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Packing Your Hospital Bag

9/23/2017

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What should you pack in your hospital bag?  Here's a checklist to get your started!
For Mom:
  • Insurance card
  • Driver's license
  • Filled out forms (always pre-register so no one is asking you questions while you are in labor during a contraction!)
  • Phone/charger
  • Birth plan
  • Pillow
  • Chapstick
  • Hair ties/clips
  • Water bottle
  • Snacks
  • Slippers/flip flops
  • Robe
  • Toiletries (such as toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, etc)
  • Eyeglasses/contacts
  • Comfortable clothes for going home
  • Nightgown/nightshirt for laboring (if allowed) or after baby is born
  • Essential oils/diffuser/carrier oil (if desired and allowed)
  • Pads
  • Nursing pads
  • Nursing bra
  • Lanolin/coconut oil
  • Phone and charger
  • Make-up
  • Hairbrush/dryer
  • Camera
For Dad/Partner:
  • Extra clothes
  • Phone/Charger/Camera
  • Swim trunks (if showering/getting in tub with her)
  • Toothbrush/toothpaste
  • Deodorant
  • Cash and wallet
  • Snacks/water
  • Gum/mints
For Baby:
  • Baby book/memory book (footprints, stats, etc)
  • Newborn onesies/sleepers/nightgown
  • Newborn hats
  • Newborn mittens
  • Breastfeeding pillow
  • Going home outfit
  • Blanket
  • Car seat cover (winter)
  • Car seat

​Anything else you'd add? Leave it in the comments below!  


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    Happi loves serving families in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago as a labor doula and childbirth educator.  When she's not at a birth, she loves spending time at home with her loving husband and homeschooling her sons. She also finds great joy in serving the Lord at her church and teaching children about the love of Jesus!
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