Hospital bags - Do I have everything?

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I have 1 large bag for myself, a smaller backpack for baby and a suitcase for towels, toiletries and other random bits.

Things I have:

• 2 packs of 14 maternity pads
• a pack of disposable underwear
• huge underwear and 3 nursing bras
• long nightie to give birth in
• a few changes of clothes including shorts, vests etc and going home clothes
• sliders and flip flops
• robe/long cardigan
• hand sanitiser
• breast pads
• towels, toothbrush, toothpaste, brush, hair ties, deodorant, couple of flannels
• peri bottle
• phone charger
• earphones
• snacks

For baby:

• 4 vests
• 4 baby grows
• cellular blanket
• muslins
• one swaddle blanket
• hat
• first start milk just incase
• 10+ nappies
• pack of wipes

Not included bits for my husband in the list.

Make sure your phone charger is really long, often the plugs are nowhere near the bed. I bought a 3 metre cable for mine and couldn't have done without it - I'd had a C section and wasn't very mobile the first night.

Also a couple of peppermint teabags in case of a C section - the blocked wind pain the day after was horrendous - thankfully a nice nurse gave me a couple from her personal stash and it began to sort it out!