WHAT TO PACK IN YOUR HOSPITAL BAG: THE ULTIMATE HOSPITAL BAG

June 02,2024

I’m 38 weeks and this baby could arrive any day now… guess I should pack my hospital bag, no? This is my 3rd time packing a bag for delivery at the hospital and I have learned a thing or two about what you do – and don’t – need in the hospital. I’ve delivered with both a c-section and a nonsurgical delivery stay and the stuff you need is similar, but you will be at the hospital about 5 days with a C and about 2-3 with a vaginal birth. Here’s the ultimate hospital bag checklist: FOR BABY An easy swaddle – the nurses at the hospitals are baby burrito making PROS. They can use whatever scrap of cloth is handy and swaddle your baby like it’s still in the womb. My husband and I never could. Bring a swaddle