husband has to pack hospital bag.....

[~Kim~]

Mods please excuse this brain explosion of a thread, I have done a search and looked through the articles, but I'm a bit stressed and nothings working for me...

Have been put on strict bedrest for at least a week and have strict instruction that my husband (or loving other) has to pack me a hospital bag. My nearest loving other is 600kms away so that leaves DH.

I need a clear and concise list to give to him. Of particular help would be any advice from premmie mums out there....

thanks in advance.....

[Trillian]

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

[~Kim~]

Thanks mate :hugs: I thought it was just me.

[Trillian]

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

[spooky]

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.

Good luck.

[Olive]

i second the right brand of pads etc.... i know i perfer one kind over another,

hugs hun, i hope you wont need the bag this early

[~Kim~]

top ideas girls thanks. I am writing his list. He's actually relaxed a bit about it since I told him I'd come in here for ideas lol.

Thanks AJP I hope so too.