Baby Book – It’s not likely that you will be spending a lot of time writing in your baby book during your time at the hospital, but some hospitals offer you the option to stamp your baby’s footprints directly in the book. Be proud, feel good about yourself, but also…bring maternity clothes…I promise you’ll thank me.ĥ.
Things to pack in diaper bag for hospital free#
Give yourself time to recover, time to relax, and time to be free of the pressures of body image in our society. Be proud of your body – it has fought hard to create a little person and then deliver them into the world, and now it is going through physical and emotional (and hormonal) shock. Maternity clothes to wear home – I wish I could tell you that you would magically fit into your pre-pregnancy clothes two days after delivering your little one, but that’s just not reality.
I am thankful that I was able to have that time with my sweet girl because it is one of my most precious memories, but I am also thankful that Daniel was prepared to step in if I was unable.Ĥ.
Things to pack in diaper bag for hospital skin#
Button down (or zip up) shirt for dad – Everyone talks about mom and baby sharing skin to skin contact during the first hour after delivery (called kangaroo care) but they fail to mention that dad can do it, too! If mom had a c-section or for some reason can’t do skin-to-skin, dad can step in and the baby will get the same benefits of regulation of body temperature, heart rate, and breathing. When your labor coach (husband, mom, best friend, etc.) massages your back with this contraption during labor, you will forget that you are in a hospital and feel like you are relaxing somewhere on a sandy beach (I may be exaggerating – it’s been a few months since my delivery…)ģ. You literally take two tennis balls, put them in a long tube sock, tie the sock, and experience paradise. Tennis balls in a sock – One of the most valuable tips we picked up from our Lamaze class was this simple handheld massage trick. (I know, I know…I’m a fashion maven) The whole hospital was freezing and I was thankful to not walk around barefoot.Ģ. Chances are good I would have been wearing warm socks at home, but I spent almost our entire stay in a hospital gown and socks. Warm socks – I am naturally cold, and I love a good pair of warm socks, so take this recommendation with a grain of salt.
I also included a free printable (my complete hospital bag checklist) after the list.ġ.
So, I put together my list of 10 Things No One Tells You to Put in Your Hospital Bag. When we were preparing to head to the hospital, I looked up several lists that featured the standard things to pack in your hospital bag (change of clothes, onesies, toiletries, etc.), which are all wonderful but I thought those lists were missing a few things.
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