Hospital bag??

[baby2due]

Still a bit early for me, I'm 24 weeks but I've been thinking about what to put in my hospital bag. I already have a 7 year old but can't remember what I packed for her.

Of course vests, sleepsuits and hats but do you pack nappies?? Or do you get them at the hospital?

What about for me? A change of clothes, Pajamas.

What are you packing or what did you pack? Is there anything you didn't take that you wished you did?

So I used large sandwich bags and put about 4/5 outfits in one each for baby. So baby grow, vest, mittens, hat, bib in each one. Then take nappies, I got water wipes and took some cotton wool balls. I took muslin clothes for baby, dummies, bottle and formula ( wasn't sure whether I was going to be able to breast feed or not)

For me, rubbish pj's are needed, I ruined my good ones in labour. Then nice pj's x2, hygiene items (wipes, deodorant, pads lots of them, breast pads etc), Bridget Jones knickers 🤣, snacks, nipple shields (I didn't take them but wish I had), phone charger, activities for

@HiKelsey oh I like the idea of the sandwhich bags! And I hadn't even thought about pads and breast pads. Thank you! This is so helpful

An extra long charging cable.
Put the first outfit in a clearly labelled bag as it won’t be you looking for it or dressing the baby!

This is what I’m taking in mine:

MATERNITY NOTES

Me:
Labour gown, Slippers, Flip flops , Towel, Light night robe (heard it’s hot on ward), 2X lounge pants, 2X lounge tops, T-shirt, Maternity pads, socks, Nightgown, Bikini for birthing pool, Freda mom disposable underwear, Freda Mom Ice pads, Freda Mom Peribottle, Flannels/wash clothes, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Paracetamol/ibuprofen, Nipple cream, Vaseline lip balm (heard gas and air makes lips dry), Unscented Deodorant, Unscented Body wash, Ear plugs, Eye mask, 4head balm

Baby:
One pack newborn Nappies (suspect the hospital will provide anyway), Blanket, Baby wipes, Sudocrem, Muslin cloths, Hat x2, Scratch mittens, Socks, 2 x newborn baby grows and sleepsuits, Newborn trousers, 2 x 0-3 months baby grows and sleepsuits, 0-3 months trousers, Coming home outfit 0-1 month

Extras:
Small portable charger, Long charger cable, Handheld Fan, Earphones, Snacks and drinks (lucozade), Extra ziplock bag for dirty clothes, Water bottle with straw to fill and drink in labour, Download tv shows on phone and puzzle book

Sorry for long post! Might not need most of it but it all fit in a small suitcase so thought might as well.

Oh and fill a little bag with extra and leave at home. My DD has a milk allergy and reflux so when we stayed overnight she had thrown up all over her clothes in the night so ex had to bring extra

This is my lists atm

Hospital bags

Me:-
Toiletries
mini shampoo
mini conditioner
Mini body wash
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Deodorant
Spritz for bits
Nipple cream
Hairbrush
Bobbles
Bio oil/moisturiser
Lip balm
Peri bottle
Maternity pads
Breast pads
Clothes
Bikini top
nighty
Pjs
Dressing gown
Slippers/sliders
Big pants
Bras
Going home outfit
Other

•   <strong>*</strong> water bottle with straw 
    Cold bottled water 
    Snacks 
    Phone charger (long) 
    iPad 
    iPad charger 
    Polaroid camera 
    Stand for phone for filming 
    Speakers 
  

Baby:-
hats x2
Blankets x2
Newborn baby grows x 3
0-3 baby grows x3
Newborn going home outfit
0-3 going home outfit
Jacket/cardi/cosy pramsuit
Scratch mits x2
Nappies
Milk/bottles
Comforter/first teddy
Cotton wool balls
Wipes
Muslins
Nappy sacks
Blankets x2

Dad:-
ENSURE CAR SEAT IN CAR
pack of cards/games
Change of clothes
Water/juice
Snacks
Phone charger
Deodorant
Toothbrush

I hope you won’t need it but an inflatable rubber ring for the journey home has been my friend both times!
Some ‘treat’ shower gel
Cheap flip flops for the shower you can bin after use
Hairbands
Evian spritz
Spritz for bitz- it made such a difference to my recovery second time around (a really bad tear and numerous stitches, worse than the episiotomy first time around)

Things I took on top of clothes for me and baby- Definitely a lip balm because the gas and air makes your lips dry. A long phone charger. A fan or cooling spray. Drinks and snacks, I took the flat lucozade drinks. I also took pads and always underwear. Breastfeeding friendly tops if you hope to breastfeed. X