Hospital Labor, Delivery Packing List
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- Admissions paperwork
- Baby – blanket
- Baby – car seat - safely installed
- Baby – diapers, diaper bag (at least for the car ride home; hospital wil have what you need while you are there)
- Baby – emery board, clippers
- Baby – going home outfit
- Baby – mittens (prevent scratching)
- Baby – onesies, socks, hat, receiving blanket (if you don't want to use what the hospital provides)
- Baby – snow suit if cold (on the ride home)
- Baby book – record firsts, stamp your baby’s feet
- Bag - extra bag to bring home gifts, hospital supplies & new items
- Bathing suit
- Birth announcements (if you are feeling productive)
- Birth ball & other birthing tools
- Birth plan
- Blanket - something cuddly & warm
- Books – birth, breastfeeding, newborn
- Books, magazines
- Breast pads
- Breast pump – if you have your own, you might want to bring
- Breastfeeding clothes - Shirt, gown, robe
- Breastfeeding items - nipple cream, pads, nursing pillow
- Calling card for long distance phone calls, pre-paid phone card
- Camera, video camera – batteries, cables, film, memory card, accessories (charge up camera & empty memory card ahead of time)
- Camera - a disposable camera for an extra or backup (when your camera battery goes dead)
- Candles
- Car ride to the hospital – if in labor – garbage bag to sit on, barf bag, towel
- Cash, change
- Cell phone
- Cell phone – charger & extra battery
- Clothes to wear home – comfy, roomy; flat shoes
- Drinks & snacks
- E-mail addresses for friends & family, digital camera to send photos
- Eyeglasses or contacts, case, solution, cloth to clean
- Fan – handheld
- Folder for new paperwork
- Hair band, barrettes, clip, scrunchies – keep hair out of your way
- Hand mirror – watch your baby being born
- Hair clips, ponytail holder
- Hard candy – suck on during labor
- Hospital paperwork
- ID or driver’s license for mother and partner
- Insurance card
- Items for your spouse/partner/labor coach during labor – clothes, snacks, book, money for vending machines/parking, toiletries, medications, swimsuit, video game
- Journal – record your thoughts
- Laptop
- Lip balm
- List of last minute items to pack
- Lotion
- Magazine
- Makeup
- Massage items – tennis balls, rolling pins – for back pain during labor
- Massage oil
- MP3, iPod or personal stereo
- Music – CDs, tapes or MP3 files
- Nightgown or t-shirt to wear while giving birth
- Nursing bras
- Nursing pads
- Other items that your hospital or physician recommend
- Pajamas to wear pre-delivery and post-delivery
- Paper & pen – take notes, write down questions
- Pediatrician name and number
- Phone number for services to cancel, depending on day (milk delivery, …)
- Phone numbers/address book - family, friends, insurance, ObGyn, pediatrician, neighbor
- Photos of family members or favorite place
- Pillow – if you need a special or extra pillow – put it a patterned or colorful pillowcase so it doesn’t get mixed up
- Puzzles - crossword, Sudoku
- Pre-certification papers
- Relax – anything else you need to help relax
- Rice sock - warm in microwave & use on back pain
- Robe
- Sanitary pads
- Scissors, tape – if you want to cut out the newspaper or other items for baby book
- Siblings – if there are older children, pack items they will need – to bring to the hospital, and/or to send with them wherever they are staying – present for the big brother/sister, change of clothes, special items (stuffed animal, blanket), gift the older sibling can give the baby, snacks, drinks, extra underwear, books, games, toys, medicines
- Slippers
- Snacks
- Toiletries - hairbrush, cosmetics, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, facial cleanser
- Towels
- Underwear, bras
- Valuables, jewelry, credit cards – do NOT bring these, leave at home
- Video camera
- Warm socks
- Washcloth – colorful so you can spot yours vs. the hospitals (if you don’t want to use what the hospital provides)
- Watch with second hand – to time contractions
- Water – bottled
CONGRATULATIONS & GOOD LUCK!
You may want to also check out the following lists:
http://www.myplanninglists.com/what-you-need-to-do-before-the-baby-is-born.php
http://www.myplanninglists.com/baby-items-the-first-2-months.php
http://www.myplanninglists.com/baby-diaper-bag-packing-list.php
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