THINGS YOU ACTUALLY NEED IN YOUR HOSPITAL BAG (A REALISTIC HOSPITAL BAG CHECKLIST)

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.

Don’t tell him (husband) I’m saying this, but he was right, and I should have packed the freakin’ hospital bag at 8.5 months pregnant.) I don’t REALLY  know why I didn’t get around to packing the bag before I went into labor, except I’ve always been a last-minute sorta girl, and that’s just that.

Perhaps it’s actually because I was avoiding the reality of labor, or maybe I just had other things on my pre-baby to-do list (third-trimester checklist) that seemed more important. Those both seem like valid reasons.

I am a sort of basic kinda girl… I did not want to pack the “extra stuff” in my hospital bag – music to labor to, or nursing nighties. (Like, we know we’re not moving into the hospital, right?)

IS IT JUST ME, OR IS THERE AN ABUNDANCE OF “FLUFFY” PREGNANCY HOSPITAL BAG CHECKLIST ARTICLES OUT THERE?

Seriously – throw these things in a small bag on TOP of everything else, or in a side pocket so they’re quickly accessible once the real fun starts. Don’t be like me and realize the lip balm is in the car.

WHILE I’M IN LABOR” STUFF (PUT THESE ON THE TOP OF YOUR HOSPITAL BAG PACKING LIST!)

Remember – the hospital likely provides underwear, pads, a peri bottle, over the counter pain killers, stool softeners and all that sorta medically necessary stuff. (You can always check beforehand if you’re worried they won’t have this stuff.)

AFTER IT’S OVER” STUFF – A REALISTIC HOSPITAL BAG CHECKLIST

Remember, baby REALLY doesn’t need you to take a bunch of things to the hospital, I promise. The hospital has almost everything you’ll need. Really! But you SHOULD definitely take these things:

BABY HOSPITAL BAG CHECKLIST:

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