and deodorant. Most of the other stuff was provided like toothbrush, toothpaste, tucks, etc.
- baby blanket
-Colace for that first poop after delivery makes it a little bit easier
-flip flops
-chargers for phone and kindle
-snacks
my hospital provided a lot of the shower supplies and other toiletries.
-boppy
-leggings (lululemon are my go to)
-robe
-nursing tanks and cardigans
-nipple cream (mine cracked before we left the hospital last time...would love recommendations for anyones go to nipple cream)
-make-up (wipes too)
-shampoo/body wash/face wash
-couple snacks
-headbands
-slippers
-DSLR (i just bring my camera bag and different lens)
Diaper bag: (I usually just have this ready regardless of not needing things the hosptial provides)
-baby's going home outfit, couple of the newborn shirts, hat/bow (team green)
-swaddle blanket, car seat blanket
-couple diapers
-cream
-burp cloths
-wallet
SO:
-pillow/blanket
-snacks
-extra clothes
-shower stuff
-hats (he never goes without!)
-2 outfits for baby-- one for hospital pictures (our's does them) and one for going home
-our own free and clear diapers and wipes (DH and DD both have super sensitive skin and get rashes from everything- DD got a horrible rash in the hospital from using their stuff, so I'm just planning ahead with this one)
-my breast friend nursing pillow
-newborn halo swaddles
-some extra receiving blankets and burp cloths
-one set of open front pjs with pants and a going home outfit for me
-a couple of nursing sleep bras and a couple of pairs of grippy fuzzy socks
-lansinoh disposable nursing pads, lansinoh lanolin, and ameda hydrogel soothie pads (my absolute faves from beginning to BF DD) @ekendall09
-toiletries bag with shampoo, conditioner, face wash and face products, body lotion, toothbrush and toothpaste, hair brush, chaptstick, and maybe a hairdryer and a few basic cosmetics if I'm feeling fancy
-my nalgene water bottle
-my vitamins, meds, and colace
-a big bag of trail mix from SAMS and some bottled water for MH
-phones, chargers, camera, Bluetooth speaker
I feel my list is realllly long, but this was per another STM vloggers recommendations. I know the hospital gives some of these things, but she recommended bringing your own regardless for comfort purposes.
ETA: just curious about the changing pad on your list — I’ve never heard of anyone needing that! What was the vlogger’s reasoning for it?
We have a pretty high monitoring system as well. You cant even take the baby to a different floor without an alarm going off if you dont have the pass to signal the okay from the alarm lol.
About the security, I agree that most hospitals have pretty high security, we have alarms and monitors on baby and mommy. Also, you can't take your baby in the hallway without their rolling bed, you can't just carry or wear them. We do have a nursery though, its not where the public can see or anything though.
I am still thinking on the hospital essentials for the baby, I am probably just going to bring a diaper bag with all the normal diaper bag stuff and a going home outfit, because they literally have everything. And a boppy pillow. For me, I am still deciding on pajamas/outfits I want to bring to wear and it will greatly depend on if I am able to have a VBAC or end up having a csection so ill probably pack different ones....and then some clothes/snacks for DH for sure. and Toiletries (Not including shaver
Wanted to edit to add I think its CRAZY that a husband can't stay! wow... I needed SO much help after my csection I can't imagine him not there. Also, its their baby too they need to bond
Fun fact I learned, if the hospital opens something for you, your insurance is charged. I feel the provided hospital pads for post birth are WAY better than anything I can buy at the store so I use those and then take them home. If it isn't glued down or heavy equipment you should plan to take things home.
So things my hospital provides that i'll be charged for (so no need to pack):
Things I'm bringing:
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@kbamomma33 - I definitely needed the ideas/inspiration!
my hospital provided a lot of stuff. Even socks with threads on the bottom. They wanted me to wear them at all times. I was very hot while getting magnesium drip and they brought me my own fan. The nurse said to take it home with me because they can't reuse them.
What nursing tanks do y'all recommend?
Do any of you suggest bringing your pump with you to the hospital? One of my friends said I should so they can help show me how to use it but I have read that you really shouldn't even use your pump the first 6 weeks you are BF?
I would not bring your pump. You'll have enough stuff to bring already. Plus, there's so much going on after LO is born (hospital staff in and out of the room, nurses checking on you and baby, hearing and other tests for LO, trying to figure out regular BFing, plus you just trying to care for baby and yourself) that I don't think you'll have time to or want to mess with it. A breast pump isn't that hard to figure out. You can find YouTube instructional videos for your pump and just watch those at home- this is what I did. If you want to, you could bring your flanges to the hospital so that you can do a quick check with the LC to make sure they are the right fit for you though.
ETA As far as not using your pump in the first 6 weeks-- I mean, I think that you can use it, but the idea is to get as much nipple stimulation from LO while your supply is getting established in the first 6 weeks, since a pump isn't as efficient as a baby (i.e., don't use the pump to replace at-the-breast feedings right away). My advice, FWIW, would be to do as many regular feeds at the breast during that time as possible and then maybe start throwing in an extra pump sesh after a few weeks to start building a freezer stash. I think I added a pump session for my freezer stash an hour after the first morning feeding (supply is highest in the early AM) starting at about 3 weeks? I don't know if I did that every day right away though. You don't want to go cray with a ton of extra pump to stash sessions right off, because doing that can cause an established oversupply, which comes with its own set of problems.
@sjn00 I actually sent my husband home the 1st night but that's because he is a big man and they only provided a recliner. But I had my mom stay and she was a big help when DS wouldn't stop crying. She ended up holding him for hours so I could get some rest.
@angiek1 I took all that stuff home too except for the blue nose thing because it didn't get in my bag. Which I regret.
DS: EDD, December 19th, 2014. Born, December 19th, 2014!
DD: EDD, July 18th, 2016. Born, July 19th, 2016!
Baby #3: EDD, April 16th, 2016
And also, DH absolutely bonded the second he was holding that child in the hospital. Because I had a C/S and was incapacitated, he was 100% on duty for the first few hours of our DS's life. HE'S the one that did skin to skin with our son. HE'S the one that held him for the first time out of my womb. HE'S the one DS fell asleep on for the first time. Lord. I'd throw a damn fit if my hospital told me he couldn't stay!
DS: EDD, December 19th, 2014. Born, December 19th, 2014!
DD: EDD, July 18th, 2016. Born, July 19th, 2016!
Baby #3: EDD, April 16th, 2016
DS: EDD, December 19th, 2014. Born, December 19th, 2014!
DD: EDD, July 18th, 2016. Born, July 19th, 2016!
Baby #3: EDD, April 16th, 2016