Labour
- Your birth plan
- Nightdress
- Dressing gown/robe
- Slippers
- Socks
- Underwear
- Massage oil
- Lip salve or vaseline.
- Tens machines which can sometimes be available to hire
- Light snacks and bottled water
- Water spray
- mp3 player/ipod
Personal Favourite: I packed a hairband to keep all the hair off my face
After Birth
- Toiletries bag
- Hand towel
- Fresh Pajamas/Nightdresses
- Socks
- Breast pads
- Nursing bras
- Loose underwear/disposable knickers
- Maternity pads
- Have a maternity outfit ready for trip home just in case you have to call to the shops on way home.
- Numbers on a seperate piece of paper incase of mobile problems
- Spare loose change for the car park
- Disposable camera
Personal Favourite: I loved my tan wipes for giving me a glow for when the visitors began to arrive…. vanity does not go away at the hospital door!
For Your Baby
- Car seat
- 3 baby vests
- 3 baby grows
- gift from Mummy & Daddy for older sibling
- Cellular Blankets either 1 cot size or 2 pram size.
- Moses basket sheet for hospital cot.
- Nappies
- Wipes and bath gel such as johnsons
- Socks
- Hat and mitts
- Cardigan
HOSPITAL TIP: Send home non urgent items such as presents or flowers with your partner or family to save you the extra baggage on the last day.