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Sep 15th, 2006, 17:40 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Have you packed your hospital bag yet?
Hi girls,
Have any of you packed your hospital bag yet?
What sort of things have you, or are you thinking of putting in it?
If you can make suggestions, I will add it to this thread so we can make some form of list.....
These are just a few off the top of my head..............
Items for our Hospital Bag For Mum
1 ) 2 Nightshirts and 1 OLD one for labour
2 ) Dressing gown
3 ) slippers
4 ) Sleeping mask / ear plugs for on the ward
5 ) Wash bag and extra toiletries
6 ) Lots of knickers or a paket of disposable knickers
7 ) Maternity pads
8 ) Nursing Bra's
9 ) Nursing pads
10 ) Nipple Cream
11 ) Change of clothes
12 ) Make-up 
Labour
1 ) Old Nighty
2 ) Tens machine
3 ) Hairband or clips to keep hair off face
4 ) Spray bottle or magicool for hot flushes during labour
5 ) Bedsocks to keep feet warm
6 ) Tissues
7 ) A camera/video camera
8 ) Mars bar or similar for energy
9 ) Lucozade
10 ) Frozen bottle of water so it's cold when you need it
For Baby
1 ) 3 baby grows
2 ) Baby's going home outfit
3 ) 3 vests
4 ) Mittens
5 ) Bibs
6 ) Nappies
7 ) Wipes
8 ) Sudocrem
Extras
1 ) Hot water bottle for after labour cramps
2 ) Jug for when you need a wee (pour whilst weeing.....)
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Sep 15th, 2006, 18:43 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | I haven't even started thinking about or packing my bag yet. I'm only 31 weeks so i'll do it when i'm about 36 weeks. I'm going to have to do 2 bags (one for my home birth and one in case I need to go to hospital which I REALLY hope I don't have to do) |
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Sep 15th, 2006, 18:46 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling: | Awwwwww best of luck hun, I hope you don't need to go to hospital too!! Stay positive hun :wink: |
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Sep 15th, 2006, 19:58 PM
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| Dunno about a hospital bag!!!!
I've PACKED YOUR BAGS!!!!!
GET OUT!!!!!!!!
CYA!!!!!!! |
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Sep 15th, 2006, 21:27 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | argh... the hospital bag ... erm!
ok so yet another thing i have forgotton to put on my 'to do' list.
i guess i should do that soon then!
good idea about making a list tam, i would add these things to the list you've already started.
Breast pads
nipple cream
maternity pads
an old nightie for labour
a sleeping mask/ear plugs for on the ward
babies going home outfit
a camera/video camera
tissues incase u get all choked up
a hot water bottle for after labour cramps |
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Sep 15th, 2006, 21:42 PM
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| You can buy an overnight bag from mothercare, maybe it's a job well done without doing it???? http://www.mothercare.com/invt/ln8055&bklist= |
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Originally Posted by I'm The Daddy Dunno about a hospital bag!!!!
I've PACKED YOUR BAGS!!!!!
GET OUT!!!!!!!!
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Sep 15th, 2006, 22:15 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling: | Ohh Terrie, excellent ideas.......well thought of!
Keep 'em coming!!
We can do lists for alsorts, feel free to start threads, for Nursery items or anything else you can think of?!
Good luck with your list of things to do babe xx |
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I'm Currently Feeling: | right i thought of one or two more
a dressing gown (so u dont hav to walk around in ur nightie lol)
slippers
a tens machine
spray bottle for hot flushes during laber
headband to keep hair out of face
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a mars bar
bottle mineral water
lucozade
a jug for when you need a wee as it stings like mad after delivery fill with water and pour whilst weeing..... |
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