Hi Phyn!

Well... the labour bag was excited unpacked in the birthing suite, all the birth skills stuff (balls, shakers, etc), snacks, toiletries,CD plugged in, mags laid out. I changed in to my sexy birthing wrap and put on my grippy sox (great idea from someone else - those bathroom floors ARE slippery in sox, and it was freezing in there).

I then settled down for an hour with the gels on. I was pretty pleased that I had all the gear in that labour bag as we were looking to be there for hours and a painful labour was likely to be in store due to bub's position! I felt like I had al the bases covered.

But as you know, not long after, the phone call came to say "Emergency caesar under GA required NOW!!". We had barely finished packing the stuff away again (transferred some stuff to the hospie bag, such as bra and undies, pen and paper, additional toiletries, and book) suddenly the staff were there with the trolley and theatre gown and stockings.

As for the hospital bag, I think I used everything in it, even little washers and came in handy. Lip balm was useful in hospie due to drying out of the air con. Basically I wouldn't change a thing next time