Comments on: 10 Things To Pack in Your Hospital Bag

By: Kandice

Kandice — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:07:45 +0000

AMEN to that!

By: Kandice

Kandice — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:31:45 +0000

i totally agree…about to have my fourth and i never found a neat way to repay those “above and beyond” nurses…and wow…what a job they have…they must get starved

By: Shantel

Shantel — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:37:04 +0000

I’m not sure if it’s just our hospital but they have a real chef. Their food is actually really good and they always have canned drinks or OJ. The only think I can not stand is the platic wrap they use on EVERYTHING. The pads they gave me I didn’t mind and was awesome because I used them for my c-section draining too.I took just about anything. I’ve been in and out of the hospital from asthma my whole life so the pillows I don’t mind even when I wanted a few more I’d just ask. My hospital also has a place you can call and they’ll bring you up a basket full of goodies with food, cross puzzles, notebooks, colors, pencils, oxygen safe chapstick (Burts Bees or Vaseline.) blankets, teddy bear lol if you want one. They are really awesome.

Bring sock (floors are so freaking cold!)
shampoo and conditioner(They only provide baby shampoo)
brush (they only provide a comb)
phone
camera
computer
chargers for all
snacks for your SO
Pillow and blanket for SO(mine had to deal with hospital ones which he wasn’t use to like me)
your own paci’s(my son was so attached to his first paci I had to go back to the hospital and they were nice enough to give me more)
babies first outfit and going home outfit
baby lotion
If you have another children bring something for them to do
baby blanket

By: Shantel

Shantel — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:22:29 +0000

Didn’t think of that!

By: Shantel

Shantel — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:21:40 +0000

If you need to use a chapstick choose burts bees or vaseline, if for some reason you need oxygen, regular chapstick can spark a fire

By: nichole

nichole — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:09:07 +0000

some advice for the bathroom stuff (shampoo, bodywash and such). for my first baby, i went about a month in advance, and bought all of the stuff i used at home, in travel size bottles. i also got a cheepie toothbrust, a cheepie hair brush that was like waht i used at home, deoderant, and all that sort of hygine and shower stuff. i even packed the same way for my hubby, that way if he was there for a long time, and wished to freshen up, he had his stuff too. i had it already packed in something my ob had given me at one of my visits. i figured with my travel stuff, 1, if it got lost there for some reason (fell in with trash or towels and was taken away or such) it wasnt a big deal being a tiny 1dollar bottle. and 2, no need to unpack once home. i left it all packed up, and then when i made a trip to my familys house for a few days, it was one less thing i had to pack, now that i had all sorts of new things to have to pack for baby.

By: jackie

jackie — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:32:15 +0000

that was so dumb

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:55:01 +0000

I am 20… was in the hospital two years ago in the pediatric ward (NOT for pregnancy lol) and the nurses did that when I had headaches or other pain. It smelled really good! I have no need to buy diapers, but when I do….ICE PACKS!

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:52:12 +0000

My GOD. I have been fearing giving birth since I learned the stork didn’t exist. Now I don’t think I will be as disappointed as originally thought if and when my doctor tells me I won’t be able to bear children. I will just take a five year old… you can all do the rest. Must be potty-trained!

You all sound like amazing, wonderful mothers.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:40:59 +0000

I think I am likely to agree with you. Being a mom may not be for me… I have read through many articles on this website and I would bet good money that mommy may not be in the cards for everyone… Me either.