Packing your bag for hospital

[Kazbah]

A couple of enviro bags to take home the booty in

[visitor1]

lemme think what i have:

Me-
Black undies
Bras
Shirt
trakkies
dressing gown
slippers
sleep bra
breast pads and cream
soap, tooth brush/paste, under arm spray, face cream, lip cream, hair brush
pads
loo paper
magazine
pen
paper
list of contacts

Bub-
Nappies
wipes
singlets
jump suits in 0000 and 000
muslim wraps x2
mittens
socks

Labour bag-
powerade drinks
fruit bars
swimmers for Craig (for in the shower)
clean clothes for me
lip balm
camera
snacks
birth plan

[soniebon]

yeh i do know i gotta bring my pillow,dont leave home without it..and i did read soft loo paper..have got snacks and the local safeway is literally a stones throw from hossy so hubby says he will do the daily run for supplies..
the midwife told us to pack his 1st outfit with a hat n bibs n booties n singlet in a plastic bag to go on top of our big back so he can change in to it straight away.i will pack a seperate bag for labour with cds,n general crap ill take into labour..

[smiles4u]

OMG, no one ever told me about URAL and i was stinging like nuts the entire time in hospital to the point i was too sacred to wee ... what a relief that stuff is ... it would be number #1 on my list for anyone

... A bag of boiled lollies like barley-sugar, i was surprised how sore my throat was & also from dehydration (you get bored with drinking water all the time).

I wore P'J's the entire time & so was every other Mum in hosp. Find out if the rooms are hot as i roasted in my P'J's ... and thankfully had one nice thin fabric nightie that poor DP kept having to wash for me.

I suggest a large loose T.Shirt for labour & birth that just covers your bottom than a choice of a T.Shirt nightie. I wore an old T.Shirt nightie and it was that bit too long and i just didn't have the energy to keep lifting it, especially when i was sitting on the loo in the hosp during labour. Can you wear one of your partners old big T.Shirts ??

A bag of gold coins if you want to buy from a vending machine.

A wrist watch ... you may not feeling like wearing it but pop it in on a bedside table in the hosp, you will be needing to know the time for the breast-feeding chart, etc ...

I wish you all the very best & don't worry as your partner can always go home to get things for you

[~Kim~]

Oooh I posted a thread about this last week....see if I can find it.

Here it is

Can I also suggest a mug of your choice because hossy mugs/styrophome is awful to drink out of
and a small jar/packet of you favourite hot drink (tea/coffee/milo etc). Bit more comforting than the awful provided stuff.