I just wanted to add one thing. We were told by our hospital that having your own Tissues is good to have on hand, and soft toilet paper may also be something you may need.
I agree with Ray Ray make the most of the hospital wraps etc, as its less washing when you get home, and saves the chance of losing something special to the hospital linen system.
I agree with what others have said about those surfboard pads - they look horrendous and you think you'd never wear them in a million years but they are the best!!
I bought the Libra ultra thin as well - thankfully though, my sister gave me a packet of the surfboards. I ended up using the surfboards and nothing else for the first 2 weeks - even after the bleeding slowed down so I could use non-maternity pads. The surfboards are so much more comfy against a sore, torn perenium. The ultra thins HURT!! Youch! Plus, you can tear the end of the surfboards and insert an ice popsicle inside the lining to soothe your sore girly bits. (my hospital supplied the ice popsicles.)
Also, I bought a couple of cheap ($20) Target maternity bras which were brilliant in the hospital. Not a lot of support but enough for sitting around in bed and they were extra comfy for sleeping in.
The pigeon breast pads were my favourite. They are pretty pricey though - after a couple of weeks I switched to the cheapie ones.
The BEST thing I had in my labour bag was some frozen apple juice poppers. I took lollies but in the end, the idea of that fake glucose made me feel ill. But the icy cold fruit juice was great for cooling me down, getting my blood sugar up and it gave me something to suck on. I drank all 6!!
A couple of extras for the labour bag list to consider is swimmers for your birth partner, massage tool and oil.
Also for later, some change for phoneaway cards, magazine cart that comes around, vending machine etc...I'm also going to take a couple of our melamine camping mugs as you get sick of the styrofoam cups pretty quickly.
I'm loving the soft toilet paper idea! Would never have thought about that one!
Hi. I'm starting to think about packing my bags too... Everyone talks about these maternity "surfboards" . All I can seem to find are the maternity pads that look like the size of regular pads and don't think thats what your on about... Can you tell me what the brand is that these surfboards are? Or which is the best ones to buy?
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