Anyone being induced? Are you packing more in your hospital bag?

dom85 · Aug 25th, 2009, 11:30 AM

So I've finally started to pack my hospital bag and I'm quickly running out of space.

I'm being induced at 38 weeks because I'm diabetic so I've been told that I will go in in the morning to be started off and they'll try the gel three times before they start again. Also, because I'm diabetic the baby will have to be monitored for a while after he's born (they cant say how long though) so I'm at a complete loss on what to pack.

I've done my wash bag and I've packed 20 maternity pads and 10 pairs of cheapy knickers. I've put 16 breast pads in (no idea if this is enough/too much though). How many nighties do you think I'll need?

In the baby's bag I've got 3 vests and 3 sleepsuits and I've just put 15 nappies in there.

I just dont want my mum having to keep dragging stuff up to the hospital for me, she doesn't drive so it's difficult for her to get there so I'd like to be as prepared a possible.

NatalieW · Aug 25th, 2009, 11:34 AM

I was induced due to diabetes.

Two nighties.. I gave birth in one and spent time in the other one.

Cotton wool?

Plenty of maternity pads you've got. I went through a pack but only stayed 36hours..

Basically the baby will be monitored for it's sugars, my baby had to have three blood sugars above 2.0. It just depends on if your BF or FF.

DizzyMoo · Aug 25th, 2009, 11:39 AM

Hiya hun,
Obviously it depends how long you stop in really, Hun i'd say you are ok with what you have. Baby wont be filthy so there wont be any need to constantly change his/her vest or sleepsuit unless sick on it tbh.
Why not just put a small bag aside at home with an extra nighty in, extra vests & sleepsuits & nappies etc then if you do need more you can just say grab the such & such bag. Saves someone searching for things or bringing something you aint happy with. I did this & didn't need it but felt happy knowing it was there if need be

What you have i'd say is ok though hunny, Don't forget nursing bra or a soft maternity one

I'd say 2-3 nighties, 1 to labour in & 2 clean incase you stay in or want a fresh change

honey08 · Aug 25th, 2009, 11:44 AM

i was induced and was in sun,mon, tues and had him wed !!! on the sun they gimme a tablet....didnt wrk ! another 2 on the tues....didnt wrk ! was on drip all tues night and yeh u guessed it didnt wrk so i then had to have an emergency section wednesday morning, so im glad i took a few nighties etc cos after the section i was then in another 5days !

dom85 · Aug 25th, 2009, 12:59 PM

Thanks girls, I think I'll pack a spare bag just in case.

I haven't packed cotton wool, I've packed a pack of Pampers Sensitive wipes, are we not supposed to use them?

Anna1982 · Aug 25th, 2009, 17:25 PM

take a bin bag to put dirty clothes in!

I wouldalso take more pjs, and more pads, I bled something terrible, had to put two pads a time on and still leaked so had to keep etting changed

also take lots of bids and muslims for baby

Snowball · Aug 25th, 2009, 17:41 PM

Both of my full term inductions took 4-5 days. I am being induced at 39 weeks this time. I'm going to pack 3-4 tshirts (probably stolen from my DH

), 2 bags of maternity towels, a few nipple pads, a couple of pairs of pj bottoms, some disposable knickers and quite a few nappies and babygrows/cotton wool etc. I seem to remember my son going through 5 babygrows in the first 24 hours with his watery farts and vomit

Oh I will also be taking my DH who's sole purpose of being there is to lug around all of my bags and fetch me fresh water

dom85 · Aug 25th, 2009, 18:07 PM

So I went out today and got the last of the bits that I need for my bag. Clothes wise I've packed 2 nursing nighties for after the birth and two long t-shirt type nighties for labour. I've packed a pair of jogging bottoms and a top to come home in. I hope this will be enough, I've set aside the car seat with a blanket and coming home outfit for baby and I thought I could always put another pair of jogging bottoms in there and a top just in case I get changed earlier at the hospital and want to wear the ones I take in.

I really hope it wont take so long to get things going, the midwife told me I'm going to be pretty much bed bound as I'll have a drip in each arm, I'm really dreading it. I've never had to spend any time in hospital or had a major injury or anything so the thought of being stuck in hospital for ages really gets me down.

honey08 · Aug 25th, 2009, 18:12 PM

the drips not as bad as u think uknow hun, get ur self a tv and lots of mags, r u having an epidural ? x

dom85 · Aug 26th, 2009, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by honey08

the drips not as bad as u think uknow hun, get ur self a tv and lots of mags, r u having an epidural ? x

Yeah, I didn't want to at first but now I know more about it I think I will. More tubes though! I just hope that I get an actual bed at the hospital, they have the TV's over them, I've seen before when my Mum was there that sometimes they get extra beds and squeeze them into the corners where there are no curtains or anything.

Aug 25th, 2009, 11:30 AM	#1
dom85 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 1,823	Anyone being induced? Are you packing more in your hospital bag? So I've finally started to pack my hospital bag and I'm quickly running out of space. I'm being induced at 38 weeks because I'm diabetic so I've been told that I will go in in the morning to be started off and they'll try the gel three times before they start again. Also, because I'm diabetic the baby will have to be monitored for a while after he's born (they cant say how long though) so I'm at a complete loss on what to pack. I've done my wash bag and I've packed 20 maternity pads and 10 pairs of cheapy knickers. I've put 16 breast pads in (no idea if this is enough/too much though). How many nighties do you think I'll need? In the baby's bag I've got 3 vests and 3 sleepsuits and I've just put 15 nappies in there. I just dont want my mum having to keep dragging stuff up to the hospital for me, she doesn't drive so it's difficult for her to get there so I'd like to be as prepared a possible.

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Aug 25th, 2009, 11:34 AM	#2
NatalieW Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,234	I was induced due to diabetes. Two nighties.. I gave birth in one and spent time in the other one. Cotton wool? Plenty of maternity pads you've got. I went through a pack but only stayed 36hours.. Basically the baby will be monitored for it's sugars, my baby had to have three blood sugars above 2.0. It just depends on if your BF or FF.

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Aug 25th, 2009, 11:39 AM	#3
DizzyMoo Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5,902	Hiya hun, Obviously it depends how long you stop in really, Hun i'd say you are ok with what you have. Baby wont be filthy so there wont be any need to constantly change his/her vest or sleepsuit unless sick on it tbh. Why not just put a small bag aside at home with an extra nighty in, extra vests & sleepsuits & nappies etc then if you do need more you can just say grab the such & such bag. Saves someone searching for things or bringing something you aint happy with. I did this & didn't need it but felt happy knowing it was there if need be What you have i'd say is ok though hunny, Don't forget nursing bra or a soft maternity one I'd say 2-3 nighties, 1 to labour in & 2 clean incase you stay in or want a fresh change

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Aug 25th, 2009, 11:44 AM	#4
honey08 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: north yorkshire,uk Posts: 28,688	i was induced and was in sun,mon, tues and had him wed !!! on the sun they gimme a tablet....didnt wrk ! another 2 on the tues....didnt wrk ! was on drip all tues night and yeh u guessed it didnt wrk so i then had to have an emergency section wednesday morning, so im glad i took a few nighties etc cos after the section i was then in another 5days !

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Aug 25th, 2009, 12:59 PM	#5
dom85 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 1,823	Thanks girls, I think I'll pack a spare bag just in case. I haven't packed cotton wool, I've packed a pack of Pampers Sensitive wipes, are we not supposed to use them?

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Aug 25th, 2009, 17:25 PM	#6
Anna1982 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wakefield Posts: 2,856	take a bin bag to put dirty clothes in! I wouldalso take more pjs, and more pads, I bled something terrible, had to put two pads a time on and still leaked so had to keep etting changed also take lots of bids and muslims for baby

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Aug 25th, 2009, 17:41 PM	#7
Snowball Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 10,215	Both of my full term inductions took 4-5 days. I am being induced at 39 weeks this time. I'm going to pack 3-4 tshirts (probably stolen from my DH ), 2 bags of maternity towels, a few nipple pads, a couple of pairs of pj bottoms, some disposable knickers and quite a few nappies and babygrows/cotton wool etc. I seem to remember my son going through 5 babygrows in the first 24 hours with his watery farts and vomit Oh I will also be taking my DH who's sole purpose of being there is to lug around all of my bags and fetch me fresh water

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Aug 25th, 2009, 18:07 PM	#8
dom85 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 1,823	So I went out today and got the last of the bits that I need for my bag. Clothes wise I've packed 2 nursing nighties for after the birth and two long t-shirt type nighties for labour. I've packed a pair of jogging bottoms and a top to come home in. I hope this will be enough, I've set aside the car seat with a blanket and coming home outfit for baby and I thought I could always put another pair of jogging bottoms in there and a top just in case I get changed earlier at the hospital and want to wear the ones I take in. I really hope it wont take so long to get things going, the midwife told me I'm going to be pretty much bed bound as I'll have a drip in each arm, I'm really dreading it. I've never had to spend any time in hospital or had a major injury or anything so the thought of being stuck in hospital for ages really gets me down.

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Aug 25th, 2009, 18:12 PM	#9
honey08 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: north yorkshire,uk Posts: 28,688	the drips not as bad as u think uknow hun, get ur self a tv and lots of mags, r u having an epidural ? x

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