Have your bag ready and you can place it in your car so you can
avoid a lot of hustle at the time of going to hospital.
Things to pack for mother:
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Get your id ready and insurance card too ,its
recommended to get your hospital tour few weeks before delivery so exact at
that time you can know where to go and park your car.
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Your credit card for parking and vending
machines.
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Your phone and the charging cord.
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Your eye glasses if you wear any, but if you
wear contacts remember to bring your lens solution and lens case.
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Get your dress ready for going to hospital.
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Two lose dresses or gowns ,hospital provides you
with gown, but if you want to wear your own you can bring your.
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Any comfortable slippers
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Toilettes your tooth brush ,paste ,hair brush
lip balm ,you can bring your lotion shampoo etc, hospital provides you with stuff, but it’s
your choice if you want to bring yours.
Space can be limited, consider decanting
your toiletries into smaller bottles.
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Whatever will help you relax, if you like to
relax on your own pillow you can bring one, make sure to bring printed one so
it does not get mixed
with the hospital one.
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Nursing pillow if you want feed your baby, use
some specially designed pillow they will help and will be more comfortable
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Nursing bras
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Nipple cream ,cause at starting your nipples
will hurt you a little so its better to use a nipple cream
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Disposable under wears
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Sanitary pads ,hospital will provide you with
all the sanitary pads and under wears
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Dress which you want to wear when you come back
home.
Things to pack for your baby:
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Installed
car seat you can’t drive your baby home without the properly installed car
seat its the law) read everything how to install car seat, and how to buckle up
your baby correctly. You can install
your car seat few weeks before your due date, so you can save a lot of time
before going to hospital
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Baby nail
files or clippers some hospital baby gowns have mittens which help babies
to keep them away from scratching or you can file your baby tiny nails with
baby filer because to cut your baby nails is going to be a real challenge.
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Outfits
for baby picture some hospitals provide you with newborn baby shoot so you
can bring any outfit you like for your baby.
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Outfits
for hospital stay you can bring 4 to 5 outfits for your baby stay in the
hospital
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Undershirts
make sure you bring some easy to wear undershirts for your baby ,they
should be easy to removed during the stay
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Socks
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Burp
clothes
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Receiving
blankets
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Outfits
for baby for coming home.
Things to bring for your partner
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A lot of snacks to eat and drink
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His id
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His phone and the charger
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Any book for him to read
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Comfortable clothes
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Slippers
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Toiletries
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Blanket and pillow if you want to bring your own
otherwise hospital will provide you.
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His prescriptions and medications if he is
taking any.
What you don’t need to bring to the hospital
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Baby diapers and wipes you don’t need to bring
them to hospital because most of the hospitals provide you with allot the baby
essentials during your stay.
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Milk if you want to feed your baby with formula
milk you don’t need to bring that cause hospital will provide you the formula
bottles.
You don’t need to bring feeders and nipples
because they will provide your newborn with all the disposable stuff
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Don’t bring any expensive jewelery
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A lot of cash or other valuable stuff
