Stupid FTM Question

[Mrs.Syntax]

Our hospital provided long-sleeved Ts (they had fold-over mittens on the hands) and swaddle blankets. I only brought along a going-home outfit for DD.

You may want to ask if you take a hospital tour though.

[kittycatlove]

Our hospital provided a kimono style shirt to wear and then swaddled him with their blankets. I guess we could have brought stuff but I didn't even think to. We did a lot of skin to skin so he was mostly in is diaper on my chest covered in a (hospital) blanket.

[jenjen]

Our hospital provided all linens. They put babies in the sleeper gowns with the elastic on the bottom. They also provided blankets and hats. We brought a few blankets and hats from home so that DS would use them in the hospital and DH would take them home for the dogs to smell. Not sure if it worked but I read about others doing it. Plus it made it easy to "find" DS when he was in one of our hats. DS was gone for some testing and we had family on their way so we took a walk to the nursery to see how long DS would be. We happened to pass the nurse bringing him back to our room and I saw our hat on the baby and knew he was mine!

[dcrunnergirl]

Our hospital provided shirts and onesies. We could have brought a going home outfit but didn't.

[Saudade]

The hospital had all sorts of baby clothes. They didn't want us using ours. We did need a going home outfit, but I just used a sleep and play.

[barefootcontessa]

Our hospital provides infant clothes. You will need something for when you go home.

[h]

Our kids wore hospital-provided diapers, t-shirts, and hats until it was time to go home, then we dressed them in the going home outfit we brought.

[af1212]

Our hospital provided everything we needed while we were there. We brought an outfit for the hospital pictures, and also an outfit for going home.

[Deleted]

Definitely take the hospital tour (you should take it anyway!) and ask this question. But mine provided everything. We brought a going home outfit for the photo op which I almost wish we hadn't done because I look like a hot freaking mess in every one of those photos.

[UnderProtest]

Mine provided everything, but we brought in hats to differentiate the two kids while they were in my room.

[cjeanette]

Hospital provided everything.

[Brie]

Our hospital required they be in the fugly hospital issued gowns when he was in the nursery. They were way too big (and I had a big baby, so WTF) and not cute.

We kept him in my room all day and dressed him in cuter clothes we'd brought for pictures. We put him back in the fug hospital clothes when we sent him to the nursery at night.

[Deleted]

I sent DH home for sleep sacks. DS was big & strong. He kept busting his dwaddle & getting a chill. I ended up dressing him everyday we were there.

[gibbinator]

Our hospital didn't. But honestly ds was naked and swaddled most of the time. I think we put him in pjs one night and a going home outfit

[froggy76]

Dec 6, 2012 15:18:33 GMT -5 Mrs.Syntax said:

Our hospital provided long-sleeved Ts (they had fold-over mittens on the hands) and swaddle blankets. I only brought along a going-home outfit for DD.

You may want to ask if you take a hospital tour though.

Ditto. Next time I will probably bring a couple outfits for baby to wear in the hospital.

[arch01]

we just used the kimono shirts and swaddled him in the blankets they provided. he didn't wear anything on his legs.

we brought 2 outfits for going home-we didn't know how big he was going to be so we brought a NB and a 0-3m outfit.