What to wear during?

Hi Guys,

What clothing should I be wearing when I go to the hospital? I've got the list of things to pack but what do you wear during labour? Are you in the nuddy or wearing a nighty? Do they give you a gown or what? Just wondering what the story is as it could take hours and i'm guessing they need easy access to check on progress. Not really keen on walking around in my birthday suit for the whole time lol!

i wore my nighty and a hospital gown did find i didnt care what i wore was in to much

Danaj wrote: How long are you in hospital for a standard birth with no complications?

 

2-3 days

 

I wore trackies to the hospital and stayed in those for a while.  I think I may have taken them off for an internal and then put them back on...cant remember. I wanted to put the hospital gown on but felt such an idiot as I took it to the bathroom and couldnt work out how it went on so I put my trackies back...must have been after trying the shower.  Then I had some time in the bath and just got naked and after that I hopped on bed and was under a sheet.  Think I stayed that way, but maybe I had a gown....cant really remember.  I do remember that I really didnt care what I was wearing ,yet I was really concerned about it before hand.

I was wearing my pjs.. doesn't matter if you are going to palmy hospital because they give you a gown to change into if you want to.

I stayed 3 days because of feeding probs but usual is 1-2 days, they come around and ask if you are ready to go home each day.. i refused to go after 2 days

I went in jeans (the only pants that still fit!) and a top, but changed into a singlet to wear in the bath (which I was in for a couple of hours), then into a gown for the rest. I knew I wouldn't feel that comfortable parading around in the nuddy, but you might be surprised how your thoughts change! Once you get down to the 'business' end of things, you really won't care who sees what, but I also wanted to be covered up as much as possible! I came home within 15 hours of delivering Natalie - we could have stayed longer, but I wanted to be at home.

With Andrew I was already in hospital when I went to have him so I went down in my PJ's and stayed in them until about 8pm when I took my pants off (good thing I did as my waters broke at 8.45pm) just coz I felt like I needed to (and I did). Went into a hospital gown at 11pm and stayed in it till 2 days after Andrew was born. I wasn't allowed to leave the hospital until 3 days after I had him (had him on Friday morning and was out Mondy afternoon) due to pre eclampsia. We had to come back for a night on Tuesday as Andrew was yellow.

Josh I went up there in clothes - jeans I think. Went into the suite and it was about 12pm when I hoped in the pool so the pants went for good then too. Had Josh at 7.08pm and I was in a gown (but have no idea when that got put on). I stayed 2 nights with Josh (had him Wednesday night out Friday morning), they did try to push me out Thursday morning (like 12 hours after I had him, and I told her to bugger off and read my notes as to why I am still in - pre ecpalmsia and BF issues again).

I wore shorts and a big singlet thing to Birthcare when I was in labour, but it was kinda in the middle of the night (well, 5am). I stripped off as soon as I got there though cos my waters had broken and were still leaking little bits everywhere. I was so far into labour when I arrived at the hospital that I didn't care. I changed into a bikini top to labour in (a cheap black string triangle one from Glassons) and that was it - also cos I was in and out of the birthing pool. It was great actually! Still felt a bit covered on top and it looked 'decent' in photos from when the boy was just born and on my chest - and then we could just untie it and slip it off. I thought I'd be self conscious but I didn't care lol.

Oh and then when I had to transfer to the hospital from Birthcare they put a gown on me.

I spent 4 nights in hospital. Well 1 in hospital after surgery (tearing) and then 3 at Birthcare. I loved staying at Birthcare - but I had my own room, probably wouldn't have loved it as much if I had to share and if the food wasn't as good as it was.

Definitely maternity clothes to wear home. I lived in just breastfeeding singlets and maternity pants/jammies for ages after my boy was born.

ETA: Actually I may have worn a pair of DH's board shorts when I was in the birthing pool? Until the pushing stage. I can't quite remember...

Edited by arohanui

If you want to keep your clothes clean then pop on a gown, For me personally depending on the time of year I'd just wear a T-shirt and a sarong with no undies. 

Depending on the time of delivery Im only there for about 3 hours then Im home. In our maternity I think it's standard procedure to  have to stay in hosp for at least 3 hours after delivery to make sure things are fine with mum & bubs. Everyone to their own...

By the time i got to hospital I didnt care what I was wearing,or rather who saw me in my birthday suit .
Clothes felt too suffocating , but i THINK (because I have the memory of a gold fish ) that i was wearing a hospital gown ...or at least a big tshirt? or maybe a bra?gosh ...I wonder if my mother remembers....

agree with the nana knickers too (black is good) - and get them bigger than you think you might need, as once you've got 2 huge maternity pads in there, there isn't much room left! Lol I bought cheapies from the warehouse and threw them out after. get quite a few of them also...