packing for the hospital

I'm packing my bag for the hospital and I feel like I am packing too much! Especially if you read all the lists you can find if you google what to pack! Can you really overdo it? Also, doesn't the hospital provide gowns? This is dumb, but I don't really wear pajamas and would rather just wear what they give me... (I will only be spending one night.) When you arrive at the hospital, do they automatically set you up with their gown and stuff or do you wear your own stuff and then change when it's closer to delivery? I don't mean to sound lame, it's just my first time. It just seems like if you have to wait until contractions are 4 to 5 minutes apart like I was told, there wouldn't be much time to worry about walking around during labor and stuff at the hospital and worrying about what you are wearing...At any rate, I've got some t-shirts, a long tank, a shirt that unbuttons down the front, a comfy skirt, some soft comfy capri style pants (that I guess I could sleep in), jeans (to wear home), two pairs of socks, a couple nursing bras, panties, slippers, and toiletries. I see some lists recommend bringing extra pillows. Is that really necessary? Wouldn't the hospital provide those if you asked for extra ones? Of course, I have stuff for the baby to wear and I'm sure my husband will need a change of clothes and a few toiletries. Did you pack snacks? Sorry for so many questions!

the hospitals usually gives u a gown to change into infact i wore hospital gowns until i left. i do strongly advise packing some premie clothes for your LO just incase. my dr told me mine was gonna be a big baby turned out she was super tiny so my SO had to go get something smaller for her to wear home, he also had to go get some grannie panties lol  everyone told me to bring some and I was like hell no i dont even own any and i wont wanna wear those. because of everything going on down there plus the giant pads you have to wear after you actually need them. i did pack snacks  for my SO because they were feeding me, not him. also change for the vending machine for him and a couple extra bucks just incase he didnt have any cash when dinner time came around. good luck and congrats!!

as soon as I got there they put me in the hispital gown thing.
but all I brought was clothes but I stayed in the hospital gown like the hole time because they always have to check you like every hour But If you didnt want to wear that, a night gown that you can just pull up would be good.
bring your own shampoo and conditioner! theres sucks.
I really didnt need anything, I was there for five days and didnt wear clothes till the day I left. but I would bring your pillows they give you as many asyou need but they suck. and I wanted mine the whole time!

I didn't need to bring anything really. But I did want my personal stuff like my own shampoo, body wash, makeup..... Comfy lounge clothes for after the birth and clothes for the baby.

Ohhh and bring your boppy if you have one and plan to BF. Especially if you end up with a c-section that thing is a LIFE SAVER.

i didn't need anything except a going home outfit for baby and i used my phone and ipod. i didn't use anything else. i was cut down there so u didnt even feel like moving. i wore hospital gowns and stayed in bed a lot. it was only 2 days.

ive found out the hospital where im going doesnt provide a thing so i have to provide EVERYTHING!I dont even think they provide gowns!

Quoting Ecstatic - Team Blue!!:“ ive found out the hospital where im going doesnt provide a thing so i have to provide EVERYTHING!I dont even think they provide gowns!”

really?? so what do they expect you to wear in labor?? thats retarded well i guess your gonna have to bring a huge over night bag huh. that really sucks the hospital I had my LO at had everything the only thing that didnt really supply for me while i was there was xbox games lol and yes i played xbox while i was in labor well until i had to start pushing they made me turn the game off so i made my SO turn on a movie lol

Quoting Mommy of Kaylee Allison:“ really?? so what do they expect you to wear in labor?? thats retarded well i guess your gonna have to ... [snip!] ... xbox while i was in labor well until i had to start pushing they made me turn the game off so i made my SO turn on a movie lol”

lol yeh ive gta take a suitcase, i even have to bring my own nappys for the baby and steriliser too!And im in there for a minimum of 3 days too!! For labour ive decided to wear an xxl shirt to give birth in, so its light and airy and undoes from the front

yea ur over packing im gonna wear wat i wore to the hospital home and wear their gowns while im there like i did with DS i packed 2 outfits 1 for pictures and 1 for going home in for her and i also packed 2 outfits for a boy just in case the u/s tech was wrong about her gender! i packed her nail clippers a pair of underwear batteries for my camera, im keeping my camera close by so i can just grab it, a blanket for her picture background and a thin recieveiing blanket because shell be born around mid-july, and a couple pairs of socks for her and myself, and of course im bringing my own toilettries but im not packing more then her diaper bags worth because they provide u with everything u need and plus most of the time u leave with an enfamil, similac,or nestle diaper bag anyhow for the extras they give u there! SO YEA DOWN SIZE hun!! uve got WAY to much stuff from the sound of it and u sound like u dnt even WANT to bring all of that stuff!

Quoting Mommy of Kaylee Allison:“ really?? so what do they expect you to wear in labor?? thats retarded well i guess your gonna have to ... [snip!] ... xbox while i was in labor well until i had to start pushing they made me turn the game off so i made my SO turn on a movie lol”

why would you watch a movie while pushing? I was concentrating fully on pushing hard and getting the baby out, no time for a movie probably why I pushed her out so well and so fast.

Quoting Liliana's Mommy!!:“ why would you watch a movie while pushing? I was concentrating fully on pushing hard and getting the baby out, no time for a movie probably why I pushed her out so well and so fast.”

i didnt want it to be quiet in there........ i didnt say i was watching the movie while i was pushing........... i just said i made my SO put one in............