Packing Your Hospital Bag

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!