Bit of a stupid question but...

[Babyblues14]

Do I get to dress my baby after she is born or will the midwife do it while I'm still off my box on drugs?
First time mum and I'm doing my baby hospital bag so want to make clothes easy to get out if the midwife has to rummage about for them, thanks

You will. If you did need help they would still ask you what to put on them. At start mine had a nappy and was wrapped in a blanket, then we dressed them in our "first" babygro. Good idea to put it somewhere accessible, even if you're doing it you want it to be easy to find.

My DH did it. I had an emcs though so they asked him to bring the clothes into theatre.

DP dressed DS. He ended up being a forceps delivery so in theatre he was wrapped in a hospital blanket & had a hat put on.

When we were moved to a room to recover/free up theatre before being moved up to the postnatal ward he was dressed then & DP was asked to do it by the midwives who also helped him as it was his first go at dressing a baby.

I'd been careful to pack so my stuff was altogether & DS's clothes were organised so it made it easier for both the midwives & DP to find things.

We did it. Make sure you pack something practical. We were naive and got a baby grow that did up at the back. Very silly for two inexperienced parents and a floppy baby.

I saw a tip where you put the outfits in separate clear plastic Ziploc bags. Makes it easy to find and easy to store any dirty clothes too if needed. Certainly what I'll be doing when the time comes

You can do it. The midwives will wrap the baby in a couple of towels when they're born and you can dress them shortly after / when you're ready. If I were you I'd pack a couple of bits as our little one ended up just in a vest cause the hospital was sweltering hot! You wouldn't want to only have a lovely thick fluffy sleepsuit if the ward is boiling - or just a vest if it's the opposite!

Yes Deaddoor, I've done that already, even put labels on each bag for seperate items e.g vests, sleepsuits, hats/mittens/socks
I'm a bit of an organising freak and have got into the habit of rolling all of babies clothes to save space.
I know it won't last once baby is here and I won't be in the mood for folding clothes

Babyblues, just a thought. Another way of doing it might be to sort by compete outfit rather than clothing type? Then you can just grab out one bag instead of digging in several - will be easier if someone who didn't pack the bag (DH) needs to pull clothes out.

Say a vest, babygro, hat and mittens in each bag?

Also, I'm taking different sizes to the hospital (newborn and 0-3 months) as I don't know how big my baby will be. One bag per outfit means you could label it with the size too.

Thanks for the idea Lemondrop, at least it gives me an excuse to get the label maker out again, should of asked this question a long time ago. Im 39wks now

Depends what state you are in to be honest, I had a horrific birth and was exhausted so my DH got to hold the baby first and dress him. If you'd told me that when I was pregnant, I'd have been upset but at the time I didn't give a stuff, he was out and breathing and that's all I cared about.
A lot of the little things you stress about in pregnancy fade away when it comes down to it.