Hey Jas, So excited for you, you are getting so close to meeting your baby!

On the hospital bags....

When I was in labour and arriving at the hospital, I told DP to forget the bags (leave them in the car) and we would get them later.

I didnt use anything that was in my labour bag. No time to even think about it. Even when my little girl finally arrived, I realised...crap the bags are still in the car, but the midwives just put a little outfit on her and a cloth nappy (which they like to use anyway for the first wee/poo) and wrapped her up.

I then sent DP to get the bags.

I hardly used anything I packed but what I did use was:

- kleenex cottonelle toilet paper (the hossy paper is awful)
- 2 packets of mat pads (I only used one packet as didnt bleed much and was only in hossy for 2 and a half days).
-toothbrush, toothpaste, hair brush, roll on deod unfragranced
- nappies x20
- wipes
- shampoo & conditioner (I didnt use any soaps as they said to avoid washing your body with soaps).
- pj's x 2 (different pair for each day- made me feel nice not to be in the same clothes)
- pair of trackpants and singlet top to go home in.
- undies (go and buy some of those really big undies in a size bigger then what you are as they are super comfy and wont cut in and fit those big mat pads).
- mat bra's x3
- slippers and thongs (I wore my thongs to the hossy).
- Pillow (not essential but I wanted my own and loved having it there)
- mobile charger, camera, camera charger
- baby clothes (the long wondersuits are best x 5)

HTH.

Cant wait to hear how you go!!!