I packed a whole heap of clothes (as my list said to pack about 8 different outfits) only to find that DS didn't fit into most of them lol AND that the hospital supplied clothing for while the babies were there anyway (little gowns, booties & singlets with cloth nappies etc). If you or your DF get the chance before you go in, ask one of the nurses/midwives in the maternity ward if the hospital supplies clothes, that way if they do, the 5 outfits on the list makes more sense.
Also, if you do dress your baby in the clothes you brought with you, make sure that you get the nurses to specify at each shift not to put those clothes in the wash with anything else, and label everything very very clearly with both yours and your bubs names or you may loose some things if bubs stays in the nursery. We had several expensive outfits go into the nursery wash baskets that went missing in the wash that still haven't been found over a year later.
I've probably made things harder, but it is always better to be as prepared as you can be as you never know what might happen on the day itself.
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