Checklist for hospital bag

I also packed

• Arnica tablets to help the internal bruising after the birth - these were the only things I actually used from my hospital bag!
• Rescue Remedy
• old knickers i didn't mind not seeing ever again!
• lavender candles
• flannels - for possible biting down on or mopping of brow
• something to wear home - something comfy and maternity like - you'll still have a belly on you and your old jeans you're dying to wear in probably won't fit still for a while
• a list of telephone numbers and spare change so the new daddy can call everyone from the payphone.
• something for baby to wear home and a shawl or something, plus nappies, little hat, etc
• I packed bananas and iced buns and everything M&S had to offer that looked nice as well as fruit juices and water
• CDs
• a notebook and a pen

My bag was huge!!!!

Nice snacky food - hospital food may not be too nice, and you get hungry after birth and bf. I also took in cold drinks and herbal tea bags.
A book to read. Dark towels. Pen and paper to remind yourself things - I could never remember feed times etc, and couldn't get a pen from mw.
You'll probably get a list from your mw or ante natal class.

Instead of paper knickers (so uncomfortable)I bought a couple of multi packs of cheap BIG knickers from Asda 6 for £3.00 I think. Take some snacks also like: melba toast, rice cakes, sweet chalky lollies, jelly sweets and small cartons of juice/herb teas.they were my comfort all through!!! This is if u stay in before and after.

Take more babygros than you think you'll need. And take a hot water bottle for pain relief.

Why not ask the hospital whether they have a checklist, as some hospitals seem to provide more than others. For example, the hospital, I'm booked into provide everything for the baby except for nappies, while other hospitals provide much less. Also, think about how long you expect to be in for and how far away from the hospital your house is, i.e. much easier to collect extra stuff if you live in the next street than if you live 50 miles away.

Seek and yee shall find here and here

nursing bras (if breastfeeding)

maternity sanitary towels
paper knickers
tiny nappies (think positive!!!)
clothes that you do mind getting ruined for birth
small babygros

this is from the person who was in denial about packing a hospital bag then had to go into hospital without one and dp had to bring stuff in
DO NOT LET THAT HAPPEN!!!