Hospital bag

Can't believe I'm 32 weeks today!! I want to get started on my hospital bag... I know I've see a few recent posts with lists can someone bump one up for me or give me some suggestions on what I should be packing?! I don't want to forget anything important. Thanks ladies!

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Not sure where you're delivering but if you want to use one, bring a pacifier. My friend delievered a few weeks ago at North Shore and they wouldn't give her one.

In my bag I packed a few pairs of big undies, 2 pairs of loose,, lightweight sweats, and 2 nursing tanks.
A hoodie in case it's chilly
A pair of flip flops for shower/walking around
A pair of socks bc I hate walking barefoot
Toiletries
Coming home outfit for baby
Blanket to drape over car seat
Phone charger
Camera and charger

That's pretty much it... Hospital provides pads and other things you need for recovery.

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Bring your own towel for showering

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Yay! Happy 32 weeks! I was 32 weeks yesterday. So fun!

Here is my list!

Mommy/General
• List of phone numbers/names of who to contact for A) being in labor, B) when baby is born
• iPad/Charger
• 3 Outfits of comfy clothes (including what I want to go home in)
• Underwear and socks
• 2-3 Nursing tanks and nursing bra or two
• Flip Flops
• Dark/old Towel for the shower and shampoo/conditioner/body wash/face wash
• Bag for dirty clothes
• Deodorant
• Toothbrush/Toothpaste
• Hair brush and headband/hair ties
• Make-up, small mirror and Burt’s Bees make-up remover face wipes
• Contact case/contact solution/glasses
• Face Lotion
• Razor/Body Lotion
• Boppy/nursing pillow
• Pillow/pillow case for me AND Daddy
• Snacks (We have a fridge in private post-partum room)
• Pajamas
• Large water bottle (2-3 if disposable)
• Labor Bag to take with me as soon as we arrive at hospital (easily grabbed separate from within other bag):
o License/ID
o Lip balm
o Misting/spray bottle
o Written up birth plan (Vitamin K shot, Hep B shot, yes to epidural, etc)
o Phone numbers for Dr.'s office
o Insurance Card
o Mints, Headband, hairties
o Food for Daddy, hard lollipops
o Bluetooth speaker with aux cable and iPod
o iPad and headphones
o Phone/Charger (the one that’s extra-long from Duane Reade)
o Slippers
o Robe
o Washcloth
o Camera/Charger
o Pregnancy Book with all my notes and contact numbers and a pen

For Dad:
• Bathing suit to help me shower (in case nurses need to come in)
• Phone/Charger
• Wallet with cash
• Toothbrush/floss
• Contacts case/glasses
• Slippers
• Pajamas
• Change of clothes or two and underwear/socks (If you don't live close to the hospital)

Baby
• Going home outfit
• Hats that Grandma made
• 2-Pack of pacifiers
• Name of Pediatrician with phone number
• Blanket for the baby for car ride home
• Mittens
• Car seat should be installed in the car already

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i used literally nothing from my hospital bag except for a change of clothes and basic toiletries on the 2nd day. i had a large tote bag filled with stuff which didnt get touched lol.

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I remember bringing a lot with me and I barely used or wore anything! lol this time I'm gonna pack much less!!
Toletries (like you would bring to a hotel for Vaca)
Towel
Slippers
Flip flops
Socks
Underwear
Regular sports bras
Tank tops
Comfy pants
Maxi dress
Pads
Chapstick
Lifesavers
Phone/ charger
Wallet
Some makeup
Stuff for baby

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For #1 I packed:

Travel size toiletries
2 pairs of black yoga pants (size larger so they were loose and comfy just in case)
Tank top
Light zip up hoodie
Slippers (didn't use bc they gave non slip socks and lots of them)
Hair tie
Hair brush
Hot brush (hair dryer that looks like a brush)- didn't use bc I didn't care. Just threw my hair up in a pony.
Powder/blush- didn't use bc I just didn't care lol
Towel- didn't use bc even though the one they gave was crappy, at least I didn't have to clean it!
Depends silhouettes (instead of undies)- definitely doing again
Nursing bra
iPad/iPhone charger
iPad and iPhone
Insurance papers (never was asked for them bc they had the info on file)
Outfit for baby
A&A swaddle blanket
Purse which had my wallet/id and Chapstick

Pretty sure that was it. I had DH bring the boppy and empty diaper bag to fill with diapers and all the "goodies" from the hospital.

This time I'll pack almost the same except no towel, no hot brush, no slippers. I was in the hospital for 5 days (65 hour induction, 48 hour recovery) and didn't feel like I was missing anything.

Oh I also packed flip flops for the shower but I totally forgot to use them lol

Message edited 5/19/2015 4:55:43 PM.

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Awesome lists ladies!! Thank you so much!!

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Also, wanted to add a breast pump to relieve any engorgement...and blood cord package if you plan on doing that.

Message edited 5/19/2015 8:54:46 PM.

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Don't overpack! I was super conscious not to overpack and I still feel like I did. A few hints. Don't buy anything new to wear in the hospital -- in fact, you'll want to wear stuff in the hospital that you don't really care about. If you deliver vaginally, you'll be bleeding a lot after delivery and even though you'll be wearing pads with the mesh undies, it's likely you'll get blood on your bottoms. Bring things that are dark colored (black, navy, etc.) -- stay away from light colors for staining purposes. I packed my own underwear and didn't even wear them -- I lived in those mesh undies which I found to be so comfortable. Make sure you bring a separate bag for everything you'll get sent home with. I thought people were crazy when they said to bring an entire duffle bag for the free swag, but I'm so happy I did. Our nurses gave us so much stuff that I had my parents bring up another duffle for everything. With that being said, take everything with you that isn't nailed down (diapers, vaseline, maxi pads, chuck pads, ice packs, nasal aspirator bulbs, mesh undies, tucks medicated wipes, spray bottle for vagina, etc). DH thought I was crazy but I took everything. I emptied out the drawers in the bassinet with every shift change and asked the new nurse to refill it.

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Where I delivered they had no mesh undies, so i brought my own ugly granny panties.

I brought DARK maternity sweats, and loose t shirts.

I brought a tight sports bra since I had no plan on BFing

Flip flops

Basic toiletries and make up- I did put some make up on the next day.

Something nobody mentions but I liked having was the Listerine pocket paks- the little strips that dissolve in your mouth and freshen your breath. My mouth felt funky all the time and it was hard to get up to brush my teeth that first night. Or even those little Colgate Wisp waterless toothbrush things.





Gum

DH did not stay so nothing for him

Coming home outfit for DD
(I wore my sweats and a T shirt home)

Phone charger

That's about it

Message edited 5/20/2015 3:50:49 PM.

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Great stuff here!

I should add that, for me, having an I-Home player for my I-Phone so I could charge it on that while playing nice music was key.

I didn't want that dang TV on all the time - especially because the baby was in the room. I wanted to have some nice music playing. So, it was just a little thing that I brought which made me very content... and baby, too.

And I think someone here mentioned the Boppy. I didn't even breastfeed. It wasn't even that for me -- the Boppy was great because I could sit with my son on the bed and prop him up in/on it or use it to support my arms while I held him. It was nicer than sticking him in that plastic bassinet on wheels.