Yes, another hospital bag thread... !
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Topic: Yes, another hospital bag thread... !
Posted By: jax
Subject: Yes, another hospital bag thread... !
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 1:24pm
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I won't put up my whole list though as it is pretty similar to Toni's, but there were a few things I wanted to quickly ask about. I know that the hospital or birthing centre will usually provide nappies and wipes for your stay, but I am planning on taking a few anyway "just in case". The question is, how many ?? More so for the wipes than the nappies, have already got them sorted. However, the packs of wipes I have are quite big (80's), and can't really be split up. Ideas?
Also, at home we only use shampoo and conditioner that come in really big bottles, can anyone recommend a good brand and where to get some travel sized ones? Actually, that's about it. Thought I had more to ask, but it will probably come to me later ! LOL  ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 1:27pm
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DO you perhaps have little bottles around the house that you could just transfer the shampoo or conditioner into???
And next time you are at the supermarket grab some plastic bags (like the gladbag thingys) and then you can shove some wipes in there. Otherwise, just snake some from the pick'n'mix bins 
I took a pack of nappies and a small pack of wipes (about 30 I think). |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 1:35pm
I was thinking about that Nikki and I don't think we do, might ring my mum though because she used to have a whole box full of little bottles for stuff like that. Good idea about the glad bags though LOL  I will add some to the grocery list. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 1:44pm
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the $2 shop sells those empty bottles for that purpose Jax ------------- "> 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 1:55pm
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I don't think I took any nappies.. you get these new mother packs with quite a few samples of nappies and wipes and nappy creams etc.. you only need one disposible to go home in and we just used the cloth hospital nappies while we were there. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 2:03pm
The new mum freebie packs I got were really useless - I was hoping for some good stuff, but not a free nappy or wipe in sight  ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 2:06pm
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That sux! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 3:07pm
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If you're at Birthcare Jax I wouldn't bother with nappies - they supply Huggies, and there are so many of them around that I even managed to pinch a couple of packs to take home
They don't supply wipes tho, they supply nappy liners instead to use as wipes which I found a bit dry and scratchy. -------------  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: lenabeanz
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 3:21pm
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I got a pack on my bed when I went to post natal suite after Arna was born - cant remember what was in there cause David grabbed it and took it home!! ------------- http://www.snugglepie.com"> 
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Posted By: 98765
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 3:48pm
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I took sample packs of shampoo and conditioner from avon i think i mite have some more lying around if u want me to send them 2 u ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 4:25pm
| Ohhh pantene and sunsilk are giving away freebies at the moment on their websites i think i just asked for some and should get them soon, u could give that a go? |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 4:26pm
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Jax you get a bounty pack once you've had your baby that has a couple of different nappies etc in it... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 5:09pm
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Ok well I will try to just worry about the wipes then, although I seem to have fit everything in so far, with a *little* room to spare for my own clothes LOL I will wait a little while yet before I do that as I am currently living in the ones I want to take with me LOL ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: fairsk8
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 5:49pm
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Also film canisters are great for little amounts of shampoo and conditioner. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/"> 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 11 June 2006 at 11:35am
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jax you could get some travel size packs of wipes. we get the pams ones to put in jack's bag when we go out and about. i think they have about 23-30 in them ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 11 June 2006 at 3:10pm
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**sneaks off to remove the pack of 30 newborn nappies she packed in her hospital bag**
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 11 June 2006 at 6:16pm
LOL Robyn I haven't turned on my computer all day until now, but we did our fortnightly grocery shop this morning and I saw those travel packs of Pams wipes and grabbed one ! I also now have some small containers for my shampoo and conditioner - yay for "smidgets" LOL (Geez, I'm ALREADY making tupperware jokes!) Will probably take out the nappies I've put in there too. And as there is a chemists attached to the Pak n Save we go to in Albany, I picked up some Arnica and Tea Tree oil, so am *almost* all packed as well ! ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 12 June 2006 at 11:19am
I took a huggies travel pack full of wipes...but as I mentioned before Hospital did not give us any wipes at all.....and I found that the first poos are all sticky and green and it took me several wipes to get her cleaned off properly so the travel pack was finished very quickly. I ended up asking my hubby to bring the 160pack bag of wipes from home! Nappies how ever was not a problem...I was given loads from the hospital....so you might not even need any...but keep a small pack! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 12 June 2006 at 3:11pm
jax...i'm vanessa not robyn 
when i had jack all i needed were clothes to take him home in, they supplied everything else..nappies, wipes, pads for me etc i'm going to be birthing somewhere different this time though (as long as bubs isn't breech again), so i'll have to check what i'm going to need.. ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 12 June 2006 at 4:55pm
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ARRRRRRRRRRGH ! *bangs head on desk* dont YOU be embarassed, how dumb am I? Just as bad if not worse than the parmesan cheese incident at lunchtime *sigh* ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: lenabeanz
Date Posted: 12 June 2006 at 5:23pm
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Parmasen cheese.... incident....
I dont even think I want to ask Jax!! ------------- http://www.snugglepie.com">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 12 June 2006 at 5:40pm
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Well, I do!
What's the parmasen cheese incident that happened at lunch, Jax? ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 12 June 2006 at 7:00pm
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Well, I had macaroni cheese for lunch and a glass of chocolate milk. The macaroni was the instant microwave kind, so I had to let it stand for a little while so that the sauce could thicken. I also like a little bit of parmesan cheese on top of my macaroni, and so took this out of the fridge at the same time as the chocolate milk. Poured myself a glass of chocolate milk, put the jug back in the fridge and the glass (now with chocolate milk in it) down on the counter next to the macaroni, and just stood there waiting for a bit. The next thing you know, I feel thirsty (didn't get stuck into the choc milk straight away), so I picked up what I *thought* was my glass and put it to my mouth - only it *wasn't* the chocolate milk but the canister of parmesan cheese. D'oh ! Luckily the lid was shut on the canister or I literally would have got a mouthful Had a good giggle to myself, and was quite thankful nobody else actually saw me do it LOL ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 12 June 2006 at 7:18pm
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Hehe Jax ------------- 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: james
Date Posted: 12 June 2006 at 7:30pm
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lollollol oh preggy brain so fun ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 12 June 2006 at 8:08pm
| hehe I was thinking hmm what had I said, I dont remember posting anything on here then realised you meant vanessa! Thanks for the tip on pantene and sunsilk, Ive asked for some samples too! |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 8:32am
I thought you were going to tell us you put the cheese in your choccy milk  LOL------------- http://lilypie.com">
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