What did you pack in your labour bag?

[Frantelle]

I agree, what i meant was $$ for your hospital snacks during ur stay. Unfortunately i had to stay 5nts in hossy.
We bring snacks for labour definitely!!!!

Stupid me forgot the snacks and after 44 hours poor dh was starving and also verry wet from the shower but I was still not letting go of my iron grip on his hand

[hannanat]

Probably the most important thing I packed that nobody puts on their list is a pair of plastic thongs or flipflops for wearing inside the shower . Chances are you'll have to share.

[MrsBexie]

Probably the most important thing I packed that nobody puts on their list is a pair of plastic thongs or flipflops for wearing inside the shower . Chances are you'll have to share.

I had that on my list! Lol... Didnt use them though but i had my own bathroom..




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[*Efjay*]

* Comfy shoes for walking home!

For walking home? Walking.... Now that is impressive.

[MrsBexie]

I agree!!!!! I could barely walk to the car let alone home!!


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[~Lashes~]

i didnt have a bag packed for no#4.... i had this theory were if i wasnt packed or ready, she wouldnt come... yeah kinda blew that one right out the water!

i walked out the door thinking id get checked and sent home with,
my phone,
purse and
a pack of pads, but left the pads at the front door!
turned out i wasnt leaving till i had bub so df had to go home and chuck a few things in a bag for me! make sure you have one atleast half packed!!
none of the hospitals i went to had baby clothes, but the last one magicaly found a gown for dd2 untill daddy came back with clothes.

[MrsBexie]

Lol sarah thats funny...
I was yelling instructions through contractions To my mum n dh as thry packed the hospital bag... We used about 1-2 things out of it!!

But my red powerade was freaking amazing!!! I was so hungry n tired and the powerade really helped cause water was making me feel sick. And then i had cool red vomit cause it was the only thing in my tummy! Haha...



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[zap]

Thanks for all the useful items that I can pack in my bag! I got my powerade powder last night!

[WeeMansMummy]

Absolutely everything in my bags were a waist of space!!
I wish I'd only taken undies pads and pj's and a toothbrush and soap.

[Beach Mama]

Other than the basics I also took a pashmina wrap, with labour for DD I had it around me while people came in and out and I didn't feel like flashing my trash all over town and then when feeding I had it over me if I was feeling cool. I tend to wear singlets and then get a bit cold at times. It was also a "nice" bit of home that I used like a blanket because I was in for 5 days.
Also eye mask to block the night lights of other people if you are sharing a room and ear plugs for the same reason. Yummy fragrant skin lotion too because I didn't want to wear perfume but hospitals smell so I wanted to smell pwetty !!! I also took with me the knowledge that if I forgot something, there would always be someone prepared to get it for me and to keep it in perspective!! LIke when I raced around getting stuff for the baby in a frantic rush like the shops would magically close, never to reopen once the baby arrived!!!

[Taryn]

WOW!!! Thanks ladies! This is fantastic! Number one for me, and I too only have the hospital list so this is great!!

Powerade!! Awesome idea!

[DANNIIM]

When i was pregnant with DS2 i bought this labour of love pack online and it has massage oil, post labour healing tincture and labour calming remedy. They all smell really awesome but never got to use any of it as labour was so quick except for when DH went to take off his shoes and they were pongy so we put a few drops of the healing tincture in his shoes LOL

[Cranky Kitten]

Hee hee hee...just went looking for this as DH is fretting a little that I've only just started packing...

Hmmmm, I'm thinking purple powerade for me.

[zap]

I ended up cracking open my powered and drinking it the week before!!

[zap]

Pack something to eat after like cup a noodles of muesli bars. I was starving!

[TeniBear]

I made sure to carefully pack both a boy and girl full outfit, as well as a smaller and a larger gender neutral outfit in case bub was bigger or smaller than expected. Just as well, the hospital-provided clothes were AWFUL! We accidentally nicked one of the singlets, as I'd been using it as a spew rag and Scott packed it with the stuff I wanted him to take home

ETA - Powerade. Yes. I went through two or three bottles We bought a bottle each for Scott, me, and PZ (who was my doula, if anyone didn't know) and I ended up stealing Scott's. Would've grabbed PZ's if she hadn't opened it

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[Kaydee]

I ended up cracking open my powered and drinking it the week before!!

Me too! lol

I worked so hard on my labour bag for DD (baby #2)! Had everything I thought I would need. I even bought a special nature sounds cd. My first labour (DS) was fast, 3.5 hours, but I was induced so I thought this one would take longer. I didn't even have time to get the bag out of the car this time, I arrived at the hospital and around 1-2 hours later DD was born.

[alish]

i had my hossy bag packed for 2 months or so before i was due - so organised!
ended up having a c/s - none of my undies fit me so i had to wear dh's ones that i packed in the bag & he had to go buy more for me they were the only ones that went up over the cut