re: Hospital Bag!

-fingernail clippers for those babies that are born wit long nails
-IPOD or mp3 player

Quoting momma k :]:“ My schools health class doesn't teach us anything about pregnancy, it should cause a lot of girls at ... [snip!] ... our school is ever planning on getting a class to help inform teen girls about pregnancy, just about how not to get pregnant.”

My high schools heatlh class focused more on drug and alcohol abuse and eating disorders than pregnancy.It was a 1/2 year class.Here in Utah they are only allowed to teach abstinence and my parents had to sign a permission form for that. I took child development as one of my electives though and they go into full detail about pregnancy and labor. I totally forgot about the bleeding part. We had to take home dolls for a weekend that had schedules where they would cry and you'd have to change their diaper, feed them burp them, rock them. It was a great experience to know what having a newborn was like. 

Fortunately my mother and I were very close and she told me to use protection when I started having sex and the risks if i didn't.

I will probbaly end up overpacking as well, just to be sure! haha
But I wondering WHEN do I start packing? I am already almost 36 weeks, and I want to make sure I am prepared.

Thats what i heard to but i really didn't think the hospital gave you all that stuff but shouldn't you take it just in case.........?

i brought chapstick, going home outfit for me and the baby, outfit for newborn pics, clothes for the baby during the day, i used their gowns at night, breast pads, slippers, nursing bra ( if needed), lotion, baby brush (in case), CLIPPERS ( they have long nails at birth), and shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste,etc and the carseat....just use their nightgowns and robes..you will bleed a lot and sometimes it can get on clothes....they usually provide diapers, pads and wipes...

I think my number one thing is going to be my MP3 player. I'm one of those people that needs music like all the time and it's about the only thing that calms or relaxes me so it should come in quite handy as things are going on...
I'm also going to definitely have comfy socks... hospital socks suck and there's not much worse than cold feet when your already trying to sleep in a creepy place while in pain... I'm told the simple things tend to be what matters most!

Everyone has mentioned to bring a set of going home clothes for mommy...Im not sure what size to pack for that. Any suggestions or general ideas? Ive heard you're around the size you were at 5/6 months. Does this seem correct?
Thanks all!

I just bring sweat pants. Make sure they have an elastic waist so you can breathe a little bit. I would just bring the most comfortable thing you can find. All my pre-pregnancy sweat pants I can still fit into just fine. You might was a t-shirt or something because trust me you won't be walking out with a tight little tummy you had before you got pregnant. The skin will be loose and stretched out and will slowly become more tight...especially if you plan on nursing since that makes the Uterus shrink back to it's normal size faster. Sooo, basically if you have clothes that you would of normally vegged out in when you were sick with a cold or whatever, bring those.

Thanks for the explanation! Makes perfect sense.
Yoga pants and loose tank top...on the list.  

Quoting youllnvrno1287:“ Im suprised nobody said breast pump yet. your gonna be tire and it wont kill daddy to help feed the baby ... [snip!] ... your sleeping in the hospital. It will be good for him to bond with the baby and give you some rest before your on your own”

I don't know about other hospitals, but the one I delivered at had a breast pump for me. That thing was OLD but it had amazing suction. I think I bled every time.

Quoting ~MJ~:“ -fingernail clippers for those babies that are born wit long nails -IPOD or mp3 player”

I think the nursery will cut the nails for you if you forget to bring baby nail clippers! I brought my MP3 player but I didn't use it once. Some people need music to relax but I didn't even think about it.

Quoting fukuana:“ Thanks for the explanation! Makes perfect sense. Yoga pants and loose tank top...on the list.  ”

Slippers!  

Quoting fukuana:“ Thanks for the explanation! Makes perfect sense. Yoga pants and loose tank top...on the list.  ”

No Problem. I had no clue the first time I was pregnant. I brought like two bags for myself and my pillow. Haha. I won't be doing that again. I think all the nurses thought I was moving in.

Quoting Chelsloves Josh:“ No Problem. I had no clue the first time I was pregnant. I brought like two bags for myself and my pillow. Haha. I won't be doing that again. I think all the nurses thought I was moving in.”

I know we had so much stuff my DH had to take two trips to the car before we could leave. It was such a waist!