...I'm ready to go! Or, at least, as ready as you can be! We are certainly ready to meet this precious baby boy.
As I get down to the final days, I find myself racing around the house trying to get everything as organized and prepared. I think it’s a combination of nesting and panic that I won’t have time for anything with two little ones in the house!
I figure I'd better start getting stuff together for the hospital. This time, I should be a pro at packing but I still find myself scratching my head remembering what I wished I had last time. So I made a list for myself, and everyone else out there, of my top hospital bag items.
The hospital provides onesies, hats, swaddle blankets, diapers, wipes, and pacifiers for baby, and well as a hospital gown, disposable panties, and sanitary pads for you, and a hospital sheet and pillow for Dad. But it is nice to have some of your own items at the hospital - especially if you are planning to do pictures or have a lot of visitors.
We have a big sister gift bag ready to go for Emma, with a new BIG SISTER shirt, coloring books, stickers, bubbles, a few board books, a soft ball, and a few snacks and "quiet time" activities for her to do at the hospital. I know Emma will love having something little to take home after a visit in the hospital…and at least it’ll make me feel a little bit better about sending her home without me.
I’m sure I’m forgetting things…what are your top hospital bag items?
As I get down to the final days, I find myself racing around the house trying to get everything as organized and prepared. I think it’s a combination of nesting and panic that I won’t have time for anything with two little ones in the house!
I figure I'd better start getting stuff together for the hospital. This time, I should be a pro at packing but I still find myself scratching my head remembering what I wished I had last time. So I made a list for myself, and everyone else out there, of my top hospital bag items.
The hospital provides onesies, hats, swaddle blankets, diapers, wipes, and pacifiers for baby, and well as a hospital gown, disposable panties, and sanitary pads for you, and a hospital sheet and pillow for Dad. But it is nice to have some of your own items at the hospital - especially if you are planning to do pictures or have a lot of visitors.
We have a big sister gift bag ready to go for Emma, with a new BIG SISTER shirt, coloring books, stickers, bubbles, a few board books, a soft ball, and a few snacks and "quiet time" activities for her to do at the hospital. I know Emma will love having something little to take home after a visit in the hospital…and at least it’ll make me feel a little bit better about sending her home without me.
Hospital Bag Checklists
Mom
- Wallet with ID and insurance card as well as any other hospital paperwork
- Toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, face wash, lotion, chapstick, deodorant, shampoo/conditioner, soap, hair tie, brush, dryer
- Essential makeup: whatever you need for new baby photos and visitors
- 2 sets of comfy nursing pajamas
- Robe
- Nursing bra and nursing pads
- Granny panties (or use hospital disposable ones)
- Maternity sanitary pads (hospital will also have some)
- Nipple cream
- Slippers or cozy socks
- Comfy (maternity) clothes to go home in - you will still have a bump!
- Phone and charger
Dad
- Toiletries: most men can survive with a toothbrush and a bar of soap
- Change of clothes
- Swim trunks if you are planning to labor in a tub or shower
- Snacks
- Blanket and pillow
- Phone and charger
Baby
- Comfy hospital outfits (onesies, sleep sack)
- Baby hats and mitts
- Burp cloths
- Going home outfit and hospital photo outfit
- Receiving blanket
- Infant car seat (installed)
- Gift for big sister(s)/brother(s)
Good to have
- Birth plan
- Nursing pillow
- Camera and charger/batteries
- Bible: take a moment to thank God
- Entertainment: magazines, book, music
- Notebook and pen to record nursing and diapers, nurses names, and anything else you'd like to remember
- Thank you note/gift for nurses
- Money for parking and vending
I’m sure I’m forgetting things…what are your top hospital bag items?
Cell phone charger!!
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ReplyDeleteSleep mask. With my first labor, I could hardly sleep in the hospital at all because of the light from the window, from the hallway, and various machines. A sleep mask made a huge difference the second time.
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