what do you actually need in your hospital bag when you give birth?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2023
- Baby is coming any day now and I've packed my bag as minimally as I can while still being prepared for every outcome! Here's what I'm bringing -
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Speaking for all the nurses here, THANK YOU! YES just keep your baby in a blanket/swaddle and skip the outfits until going home! Skin to skin has all the bonding, breastfeeding benefits and helps temperature regulation. And it makes it so much quicker for the nurse to assess baby and take their vital signs! Less interruption to the family.
Wishing you a save birth and a calm, happy, peaceful first few weeks with your baby x
Wishing you a save birth and a calm, happy, peaceful first few weeks with your baby x
Combs, YES!!! I used them for my 4th birth and was amazed at how much they worked. And getting yourself into a meditative mindset through the whole labor. My last one was actually the easiest one I've ever had. All because I breathed differently, stayed in prayer and the combs. ❤
So funny for me, I remember watching all these "what to pack" videos, and I'd laugh at all the wild things people would bring. I packed VERY minimally, and somehow STILL over packed. 😅❤️ You do not need all the things! However, I will mention, be ready with postpartum care items for yourself when you get home from the hospital, you'll want that all ready! ❤
I think what you packed sounds perfect!
Positive vibes your way!
Hi from MN! I've had 3 babies in the hospital and my last one I brought a portable white noise machine. It was SO helpful. Baby probably didn't care a ton, but for the nighttime hospital checks from nurses and also hearing others in their rooms or hallway, it was so nice to be able to drown some of that unwanted noise out!! :)
I just gave birth to my first baby in China! Hospitals here don’t provide anything in terms of baby/momma disposable care so I brought all my own pads and diapers and wipes. Besides that our hospital bags were very similar!
Something that was really important for me to have during both of my postpartum hospital stays was my reusable water bottle. I drink water a lot on a typical day and because the hospital is so dry I find myself needing to drink even more. The little cups the nurses bring are not enough for me! Lol. Best of luck this time around. 😊
oh my word I so wish i had done this. I ended up staying a week and they gave us tiny little cups of water which we had to ask them to refill. Half the time there was no one around to ask :( UK based btw
I just had my second unmedicated hospital birth and also used combs for the first time. I LOVED them so much. I also loved the gentle birth contraction timer. It helped me feel grounded and I actually prayed during the meditations, even though they’re not overtly religious. I packed a pillow this time and really loved that and wish I packed it with my first.
My bag has been packed for weeks but watching this ive now added like 6 things to my list!!
These are seriously so helpful! I'm due with my first in November! The one thing that has been repeatedly recommended to me is a stroller fan to go on the side of the hospital bed!
Yes!!! I got so hot during birth- I literally had my husband hold it during birth.
My favorite hospital bag must have (2 births so far and #3 on the way!) is a heating pad! It is SUCH a lifesaver for after birth cramps - especially while cluster feeding baby those first few days. Praying for a smooth delivery and healthy mama & baby💗
Yes plug-in heat pad!
That blue dress is soooo beautiful on you! Wishing you a safe, uncomplicated birth!! ❤️❤️❤️
Praying for you and your family during this exciting time! Can’t wait to hear more about baby #4! ❤️
Can’t wait !!!!! Love you !!! Huge fan !!!! Congrats !! Praying for healthy safe delivery
Praying for you to have a safe birth🙏🏻. Can't wait for your addition to your family and the coming baby content❤
Yes, the list of last minute things, I'll be having my fourth in October too. I'm so excited for you guys, praying for a healthy baby and smooth birth.
I’m also Canadian (ON right now) and nice to see another Canadian mama pack her bag. I find all the Americans hard to identify with, they seem to get so much provided by the hospital and they stay for days.
I would say the nursing pillow is essential! I tried using the hospital pillows as support with my first and they were terrible.
I preferred to have the adult diapers at the hospital. My midwife was impressed I had them, too. So, a definitely a good choice.
I just wear a robe the whole time in the hospital. But then, we don’t accept visitors so it’s just hospital staff to worry about (or not, as the case may be).
Hopefully, you don’t forget a loooong phone charger. Or a power bank so you can keep your phone handy while it charges.
I found in the U.S. after having my baby i was there for maybe 26hrs total!!! So no, people in the U.S. don't stay very long in the hospital in case of c section
Praying that you have an easy and peaceful delivery. ❤
praying for you and your baby!! ❤
Loved having battery operated tealights! They help me relax so much 😊
I love the compression bike shorts, what a good idea!
I had 2 emergency c sections, and my nursing pillow was the best thing I brought :)
Loved this video, so excited for you all!!
I packed a nightlight and a sound machine. I was so happy I had both. Especially the sound machine since it helped muffle all the hospital noise.
I always love seeing what others pack in their hospital bag! My two essentials for labour and postpartum would be a tens machine for contractions and then a heating blanket for the intense post birth uterus contractions when nursing. Praying for a beautiful labour for you! x
We bought a hand held fan haha and i seriously LOVEDDDD it, helped through the pain so much somehow - so random how theres always something little that helps
I am like two weeks behind you and legit was making my list for my hospital bag earlier today. This is perfect timing! God bless you and praying for a safe delivery and healthy mama and baby for you guys! ❤
Good luck or congrats! ❤❤ hope you’re doing well!
As a first-time mama, this helped me SO MUCH! I just added so many items to my baby registry. THANK YOU!
Your hair has grown so much during your pregnancy! Absolutely stunning! ❤
My pregnancy pillow, essential oils and speaker are my absolute must haves for labor! The pregnancy pillow on the hospital bed was an absolute game changer!!!
I also used the combs for my second birth four months ago. It was brilliant!
Also the silver nipple covers are extremely nice!
Have a healing, heavenly fourth birth, dear Delilah!
I’m praying for you and your family! 🫶🏼
I was glad to pack NB clothes on the smaller side since my daughter didn’t fit any regular NB 0-3 clothes for a couple weeks, she was born at 41w but still she was such a small baby. Also a hakka game changer to start de milk storage right away ❤ sending you a lot of good vibes and positivity to have the birth you so wished and prayed to have 😊
Thank you so much for sharing! I’m 36 weeks with my first and have felt completely at a loss when it comes to packing my hospital bag. This was helpful!!
Ahhh so excited for another video (and hopefully soon the new baby x) - I haven’t had WiFi for about a month and now I’m watching all of your videos I’ve missed x
I am scheduled to be cut open for the 3rd time on the 22nd! I'm packing my hospital bag now, thank you for your insight!
I really really loved using my heating pad! The afterpains with baby #4 were really intense and the heating pad helped so much.
My first attempt at a VBAC I was very anxious and impatient to get to the hospital. Then once I was there --only 3.5cm-- the constant monitoring really didn't help anything progress well... c section number 2. BUT with my third baby, I REALLY soaked up time in the Word, in the Lord's presence and knew because of that I would know when it was really crucial to go to the hospital. I was in prodromal labor for a week! Had I gone in early they probably would've started all the interventions. Little peanut finally broke the water naturally 3 days past due at home and we knew! So we arrived at the hospital 7cm and READY. Got that VBA2C! Praise God.
Smoothie for during the contractions, fav chocolate for celebrating myself after giving birth
I decided to bring an essential oil diffuser to use during labor and after and made a blend of oils that brought me peace and helped me stay relaxed! It was so nice and now every time I smell it years later I am brought back and I love it!
You’re SO freakin cute! I am hyping you up and cheering you on for this VBAC! Advocate. Welcome going overdue in and avoid pitocin! Sending ya ALL the love 💗💗💗
A really good hand cream was my best friend as I found the air in the hospitals really dried out my skin and I was always putting moisturiser on. Lip balm as well but I saw you had that. Sending love and light to you all on this adventure ❤❤❤
I wish the best for you your new baby and your big tiny Klan 💜💜💜💜💜 praying for you all from Italy 💜💜💜
I think I'm just just as happy. And I'm a year more happy, but we're just as happy waiting for that bundle of joy to come to find out if it's a boy or a girl show. Anyway, God bless you have a blessed day. Hope the next time I see this video. You're at the hospital and you have that baby. I'm really hoping that you do video it like you've done me❤
Wishing you all the best.❤
I’m so glad I packed my boppy… SOOO glad lol
I really like having nursing pads too! I find when my milk comes in (usually while still at the hospital) its really helpful. :)
Stroller fan to attach to the hospital bed, amazing for those postpartum hormones and keeping you cool!
Definitely a sound machine was awesome for us!
Hope everything goes well, Delilah! I’m sending this video to my pregnant friend :))
Watching this feeling my twins kick in my belly, thanks for the great tips & wishing you a lovely birth :) x
I was so glad I brought 2 small fans to use in labor. I had almost like hot flashes, and I had one bendable fan that I could point where I wanted it to stay, and another handheld one I could point wherever I needed extra air blowing. I later used the bendable one on our stroller and car seat for walks when it has been a bit too warm out to help keep baby cool.
20+ weeks pregnant...loving these videos❤❤❤
Loved this. ❤ still praying for you all and baby to keep growing in womb and for a safe vbac.
Also ps my baby is breech and I’m praying he flips before needing intervention. I’m 34 weeks so please say a prayer for this baby to flip! Thank you 🥹
I was hot in the hospital as well. I'd packed a portable stroller fan, and I was so glad I did! I wrapped around the side of the hospital bed the whole time
I’m glad that I packed compression socks! I was sooooo puffy after my first birth, it literally took months for the swelling to go down. It made walking so uncomfortable. The socks made a world of a difference in my pregnancy and postpartum
I brought a heating pad and a stroller fan and LOVED having both.
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Oooo baby will be here soon xx
THE SILVER CUPS
TENS MASHINE! best thing ever. wishing you a safe and lovely birth :)
I was against pacis until my first came at 31 weeks and they gave her a paci in the NICU so she could strengthen her suck. After finding out they could be helpful I changed my tune 😊
Praying every night for you Delilah ❤
I ALWAYS underpacked 😂 Especially on baby clothes! And I DEF think nursing pillow is essential!
Praying for you! I packed an extension cord for my phone and it was super helpful! Hated not being able to have my phone nearby because of how far away the outlet was when I had my first .
The sliver nipple covers are Amazing!!!!! They really work and help the nipple heal faster
One of my own small blankets from home . 🙏 idk why it helped so much . That and zip up onesies for baby and binky two different kinds.
A portable fan.. it was great to have a gentle breeze on my face while in labor. Also postpartum, I usually get quite warm and din't want to lower the room temp much cos the baby was in there with us. The fan was a life saver!
Flip flops! Hate walking bare foot in the showers. Wishing you the best of luck x
i wish u a safe birth and healthy baby
Saving this video for December! We brought way too much for my last birth haha I’m trying to not make that same mistake 😂
One thing that was important for me to have too was a little portable speaker to listen to music of my choosing during the labour and birth!
Yes we've done this!🙌 and/or ear buds❤. For my second labor I had my earbuds in for most of the 7 hrs of early labor(doing miles circuit)...it was delightful and really helped me go "inward".
We took a sound machine and LOVED it! Wish we bought/took a nursing pillow, but we will next time!
I can't wait for the next vlog.🎉
Much love and blessings on you Delilah and I love your list! Love waiting with you! My must-haves are the nursing pillows too but I even bring 2 of them😅(one for the boob and one for sore bum😅), and my prego pillow, and with both births I slept SO well in the hospital actually! I love bringing my diffuser and own oils, a battery candle for soft lighting, and yes, earbuds/portable speaker. These things were super helpful in my case but I had births that were incredible, non-typical inductions...very peaceful. ❤oh also I brought a heating pad for my second birth.✌️
Slippers or fluffy socks! The hospital floors in the UK are always so cold so you definitely need a good pair of comfy socks or slippers!
Finally someone that isn't freezing in a hospital!!! Yes!! Solidarity girl....I bring a FAN eeeeeevery time lol
One thing I found really helpful was a sound machine to drown out some of the sounds in the hallways of the hospital and also a stroller fan that I attached to the side of the hospital bed that I could blow on me when I was feeling hot or nauseous
Baby William and my daughter are less than 2 weeks apart and now your pregnancy with your 4th baby and mine with our second baby are also less than 2 weeks apart which is so wild to me! Hope everything goes wonderful for both of us
I packed a baby nail clipper for my second time around and immediately cut my baby’s nails after getting settled in the postpartum room. Definitely a good idea!
I used Afterease after just having my 4th, and the post delivery contractions were very manageable . They tend to get worse with each new birth and I believe these helped to decrease that discomfort.
My husband and I didn’t plan to be in the hospital for a long time. But we ended up there for 5 days. So my suggestion is bring several t-shirts for your partner, just in case. You don’t get to shower everyday in the hospital, so it can be a lifesaver to feel clean.
I loved having my aromatherapy diffuser! We filled it with lavender essential oil and my husband and I both loved it, it helped me stay even calmer since it was a smell I knew from home. All the nurses commented how nice my room smelled too, lol!
Ooh! I love that and am jealous. In my town they would unplug a diffuser in the hospital room. Here you would have to smell a tissue with oil on it
My hospital specifically said no scented thing. They even said no scented deodorant. I would check with the hospital before packing aromatherapy stuff.
Yeah, always check with your hospital before! Thankfully mine let me 😊
I was advised not to diffuse lavender and other essential oils around infants and young children. I suspect having a diffuser going in the room, might be a risk to any staff who have asthma and other allergies. Some people are very sensitive to things like that
You are a beautiful pregnant lady 😅
I'm 100% on team bring your own pillow and blanket. I hate the hospital ones and for my first baby, they didn't have enough for my husband. I brought my own blanket and ended up giving it to him so he had something. I also bring my Boppy to sit on after a vaginal delivery, so I'll only bring that if I'm not for sure getting a C-section.
I wish you a healthy delivery, baby, and mama (& VBAC if possible). My girl wasn't ready when she was induced for my VBAC and it took forever to figure out the position that'd get her down, but by your IG, it sounds/looks like your baby is in a great position and getting ready :)
They provide diapers in the hospitals I've been in.
I don't like nursing bras either, I do stretchy sports bra types that I can just pull up.
My hubby didn't stay overnight with me either time bc of the terrible sleeping options/conditions, but I wish he had.
For the 2nd birth, I brought a sound machine to tune everything out and actually put a sign on the door that said to let me nap :P not sure I brought anything different besides that.
I watched tons of hospital bag videos before I had my first son and definitely feel like I packed minimally and still didn’t use half of what i brought haha. We kept him in just a diaper the whole time so I didn’t even bother bringing outfits except for what he went home in. I brought clothes for me and ended up just wearing the disposable underwear and my bra the whole time until we left ! Only thing I didn’t think to bring that I definitely will next time is Velcro swaddles cause I suck at swaddling with a blanket so they always came undone !
We also wayyyy over packed snacks. I never ended up eating them. The hospital food was so good and they gave me plenty of stuff that I never even bothered eating the snacks I brought
Blessings 🎉 from Ireland
GRABBY STICK! Unplanned cesarean with my first made me realize grabby sticks are a game changer especially if something is just out of reach
27 weeks, first time momma and I’m finding your videos so helpful and calming!
What going home/comfy dresses would you recommend? Having a hard time finding flowy things..
😊🌷
Pen and some paper - wishing you a safe birth and a wonderful time with your new baby - checking in every day on instagram if there ae news - all the best!!!
A random thing I want to take for the next time is lots of cold coconut water 😂 Me and my partner are not huge coconut water fans usually, but when I was in labour it felt amazing and I regretted not having more. It is supposed to help with energy boost? I don’t know but that is the first thing that came to mind 😅
Wishing you a beautiful experience!
Don't forget to activate the nipple shields with bicarb of soda.
One thing I loved was my water bottle! Helped sooo much!
Thinking of you❤
On behalf of all those who probably frequent the same businesses you do, THANK YOU for using a nursing cover. I'm all for breastfeeding, but also, I don't think that moms who just let it all hang out in the middle of a store or restaurant are being that considerate of those around them. And I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for saying this, but I really don't care.
Praying for a very smooth delivery!
I gave birth to my first 5 months ago. I packed fairly well I think, but I wished I had brought a small speaker to listen to music/shows, and several swaddle/muslin blankets. The ones at the hospital were too scratchy and stiff.
It's so good that in the US the hospital provides so many things. Here in the UK they don't provide anything so you have to take everythiiiiing with you, even labour clothes and whatnot. Our hospital bags here are always huge suitcases 😂
Things I’m so happy I brought:
Reusable water bottle, chapstick, coconut oil, Facial care, pillow, 2 blankets.
Wish I brought or Wish I packed more of:
More socks, Cotton Granny Panties, Nursing Bra, Robe, A loose dress instead of sweat pants & A battery PACK instead of a battery charger.
I wish I had packed a small push night light for middle of night feedings or diaper changes.
37 weeks! Yah! 🎉
I am planning to bring my big blue cold / ice pack for all the sore parts. Thanks to the little refrigerator in our hospital room.
A couple things I’m glad I packed were a small travel size spray air freshener. Nothing crazy, I think it was lime and basil and just made it smell bright and homey in there and I never over sprayed to be respectful of the nurses and of course my newborn. I just hate that dragnet medicinal smell in hospitals lol. And then I know many cultures don’t have this but I brought my Medicine Blanket. It made me feel at home and safe and it was constantly cold in the room and it kept my babies and I warm. So if you feel a lot of comfort from a specific blanket I’d definitely recommend that. And you can wash it when you get home after. But other than that I found I didn’t need half the things I always brought. Our hospital provided a care package to every mom with hair ties and toothpaste and chapstick and so many things. And our hospital did provide diapers. The only thing is they gave us these wipes that we had to wet ourselves and it was such a hassle and they didn’t work well. So I’d always call or ask on the hospital tour if you take it what they provide. But yeah, the robe is also such a great suggestion, I did that too. I just wore my robe the entire time. It helped the doctors and nurses check me and helped me take care of the baby while still being comfortable. Anyway, good luck to you and all the Mama’s who are waiting for baby! I wish you safety, rest, and so much joy! 🖤
My hospital only gave 1 pack of pads, 2 or 3 of the giant pads and mesh panties, and a peri bottle. That was it. They had a long list of what you should bring since they pretty much don't provide anything.
I also hate nursing bras. My hospital gives diapers, but I brought plant based and bamboo diapers during my birth 8 weeks ago instead.
I am glad I packed things to sleep in and make up. My first baby, I only remembered to bring the nursing pillow! I had no idea what to bring back then. The hospital provides so much though.
Coconut water and a big water bottle with attached straw. Depends (way easier than the pads).