My Hospital Bag Pack List

So after looking through many website's this was my end result of the hospital bag pack list. I had divided it into 3 different bags (Labour Bag, Baby Bag and After Labour Bag), funny thing was when I finished packing I put up a picture on snapchat that I was done and dusted and so many replied with that I had packed too much but to be fair I used almost all of it and needed Glenn to bring in more.

So for my Labour Bag, I had the following packed:

For Me:

• Light dressing gown

• Slippers

• 2* Nightdress (one for during, one clean one to change into afterwards)

• Socks (everyone said your feet get cold afterwards)

• Lavender lotion - I had a lotion that was very calming that I loved (Did't use)

• Lip Balm - recommended but didn't use

• Snacks and drinks, oh god an absolute must. I packed cereal bars and they saved me towards the end for energy

• Ipad - never used

• Bobbins

• Straws - again never used but was recommended for sips of water

• Change for parking

• Deodrant

• Hairbrush

• Toiletries - this didn't need to be packed in the labour bag but take out your tooth brush and tooth paste

• Maternity Sanitary towels - pack everywhere, I sent Glenn out twice to get more because I didn't bring enough and they are quite bulky

• Large - dark coloured towel

• Nursing Bra

• Phone Chargers

• Cooling Spray or water in a spray bottle

• Wetwipes

• Earphones - didn't use

• Eyemask - didn't use

• Camera in case phones die and cant charge them

For Glenn:

• Change of clothes

• Deodrant

• Toothbrush

• Phone Charger

For the Baby:

• First outfit (Babygro, vest, cardigan, hat and mitts)

• Blanket - Cellular

• Nappies

Then for my Baby Bag, I packed:

(I ended up having to send Glenn into Penney's for me to get tiny baby clothes because I was told he would be a big baby and ended up being 6lb 15oz so was tiny)

• Nappies *24

• Baby blankets 2* Cellular and 1*Heavy - Didn't need Heavy one

• Going home outfit for baby

• Baby bath towel

• Baby nail clippers - babies are born with sharp nails fyi

• Cotton wool

• Baby wipes

• Nappy cream

• Nappy bags

• 6 long sleeve babygros (newborn & up to 1m )

• 6 vests (newborn & up to 1m)

• Bibs

• 2 Cardigans

• Baby sponge

• 2 pairs of scratch mitts

• 2 hats

• Baby socks

• Muslin clothes

If I end up doing this again, I would also pack soothers because I was given one by the NICU and the hospital wouldn't even rinse it with hot water for me when he spat it out) and saline because he had gunky eyes.

They go through alot of clothes so I had a laundry bag and another bag at home with fresh baby clothes to rotate.

And then for the After-Labour Bag:

• Fresh Nightgown

• Nursing Bra's

• Maternity Knickers (I had the disposable that I never used and the Bridget Jone's ones from Penney's, which I did use. Tip - Buy black for spills/accidents and don't forget if you wear black underwear you should probably wear dark pj's)

• Breast Pads

• Maternity Pads *2 Packs - I had packed 2-3 packs and still ended up sending Glenn out for 2 more packs

• Going home outfit for Mammy - be realistic, stick with leggings and baggy's, so they are loose, comfortable and you will still have a slight bump afterwards.

• Nipple cream

• Flip flops

• Makeup bag - Now I saw other women putting makeup on every morning, not me, f*@$ that. I will leave it at home next time. Least of my concerns ha

• Witch Hazel - didn't need as its recommended for tears and I was quite fortunate that I didn't have any

• Pajamas - I under estimated how many pairs of PJ's I would need, pack extra

• Travel hairdryer - again I didn't need, I waited until I got home for my shower (not a fan of showering in shared spaces)

• Mirror - didn't need, there is one in the bathrooms

• Dry Shampoo - tied me over until I got home

Look in some people's eye's I over-packed, in others I didn't pack enough. If I was to go in again I would have the above again minus the things I noted I didn't need.

Plus I would have had a bag at home ready for Glenn with spares like PJ's, Maternity pad's, bigger/smaller size clothes for the baby etc to save him the multiple trips to Penney's that he was sent on. It could have been because I was there a day longer than planned but we need to be prepared for the madness. If I was brought for a section I would have been there longer and poor Glenn would have had a melt down packing for an extra 3 days or so for us all.

If you feel I missed something please reach out and tell me as I hope that someday someone's googling a packing list comes across this and finds it helpful. 🙂 Happy packing and best of luck!!