Hospital bag:

[pugz]

What am I missing?

So far i have packed:

Baby-
Coming home outfit
Pacis
Receiving blanket

Me-
Nipple cream
Robe
Comfy clothes
Brestfriend pillow
COLACE
Motherlove special blend supplements
My toiletries
Charger for phone

Hospital provides:

Diapers
Clothes
Hats
Wipes
Formula
Bulb syringe
Halo swaddle
(We get to keep all but clothes/swaddle)

Mesh undies
Giant pads
Dermaplast
Tucks
Squirt bottle thingy

[stephm0188]

I wish I had taken my own towel. The hospital towels were tiny and scratchy. My own hair dryer would have been nice as well.

[steamboat185]

Camera, headphones, nursing tank/bra, flip flops.

[countthestars]

My own pillow

[bowies]

Pillow. Hair ties. Chapstick. Slippers.

[bluelikejazz]

Comfy clothes for your DH

Snacks

[mainelyfoolish]

OTC pain killer for your DH; if he gets a headache, the hospital won't give him meds.

[broadsheet]

Slippers/grippy socks/flip flops

I liked having my own pillow for sleeping.

[JRo]

Dude stop it you are making me feel unprepared, lol.

[water*drop]

Kindle - I didn't read at all with DD, but I had trouble sleeping and read almost 2 full books (very light beach read style books, not anything requiring brain power) in the hospital with DS.

[ssmjlm]

Snacks. I wish we had packed more food.

[antoniamarchette]

This time I'm adding a water bottle and more snacks.

[mainelyfoolish]

Aug 26, 2016 19:15:23 GMT -5 @this said:

Aug 26, 2016 19:02:16 GMT -5 mainelyfoolish said:

OTC pain killer for your DH; if he gets a headache, the hospital won't give him meds.

I know this is a serious and valid suggestion, but I'm picturing me in labor at 10cm or recovering from birth or trying to get a newborn to latch - and then my H asking for an ibuprofen "for his headache." Hahahahahaha he wouldn't live.

LOL. I was thinking of during the hospital stay after the baby had already been born.  

[pugz]

our maternity ward had a snack room 4 years ago, need to see if they still have it. They had all kinds of stuff and you could just grab what you wanted.

[sarahsas]

Slippers and my own pillow were LIFESAVERS for me.

Also weirdly, nail clippers for baby. My kid came out with some ragged claws and got his first nail clipping when he was only about 2 days old.

[ginkgoleaf]

Nail clippers. Baby nails are sharp and my hospital won't provide clippers for you.

Chapstick
Slippers
Snacks
Phone charger

[liveintheville]

Food for H so he didn't have to go looking for restaurants when the cafeteria closed. Plus he's diabetic and we couldn't risk an insulin reaction.

[Deleted]

Slippers and shower flip flops for yourself and for your H. Plenty of snacks. Your own towels, pillow.

[preppy]

I also liked my hair dryer, nursing nightgown for under the robe, cords for all my electronics, and I packed vitamin water and trail mix that both served me well.

My own toiletries, shower flip flops, and my ugg slippers.

[sierramist03]

I took my own pillow, small blanket and towel. I'm so glad I did.
Cash for vending machine is something we didn't have

[sierramist03]

Aug 26, 2016 19:33:54 GMT -5 minniemouse said:

My hospital provided all the colace....lol.
Baby nail clippers or file. Dd2 had some sharp little nails when she was born.

This is a good one. Our dd did too

[tacoflavoredkisses]

Flip flops were important. So was my own pillow, and I used a bright yellow pillowcase for it.

Chapstick.

I brought my medication with me. It was a good thing too, because the hospital didnt have any there for me if I didnt.

Things I didnt use: a book, my robe, any clothes except the stuff I brought to go home in, headphones, makeup (I gave no fucks after the c-section).

[mandapanda18]

Aug 26, 2016 19:04:39 GMT -5 JRo said:

Dude stop it you are making me feel unprepared, lol.

Right? My c-section is scheduled for 9/6 and I haven't packed!

[pugz]

JRo, mandapanda18, it is my nesting instinct! Plus DD came a month early so I want to have everything ready a month early so I can relax a bit.

[lolo]

Chapstick and lotion
Socks with the non stick bottoms

[sapphireblue]

Aug 26, 2016 18:54:01 GMT -5 oceanspray said:

I needed an extension cord for my charger cord.

Yes, this. It was actually the most useful thing I brought. I couldn't get out of bed for a bit (c section) and I could keep my phone on the table next to me with the extension cord.

[bbaggins]

This is still fresh in my mind! I wish I had brought Chapstick and a nursing tank. Even though I struggled with breastfeeding it would have been nice for the pumping. Only other thing I wish I'd had was my own towel. I brought a robe but my temp was all over the place and I ditched it within a few minutes.

[Deleted]

I really didn't use anything either time except for my Boppy, some stretchy tank tops and my phone charger.  Oh and a binky.

[brandienee]

I liked Depends better than the mesh/ gigantor pads. Seriously. They're not as bulky and just as absorbent. You can also shove some ice down there.

[robyn]

Face wipes for you (I loved the burts bees ones)
Chapstick and back up Chapstick
Hair ties