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DD was in NICU and SCBU for the first 6 wks of her life - so I never needed to bring her nappies as the hospital supplied them...
I'm going in for a c/s tomorrow morning, and just triple checking the list the hospital has suggested I pack - included I should bring my own tissues :rolleyes: and nappies.
I'm more than happy too BYO nappies - but was just wondering - did you pack nappies for your newborn or did your hospital supply them....
really depends on hospital policy - ours supplied cloth terry flats for the time we were in hospital - but some don't and you have to supply your own. i would take them and have them there - it's better to have and not need, than to need and not have kwim?
i took nappys but the hospital supplied some and once i ran out we had to use our own which i wasnt to worried about
good luck tomo :)
Yep, had to bring ours. I think there was 2-3 in the sample bags they gave us but that didn't last long at all ;)
[This was at a Private Hospital]
always had to supply my own - and this is the third hospital for the third kid.
My hossy have us one pack of Huggies and once that ran out we were on our own, but they lasted until we got home and I was in for 6 days. We had to take our own wipes though.
Hospital supplied all the wipes and nappies we used. But we were in a private hospital and in SCN. They also supplied the formula we used while we were in there, too. From what I've heard, my hospital is quite unusual.
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I was told to bring them, then they put out a huuuge lot of huhhies nbs in my room for us to use and told us where they were (in the parents/lounge/bathing room) and to help ourselves! then they tried to send me home with some as well!
ours supplied flanny flats and cotton wool balls if you wanted to bring disposibles you had to take them home to dispose of them!
OMG - you had to dispose of your own nappies AJP??? What the!
I was at flinders public leesa, where are you going?
didnt bother me as i happily used cloth! i wasnt washing them! i think taking sposies home is fair enough, saves them paying to dispose of them!
We didn't bring any at all. There was a full pack of newborn ones provided for us (we ended up taking the rest of the pack home as we didn't get through then!). JB - am surprised because I know we went to the same hospital!:
I had to bring my own nappies with both my boys and will have to this time too :)
Good luck tomorrow!!
was just discussing this with my DH going to ring hops to see what I need to bring I know the hosp I was supposed to have Jack in and where I will have this one 3 yrs ago all we needed to bring was a dummy if we wanted to use one and a going home outfit... we were flown out 9 hrs north and we needed our own clothes etc, which of course we only had a couple of outfits :lol: SCN supplied the clothes in there but once on ward we were on our own, also they supplied nappies in SCN but not on ward, formula in SCN but not on ward :lol: get the picture
Star - we'll be at the Womens and Childrens...
Alrighty, I'll be packing nappies (its DF who is telling me not to bother ;)).
Rather have them, than not!
DD1 the hospital supplied terry flats
DD2 the hospital supplied one pack of huggies & if we ran out we had to supply our own.
Both were private hospitals
I'm going there and demanding a packet of nappies! That is weird... maybe we did have a packet of nappies although I do remember DP having to rush off to the chemist the next day to buy some... maybe we were just REALLY bad at nappies and got through a packet at record speed :dunno::
We didn't see a midwife until the morning after birth (late night bubba) so maybe they thought we had already had someone come and sort all of that out. I do know I didn't pack any so that makes me think the booklet didn't say too? Although, she was two weeks early so we weren't exactly super prepared!
my hospy supplied nd told us to bring some to go home in they had terry ones of which i took some home lol
Our hospital supplied nappies (spossies) but not wipes - which i found unusual :)
oooh how exciting Leesa!!! Best wishes for tomorrow.
Ours supplied terry flats and disposable cloths for wipes....we took our own cloth cos we sucked with the nappy pin!
We were in WCH, but DD was in SCBU and there they were all supplied, in the room I remember seeing some terry flats and those little banana's in pyjama's outfits, there were some sample dippy nappies (which I was told to take when I left :)). Seeing as I never had her in my room, I don't know if they were going to give anything else.
We used water and little pieces of stuff to clean DD bum in SCBU.
When we transferred DD had just received a new packet under her crib and the MW grabbed everything from under the cot including the new packet of nappies, scissors, tape, covital etc :lol:
At our Private hosy we were given one packet "officially" but as DD was still considered SC (even though we got to room - as she was the only SC bub and it was easier for them to have her in the room with us, we were provided more, got to take 2/3 packet home, so never had to bring any in either :) I can't remember what we used to wipe her bum at our Priv Hosy hehe.
Good luck tomorrow! We had DS at WCH and he was in NICU so they supplied everything but I do know that bubs staying on post-nat ward with you will need to have your own supply of nappies, wipes and tissues.
They sell them in the shops in the WCH and of course there is a supermarket up the road BUT you dont want to be caught short.
My hospital supplied Huggies. Even when DD was in the paed ward when she was 6 months old with gastro, nappies were supplied. Each time there were always staff members who told us to take some home with us too as they get an endless supply for free from Huggies.
Our hospital supplies all nappies (sposies only), wipes, clothing and any other necessities for bubs. It's a private hospital though - a SJOG.
My hospital said to bring nappies, but they did supply them anyway. They gave each new mum a small bag of Huggies.
The public hosp we attended in Perth supplied all the Huggies nappies and even gave us a take home supply! Apparently once opened nappies have been in someone's room they either go home with them (the unused ones!!) or have to be binned for hygiene reasons. Interesting what people's responses have been.
I was told to bring disposable nappies to hospital by the hospital. They supplied the first nappy (cloth) only and they did it up with tape. After that, use your own disposables. It was a public hospital.
I have found they have supplied different things each time and I think it is to do with the samples given to them by reps. With DD they didn't give me anything, I had to bring everything myself (except for bunny rugs). With DS they gave me wipes and a few nappies, some baby bath lotion and so on. I got the impression that is what they had been given as samples or freebies to give out by the reps to encourage parents to continue buying those products ... if the hospital gives them to you, it probably looks like they are a hospital endorsed product so I think reps would find it highly favourable to distribute samples through the hospitals - just a thought anyway.
wow, i am SO impressed with that hospital!:
good on them.
With my DS, (public hosp & 13 yrs ago) they supplied everything just needed wear home nappy and outfit, with this one, (private hosp) in the info book it says they supply 1 pack of disposables but we supply our own after that, we also need to bring all our own clothes, rugs & wipes. It's beginning to look like we would have been better off going public. :rolleyes:
DD1 and 2 the hospital supplied terry flats and cotton balls - public Hospital
DD3 they supplied a small pack of newborn huggies and cotton balls - different Public hospital
DD4 and DS they supplied all disposable nappies (newborn huggies) and little packets of J&J wipes, they were born at a Private Hospital, they also supplied shampers and a big bowl of strawberries and cream, mmmmmmm the kids scoffed it, lol!!!!
Daytona - wow almost makes you question what you're paying for huh??
Katierabbit - yup that's the same her we got to take home left overs....and I might have snuck in a couple of extra little packs of wipes, I'm so naughty!!!
my hosp supplied everything ..
clothes
huggies
top to toe j&j wash
cloths.. looked similar to chux (to wet with water & wipe bub)
j&j wipes (didnt use still have em)
measure tape
bunny rugs
they had formula too, u could choose NAN HA or S26 Gold.. but they recomended Nan
bottles (disposable ones)
sorry i double posted u can delete this one
had to take my own for each of the boys, they were born in 2 different hospitals.
if the list says bring your own you have to.
We had to bring our own.
I think private supply them for you, but not public??
I have had one bub at the Gold Coast Hospital and one at Toowoomba Base (both public) and they were supplied at both.;)