Let's start with something that seems very simple, but is not so simple and that, above all, for new mothers generates some uncertainty, the famous hospital bag.
First of all, you don't have to buy a specific hospital bag! I know, they are very cute, and if you want to indulge yourself, go ahead, of course. But it's not necessary. If you were going to have appendicitis surgery, would you go and buy a bag for appendicitis surgery? Well, the brands do it well, they have made us believe that we need to buy one. I took my sports bag with me in both births, but anything is worth it, a small suitcase, or as if you want to carry a bag of those recyclable shopping, anything goes! what difference does it make?
The second thing, when do you have to prepare it? The answer is when you feel comfortable, because we know that we can not always control the famous "nest syndrome" right? In my two births, I prepared it like in week 38, and I did not give birth in both cases until 41+2, but look, I was calm. It also depends on how you are, if you need to have everything more or less controlled, you will need to have it prepared before and if you are calmer for these things, then maybe you will do it when the contractions start, and you can also, because it really takes you how long to prepare it, how long? 15-20 minutes? What happens is that you tend to be more nervous there. Perhaps it would be useful to give your partner a list by whaysapp or email so that in the event that he goes ahead, he knows what he has to take.
Thirdly, and most importantly, what do I have to put in? Here I would be guided by common sense, and I wouldn't take more than the bill for the "just in case", because your partner or your mother can always come to buy a parapharmacy the cream of the dwarf you have forgotten or a nipple ...
Things for the mother:
Make sure with your hospital or ask the midwife, but now they don't usually give sponges or gel, you have to take it yourself, so don't forget to put small jars of those samples of gel and shampoo and a sponge (or you even have disposable sponges in supermarkets that carry soap).
Toiletries: toothbrush and toothpaste, toothbrush, hair dryer if you usually use it and a cocoa of lips that usually dry a lot.
A nightgown, although it is not necessary. I wore it on the last day for being cuter, but the first and second day, if it is vaginal delivery bleeds enough (the loquios) so better to stain the nightgown there than yours, right?
A gown, as light as possible because you already know that it is normal for it to be very hot in the hospital.
Slippers to walk around the house.
Disposable panties, which you don't usually get in hospitals.
Moisturizing cream, that the atmosphere of the hospital and the sheets dry the skin a lot, and if it is one of those reaffirming well better.
Breastfeeding bras, if you opt for breastfeeding, a couple of them, although getting the right size sometimes, is complicated. Or breastfeeding undershirts.
Clothes for the day you leave the hospital.
Postpartum compresses, you usually get them. I was given them in both pregnancies, but ask your midwife. If not, take even a couple of them for the exit.
Documentation: your pregnancy card, social security card and ID card. And the birth plan, if you have it.
Other things: mobile phone charger and fan, especially in summer.
Things that I wouldn't wear: nipples for the chest (unless you need them first and have them), if you need them, there's always a parapharmacy near where you can go; pumping, if they let you take it although you may leave the hospital before the time of the milk, but do not buy it just in case, which is very expensive and maybe you do not use it.
Things for the baby:
I'm going to start with the things you don't need to wear: pajamas to be in the hospital (I'm talking about a public hospital, in some private hospitals you do have to wear, consult it), diapers and wipes, baby bottles, things to clean the navel. Normally they give you all that. There they will give you some great gauze to clean the culete of babies that wet are even better than wipes to remove that sticky meconium.
And now the things that I would take with me:
First of all, you don't have to buy a specific hospital bag! I know, they are very cute, and if you want to indulge yourself, go ahead, of course. But it's not necessary. If you were going to have appendicitis surgery, would you go and buy a bag for appendicitis surgery? Well, the brands do it well, they have made us believe that we need to buy one. I took my sports bag with me in both births, but anything is worth it, a small suitcase, or as if you want to carry a bag of those recyclable shopping, anything goes! what difference does it make?
The second thing, when do you have to prepare it? The answer is when you feel comfortable, because we know that we can not always control the famous "nest syndrome" right? In my two births, I prepared it like in week 38, and I did not give birth in both cases until 41+2, but look, I was calm. It also depends on how you are, if you need to have everything more or less controlled, you will need to have it prepared before and if you are calmer for these things, then maybe you will do it when the contractions start, and you can also, because it really takes you how long to prepare it, how long? 15-20 minutes? What happens is that you tend to be more nervous there. Perhaps it would be useful to give your partner a list by whaysapp or email so that in the event that he goes ahead, he knows what he has to take.
Thirdly, and most importantly, what do I have to put in? Here I would be guided by common sense, and I wouldn't take more than the bill for the "just in case", because your partner or your mother can always come to buy a parapharmacy the cream of the dwarf you have forgotten or a nipple ...
Things for the mother:
Make sure with your hospital or ask the midwife, but now they don't usually give sponges or gel, you have to take it yourself, so don't forget to put small jars of those samples of gel and shampoo and a sponge (or you even have disposable sponges in supermarkets that carry soap).
Toiletries: toothbrush and toothpaste, toothbrush, hair dryer if you usually use it and a cocoa of lips that usually dry a lot.
A nightgown, although it is not necessary. I wore it on the last day for being cuter, but the first and second day, if it is vaginal delivery bleeds enough (the loquios) so better to stain the nightgown there than yours, right?
A gown, as light as possible because you already know that it is normal for it to be very hot in the hospital.
Slippers to walk around the house.
Disposable panties, which you don't usually get in hospitals.
Moisturizing cream, that the atmosphere of the hospital and the sheets dry the skin a lot, and if it is one of those reaffirming well better.
Breastfeeding bras, if you opt for breastfeeding, a couple of them, although getting the right size sometimes, is complicated. Or breastfeeding undershirts.
Clothes for the day you leave the hospital.
Postpartum compresses, you usually get them. I was given them in both pregnancies, but ask your midwife. If not, take even a couple of them for the exit.
Documentation: your pregnancy card, social security card and ID card. And the birth plan, if you have it.
Other things: mobile phone charger and fan, especially in summer.
Things that I wouldn't wear: nipples for the chest (unless you need them first and have them), if you need them, there's always a parapharmacy near where you can go; pumping, if they let you take it although you may leave the hospital before the time of the milk, but do not buy it just in case, which is very expensive and maybe you do not use it.
Things for the baby:
I'm going to start with the things you don't need to wear: pajamas to be in the hospital (I'm talking about a public hospital, in some private hospitals you do have to wear, consult it), diapers and wipes, baby bottles, things to clean the navel. Normally they give you all that. There they will give you some great gauze to clean the culete of babies that wet are even better than wipes to remove that sticky meconium.
And now the things that I would take with me:
- Pajamas for the day of departure and body. Put two in just in case, you have some unforeseen, such as vomit or supercaca.
- Hat and mittens or socks for the hands (only useful if born with rebellious fingernails).
- Blanket to leave the hospital.
- Moisturizing cream.
- A sponge. Now by protocol in some hospitals
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