Mom and baby(s)
ü Your purse and wallet, insurance card, and photo ID
ü Birth plan (Birth wish list, Birth goal plan) Plan A + Plan B or just go with the flow (Have No Birth plan is also a plan)
ü Push playlist (meditation, breathing exercises)
ü Water bottle with a straw (bendable soft straws are preferable)
ü Snacks
ü Slippers or nonskid comfy socks
ü Waterproof flip-flop for the shower
ü Nursing nightgowns or PJ pants with tank tops, anything that makes you feel comfy
ü Full coverage comfy underwear (you don’t mind if it ends up in the trash)
ü Your comfy going-home outfit with comfy shoes
ü Robe
ü Breast pump w charger (make sure that you are flange sized)
ü Nursing / Pumping bra
ü Nursing pads
ü Nipple cream
ü Upside-down Peri bottle (some Moms don’t like the hospital-provided peri bottle)
ü Long cord phone charger, adapter, earbuds, and your cell phone
ü Toiletries (optional: your fluffy towels)
ü Makeup and makeup removal when you want to feel really pretty
ü Eye mask and earplugs when you need some rest
ü Your pillow
ü Belly band (comes in handy after C-section)
ü Birth ball
ü Essential oil
ü Night light for ambiance (some parents take the baby’s Hatch (for soothing sound and dimmed light)
ü Baby’s going-home outfit
ü Baby’s swaddle Copper Pearl – super stretchy and easier to swaddle the baby in it than in the hospital-provided swaddle
ü Diapers and wipes if you would like to use your own
ü Just in case (and/or you would like to bottle feed) preemie nipples, ready-made formula (hospital can provide disposable bottles)
ü Ready-made formula, the hospital provides disposable baby bottles
ü Sharpie – to put the date and time when you opened the ready-made formula (it is only good for another 24 hours in the fridge)
ü Cooler/lunch bag with ice to store for the ready-made formula
Additional notes:
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Note: New Moms will receive many postpartum care products at the hospital!
Bring home from the hospital:
ü Unused peri bottle
ü Hospital-provided swaddles (they are the best burp clothes ever)
ü Lots of medical-grade Vaseline (when baby boy is circumcised)
Postpartum essentials
ü Dermoplast Pain, Burn & Itch Relief Spray
ü Solarcaine burn and pain relief spray w 4% lidocaine
ü FridaMom upside-down Perri bottle
ü Postpartum pads (handles heavy flow)
ü TUCKS Medicated Cooling Pads, 100 Count – Pads with Witch Hazel,
ü Postpartum Cooling pads
ü Stool softener
ü Toilet stool (helps relax the perineum during bathroom visits)
ü Sitz bath (Sitz soak, witch hazel)
ü Disposable bed pads
ü Postpartum pads (handles heavy flow)
ü Belly band (optional)
For circumcised babies
ü Ask for additional medical-grade Vaseline
ü Ask for additional non-woven gauze pads (some hospitals suggest putting Vaseline on the diaper instead of providing gauze pads) THAT’S A NO-NO
Partner (New dad):
ü Toiletries (optional: your fluffy towels)
ü Waterproof flip-flop for shower (you might need to shower as well)
ü Extra set of clothes dads can sleep in (sweatpants and T-shirt)
ü Some dads need their own pillow and an extra set of blankets (lounge chairs are not really comfortable)
ü Candy, chewing gum to relieve anxiety
ü Some change for vending machines
ü 2 copies of the Birth plan, if you have one (no birth plan is a plan: it’s called going with the flow)
ü Car seat – you must pre-install it in your car and you know how to uninstall it in case baby need to do car seat check in the hospital
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