What should i put in my hospital bag?

Question

I'm 38 weeks prego, and have no clue what to put im my hospital bag. Any ideas?

Answer 1

A Towel

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has a few things to say on the subject of towels. A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have. Partly it has great practical value - you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (a mindboggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you - daft as a brush, but very very ravenous); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough. More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitch hiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc, etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitch hiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with.

I know your going to hospital not hitch hiking, but its worth taking a towel. Oreferably from m&s

Answer 2

- a few baby grows and vests

- dummies, bottles, powder (unless your breast feeding)

- nappies

- baby wipes

- baby hat

- baby blanket

- socks or booties

- a couple of nighties/pjs for you

- thick sanitary pads for you

- clean pants

- clean clothes

- shower gel, deodrant, hair brush etc

- a few snacks for during the labour to boost your energy

- list of telephone numbers of people you might want to ring after you have had the baby

- mobile phone and charger or coins for the pay phone

- magazines to read

-car seat (to keep in the car!!)



thats all i can think of  at the moment, good luck!! x

Answer 3

I can tell you what I have in mine so far, I was actually wondering the same thing...

So far I've packed:

Sanitary Pads

Moisturizer

Lip balm

Socks, underwear, bras, clothes, etc

Toothbrush, toothpaste

Deodorant

Baby clothes, bibs, receiving blankets .. and so on

Camera with charged batteries.

That's all I can think of off of the top of my head. Hope it helps.

Answer 4

A nightgown or pjs to wear after.  Something to go home in for you (maternity clothes) and baby.  Snacks for your other half during labor (most hospitals won't let you eat during labor) Magazines.  Also, bring a couple of onesies for the baby because some hospitals, although not all, use these little flimsy paper shirts on the baby.  Some makeup and a brush because people will be taking lots of family photos.   Also bring shampoo and body wash because they don't supply that.  

Answer 5

When i toured the labour ward at my hospital they gave us lists

What u should bring:

Toiletries (mom and baby)

Sleep wear

One packet of disposable nappies

Two packets of sanitary towels

Clothes for baby on discharge

Nipple cream e.g lansinoh, sanaderm

Black pen- for forms

The hospital im going to is in south africa, im not sure if ur hospital provides the following mine does but if urs doesnt then bring the following aswell:

1 pack nappies

Wet wipes

1 pack sanitary towels

Small bottle of surgical spirits (cord cleaning)

1 small roll cotton wool

Aqueous cream

Elizabeth Annes Shampoo

2 disposable panties for mom

Thats what the hospital list said, the 2nd list is what my hospital supplys, but thats in South africa. If ur hospital doesnt provide it then bring it along as well as the 1st list.

These are things the elizabeth anne booklet says

Labour bag:

Big loose fitting tshirt for comfortable labouring

Disposable panties

Toiletries and 2 face clothes

Elizabeth annes petroleum jelly or lip balm

Natural sponge

Glucose sweets

Warm socks- your feet get cold in labour

Camera

Soothing music

High energy drinks or diluted fruit juices

Water spray to cool u down

T.E.N.S machine (if required)

Anything to make u comfortable for labour, eg ur own pillow,stress ball,birthing ball,etc

Mirror

Hair accessories to tie hair up

I have no idea what a T.E.N.S machine is.

Hospital bag:

Sleep shirts,slippers,gown and comfortable tracksuits

Toiletries

Elizabeth annes mother love nipple cream

Feeding/breast pads

Maternity pads

Cell phone

List of telephone numbers

Going home bag:

For baby: baby gro, booties,nappies, receiving blanket and vest

For you: loose fitting maternity clothes you will still look pregnant.

Whoever fetches you must Remember to bring the car seat

Hope i have helped

Answer 6

i'm sure everybody has some variation but i looked up quite a few lists on the internet and just compiled a list based on what i thought would be helpful to me.

here's my list:

camera and charger

phone charger.

fragrance free lotion and massager

the baby book so i can write down my first "mom" stuff while it's still fresh in my mind.

4 copies of our birthplan along with our birth book (we're doing natural drug free)

socks, slippers, a lightweight robe, 2 gowns with an opening in the front. 2 nursing bras and 2 sports bras, breast pads, lansinoh breast creme.

a pack of underwear i don't mind getting ruined and pads to wear with them.

toothbrush, toothpaste, brush, shampoo and conditioner, bar soap and scrubby.

hair rubberbands, hair dryer.

extra pillows (hospital pillows suck)

chap stick.

a change of clothes for my husband to wear as well as something for him to sleep in.

for the baby: diapers (we're doing 7th generation so won't be using the ones the hospital provides) 3 onezies, socks, a cap and some receiving blankets plus a carseat installed in the car.

Answer 7

soph has a good list. I'd add your own pillow (always more comfortable), slippers or flip-flops, and snack foods you enjoy. The hospital will provide sanitary pads so you may want to leave those out.

Answer 8

Gown with button down front, nursing bra with pads, robe, slippers, toothbrush and paste, shampoo, conditioner and hair brush, maybe some body lotion (unscented). Clothes to leave the hospital in.Don't bother with makeup, you'll be too tired and sore to care about that! For baby's clothes, a diaper, a onsie, a pair of pjs, socks and a cap. Also a light blanket and a heavy one too, just in case its cold.

Answer 9

your own sanitary napkins

              underwear

              nursing bra if breastfeeding

              robe

              socks(maybe slippers too)

              hairbrush&comb

              toothbrush&toothpaste

              deodorant,shampoo,soap

              outfit to go home in

              babies outfit to go home in

              extra camera

              list of people to call