hospital bag?

[pugz]

okay this question is kinda funny considering I've been IN the hospital for the last 5 days, lol. But I showed up with the clothes on my back and my iphone so I want to do better next time I am here

What did you pack in your hospital bag for yourself and for baby? When I get home we are basically going to pack it right away as it's very possible I will end up here again sooner than planned, although hopefully I can make it to term at 36 weeks.

[slug*bug]

Our hospital provided very little (which probably isn't the same for you) so I'll skip entire list of the crapton of stuff we lugged there and back.

The stuff I was glad I had were probably the obvious: hair ties, chapstick, comfy clothing (mine was all dark colors...black and gray), cell phone/charger, baby's coming home outfit and my Boppy. I didn't take my Boppy the first time around and survived, but it was a nice 'extra' to have the second time around.

[6fsn]

I had a few toiletries (toothpaste, touuthbrush, deoderant), flip flops, my own robe, hairbrush and ties. Camera, phone, and chargers. SNACKS! Lansinoh nipple cream. I learned the first time the hospital only had medela cream and I didn't like it nearly as much. I also took some books the first time because I had 2 days of pit and 2 days after a c-section. The second time I was in and out in 36 hrs.

For baby I had a coming home outfit, a little blanket, and a pacifier.

[fortmyersbride]

I scaled it down a lot btw my DS and DD. Here's what I took/needed for DD:

Comfy pillow
Hoodie sweatshirt
Scrub pants (I went home 20 hrs after birth, so I just took one set)
A nursing tank
BFing cover (lots of family came to visit, and I didn't want to flash them all)
My own tolietries
iPad, phone, camera and chargers
Snacks
Wallet
Flip flops
Lanolin
1 outfit for DD
Carseat

Don't bother with any feminine hygiene supplies or underwear, your hospit should supply all of that.

Hope you make it home soon!

[thatgirl2478]

For me:

Clean, comfortable outfit for going home. Yoga pants are a good choice.
Fuzzy slipper socks - but my feet get cold easily
Nursing tank / bra
Toothbrush/paste/floss/mouthwash
Shampoo/Conditioner
Deodorant
Make up if you want it
Chapstick/lotion (it got dry in the hospital)
Entertainment (laptop, camera)


For baby:
2 outfits -one in new born size and one in 3mo size.
Carseat + cover (DD was born in Feb)

[oukapu]

For me

Hoodie
Yoga pants
Nursing tank
Going home out for us both
Flip flops
Things to make yourself clean and pretty
Camera
Phone
My pillow
Baby book for feet prints

Pack a bag for your husband too.

I didn't need nipple cream because it was supplied. If you are breastfeeding and took a class, pack that material. I was stressed out I wasn't doing it right.

[oukapu]

I didn't have a bag packed when I went to the hospital because she was early. If you forget something, someone can get it for you. The most important thing is the camera and charged battery!

[Ashley&Scott]

Jun 24, 2012 19:35:23 GMT -5 thatgirl2478 said:

For me:

Clean, comfortable outfit for going home. Yoga pants are a good choice.
Fuzzy slipper socks - but my feet get cold easily
Nursing tank / bra
Toothbrush/paste/floss/mouthwash
Shampoo/Conditioner
Deodorant
Make up if you want it
Chapstick/lotion (it got dry in the hospital)
Entertainment (laptop, camera)


For baby:
2 outfits -one in new born size and one in 3mo size.
Carseat + cover (DD was born in Feb)

This was pretty much our list. I would add:
iPod & charger
Bag for DH
2 pillows
Boppy
Gel soothies
Earth Mama Angel Baby Nipple Butter (better than lanolin)

[cjeanette]

You totally need an air mattress and a tarp

Really, a charger, laptop, comfy nursing type jammies and your own pillows were all I used.

[jinnifah]

Animal crackers made a great little snack while in labour
check whether your hospital provides wipe while you're there - ours provided diapers but not wipes
comfy clothes for nursing that look decent-ish for visitors and pictures
Refillable water bottle
slippers
receiving blankets and going home outfit for baby

[hannamarin]

Our hospital gave is nothing
I had to bring diapers, wipes, feminine products, everything. But I think the US is good about that
I really dont remember what I brought, but a few things we bought. Magazines (labour slowed down) snacks (also during the slowness of my labour. However, I think I wasnt allowed to eat so my H did well) cell and charger.

[pugz]

I should have brought a tarp this week...could have built a sweet ass fort!

I currently have 5 pillows, I feel very pampered

[DarcyLongfellow]

I had a huge list and I know I overpacked. What I remember really needing:

Shower stuff for me and DH
Bath towels for our showers
Nursing tank tops
Comfy nightgowns that I could nurse in (no pants because I had issues. With a normal birth, you could probably wear pants)
Camera, video camera, and chargers
Something to go home in that will fit you when you feel fat and yucky. I underestimated how bloated I would be due to IV fluids
DVD's -- DH and I watched them after the epidural kicked in
Boppy
Extra pillows
Nipple cream. I hate the Lansinoh and prefer the Medela.

[sewpinkgal]

I used almost everything I packed:

Toiletries
Robe and slippers
3 nursing tanks, 2 pairs comfy knit pants
2 pairs regular underwear (sorry, but I got sick of the mesh panties by day 2)
pillow
My Brest Friend nursing pillow
camera + charger
iphone
snacks (though we didn't eat nearly as many as I brought)

For the baby:
2 going home outfits - nb and 3m size
2 A+A swaddle blankets
carseat

I packed a bag for H with basic clothing changes and his toiletry kit.

I would also say that when you go home, bring EVERYTHING the hospital leaves for you. No really, EVERYTHING. J needed a very tiny formula supplement for 2 days when we got home and they sent us with the nursette bottles, but I was stupid and left the nipples there because "eh, we don't need them, we have bottles at home!" Um, yes, that were sealed and needed to be sterilized before they could be used. So that is just what poor H had to do when we got home at 9pm and were completely out of sorts. It was really really dumb. Please learn from my mistake.

[Deleted]

I brought a ton and used everything.
I had 5 pairs of yoga pants, t shirts, hoodies, nursing bras, tanks, panties, makeup, hair stuff, other toiletries, boppy. I brought 4 outfits for DS, & the only one that was a waste was the newborn size. He wore Sleep Sacks the whole te we were there, because he could bust a swaddle like a champ.

[anna7602]

I never read any of the books or magazines I packed. I laugh now at the thought that I would have "downtime" and feel bored.

I did, however, bring DD's babybook, which included space for her first footprint. I put my doula in charge of that project and she got the footprint in the book within DD's first half hour of life. I also had time to write her birth story at some point before I left the hospital.

Besides that, what pp mentioned- clothes for me and DD, chapstick, deodorant, hair stuff (rubber bands or clips, a comb), lansinoh nipple cream if you'll be BFing, a camera. I also brought a nursing nightgown and robe. And some burt's bees apricot oil for DD's scalp. I used it on the cradle cap she was born with, along with a small baby comb.

DH went out and got me hot food to eat. The hospital food was awful.

[megs193]

Here is what is packed in my bag.

Labor
-snacks
-change for vending machine
- pillow from home ( last time my pillow was horrible)
- baby book for foot prints
- cord blood kit
- camera with charger
- video camera
- cell phone with charger
- license and insurance card

Postpartum
-comfy clothes
-plastic flip flops for shower
-always infinity overnight pads (I felt much more comfortable in these)
- toiletries
- boppy
- clothes and blankets for baby
- breast feeding book
- Earth mama angel baby nipple cream
- nursing bra
- nursing pads

[water*drop]

I brought a lot of stuff, but I didn't use much. I slept through my labor, so I didn't need anything to entertain me. I thought I'd want to wear clothes, but I ended up staying in the hospital gown until the last day.

Stuff I actually used for me:
Shampoo/conditioner and body wash
Face wash
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Deodorant
Lotion
Makeup (it made me feel like a human again)
Chapstick
Hair ties and barrettes
Brush
Glasses/contact case/contact solution
Phone/charger
Camera/charger
Flip flops
Outfit for coming home (yoga pants, nursing tank, cardigan)
Zip-up hoodie - I didn't actually use this because it was a billion degrees in my room, but I'm glad I had it

For baby:
Books to read to her each night
Coming home clothes (newborn and 0-3, nothing that went over her head because I was still scared about breaking her)
A&A blanket

For DH:
Clothes
Toiletries
Kindle
Snacks

This isn't really something to bring, but I also wish I had thought to have people take pictures of us. I have a couple of pictures of me with the baby, a couple of pictures of DH with the baby, and only one picture of the two of us with the baby - the one a nurse took right after I was all stitched up.

[galaxy8227]

I brought my own pillows--I slept so much better having them there. And 2 outfits in different sizes for DS--he was 9'6 and he needed the 3 month outfit so I'm glad I had it with me

Otherwise my list is pretty similar to the others