So I’ve colour coded the sections in my list to show what went where. So my husband’s change of clothes was in one, my ‘post birth bag’ (breast pads, maternity pads, tucs) were in another. I packed using packing cubes to separate out a few of the sections. The suitcase with my things and the baby things in the changing rucksack. It also opened up so you could see all the contents clearly (think diving into a big holdall bag). It was easy to take around the hospital (think long corridors, baby, post-birth etc) and it packed everything really neatly. I used a small wheely suitcase for a couple of reasons. So I made sure that when I packed the bag/bags, he was fully aware of what was where. I was really focussed on my breathing as I was using hypnobirthing, so telling my husband where things were just was not happening. When I went into labour, it was all very fast. I got this tip from somewhere on YouTube when I was pregnant and I’m so glad I followed this. I’ve tried to be as comprehensive as possible based on whatever birth you have but of course, everyone is different. But for a regular 1-3 day stay, I think this list would work. We live pretty close to our hospital so my husband drove home every day and swapped clothes and got more supplies. If you’ve read my blog post about my birth, you’ll see that I was really fortunate, but did have to stay for a week in the hospital. It’s worth also mentioning that I had a pretty straightforward birth. However, I have linked them because of their quality and because these are the exact products I bought) I’ve also linked products as I go as I bought a lot of my supplies online (these are affiliate links so I do get a financial kickback if you purchase. I’ve made the list into a Pinterest pin too, so if you are expecting (huge congratulations!) make sure to ‘pin it’ to your boards so you can keep it for when you need it. I’m sharing what I packed and more importantly, what I used. Were there any essentials? I thought there was no better time to pop this post up! I wanted to share my realistic and essential hospital bag checklist and what I actually used as I see so many on the internet from people who are packing but haven’t actually given birth yet. I have a few friends who are pregnant and have asked me what I would realistically pack if I were to do it again. Everyone is so passionate about what they deem ‘essential’ in those first few hours of becoming a Mum. There are so many hospital bag checklists.
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