Yummy Mummy Nat

Lucy

Mickey - check with your MW what your hospital's policy is regarding food during labour. At my hospital once you go into labour you aren't allowed any food at all incase there was a need for a general anaesthetic. When I heard that first time round I was annoyed and thought i'd be starving but when I was in labour all I wanted was water which you could have til it came out of your ears!

mickey

I also have non-fragranced wipes. thought they might cause least irritations on this delicate baby bum.

car seat makes sense

and the hint to check with hospital bout food is very helpful.

thx to all of u

Dippy Yvanne

wobbs, they wont let you leave in pyjamas i was in hosp for near amonth and rather than sit in jammies an be comfy like i wudda done at home, i was told to be dressed for visitors coming etc!!

id highly reccomend cotton wool btw, even sensitive wipes can hurt newborn skin, and cotton wool and water is easier to get the black tar poo off babies bum 1st few days, my hosp provided a top and tail bowl and cotton wool, tho i had brought my own coton wool

Wobbles

They gonna call the bizzys coz I want to wear my PJs? As for that well I'd have told em where to go!

shereen1

finally going to sort out my hospital bag this weekend thought i better get it ready , this thread has been realy helpful for me to remember everthing that i need to take thanks all xx

sweetsammi

So far I have packed

Nighty
Warm socks
Old knickers
Going home clothes
Pajamas for after the birth
Toiletries (Tooth brush and paste, deodrant, showergel, moisteriser, facial wipes etc)
Sanitary towels
Birth plan
Tens machine
Lip balm
Snacks
Bottled water
Towel
Book and magazines
Ipod
Mirror
Hair brush
Clean pants, socks and shirt, snacks and mags for other half
Pen and paper
Phone numbers
Blanket
Car seat
Nappies
Wet wipes
Cotton wool
Sudocreme
Baby clothes for going home in
Booties
Hat
Scratch mittens
2 vests
2 baby grows

Have i missed anything?? lol xx

Tezzy

they tried to make us use cotton wool but DH said 'why the hell were there wipes in our Bounty Pack then?' and she got all huffy with us!

sweetsammi

Helen

They provided cotton wool at the hospital I went to too. Thankfully I was so out of it DH and the midwives ended up changing the really tarry nappies.

Don't take any nice clothes for yourself. Chances are you'll bleed all over them and the baby will be sick/poo on them. Plus you might want to chuck them when you get home cos of the hospital smell thing. I took some comfy joggers and some cheap slippers. The day version of PJs, Wobbles!

The other thing we took was the list of names we'd thought of. As we didn't know the sexes of the babies and hadn't decided finally it was handy cos our brains were all over the shop after they were born and we'd have been stumped choosing names otherwise.

I also took my own pillow in with me. They give you them in hospital but they're horrid, have plastic inside and are really flat. It was nice to have a comfy one that smelt of home.