March Babies #5

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Hi All, starting new thread as our old one is about to hit 1,000. Tagging the regulars for ease: @Jesskir89 @MissPepper8 @maria94 @whiskersonkittenss @barnyb @ineedanotherholiday @Keyboard91 @MunchyMunchkin @jollybobs89

At how many weeks are people packing the hospital bags? I'm 32 tomorrow and haven't even begun yet.

Anyone care to share a list of what to bring?

I'm having a labour bag and a ward bag. Hopefully I'll be let home and won't need the ward bag but will pack it all the same.

Labour bag (will go home straight away after birth):

• full baby outfit plus nappy in sandwich bag.
• fresh underwear and pad in sandwich bag for after
• towel
• old nighty for labour
• fresh pjs for after
• slippers for after
• snacks and drinks

Ward bag:

• x3 babygrows in sandwich bag
• x3 vests, x3 muslins etc as above
• pack of nappies
• couple of packs of pads for me
• leggings and loose top for me
• towel
• spare underwear for me
• a sandwich bag of cotton balls and nappy sacks
• carrier bag for sending home wet, pooed on, leaked in clothes.

Large handbag:

• phone and charger
• magazine
• ear plugs
• minimal makeup
• mini toiletries and brush
• snacks

Also forgot to mention breast pads and peppermint teabags in the event of a Caesarian. They are meant to relieve the air trapped after the op.

@GingerRogers84 slowly packing mine. @sadtoday21 I've got to stay on for 24 hours after birth so I'm taking 4 outfits for baby and nappies etc, for me nighty and pj's, slippers and housecoat, underwear, toiletries including breastpads and sanitary towels and clean clothes and snacks x

And phone charger....

Always worth packing some glucose tablets too for that extra bit of energy for labour and a straw for your drink.
I need to go shopping to start packing mine but I'll be taking two bags like last time. One for me, one for bub.

My mum did mine as a Christmas present, it's missing bits and pieces. But a labour and ward bag is an excellent idea, my bag is overflowing so I might do that :). I did DH a bag (or I bought one from a site) that has an inflatable pillow, eye mask, portable charger, water bottle ect and I'm going to stick in snacks for him.

I'd suggest 2 flannels for washing (I chucked one after my first after birth shower), flip flops for shower. Also suggest prepacking a spare carrier bag (nighty, extra knickers, baby grows, pads ect) incase for your partner to grab, I didn't expect a section or my DS to stay in for 3 days for observation and my DH was a headless chicken grabbing nighties I wouldn't wear on a ward and non sensible knickers 😂

@MiniJMac Glucose tablets are a really good idea, I think I got mine from poundland but mw was giving me ones too. Energy drinks they'd only allow me the lucozade sports? Not normal lucozade so that was a waste, but the sports bottles are smaller.

Oooh yes! A contingency bag left at home is a great idea! I can only imagine what my husband would try to bring in! 😂

I had jelly babies in my labour snacks last time and they are the only thing I actually ate.

I might pack a T-shirt for my husband in case of a lengthy labour but I remember the midwives taking very good care of him last time with a stream of tea and toast! 😂

How funny, I can imagine my boyfriend panic packing a spare bag and arriving at hospital with my swimming cozzy and gardening shoes

@NailQueen9

@whiskersonkittenss Haha.. I love him but.. I had a cesarean wound and he packed what I would call sexy knickers, silk hip type ones. I text my mum after and asked her to go buy some high waist granny pants 😂

Re the baby bag - the following was sent to me that might be useful www.smababy.co.uk/pregnancy/hospital-bag-checklist/

@NailQueen9 that's really useful thanks. Is anyone else really fed up? I'm in agony with my back and keep getting upset. Just cleaning last night crippled me :(

@Jesskir89 I am! Starting to feel large, tired, and quite irritable at 32+2.

When is everyone packing their hospital bags? How much weight have you gained so far?

@sadtoday21 I have baby's hospital bag ready, just need to get a few last bits for mine! I'm almost 34 weeks. X

@Jesskir89 if it makes you feel any better I'm feeling very fed up and impatient too!! These last few weeks seem to be dragging 😣 can't seem to get comfortable no matter what I try! x

@sadtoday21 the discomfort is awful! I went to slimming world last week and have put on exactly a stone so I'm really happy with that tbh. Just started packing my bags bit by bit @maria94 you're a couple of weeks ahead of me too and I'm struggling :(

Totally missed this, anyhow hope you are all keeping okay and all of your bumps are behaving. 😁

@seren1979 yes thank you how are you doing? Xx

Im not even going to get into me, been crazy hospital since NYE between referral to see fetal medicine team and then backwards and forwards to my own hospital 😔

@seren1979 I hope everything's OK?

@jesskir89, my placenta isnt working properly and so miss isnt growing properly and was placed just under 3rd centile 2 weeks ago, but by tuesday she had dropped closer to 0 so i am being monitored twice weekly and with weekly placenta scan and growth scan fortnightly. I am 30 weeks now, and they are aiming for 32 weeks before deciding on anything else as longs as my placenta still behaves.

@seren1979 sorry to hear what a nightmare you're having must be worrying. I'm glad they're closely monitoring you. Hope you're OK and please let us know how you're getting on

@jesskir89 im doing ok, mentally drained.. But ok. Thank you x

@Seren1979 got everything crossed for you. Waiting for a scan here since Thursday (as bump measures way bigger than it should 🤦🏽‍♀️)

Baby bag is pretty much packed now (week 32 tomorrow) - I packed muslin clothes, baby vests, baby grows (all newborn), two cotton hats and scratch mitts, one wool hat and mittens. Small pack size 1 nappies, some water wipes (they are the reccomended ones for newborn as 99.9% water) they say cotton wool is better so I packed like soft face pads as well. But thought maybe wipes might be for me if I’m covered in sick or anything. I also put in the front pocket a few easy to grab bits for me - hair ties and clip, some choc, glucose tablets, notebook (to write feeding times), nipple cream, lipsol, paracetamol, rennie (because I need this after every meal now!), glucose tablets, bottle of water, small squash and I'm planning to put in monopoly card game and jelly babies!

Aiming to sort a hospital bag for me by end of weekend!