Check what your hospital supplies. Mine supplied nappies, facewashers, wraps, cotton wool (instead of wipes) & when he went into special care they also provided his clothes too... if he'd stayed in the ward they wouldn't have.
I mostly wandered around the hospital in PJ's or light tracky dacks & a light weight top. I don't remember using the robe much at all, or my slippers. I walked around either bear foot or with bed socks that have the grip things on the bottom so you don't slip over.
The only thing I used from my well packed labour bag during the labour was the lip balm.
Make sure you have a charger for your mobile & cash for a tv in the ward (unless it's included in your hossy stay).
We only took the labour bag into the hossy with us & left the hossy bag in the car but the middy told us it was OK to bring everything in so my then partner went out & bought my big bag into the labour room. Their reasoning behind that was that your partner did not have to leave you soon after having the bub to go back to the car to get your other stuff. You may want to check on that beforehand.
If you do cut back on clothing make sure you have a second bag packed in case you stay longer. That's one thing I do regret. I only expected to have a 2 or 3 night stay & ended up with a 5 night one. It's not exactly easy to explain what clothing you want bought in, nor is it easy to remember where it was when you left home (hanging in the wardrobe, in a drawer, on the line, in that pile of washing you didn't get to fold when you went into labour).
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