Hospital footwear

[ladygrey]

This may be a silly question, but what did you wear on your feet during labor and afterwards in the hospital? Socks? Slippers? Flip flops? Something else? Going barefoot (even in my own hospital room) skeeves me out a bit, but I don't know if it looks dumb to be wearing one of the other footwear choices, either. 

[Deleted]

You tend to "look dumb" in hospital gear anyway. Wear whatever you want. I don't remember... I probably had socks as my recovery room was freezing cold. Delivery, I'm pretty sure I was naked.

[mie]

I wore flip flops in the hospital room.

[af1212]

I brought slipper socks with me for my first birth, but the hospital gave me great non-skid socks to wear so I wore those instead.

The second birth, I brought the same pair of non-skid socks back from the 1st kid just in case, but they gave me 2 pairs this time

I would definitely not go barefoot - yuk! I also used flip flops when I showered.

[jenny1223]

I was barefoot (and naked) during delivery (I was in the birthing tub for awhile and didn't put socks on after I got out). I wore socks afterwards.

[Saudade]

slipper socks and then lined crocs (so hideous, I know)

[jessnpaul]

I had flip-flops and they also provided me with slipper socks. Don't worry, I didn't wear them at the same time

[mswax]

summer babies = flip flops

[hocus2]

Nothing during labor. I was so hot I had no need for socks. I wore slippers or flip flops during recovery.

[turtletop90]

At the hospital I wore the socks with grippy bottoms that the hospital provided.

I can't remember what I wore home. I think the same shoes I came in, whatever they were.

[snshne322]

Socks for both delivery and pp. I barely got out of bed for the 3 days I was there, so other footwear was unnecessary.

[Deleted]

Flip flops for walking around. I brought socks for labor, but as soon as I started pushing they took them off.

Then they gave me hospital socks because she said they get blood on them easily with recovery and bathroom use.

[jr009j]

Barefoot during delivery. Slippers the rest of the time. I wore my slippers to the hospital and home.

[Brie]

Flip flops. Barefoot during actual L&D.

[Deleted]

At my hospital they give you socks with traction on the bottom so I'll use those when I'm not in flip flops from being in and out of the tub.

[fbf2006]

I wore hospital socks (with traction) most of the time.

[darnkatz]

Don't go barefoot. Barf. Hospitals are gross.

I brought moccasins for wearing around the room, socks for in bed (and during l&d), and flip flops for the shower.

[pugz]

barefoot or my flip flops.

[redheadk]

I had a summer baby. I was barefoot while in bed and wore flip flops when on my feet.

[Ashley&Scott]

I wore slipper socks from Old Navy, they have non slip grips on the bottom. I wear these around the house in the winter all the time so I packed a few older pairs just in cased they got ruined. (they didn't)

[cjeanette]

I was barefoot pretty much the whole time. I had socks in case my feet got cold but never needed them. I did use my slippers to walk a bit with DS.

[kangaroo11]

My hospital didn't give me socks. I had some soft socks I wore after delivery, but was barefoot during labor.

[zacksbride]

Socks on L&D. Flip flops post partum. My feet were so swollen I couldn't wear shoes for over a week.

[arch01]

slippers and non-slip socks

[CloudBee]

I wore socks in labor, and then both flip flops and slippers during my hospital stay/recovery.

[dottyblue]

I was freezing because I had lost so much blood and was exhausted after 24 hours of labor. I had rubber soled slipper-boots and was SO thankful for them even though it was 80 degrees outside. I even wore them home

[carolinagirl831]

I had a scheduled csection and they out docks on me for surgery. I wore flip flops the rest of the time. It was nice having them for the bathroom shower and something easy to slip on

[h]

Socks for a while when my feet were cold, barefoot most of the time (including during delivery), flip flops for walking around.

[lolo]

They have super cute slippers at Target with the anti-stick bottoms for $12.

[mellymel]

I wore flip-flops to the hospital. Then my nurse put anti-skid hospital socks on me while in bed. I wore those for most of my stay. Then when it was time to go home my feet were so swollen I couldn't even get my flip flops on. Since I had nothing else to wear home I shoved my poor feet into those flip flops until we got to the car and I took them off. So, this time I'll be sure to bring something that I can be sure to wear home if I'm that swollen again.