Pack your birth plan, insurance card, pillow and personal items like a cell phone and extra-long charging cord, pajamas, slippers, a change of clothing, toiletries and any personal care items you want for your own comfort.
Ideally, you should have your bag ready to go (besides last-minute items like your toothbrush) by 36 weeks or 37 weeks pregnant, just in case you go into labor before your due date. Some items are essential (you'll need a car seat, for example); others will make you feel comfy and remind you of home.
Hospital Bag Checklist
Things Not to Pack in Your Hospital Bag
What to wear in labor
A pregnancy is divided into trimesters: the first trimester is from week 1 to the end of week 12. the second trimester is from week 13 to the end of week 26. the third trimester is from week 27 to the end of the pregnancy.
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Aim to purchase three to four packs of 10 maternity pads before your baby is born, taking two packs into hospital with you. You'll need to pack so many in your hospital bag because your post-natal bleed will be at its heaviest immediately after your baby is born and you may need to change your pad every hour or two.
Your hospital may provide you with some nipple cream and perhaps a nipple shield to help with latching. You might be so lucky as to leave with a hand pump of your own, as well as supplies for your own electric pump. Any informational packets.
Your little one will be covered with most supplies for their time in the hospital. In fact, some delivery units may even require — for safety measures — that babies wear hospital-branded onesies until you're discharged. Try packing baby's items in the diaper bag you plan on using once they're born. Going home outfit.
We don't want you to have a huge meal when you're going into labor, but Jell-O, applesauce, Popsicles, or toast may be OK during early labor, while you're still at home. In the rare event that aspiration occurs, solid foods can cause a worse reaction in the lungs when aspirated.
Many hospitals don't provide socks and mittens for newborns, so remember to pack those as well, just in case. If you plan to start a baby book, go ahead and bring it with you. As soon as the baby comes, you won't want to miss a second. Typically, women don't need to bring their breast pump to the hospital.
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