Do I really need to buy a dressing gown for hospital bag?

[mrspaddy]

Hi I am buying last of my bit and pieces for the stay. I have a light navy satin type robe or red one. All my others are light in colour and I know people have said it is a no no with bleeding etc.

The thing is the robes I have are summer/short types. Now I am fairly short.. I have tried on a mens navy robe and it looks ridiculous. I saw a lovely one on Melba Maternity but with postage etc. it is working out expensive.

I don't really wear dressing gowns.. prefer comfy hooded tops etc around the house.

Thank You

Took one but it never came out of my bag. (They gave me two gowns to wear, one back opening and one at the front to cover my bum. I did all my most extravagant bleeding on them rather than my own clothes!)

No you don't . Wear what you're comfy in. Tbh your light robes sound fine. I found I needed lots of pjs - was in for 5 days. I bled a lot but into the pads - if it did leak onto your clothes you'd want to change anyway right? You don't need to pack a big thick dark robe. It's not a fashion show. Lots of people in my hospital walking round in pjs & hoodies & big slipper boots!

I fell into the 'need dark pjs' trap & bought some £££ maternity/ feeding black ones, hardly got any wear. I was better off with some comfy m&s jogger type pj set a size up from my usual pre-pg size.

im planning a homebirth but have packed as if im going to hospital.

have not packed a dressing gown and wont

I remember my sister wore one at hospital but she gave birth in February and she always feels the cold as she has low iron. It was also a cream kind of colour and I'm sure she kept it for a while after hospital too. I'm going to go by how warm I find the weather/my house when I give birth...I usually don't bother with a dressing gown either but I have an electric blanket so if it's cold enough at home for that I'm going to assume its cold enough at hospital for a dressing gown...I'm due in November though so it probably will be!

They're good for covering up leaky boob marks if you have visitors. I wore mine almost all the time, but I had my baby in January and I get cold very quickly. I kept my socks on all the time too.

A cardi that you don't mind getting dirty will do the trick ( to walk to the loo, walk to get your meal etc). Take flip flops instead of slippers so you can wear them in the shower.

It's hot in hospital. Your navy satin will be warm enough, dark coloured and a coverup.

I took a satin navy robe, only takes up a small amount of space in your bag whether you use it or not. I wore mine on the first day when I was in labour as I was encouraged to walk around the hospital/grounds. Looking back I cannot believe I walked around outside in a night dress and dressing gown but at the time I could not have cared less.

I took a bathrobe so I didnt have to bend down to dry myself. (c-sect). Never used it as a dressing gown tho.