The only extra I would have taken was some more baby grows as Baby J was a poo monster while we were in hospital and worked his way through everything we took. I didn't really bother with a "to come home" outfit for him as I knew we were all going to come home and put PJs straight on and order a take-a-way
I would also put all the bags IN the car next time even if that meant driving around with packs of maternity pads in the boot of the car for three weeks.
I also took the Tens machine - attached to me!
Medusas bag:
Item
|
Vital
|
Useful
|
Bonus
|
Not
used
|
Notes
|
Green
doctors notes
|
ü
|
Take out
anything you want to keep such as scan pictures as you won't get these back
|
|||
Birth
Plan
|
ü
|
There
wasn't time and I had only written 5 bullet points
|
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Dressing
gown
|
ü
|
I wore
this after I had had a shower and meant I could easily feed Baby J
|
|||
Flip
flops
|
ü
|
I put
these in in case the shower was manky - but it was perfectly clean
|
|||
Socks
|
ü
|
Why did I
put these in?!
|
|||
Cheap
nighty (to throw if need be)
|
ü
|
I did wear
this but not for long
|
|||
Pyjama
Bottoms
|
ü
|
I did not
want anything near my bottom half afterwards - for a good few hours a sheet
did the job nicely
|
|||
Pyjama
top
|
ü
|
Again - I
didn't want anything on me and I wanted to be able to feed Baby J easily
|
|||
Swimwear
|
ü
|
Haha not
needed as I just tore my clothes off when I got there - so much for modesty!
|
|||
Clothes
to come home in
|
ü
|
Something
easy to wear and forgiving as I had no idea what shape I'd be after
(leggings, dress and cardi)
|
|||
Soft
sports bra
|
ü
|
Really
soft after all that boob munching
|
|||
Big
granny pants
|
ü
|
Little
pretty pants are not what is needed after v-day!
|
|||
Towel
|
ü
|
They had
towels there but this made me feel a lot more at home
|
|||
Face
wash
|
ü
|
I was a
sweaty betty afterwards
|
|||
Shampoo
and conditioner
|
ü
|
I would
say vital as I felt pretty gross afterwards
|
|||
Hair
bands and hair grips
|
ü
|
You could
have shaved my head during and I wouldn’t have cared!
|
|||
Toothpaste
|
ü
|
Everyone
should brush their teeth after 12 hours even if you are giving birth!
|
|||
Make-up
|
ü
|
Made me
feel a lot more human afterwards.
|
|||
Deodorant
|
ü
|
Sweaty
Betty….
|
|||
Hairbrush
|
ü
|
For
primping
|
|||
Chewing
gum
|
ü
|
My mouth
was pretty manky after the gas and air
|
|||
Maternity
pads (2 packs)
|
ü
|
The more
of these the better - I could have taken a whole case!
|
|||
Breast
Pads
|
ü
|
I didn’t
use these as there was no leaking milk till day 3/4
|
|||
Important
phone numbers on paper
|
ü
|
Just in
case both phones ran out of battery or mobile communication devices
temporarily all stopped working
|
|||
Plastic
bag
|
ü
|
To put
slightly manky clothes in.
|
|||
Squirty
sports bottle
|
ü
|
For the
first pee….
|
|||
Nipple
cream (Lansinoh)
|
ü
|
If I was
allowed to take only one thing - this would be it!
|
|||
Nail
scissors
|
ü
|
Someone
said I'd want to cut his nails. Pah! That waited till we were all home.
|
TechnoDads bag:
Item
|
Vital
|
Useful
|
Bonus
|
Not
used
|
Notes
|
Change
of clothes
|
ü
|
We don’t
want a stinky Daddy
|
|||
Phone
charger
|
ü
|
We seemed
to text and ring the entire world so charging the phone was needed
|
|||
Camera
and charger
|
ü
|
To capture
the first few moments – priceless
|
|||
Spare
change
|
ü
|
For the
vending machines – chocolate was needed afterwards!
|
|||
Snacks
|
ü
|
It is
hungry work having a baby. We packed
flapjacks and salty crisps.
|
|||
Toiletries
|
ü
|
So Daddy
can freshen up before the journey home
|
Baby J's bag:
Item
|
Vital
|
Useful
|
Bonus
|
Not
used
|
Notes
|
Outfits
in different sizes
|
ü
|
We though
we took enough – until poosplosion time happened
|
|||
Blanket
|
ü
|
We took
two cellular blankets with little holes in them.
|
|||
Nappies
|
ü
|
Lots were
needed!
|
|||
Muslin
squares
|
ü
|
Useful but
not necessary I found. There wasn’t
enough milk being made to produce sick.
|
|||
Hat
|
ü
|
Not vital
as only a short journey from the door to the car
|
|||
Car
seat
|
ü
|
A must!
|
|||
Cotton
wool pads
|
ü
|
Wish we
had taken more! But the pads are more useful than the balls. They disappear when
wet.
|
|||
Wet
wipes
|
ü
|
I used
these for me not for him the first day.
|
|||
Cardigan
|
ü
|
Don’t want
a cold baby!
|
|||
Fold
up changing mat
|
ü
|
There was
one there we could use
|
Hope this is of some help to someone! If not - I can use this "next time" ;)
Medusa Mum x
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