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12-04-2012 at 12:12 PM
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Hospital bag packed: what am I missing?

Packed for me:

 

  • nursing pads
  • nipple cream
  • extra nursing bra
  • giant pads
  • undies x5
  • socks x3
  • zipped matternity hoodie
  • maternity yoga pants
  • t-shirts x4
  • going home outfit (maternity!)
  • toothbrush/paste
  • razor
  • handcream
  • soap
  • eyemask (to keep the light out for a nap)

 

For baby

  • onesies
  • jammies
  • hats x2
  • dipes/wipes/vaseline

 

Depending on hospital for (they had it the last time!):

  • mesh undies
  • Jonny shirt
  • pads
  • squeeze bottle
  • receiving blankets
  • towels/face cloths

 

Still to pack:

  • install car seat base (and seat/shower-cap cover)
  • deoderant
  • Chocolates/Thank you cards
  • pre-natal records 
  • camera
  • purse
  • water bottle

What else could I be forgetting??  Don't bother suggesting my iPod... I don't own one!  Smile  Thanks ladies!
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12-04-2012 at 12:14 PM
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I brought my own soft toilet paper. The hospitals was rough and it's the last thing is want in my sore bottom. I needed it during labor since labor gave me the runs.
 
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12-04-2012 at 12:15 PM
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Chapstick for your dry lips...or the lips that will become dry while you are there!

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12-04-2012 at 12:21 PM
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HappyMama30:
  • nursing pads
  • nipple cream
  • extra nursing bra
  • giant pads            <-- don't bother, hospital should provide these
  • undies x5             <-- don't bother, wear the mesh ones they'll give you
  • socks x3
  • zipped maternity hoodie
  • maternity yoga pants
  • t-shirts x4
  • going home outfit (maternity!)
  • toothbrush/paste
  • razor
  • handcream
  • soap
  • eyemask (to keep the light out for a nap)

For baby:

  • onesies
  • jammies
  • hats x2
  • dipes/wipes/vaseline          <-- hospital should provide all of these things

Depending on hospital for (they had it the last time!):

  • mesh undies
  • Jonny shirt
  • pads
  • squeeze bottle
  • receiving blankets
  • towels/face cloths

Still to pack:

  • install car seat base (and seat/shower-cap cover)
  • deoderant
  • Chocolates/Thank you cards
  • pre-natal records 
  • camera
  • purse
  • water bottle

What else could I be forgetting??  Don't bother suggesting my iPod... I don't own one!  Smile  Thanks ladies!

I suggest bringing a bath towel (or two) from home and maybe a facecloth since the hospital ones can be rough and scratchy.  A travel-size shampoo/conditioner would be a good idea, so you don't get stuck washing your hair with bar soap.  If you wear contacts, don't forget your case/solution.  A blanket from home might be a good idea as well since hospitals can be notoriously chilly.  Cell phone charger.
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12-04-2012 at 12:47 PM
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12-04-2012 at 12:51 PM
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What prenatal records are you bringing that wouldnt be available to your delivering doctor???
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12-04-2012 at 12:51 PM
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Well, the hospital provided dry wipes that you would wet with my first child (2009), and with my second (2011) I arrived expecting those wipes and they said they stopped providing them because people were flushing them.  So, I know to bring my own wipes.  We had to do a meconium dipe change with wet paper towel for DS... not good.  I will still bring my undies and pads too and some dipes as back up, even though they are provided.

I think I will skip bringing a blanket.  After two babes I've never had a problem with the temp at our hospital.  But, then again... they were summer babies.
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12-04-2012 at 12:54 PM
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Lferr417:
What prenatal records are you bringing that wouldnt be available to your delivering doctor???

 

My Doc gave me a carbon copy of my records to date from his office, and said bring them with me to L&D so the nurses have the info (GBS+).  My Doc will not necessarily be the one to deliver our baby.  There are five OB/GYNs in our community and they rotate on-call for L&D at the hospital.
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12-04-2012 at 1:45 PM
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The hospital will have blankets and diapers. There is no chance they wouldn't because a lot of moms go into L&D with no hospital bag and they aren't going to leave babies naked and exposed. They'll even have clothes for the baby, if you're particularly attached to an outfit and afraid of it getting lost.
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12-04-2012 at 1:54 PM
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If your camera uses a rechargable battery instead of AA batteries make sure it is charged and bring the charger with you. I charged mine a couple days before we went to the hospital and the when we were in the OR (I had a C/S). the battery was dead. The Anest. took pics with her iPhone and sent them to us, since DH didn't bring his phone (since he thought the camera would work).

Will you be breastfeeding? Bring your pump and additional supplies so you don't get charge for using one at the hospital.

Magazines or a deck of cards?
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12-04-2012 at 2:00 PM
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HappyMama30:

Packed for me:

 

  • nursing pads
  • nipple cream
  • extra nursing bra
  • giant pads---Hospital should provide, also freeze pack pads
  • undies x5-- hospital might provide disposable
  • socks x3-- how about slippers to keep warm and comfy walking halls
  • zipped matternity hoodie
  • maternity yoga pants
  • t-shirts x4--alrighty
  • going home outfit (maternity!)
  • toothbrush/paste
  • razor--ok, but if they need to shave you, they have them there. I can't believe this would be the first thing on your mind at the hospital
  • handcream
  • soap-- if you are particular... they provide soap
  • eyemask (to keep the light out for a nap)

-do you want your own shampoo/conditioner as well?

-Lip chap stuff? That's pretty key actually

-Do you have a pillow that you can't sleep without?

-hair brush, ties, etc

 

 

For baby

  • onesies
  • jammies
  • hats x2
  • dipes/wipes/vaseline--they should provide diapers, but again, if you're particular...

 -they do loan receiving blankets, shirt and hat at hospital, but you can't take them home. Bring blankies.

Depending on hospital for (they had it the last time!):

  • mesh undies
  • Jonny shirt
  • pads
  • squeeze bottle
  • receiving blankets
  • towels/face cloths

 

Still to pack:

  • install car seat base (and seat/shower-cap cover)
  • deoderant
  • Chocolates/Thank you cards
  • pre-natal records they should have these in your chart, no?
  • camera and charger
  • purse
  • water bottle

-cell phone charger

-snacks

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What else could I be forgetting??  Don't bother suggesting my iPod... I don't own one! (We will use our laptop and speakers to play my playlists...) Smile  Thanks ladies!

 Stuff for your SO--

underwear, t-shirts, socks, toothbrush, comb, deoderant, snacks, water bottle, extra clothes to go home in, see if you can borrow a pair of scrubs for him while he's there or bring clothes he doesn't care about getting dirty... 

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12-04-2012 at 2:02 PM
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12-04-2012 at 2:06 PM
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I just packed my bag last night, heres what I packed:

my ID

insurance

birth plan

1 pair sock (i hate wearing socks)

2 pairs underwear (i just use the mesh ones they provide at the hospital)

my comfy nursing bra

contacts/glasses/solution

my camera with battery fully charged

going home baby outfit

yoga pants and a lose shirt for going home in

a jacket

blanket for baby

baby book with extra piece of cardstock to put baby footprints on

nipple cream

nursing pads

toothbrush/paste (for me and dh)

deodrant

chapstick

change for vending machine

pj pants for dh

pillow

face wash

travel shampoo/conditioner

diaper bag (with babys stuff in it)

makeup

no scratch mittens

boppy

snacks for dh and me

phone charger

diapers/wipes 
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12-04-2012 at 2:06 PM
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Yummy snacks.  The hospital's options can be limited at 3am when you're up all night nursing.

I also wished I had brought my velcro SwaddleMes.  They make swaddling so easy.
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12-04-2012 at 3:06 PM
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Lferr417:
What prenatal records are you bringing that wouldnt be available to your delivering doctor???


I also have a copy of my prenatal records. They keep the records at their other office, which is 50 minutes from where I am and where my hospital is. This way I have them available where ever I am. Be that I go into labour and can't make it to my hospital, I have everything they may need to know.
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12-04-2012 at 3:28 PM
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I would bring your own pillow, in a colorful case so it doesnt get mixed in with hospital linens. I bring my own everytime I go in for a surgery or if I know I'm going to have an overnight hospital stay. My mom calls me the "Professional Patient" cause I've been hospitalized so many time. And trust me, you want your own pillow!
 
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12-04-2012 at 4:22 PM
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Definitely your own pillows!  I liked having a robe.

We also brought the baby book so they could do the footprints after DD was born. 
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12-04-2012 at 4:39 PM
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Laptop?

 

I would have went crazy without mine for DD. I was also an hour and a half away by myself with nobody really to visit. Since DD slept most of the time, when I wasn't doing walking or feeding her, I just cuddled with her and watched Netflix when I had nothing else to do.

I was also in the hospital for 6 days....failed induction, then a C-Section and then recovery time. So, that was probably part of the reason I was so bored.

 
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12-04-2012 at 6:10 PM
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CocoR04:
A bottle of wine Big Smile

 

Oh yes please!  

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12-04-2012 at 9:40 PM
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A bottle of wine Big Smile

This! and a cheeseburger!

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12-05-2012 at 10:34 AM
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some $1 bills for the vending machine in case a late night craving strikes you, and the caf. isn't open.
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12-09-2012 at 8:00 AM
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I was hoping someone would have asked but why thank you cards? I cannot imagine me worrying or even thinking about thank you cards while I am there for such a short period of time...I see other items on my mind....like baby and being nervous taking him home...I may be naive as this is my first...so be kind :) 
 
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