Labour/Hospital Bag
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Topic: Labour/Hospital Bag
Posted By: preggy_sunflower
Subject: Labour/Hospital Bag
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 12:48pm
Ok ladies - give me your combined wealth of knowledge!! What suggestions do you have for what to take for labour and the few days in Birthcare??? We've packed the bubba bag, but the mama bag is a bit trickier. What did you use/not use, need/not need, wish you'd taken.... all of it!! Any ideas gratefully received  ------------- Joshua Hadynn - Born 3 May 2006 |
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 12:52pm
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Wish I'd taken - some decent clothes to come home in (all the pics of Maya's homecoming have me looking scruffy!), something to read (I did have random moments of boredom), food!!! (Birthcare have nice meals, but they are small!).
Took and didn't need - pads - the ones they provided were awesome. Took and needed - lots and lots and lots of undies! I kid you not, I prbably used about 15 pairs in the 3 days I was there! Breastpads - can't remember if they are supplied but I think I used my own. Oh and sneaky tip - pilfer some of their nappies and pads... but you didn't hear that from me...  -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 12:52pm
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i would take your own maternity pads, the ones birthcare provides were like sandpaper on my poor bruised vagina.
breastpads too, i forgot mine and my milk came in really quick. cellphone charger lip balm those are the only non-obvious things i can think of at the moment, preggy brain!! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 12:55pm
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i so agree about the food emma. i was soooo hungry and the meals were yummy but i could have eaten 3 times as much as they served! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 12:57pm
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I agree about food too... especially snacky type stuff for midnight feeds!
Ummm... Nathaniel surprised me with a That's Life Puzzle Mag, that was really good cause I could do it in bits as I felt like it ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 12:58pm
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I made my mum bring me Hot Cross Buns and bananas... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 2:04pm
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Juice, I got sick of drinking water..
Your own pillow! With a pillowcase in a bright colour, so you don't leave it there by mistake. Earplugs lol, I didn't take any but if I did I might have had a decent nights sleep, the other baby sharing the room with us cried all night long, mine sleep peacefully 
Comfy pjs! A cute outfit for bub to come home in, I took size 000 and it almost fit her, she was little though at 6lbs 9oz. Chocolate
A hot water bottle, wheatpack - I took these to the hospital while I was in labour. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 2:07pm
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yeah - i remember mum bringing me a couple of lemon honey filled muffins from the hospital cafe - boy i treated them like gold - at the time she got them i didn't feel like them, but got hungry late the first night and after that first bite i was hooked!! lol i now actively seek them out when i am on practice at the hospital. paper and pen - to write down names and phone numbers of other mummies you meet that might want to stay in contact with, (or address book, which you'll probably have anyway) umm, extra pillows? i dunno about where you are gonna go, but i know in our hospital - the beds are the old ones that take huge effort to adjust between sitting and lying, so i just had a few pillows i would stack behind myself so i could sit comfortably to feed without having to adjust the bed. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 2:59pm
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my own pillow nothing better ,sillpers ,large drink bottle,lots of nickers and food!!!!!!!!!! ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 4:06pm
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lol, definatly lots of undies!!! and even a few pj's! i had a wee accident with the bday(ok thats not how you spell it!) and water squirted out and wet my only pair of pj's! doh!
and definatly some snacks mmmmm..... i forgot heaps both times but hubby and my mum did some running around for me, mind you i was only in hospital the night i had my second baby, but 5 days with my first then re-admitted for another 2 nights a week after she was born. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 17 March 2006 at 10:13pm
| Yeah, nice pyjama type things. I didn't really bring naything attractive so kinda had to slide down the wall of the PN ward when I was going to the loo or the shower and hope no one noticed me! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 19 March 2006 at 10:00am
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The beds at Birthcare rock - they have a remote control thingie. They had the same ones in the womens assessment unit at Akl hospital when I was there a few weeks ago, so they must have upgraded the grotty ones they had at Nat Womens before they moved. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: pixeldust
Date Posted: 19 March 2006 at 10:37am
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Pack a tri-pillow - they rock! They're the BEST for when you're learning to breastfeed. In fact, I still use mine now for feeding Mason when I'm at home (I'm too lazy to hold him up!)
Lots of cheap maxipads in case your waters break. I didn't have any to use on the way to the hospital, just my maternity ones which I wanted to save for afterwards. A small notebook and a pen, to make notes of how you feel, keep a record of when baby feeds/sleeps etc, and keep track of any medication you've taken (I ended up forgetting that I'd taken painkillers already and took twice as many as I needed to!) High energy snacks for when you're feeding in the night. My fave was custard cream bikkies! -------------  
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Posted By: 98765
Date Posted: 19 March 2006 at 12:03pm
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Juice - u get real thirsty when breastfeeding and u get so over water
clothes - i got sick of wearing my PJs ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 19 March 2006 at 2:22pm
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well i know what u definetly need-underwear! i forgot to pack any so the ride from national womens to Birthcare was not very pleasent lol
My mate that had her baby recently packed (in matching luggage sets of course) 2pairs of PJs 2 different change of clothes outfits shampoo and conditioner pillow body wash slippers magazines 3 disposable cameras and 1 digital camera cellphone and self phone charger pads pens brush makeup the kitchen sink.....well only cos it wouldnt fit lol |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 20 March 2006 at 8:00am
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This is a good thread im taking down notes
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 20 March 2006 at 8:06am
| I was told not to drink juice as it can make your urine acidic - lots of fun if you have stitches or grazes! I had powerade though. remember to have a camera with BACK_UP batteries!! a book or something is good - i had an MP3 player/psp. i agree with the pillow - but don't leave it there like i did (thanks PN hospital for returning it!) |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 20 March 2006 at 8:32am
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Camera and batteries are good... but you need to remember you have them! Nat brought them into the hospital with the rest of the stuff when I went in to have Josiah, but we both forgot we even had the camera until an hour after he was born! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 20 March 2006 at 9:22am
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I wish I took a pillow....the pillow in Hospital was made of plastic or some thing....because I was sweating like crazy....could not sleep at all.
Take your pregnancy cloths just in case...I did not fit into my normal cloths.....even tho I fit them now. So you dont walk out of the hospital wearing your PJ's (ahm..Like me). I hated the hospital food...it was Yuk....so it would be great if some one could bring you home made stuff. Oh and those pants/shirt PJ's are great and make sure there are buttons in front so that it is easy to breast feed........ ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: preggy_sunflower
Date Posted: 20 March 2006 at 10:15am
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This is brilliant Thank you all sooooooooooooo much for your wonderful tips and advice. I really appreciate it ------------- Joshua Hadynn - Born 3 May 2006 |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 20 March 2006 at 10:34am
cell phone and charger plus list of numbers for people to call to tell them the exciting news!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 26 March 2006 at 10:20pm
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bump for jax ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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