I am 35 weeks now and the impending time is starting to really drive my crazy! 😅
I’m so excited, but also a little nervous about how labor & delivery will go this time around as a high risk pregnancy.
One thing I do know, is that having a hospital bag packed is a must, and at this point in time I wanted to have mine ready for whenever little miss decides to come.
So here’s a complete list of what I decided to bring this time around. All of these I either used last time or plan to use this time.
Unless anything changes, I do plan to have a natural birth this go around so some of these are items I’ve packed to help with pain management and techniques.
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Labor bag checklist:
✓ Combs – pain management
✓ Coconut water – vita coco- for hydration
✓ Sage clary oil- for contractions. I used it with Hudson too!
✓ Water bottle
✓ Phone Charger
✓ Syringes for colostrum- especially great for newborns.
✓ Shower shoes
✓ Lavender oil
✓ Diffuser
✓ Newborn outfit
✓ Postpartum underwear
✓ Nursing bra
✓ Robe
✓ Dry shampoo – Incase a shower doesn’t happen soon after. Haha!
✓ Postpartum girdle – I used this with Hudson and it helped a lot with helping my uterus and pelvis recovery.
✓ Nipple cream
✓ Chapstick
✓ Playlist for labor – I did with Hudson and loved it!
✓ Makeup bag
✓ Heating pad – for back labor pain management!
✓ Sound machine
✓ Comfy socks – Bringing my same ones I wore when I had Hudson. It’s a tradition now!🥰
✓ Toiletries
✓ Comfy clothes – I found a perfect flowy nursing tank top for heading home after, in this heat!
✓ Tuck pads
✓ Dermaplast
✓ L&D plan – A must if you have certain details you wanted followed! I will also be delivering at a new hospital so this one’s important to me!
I’d love to know if you have any hospital bag essentials I might have missed that you loved. Let me know below in the comments!
Xoxo, Shantel