As there are no pre natal classes any more and I have never been around other babies, I don't have a clue!! I am 30 weeks gone and every one is nagging me.
2007-02-19 05:11:35 · 13 answers · asked by trishaxolotl 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Well! I have my bags packed and ready to go! (I'm 39 weeks) and here's what I have:
Baby's Bag:
Diapers
Wipes
Undershirt
Outfit
Socks
Scratch Mittens
Hat
Blanket
and some travel bum cream, and baby lotion
(Make sure you bring a rear facing child car seat too, they won't let you take the baby out of the hospital without one!)
My Bag:
Underwear
Super absorbant pads (you'll need them!)
Slippers
Change of clothes (remember that you wont go back to pre-pregnant size right away)
I got a bunch of travel stuff too from hotels actually (LOL) shampoo and lotion, travel toothpaste and deoderant... because I don't really want to forget those!
I'm also going to pack some granola bars/fruit and water before I go so that me and the bf have some things to snack on just incase it's really late and the cafeteria in the hospital is closed.
Bring books or something to distract you too incase your labour is long. :)
Hope that helps a bit!
2007-02-19 05:18:22 · answer #1 · answered by Danielle M 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A) You bring a car seat!! Bring a few baby blankets, one ore two should be fine because the hospital is usually good at giving you baby blankets. Have diapers. Bring a whole pack, you never now how long you are staying! Have a few pairs of clothes, not too many tough. Also bring a diaper bag, it might be helpful because people usually bring the baby toys and clothes. Bring 4 burping rags (you'll need it).
B) Have a baby swing (if that's what it's called!) and a stroller. Make sure you have a crib and a bassinet. Also you need a changing table with diapers and wipes and creams!! Make sure your baby has soft, plushie-like, toys. Nothing hard until they are around the age of 9 months. You (don't need this) can get a crib mobile.... it calms the baby down. Have MANY baby bottles. Also have baby lotion. Have COLORFUL lights, babies get sooooo amused by anything colorful!! We'll that is all I can think of. Congrats!
2007-02-19 13:32:06 · answer #2 · answered by Grace A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a) Infant seat
nursing gown
small radio (if the hospital doesn't already have one)
extra socks
your own pillow
relaxation aids (pictures, music, etc.)
extra change of maternity clothes to leave the hospital
bottled water, light snacks, Jell-O and broth soups
baby clothes for hospital picture
extra diapers and wipes
blanket to cover baby when leaving
b) go ahead and wash up baby's clothes. Have diapers & wipes ready. If you plan on bottle-feeding, put the powder in a couple of bottles so they are ready when you get home. Have plenty of bottled water on hand. Cook some meals in advance and freeze them. (Soups work expecially well for this.) If at all possible, try to have your house clean before you leave. It will make coming home much more pleasant.
Call the hospital to find out what they send you home with. I found out that I seriously overpacked. They sent me home with an insane amount of stuff for the baby - hats, bottles, extra formula, diaper bags, crib pads, etc. etc.
2007-02-19 13:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are birthing classes available, usually through whatever hospital you intend on delivering at, some churches even provide these classes almost free of charge. None the less, I am 39 weeks pregnant and ready to just get this over with. I attended birthing classes with my husband through the hospital and they provided me with a list of things to bring to the hospital so here we go:
1. A warm pair of socks
2. A washcloth, not white so that it doesn't get confused with the hospitals laundry.
3. Chapstick, for your dry dry lips during heavy breathing.
4. Talcom powder or lotion, or whatever you would prefer to be massaged with.
5. Extra pillows, hospital pillows are usually pretty flat.
6. Toothbrush
7. Tennis Balls (2) in a sock (for back labor)
8. Cds/ Tapes
9. Phone numbers and change for calls
10. Clips or rubberbands for your hair.
11. Camera
12. Glasses- contact lenses
13. Slippers and Robe for walking
14. 1-2 Night gowns, keep in mind they may end up blood stained, so dark colors would be best.
15. Bras or Nursing bras, if breastfeeding.
16. 3-4 pairs of underware
17. Toilet articles ( tooth paste, hairbrush, make up, hairdryer and shampoo)
18. Watch or clock
19. Clothes to wear home.
20. Birth announcements, address book, and or a book to read.
The Baby will need:
1. Undershirt
2. Sleeper or Gown
3. Sweater
4. Receiving Blanket
5. Heavy Blanket (during cold weather)
6. 3-4 Receiving blankets for car seat.
7. Car seat-- The hospital will not allow the baby to leave the hospital without a properly installed car seat.
Good Luck and Congratulations:)
2007-02-19 13:31:11 · answer #4 · answered by **hope/faith**1744 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hospitals will give you 99% of everything you'll need.
For the baby, all he really needs is clothes to be brought home in, recieving blankets, and a car seat.
For you, it really depends what you want to bring. Honestly, i just wore home what i was wearing when i arrived at the hospital! You don't really need slippers as you're not going to have the energy to be up and walking around the hospital. The socks they give you work just fine. I used the hospital's shampoo and conditoner, their toothpaste and toothbrush, their pads, and i wore their gowns. The only thing that i needed was my contact stuff, my glasses, and my nursing bra. I didn't need any underwear as i had a c-section and they provided me with this mesh underwear that was super comfy. I took piles of it home!
What you'll need at home is help! lol Just have diapers, wipes, clothes, blankets, burp rags, a bassinet or crib (whichever you decide to use), hats, baby laundry detergent, a swing, bottles, nipples, bottle brush, and formula for the baby (obviously if you're breastfeeding you don't need that stuff, but you never know what's going to happen). Your baby's not really going to be awake for the first couple of months! You really just need enough to survive. Your baby is going to need the most important thing 24/7: YOU!!
For you, you're not going to need much the first 6 weeks. You're going to need clothes that you don't care what happens to them for the first 6 weeks! Trust me. If someone would have told me i'd be covered in spit up, pee and poop when i was pregnant i would have laughed. But that's exactly what happened those first 6 weeks! I was covered in it all the time. You'll need food that can get prepared fast. If people are asking you what they can do for you, tell them to cook for you! No joke. You're going to be so sleep deprived, cooking is going to seem like torture. Freeze and thaw are the best kind of meals there are! Not to mention take-out. Umm, you're rarely going to be afforded the chance for personal hygiene. Sorry. Try your hardest, but a shower a day will be a luxury!
The main thing you need is support at home. Who that comes from it doesn't really matter, just so long as you have someone who can take over while you get some sleep every now and then. Sleep deprivation plays some nasty tricks and you'll get plenty of it the first 6 weeks. It's torture, but it'll get better!
You'll never be quite ready for motherhood at any time, remember that! Whether you're 18 or 40, it all hits us the same. Babies are hard, but treasure every moment! They go by so fast.
Congrats and GOOD LUCK!!
2007-02-19 13:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by nenya_of_adamant 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can tell you what came in most handy for me, along with 'normal' stuff.
Make sure you pack loads of baby changes of clothes, a lot of people only take a few clothes and are sorry when the baby is sick and needs more stuff.
My last baby was born very 'mucousy' and was constantly sick from trying to clear the fluid from her stomach, she swallowed lots of amnio before birth. Luckily I took extra clothes as I'd used most for the night she was born.
Take lots of soft bibs for baby too, they came in handy.
Scratch mittens.
Take a 'pacifier' even if you think 'NO WAY', maybe baby will settle with it.
A hat, the midwife put a horrible, tatty bandage on my baby's head, it looked awful for photos!
Take LOADS of maternity pads, I bled really heavily at first, and the blood went ALL over my nightwear. (take loads of those too)
Try and take a 'V-SHAPED pillow for sitting up to hold/nurse baby.
If bottlefeeding, have someone sterilise bottles for you to come home to, and get a box ready to hand with feeding stuff, bibs muslins, so you don't have to keep getting up and down, that's what wears you out.
2007-02-19 15:50:25 · answer #6 · answered by Welshdragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not have kids but I have been around babies for a long time. So here you go.
A)
Diapers, wipes, baby powder, pacifiers(if you choose to use them)
Clothes, Blankets, Bottles, and formula(if you choose not to bf.) Diaper Bag, Carseat, and clothes for you including breast pads, and nursing bra(if you are bf), and maybe a few toys for the baby.
B)
Crib, Changing Table, Diapers, Wipes, Products like lotion, wash, etc. Blankets, pacifiers, bottles, formula,(if you aren't breast feeding or for other reasons)
Bassinet, Breast Pump(if you are bf) Big activities(Jumpers, swings, bouncers, etc .
Small toys, mobile for crib, Baby bath tub, and stroller. These are the big things you deffinitley will need. Hope I helped you. Good luck, and enhoy being a mommy. Congrads!
2007-02-19 13:24:35 · answer #7 · answered by kk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No classes? I've been to classes, given by my local hospital. I've also been to classes at the Babies R Us.
What you bring with you is, to a large extent, about your personal comforts.
What you have at home includes a place for the baby to sleep, clothes, diapers, wipes. That's the minimum.
Most important thing to have at the hospital: a baby car carrier. You will NOT be allowed to leave without one.
2007-02-19 13:21:46 · answer #8 · answered by Jay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, I don't know where you're from, but here in Ontario there still ARE prenatal classes!!!! so if thats something that you'd like, look into it...maybe ask ur dr.
When I had my daughter, which was only 2 months ago, I took a pair of PJs, a book to read, music, extra underwear, my own pads!!!!!! the hospital ones are HUGE! i also took going home clothes..um, i brought a journal. its hard the first day and night, so its nice to get ur feelings out....the diaper bag with the neccessities for her. and going home clothes for her. i also brought a list of phone numbers of people to call after she was born.
at home, i only had the bags ready. thats basically it. if you're alone at times, its nice to have phone numbers of people who can take you to the hospital. and i think thats basically it.
hope this helps!
2007-02-19 13:23:28 · answer #9 · answered by dreamcatcher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most hospital supply diapers, wipes, clothing, bottles, and things like ointments, and rubbing alcohol,etc... call and ask .
i brought- pjs, for me, several pairs of underwear, socks, something to wear home, something for the baby to wear home, car seat camera, snacks for my husband, our baby book, a list of phone numbers to call when the time arrives, and toiletries like tooth paste and brush, travel size shampoo and conditioner and soap. keep it to a minimum because you are going to have to lug it all home along with all the flowers and presents you acquire in the hospital.
as for at home, wash most of the clothes in baby detergent. hold off on washing anything really small (newborn size) or larger then 3-6 months as you might need to return these if the baby is born large, or if by the time he/she fits in the clothes, they are out of season. have a crib or a bassinet set up. i recomend a swing or bouncey chair. a few stimulating toys, a moblie, extra bedding, lots of blankets, burp clothes, TONS of diapers. bottles and formula if your bottle feeding, breast pads and a pump if your breast feeding. don't forget to stock up on pads for after delivery. you cannot use tampons. a baby stroller is also helpful you can go to a place like babies r us. they usually have a check list that you can use. good luck!
2007-02-19 13:39:16 · answer #10 · answered by k_leigh326 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋