24 THINGS YOU ACTUALLY NEED IN YOUR HOSPITAL BAG (+ A FREE PRINTABLE CHECKLIST)

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Despite my husband’s repeated requesting (almost every day for two weeks) that I pack the hospital bag for labor, we still needed to race home – in the two hours the hospital allowed us – to throw some stuff in a bag.

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1) LIP BALM

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If your hair is long, it’ll be in your face, driving you nuts, stuck to the back of your neck with sweat – you know how hair gets. And if your hair in your face irritates you on a good day, it’ll drive you nuts in labor.

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Perhaps socks that you could throw away. I definitely did throw away one pair of socks…

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(We didn’t have this and my husband made probably 15 trips to the sink with the tiny cup they gave us. It’s an essential om my hospital bag checklist for mom for next time, and you’ll want it after you deliver as well.)

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