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Leaving hospital outfit

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Elishae1 · 08/03/2021 17:10

Not sure if this is even a thing but has anyone bought their partner anything that they can wear home from the hospital once the baby is born
It’s my husbands birthday just over a week before I’m due and I’d like to get him something special. Has anyone got any ideas?

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happymummy12345 · 08/03/2021 17:31

For the baby 100% has to be done.

TitusPullo · 08/03/2021 17:32

OP I hate to disappoint but you will be so pleased to leave the hospital that you won’t care what any of you are wearing. We left around 11pm, baby was wearing a white babygrow as due to a nappy explosion the special outfit I’d carefully packed was out of action. I was wearing a huge black top and leggings and my DH could have been naked for all I cared. I just wanted a shower and my bed.

Kittykat93 · 08/03/2021 17:34

Are you being serious??

Twizbe · 08/03/2021 17:34

While I've not heard of it... it's not a bad idea to have a clean top for him to wear.

My husband went home from hospital it a shirt still splattered with blood. He even went to the supermarket wearing it before he realises.

As a cute thing he wore the same shirt for the birth of our second child too.

MrsXx4 · 08/03/2021 17:35

GrinGrin bless you op!!

SharedLife · 08/03/2021 17:35

Lovely idea! Being thoughtful and inclusive of your DP is really sweet. Not sure how the practicalities will go for a "going home" outfit, but could you get him a shirt that matches/coordinates an outfit for baby so you can take some lovely photos when you get home?

ivfbeenbusy · 08/03/2021 17:36

Er a bit cringe sorry! And if it's an outfit for you trust me you'll just want to be in big pants and tracksuit bottoms

GameSetMatch · 08/03/2021 17:49

What!?

I think the going home outfit is for the baby not the parents 😂

MuddleMoo · 08/03/2021 17:51

Matching onesie?

Level75 · 08/03/2021 18:08

It's not a thing.

Springingintospring · 08/03/2021 18:25

I originally thought what are you talking about, but then I remembered what my husband turned up in when he came to pick up me and baby the day after giving birth. And of course there were lots of photos.
Getting him a nice top to wear so he doesn't put on a very unflattering tank top with an expletive written across the front is a great idea.

MuddleMoo · 08/03/2021 18:29

Or a nice t-shirt. You will probably just want something comfy.

NeedCoffeeToSurvive · 08/03/2021 18:52

If you mean putting a pair of trousers and a top in your hospital bag in case he needs something clean to change into, that's fine. But if you're thinking of buying a tuxedo for the 'event' then no, just no.

VikingsandDragons · 08/03/2021 21:52

Probably a bit different to what you mean but our baby was in hospital for 5 months after she was born, and on the day she was due to come home we couldn't take her until after 4.30pm (24 hours after a vaccination) so the nurses sent us away to get lunch and go to the cinema or shopping or just something other than watch the clock, I think we were driving them demented with our impatience, we ended up buying most of Next while we killed time until we could go back, so we always refer to that as my husband's 'coming home' clothes!

ConstantlyIrksome · 08/03/2021 22:12

I kind of understand where you're coming from - it's nice to get your husband a birthday present that links in with the baby's arrival somehow. When I was about to give birth I read about clothes that are specifically designed to allow your husband to have skin to skin contact with the baby right after they are born. There's a range of various options if you google. I got quite far down that rabbit hole before realising that they were essentially all hoodies with zips and I had become a crazy person. It's still a good idea though, so you could get him a nice warm hoody with a zip or even a shirt that he can unbutton so he can put baby on his chest.

Somethingsnappy · 09/03/2021 16:35

I second the OP's idea of a 'baby wearing' coat! Seraphine do hoodies for men with the panel for a sling too. Not sure hell be wearing it home from hospital but it'll be a thoughtful, baby related present. The same company also do skin to skin tops for both men and women, which are gorgeous. Check them out OP! Don't worry about the other replies....they're all just jealous they didn't think of it first Grin

Teakind · 09/03/2021 21:18

Op, if it’s your partners birthday could you get a ‘happy birthday daddy’ or ‘I love daddy’ onesie for the baby instead?

ODFOx · 09/03/2021 21:21

Do they still do 'who's the Daddy' T-shirt's? They were really popular in the 90s!

UnCoffreDor · 14/03/2021 13:33

Glad I've stumbled on this thread, made me chuckle! When DH came to collect me, we were in the car less than 2 minutes after I'd gone outside the ward, as with covid he wasn't allowed in. In my case anyway, had I gone with the 'leaving hospital outfit' idea, it would've been a very short parade indeed, plus there were hardly anyone in the corridor.

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