Night-time gear for hospital

[Sequoia]

I wore PJ pants and a Bonds BF'ing singlet. My room was surprisingly cool so I had a hoodie or my dressing gown draped over my shoulders for warmth....although I got VERY hot when I BF!

[kitten76]

I would definitely recommend a firm but comfy maternity bra. You`ll know why when your milk comes in,Think Pam Anderson

[Maybebabie]

A bra is a must so you can wear breast pads for leaks and black undies for the other end leaks. I only leaked blood on the bed once so i thought that was pretty good.

I usually sleep naked or undies at that time of month. So i wore the bare minimum of undies and bra in bed. I wore pj bottoms and button up top around and took off as i got into bed. But i had a private room so i could easily get away with it.

When dd was in the nusery i still wore the same to bed and the nurses used to just come in and wake me at feed times and i'd get dressed and go. Dh sleeps naked too and didnt change that fact in hosp either. Once or twice it was a bit aqward when the doc/nurse came in for morning rounds before he'd had a chance to put clothes on but generally we'd be up already.

[Lolli]

Big nanna cotton tail undies (to accomodate massive hospital maternity pads- her's a tip, take your own), feeding bra and breast pads (I found I was leaking a bit, colostrum is sticky and I stuck to my bra and clothes without them- ouch), trackies and a button down short sleeve cotton pj tp (I preferred to be able to just unbutton what I had to, I was a bit shy about b/f'ing the first time round).

[sweetpea678]

As I dont own pj at all, I wore leggins that I used to laz around the house while preg when up and about and when actually sleeping, tshirt and sleeping mat bra, so much more comfortable than normal mat bra to sleep in. Durring the day I actualy got dressed. Felt alot better to do so.

[Megsy]

Thanks everyone! I'm due today and went to Target to buy my big black undies - I hadn't thought about that one! Weird I know to go shopping today, but bub hasn't dropped yet, so I think I'm in for a bit more of a wait - enough time to put those new undies in the wash and review what I have packed in my hospital bag. If I don't keep busy I will go nuts simply waiting!

Generally speaking, did you first-time mums prefer button up tops you could undo or just a tshirt that you could lift up for breastfeeding (during the day)?

I have an appointment with the ob tomorrow, so we'll just have to wait and see what my bub and my body are doing, because as far as I am concerned, nothing has changed...

[Cassius2]

for me, i preferred to just use a t-shirt. i was too unco and tired to deal with buttons...