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Packing Your
Hospital Bag
This list will vary from hospital to hospital.
But is a general checklist of what you should
look at packing.
Check with your hospital if they supply
maternity pads, baby nappies, wipes, clothes
etc. Some do, some don't. This list is written
on the assumption that your hospital will not
provide anything.
Paperwork:
For
labour:
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Comfortable t-shirt or night dress.
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Socks
(hospitals can often be cold)
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Snacks
& drinks
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Hair band
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Massage
oils
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Music (ipod etc., with
charger)
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Books & or magazines
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Lollies to suck on
Toiletries:
Clothing for mum:
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Slippers
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Night clothes
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Dressing gown
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Lots of pairs of underwear
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Socks
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Daytime/casual clothes (don't
forget, if you are breastfeeding, breastfeeding tops will be useful)
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Casual clothes to wear for
visitors (if desired)
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Pair of comfortable shoes
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Maternity bras
Baby:
Miscellaneous:
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Camera (make sure the
batteries are charged & you have the flash card in it)
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Video camera
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Address book or list of important
numbers (friends & family to call, schools, colleges etc)
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Mobile phone & charger, change &
or phone card (most hospitals don't allow you to use mobile phones, check with
your hospital)
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Money to pay for vending machines,
public phones etc.
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Change of clothes for your partner
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Any medication you may be on
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Classes/contact lenses
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Plastic bag for dirty clothes
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Snacks
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Pen
For the trip home:
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Casual/comfortable clothes &
footwear for the trip home. *
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Appropriate clothes for the baby
to wear.
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Car seat. Obviously not something
for the hospital bag, but by law your baby must be in an approved car seat at
all times.
* It will take a while before you
can fit into your pre-pregnancy clothes, so loose fitting/maternity clothes will
still be necessary.
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