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hospital bag
What should I pack for baby and me? Ftm.. not sure what the hospital will provide, please help :-) thank u
I posted this a couple of days ago for someone.., here are somethings that I needed, and which are likely to be forgotton...
1) cash - most people leave hurriedly when labour begins, so keep some cash in your hospital bag, its good to have some money for buying snacks, a meal, something at the pharmacy etc.
2) phone charger ( we take out phones, forget the chargers)
3) camera and batteries
4) a lipstick or a eye pencil if you normally use one, there is nothing like taking a shower the next day, combing your hair and putting on your basic feel-good cosmetics. Plus it makes your brighter in the pictures ( sorry if it sounds vain! :) )
5) contact list of people who matter, in case your phone dies out.
6) a hot water fomentation bag, usually hospital rooms are toooo cold for my liking and a hot water bag under my feet helped to get comfy.
7) breastfeeding gear, if you plan to breastfeed ( i had severely cracked nipples in the first 24 hours, so a nipple shield helped.
8) some snacks to munch. The baby can keep you awake all night and the hospital cafe or food service is most likely closed after midnight.
9) A lot of extra wipes/throwaway pieces of washcloths - the baby's meconium is going to be hard to wash off from any fabric, so use disposable wash cloths. I wasnt happy using diapers on the delicate skin of newborns ( and risk a diaper rash), so I used soft cotton cloth diapers and threw away the wash cloths with meconium.
10) a hand sanitizer - for visitors. I made it a point for visitors to sanitize their hands before they hold my perfectly cute clean pure baby! :)
11) Baby body wash and shampoo , I was not comfortable with the hospital
using their own to bathe my baby, i bought good quality, hypoallergenic ones and asked them to use my bottles instead.
12) a diaper rash cream, newborns can get a rash from the plastic, and the elasticised edges of the diaper and Desitin helps soothe them.
1) cash - most people leave hurriedly when labour begins, so keep some cash in your hospital bag, its good to have some money for buying snacks, a meal, something at the pharmacy etc.
2) phone charger ( we take out phones, forget the chargers)
3) camera and batteries
4) a lipstick or a eye pencil if you normally use one, there is nothing like taking a shower the next day, combing your hair and putting on your basic feel-good cosmetics. Plus it makes your brighter in the pictures ( sorry if it sounds vain! :) )
5) contact list of people who matter, in case your phone dies out.
6) a hot water fomentation bag, usually hospital rooms are toooo cold for my liking and a hot water bag under my feet helped to get comfy.
7) breastfeeding gear, if you plan to breastfeed ( i had severely cracked nipples in the first 24 hours, so a nipple shield helped.
8) some snacks to munch. The baby can keep you awake all night and the hospital cafe or food service is most likely closed after midnight.
9) A lot of extra wipes/throwaway pieces of washcloths - the baby's meconium is going to be hard to wash off from any fabric, so use disposable wash cloths. I wasnt happy using diapers on the delicate skin of newborns ( and risk a diaper rash), so I used soft cotton cloth diapers and threw away the wash cloths with meconium.
10) a hand sanitizer - for visitors. I made it a point for visitors to sanitize their hands before they hold my perfectly cute clean pure baby! :)
11) Baby body wash and shampoo , I was not comfortable with the hospital
using their own to bathe my baby, i bought good quality, hypoallergenic ones and asked them to use my bottles instead.
12) a diaper rash cream, newborns can get a rash from the plastic, and the elasticised edges of the diaper and Desitin helps soothe them.
I'm also an ocd freak and will be taking my own sleeping materials! Thank u again ladies, u have been super helpful
Yeah they.give you swaddlers and stuff I'm a germ freak and think about things being reused so i alway pack a ton of extra clothes and my own blankets. boppy etc. i usually have more then i need and hubby gets annoyed by akk the bags and stuff lol. id rather ha e extra then not enough :-)
I have a hospital bag list in my journals.
Really you don't need for the baby unless you want to take pics of the baby in an outfit. They are going to be swaddled like the whole time and they have a gown they give the baby.
Thank u! As far as clothing fit baby?? I know take home outfit but what else?
They provide diapers wipes and.formula if.you use.it. and pads for you. I've had two boys but the second time around.i had a.section and had.nooo comfy clothes for my inscision. i sent.my hubby out to.wally world to.get me really high loose granny panties. make sure you have some of.those!!! Lol
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