What I'm Packing in my Hospital Bag

My due date is just 7 weeks away and I’m starting to prepare for the big day by making my hospital bag list! I’m lucky to have amazing friends who shared their lists with me and I also took notes from the book Nurture by Erica Chidi Cohen and of course the list provided by my pregnancy app, What to Expect. I hope this helps! I included links of the brands I bought. Moms- anything I am missing or don’t need?? I will update this after labor with what I actually used/or wished I had!

Hospital Bag List

• My Vitruvi Essential Oil Diffusor with lavender and geranium oils (use vitruviXmollysbest for 20% discount if you are interested in purchasing! Obsessed with mine) or just the roller oils

• Feeding pillow- or My Breast Friend feeding pillow

• 2 pairs pajamas (buttons make breastfeeding easier, like these Eberjey sleep shirts)

• Robe

• Slippers

• 3 pairs comfy socks

• Birth ball

• Comfy outfit to go home in (reminder, will still look 6 months pregnant, something that is dark/easy to wash as will still be bleeding)

• 2 Nursing bras or camisoles

• Camera if you plan on using something besides Iphone

• Flip flops for shower

• Aquaphor for dry lips

• Nipple cream

• Earth Mama herbal perineal spray - cooling spray for down below

• Frida Baby “Mom Washer”

• Your own delivery gown (if you are a bit of a germaphobe like me- this is the one I ordered!)

• 2 pair underwear- Thinx period underwear for the post labor bleeding or just bigger comfortable cotton underwear

• Insurance card and any hospital paperwork

• Cord blood banking kit if you plan to do that

• Snacks for during/after labor- coconut water, granola, whole grain crackers, bananas, Justin’s almond butter packs, bottled smoothies

• Phone charger (extension cord as outlets aren’t by the bed)

• Laptop and book (I will be bringing my Nurture book!)

• Maxi pads or Depends (friends said the depends are more comfortable than the extra large maxi pads…sexy! Hospital has pads)

• 2 Pillows from home (one for husband)

• Towel (colored if possible, will be bleeding)

• toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, travel shampoo/conditioner, hair brush, face wash/face wipes, face cream, lotion, deodorant, ponytail holder, any makeup)

• Ear buds/eye mask to sleep

• baby going home outfit - footie outfit with side snaps or tie, hat, blanket (if you want one with the baby’s name on it, order 6-8 weeks ahead of your due date from Boco Baby

• Make sure car seat is set up to take baby home

• Winter babies- make sure to have an extra blanket to get the baby from the hospital to the car and a car seat bunting bag

• Extra pillow and change of clothes for husband

• Empty bag for everything you take from the hospital

Things to take from the hospital:

• bowl for sponge bath

• Formula (in case milk is late to come in or any issues)

• Diapers

• Wipes

• Nasal Aspirator

• Disposable underwear

• maxi pads

• Colace (stool softener for constipation)

• Disposable ice packs

• Water proof mattress cover for bed

• Swaddle blankets

• Perineum spray bottle

• Pacifiers

• Nursing pads

• lanolin cream

• Baby bottles

• baby tshirts

• wash cloths and burp cloths