The Hospital Bag: Essential items that will enhance your birth experience

What you bring to the hospital may directly affect your birth experience — your comfort, centeredness, and peace of mind. For the mother during labor I recommend:

  • 2 comfy, non-slippery socks

  • Comfy, long robe

  • oversized T-shirt, long dress or labor gown of your choice

  • sport bra or bikini top to take a shower or bath with

  • nursing bra

  • hair cap

  • hairbands

  • dry shampoo

  • Q-tips

  • lip balm

  • coconut oil

  • toothpaste & brush

  • mouthwash

  • dental floss

  • favorite soap, shampoo and conditioner

  • blow dryer

  • prenatal supplements

  • glasses and/or contact lenses with holder

  • postpartum underwear

  • front bottomed pajamas

  • slippers

  • nail file

  • coconut water

  • spring water

  • honey sticks

  • sour lollipop

  • lime

  • miso soup or chicken broth

  • cranberry juice

  • favorite tea

  • first meal after delivery

  • eletronic devices charger

  • extra pillow with bright, colorful pilllow case

  • fleece blanket

  • wireless heating pad

  • heating bag

  • towel

  • flipflops

  • birth ball

  • birth stool

  • focus point itens

  • birth plan

  • postpartum plan

  • essential oils

  • massage oil

  • diffusor

  • eletrical kettle

  • going-home outfit

For your baby:

  • car seat

  • earflat hat

  • socks

  • gloves

  • receiving blanket

  • going-home outfit

For the labor companion:

  • extra clothes

  • flipflops

  • extra pillow

  • blanket

  • toiletries

  • swimming suit

  • snacks

  • travel pillow

Be packed and ready for the great birth you have always imagined!

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