Comments on: What should you take in a hospital bag?

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:35:50 +0000

Maybe the car?

By: Khiddy

Khiddy — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:28:56 +0000

I started packing 4 weeks early but idk where too leave the suitcase cause me and my boyfriend live in different houses

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:56:28 +0000

I am only 8 days away from my c section day and i can
tell you from my first unplanned c section that u
should most deff.. bring pj’s and socks.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:58:46 +0000

Oh yeah. I left with so much more stuff than I came with. They gave me a folder for the paperwork, thankfully.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:31:49 +0000

It’s also good to take a folder of some sort to put all of that lovely paperwork they give you.

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:37:03 +0000

I had an emergency C-section with my first child so I hadn’t packed anything to keep me occupied as I didn’t expect to be spending 5 days in the hospital. Now that I will be having a repeat C-section I will deffinitely bring along a couple of my favorite magazines for the time during the day when I can’t sleep but the baby is.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:35:48 +0000

LOL. Hayden was only a few days early, but we didn’t have a car seat (we were going to get one that weekend; he came on a Friday), so Ryan spent like six hours driving from store to store to find one that he liked.

Late January/early February is a crappy time to buy strollers/car seats, apparently—part of the reason we hadn’t gotten one was because there was like NOTHING in stock. Change of the “model year.” (Are you KIDDING me?!) Luckily, Ryan did a good job.

By: Ursula

Ursula — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:50:15 +0000

Mine came 2 weeks early so my bag wasn’t even packed! I threw some stuff together and ended up not using anything other than sample/travel sized soaps/shampoos. I suggest to any pregnant mom to have your bag packed a month before. And don’t let your husband who has no idea about what size you were wearing when pregnant buy you new pyjamas post partum (unless he’s willing to deal with a tired, sore and unhappy lady). Better yet-have one of your best friends (who is a midwife by profession) just fly down at a moments notice to be there to supply all the right stuff.

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:37:07 +0000

I had a very detailed list of what to take. It was broken down by a bag for labor, me, husband and baby. A few other things would be cute and nursing friendly gown for when you have guests or are walking the halls. Who likes those hospital gowns. We also brought an ipod and speakers which was great in my room when there was nothing on TV or we were just relaxing. Next time I am bringng a chart for keeping track of all the questions they asked every time they came in my room about nursing and when I went to the bathroom. If they want the answers they need tomake it easy and they did not. Last, I did bring a few cute onesies for my dd just so it would be cuter for the pictures.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:41:05 +0000

My midwife said to pack my husband’s bathing suit. If you head for the shower in labour, no nurse wants to see a naked man while you’re in there! Ah ha……

I didn’t see chocolate on the list. That’s a must!!