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aussiegirl 
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 Posted: 30 July 2008 at 3:31pm |
Hospital gown, which was perfect as Hayley pooed on me straight away! and then there was the blood and mess, so if you can, wear a hospital gown. I did have a sarong and singlet on at first as I was at a birthing centre, but changed into the gown as soon as I was transferred to the hospital.
Good luck! 
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kebakat
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Posted: 30 July 2008 at 3:35pm |
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I was in my pjs through labour at home, arrived in the hospital in my pjs. Once my MW arrived I got changed into a hospital gown and had Daniel in that. It was great because they did the washing rather than me, and it's light, airey and comfy
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Posted: 30 July 2008 at 3:42pm |
I just wore my preggy trackpants during early labour but as I was trying to make it to the hospital I wet through 4 pairs of pants with my waters breaking  Once I arrived at the hospital I stripped of my wet pants and birthed in just a slightly long/bagge t-shirt in the pool.
Luckily I got to go home straight after as I has no spare clothes, (except for jeans and a jersey, not exactly the comfiest)
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happymumma
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Posted: 30 July 2008 at 4:21pm |
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I think I was wearing a t shirt and bra but I agree with those who've said you don't really care what you're wearing in labour in the end. It was afterwards that a comfy pair of pj's or track pants and tshirt felt wonderful!! Just go with what you think you'll feel comfortable with.
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fire_engine
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Posted: 30 July 2008 at 4:36pm |
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Hospital gown here, for labour and for the first 2 days afterward. Ended up bleeding through it a number of times post-birth, so am glad I wasn't wearing my own clothes. After day 3, I started wearing my back trackies in the day and hospital gowns at night. I took my bathrobe and was so excited to be able to do it up after Daniel arrived!
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BessieBear
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Posted: 30 July 2008 at 4:50pm |
to the birth centre i was wearing trackpants and a hoodie as it was 6 in the morn and very freezing. and then after my arrival VE i hopped in the bath and was just wearing a bikini top. was like that right up till i had him in my arms and my MW yanked it off and i was butt naked for the next 2 hours of skin to skin, stitches, dinner milo, shower, Which my mum helped me with. But honestly in the thinck of it all you really don't care. I had a old raggy nighty i was going to wear coz i wasn't gona let my mum and that see me naked etc but once it was all go i was nearly swearing at the poor woman.
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Posted: 30 July 2008 at 5:33pm |
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I wore a t-shirt with Maya, hospital gown with the gremlins coz I had to be all ready for an emergency c-sect should the need arise and with Chiara I wore a bra and had a hospital gown half around me but it didn't really fit so I was pretty much naked apart from the bra. I couldn't have cared less - altho it does mean that my birth support people probably saw more than they wanted to when I was up and down to the toilet!
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Posted: 30 July 2008 at 5:34pm |
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Oh and I definitely agree about whatever you are wearing getting gunky - the bra I was wearing with Chiara had to go in the bin coz when I was given her for skin to skin she was covered in vernix and blood and amnio fluid and it got all over my bra.
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Posted: 30 July 2008 at 5:54pm |
I wore a preggy dress when I gave birth to Gina - my fav one Mum managed to get it all sparkiling clean again and I wore it heaps while I was pregnant with Emma
With Emma, I wore a hospital gown
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Posted: 05 August 2008 at 8:18am |
With DD1 I arrived in track pants and T-shirt and changed onto Sarong & mens XXXL t-shirt bought cheep at Farmers sale. Sarong was great for walking the halls to move things along.
For DD2 I arrived in maternity clothes - nice Mobea pants and Mobea top (what I had been in all day for DD1 play date) and only managed to get the pants and undies off!!!
DD2 was in a bit of a rush and didn't give her mummy time to change!!
For afterwards get comfy but light PJs - as someone else said, it is as hot at hell for all the little babies. Oh, and LOTS of comfy undies with room for mega pads!!
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Posted: 05 August 2008 at 8:48am |
My waters broke at 1am in the morning, so I had plenty of time to prepare LOL
First time we went into the hospital (Auckland) was to be checked, so I just chucked on some trackie pants and a jumper. We were only there for about an hour before we came home.. so once we got home I decided to have a shower and freshen up a bit and I'm glad I did because my labour went on for 48 hours I just wore my preggy pants, and a nice top (to make me feel like a yummy mummy...
Once I actually got into a delivery suite, I opted to change into one of the sexy hospital gowns because I've seen the mess and I definitely don't want to be washing that  ... in the end I needed an emergency c-section so I had to get changed into ANOTHER type of hospital gown
I HIGHLY recommend taking some comfy loose cotton jammies for afterwards.. mine were a god send and they weren't as revealing as the hospital gowns LOL
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Posted: 05 August 2008 at 10:30am |
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i wore track pants and DF's top to hospital, but they put me in a hospital gown at middlemore.
But you honestly dont care what u are wearing whilst in labour lol i remember pulling my bra off and my boobs were hsnging out of the hospital gown, fully didnt care as i was hot and in pain.
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