Obviously toiletries for you, clothes, mat bras and nursing/maternity pads, phone charger, camera. *if* bubs does have to come, he/she wont need any clothes, so you wont have to worry about that just yet.
There is an article on the main site, but it's unavailable ATM
Oh, one other thing I thought of is if you have a particular brand of maternity and nursing pad that you like, be very specific about it when you write out a shopping list (I'm assuming that you haven't even brought that stuff yet) for him because otherwise he'll get to coles and not have a clue which one, so he'll just grab whatever one he thinks is the right one, and will save you a lot of stress when he brings back the right ones
If you are thinking you might have a premmie, a breastpump is a must. I was using mine constantly while DS was in special care. Most hospitals have them, but I found that they were always being used (apparently - I wasn't going to door knock to see if they really were using them right at that moment)..
I was so desperate to get my milk in for him that I had my own.
I took in y own pillow and long body pillow for belly support. I also bought a medulla swing breast pump though I used the hospitals when I was in. Mobile phone and charger, BF pads, Maternity pads (though the hospital also supplied some) reading material, crosswords and games.
I second having a pillow, If you have a premmie, you will need some extra support when learning to BF (BFing premmies is different to FT) and I also second the pump, nothing worse than someone having the pump sitting not doing anything in someone else's room right when you need it to give your bub liquid gold.
Heaps of pairs of old daggy undies heaps of mat bras, for when the milk comes in, I always leaked through the pads. comfy clothes. Bags to put dirties in for him to take home and wash. I would suggest buying 1 tiny outfit once bub is born so that you can have bub in something of their own for your keepsake box (if you have one)
Definitelty take the camera and your phone and charger. Some healthy snacks that will last a while packed. Having little ones in hospy you tend to not be moving much and there isn't much healthy food readily available for snacking. Try sultanas, especially to help with the 1st bowel movement. Maybe a little packet of jelly and fruit things, some dried apricots. When DH comes in to visit each day, get him to bring some julienne carrots, or just some carrots and ask the MW's if there is somewhere you can cut them up. get him to bring apples and bananas too.
Hey again Kim. I have also written a list of where everything is for Steph for when I am in hospital for the Man (all her clothes, in which drawer, blankets, sheets, etc, her shampoo, and all that), how to do her washing (I wash her things on the light/delicate cycle, but he is good at washing anyway), her favourite snacks (inc containers to put them in to go out), panadol and measuring cups (and dosage), eczema and nappy creams (and how much to use of cortisone cream), and extra wipes.
My hospital list: Toiletries (shampoo, conditioner (I put some in two great little travel size bottles from BigW), soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, cotton bids, cleanser (I put some in a tiny pump bottle I had from the Body Shop), deoderant, moisturiser (face and body), maternity pads (def tell him the brand/s and where to buy them, ie, 'homebrand' from safeway only, not coles), breast pads (same again for the brand, I thought the pigeon brand wew okay), lip balm, makeup, tweezers, hair brush. For face moisturiser and toothpaste, I snaffled the almost empty ones from the bathroom, put them straight into my toiletry bag and put out new ones for us to use).
Munchies/Food (favourite juice, lollies (I'm asking for Jols berry lollies and marshmallows!), fruit, and chocolate. Mm, crunchy carrots sound good too).
Clothing (all my nighties, fuzzy home socks, all my big granny underwear, maternity bras, nice dressing gown, thongs, specific clothes and shoes for going home).
Baby (not sure how much you need, but I'm taking all nappies and wraps, a few suits, and going home outfit and wrap, formula, bottles and #1 teats, bottle brush, breast pump, nail clippers).
Other (diary, notebook, pens, magazine/puzzles/book, phone, phone charger, camera, camera charger, small rug, mp3 player & the headphones!).
Hope my list will help you, and doubley hope that you won't need your bag soon. Love mobile phones now so that you can direct DH where to look while he's at the shop. I even write down a description of the packet (or give him the old one if I can) to the Man if I need something really specific, and which shop I buy it from. Oh yeah, some of the toiletries come now in little travel size bottles, I have seen them in BigW, at the registers (where their lollies normally are), but not all brands of stuff are available, if that is any help to you.
You know, I started to type this reply just after I replied to my thread earlier tonight. I have only just been able to get back to this one to finish it because I was trying to get Steph to go to sleep on the couch! And I still have to make two lunches for tomorrow!
I would offer to come around and help him pack, but I don't think we live anywhere near eachother! Take it easy...
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