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You might want to be as prepared as possible for your birthing day. If you're planning a hospital or birth center birth, you may bring a Labor Bag with everything you might need. Packing your Labor Bag is one of the important steps for moms-to-be, but not everyone knows where to start and where to stop!
We made your life easier offering you this handy checklist - Scroll down the list we created, pick and choose what you might need, then print it all up, and you will have your packing list to help you not forget anything!
General (While in the waiting room):
[ ] Admission (preregistration) forms/papers(if possible, fill out before)
[ ] Baby name book
[ ] Camera and/or video camera
[ ] Cash
[ ] Change for the phone/phone card
[ ] Extra batteries/battery pack
[ ] Film and tapes
[ ] Gift for a sibling
[ ] Health insurance card/forms
[ ] Cell phone and list of numbers (prioritized)
[ ] Pregnancy/birth reference book
[ ] Pens
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For labor room:
[ ] Birth ball
[ ] Birth plan
[ ] Facecloth from home (colored, so it doesn't get into hospital laundry)
[ ] Focal point (any object)
[ ] Hot water bottle
[ ] Lollipops and hard candy (for dry mouth)
[ ] Lotion and/or powder (for massage)
[ ] Massage/aromatherapy oils
[ ] Tennis balls (for back massage)
[ ] Watch or stopwatch (with a second hand for timing contractions)
[ ] Paper bag (to prevent hyperventilation)
[ ] Lip Balm or ice cubes (to moist lips)
[ ] Socks (to warm feet)
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For Recovery room:
[ ] Books/magazines
[ ] Small cooler with drinks and snacks
[ ]Tape/CD Player
[ ] Tapes/CDs
[ ] Extra pillow/s (colored pillowcase, so it doesn't get into hospital laundry)
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For your partner:
[ ] Change of clothes
[ ] Snacks
[ ] Reading material
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After birth:
[ ] Address Book
[ ] Baby Book
[ ] Thank you cards/notes
[ ] Large bag to bring home gifts and hospital supplies
[ ] Phone number list
Additional items:
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Your Clothing:
[ ] Bathrobe
[ ] Loose, comfortable outfits
[ ] light sweater (hospitals are cold)
[ ] Nightgown
[ ] Nursing bras
[ ] Nursing pads
[ ] Slippers
[ ] Thick socks
[ ] Underwear (several pads)
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Personal care:
[ ] Barettes
[ ] Body soap
[ ] Brush/comb
[ ] Contact lens case/lens supplies
[ ] Dental floss
[ ] Deodorant
[ ] Earplugs
[ ] Eyeshade
[ ] Facial soap
[ ] Glasses
[ ] Hairbands (ponytail holders)
[ ] Lip salve/chapstick
[ ] Lotion
[ ] Makeup/cosmetics
[ ] Maxipads
[ ] Mouthwash/breath mints
[ ] Prescription medications you're taking
[ ] Shampoo/conditioner
[ ] Toothbrush/toothpaste
[ ] Hair dryer
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For Baby (when heading home):
[ ] Approved car seat
[ ] Diapers for the trip home
[ ] Going-home outfit (should include onesie, socks, appropriate outer wear depending on weather)
[ ] Hat/cap
[ ] Receiving blankets
Additional items:
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