Packing List for your Hospital Bag

Baby on the way? Congratulations! If your due date is approaching soon then it might be a great time to think about what you'll need for the birth. We got the essentials needed for your labor bag.

Checklists for the Parents

For Mom

Toiletries

❏ Toothbrush & toothpaste

❏ Deodorant

❏ Travel size shower cream, shampoo & conditioner

❏ Body Lotion

❏ Skin-care Products

❏ Facial Wipes

❏ Lip Balm

❏ Nipple Balm

❏ Nursing Pads

❏ Maternity Pads

❏ Hairbrush

❏ Hair ties & hair clips (will be needed for long hair)

Clothing

❏ Nursing and/or soft and comfortable bras

❏ Nursing Top

❏ Underwear (the bigger the better)

❏ Socks (soft and comfy)

❏ Your favorite PJ's

❏ Bathrobe (comfortable and easy to put on)

❏ Loungewear (take wide and comfortable clothes with you, which you can put on and off easily)

❏ Slippers and/or flip-flops (so your feet will not get cold when you are walking around on the hospital's hallway)

❏ Going-home Outfit

❏ Glasses and contact lenses (pack glasses, contact lenses can slip and disturb while giving birth)

Comfy Items

❏ Earplugs (for those silent moments)

❏ Your Najell Pregnancy Pillow

❏ Wellness products (if you decide to giving birth in a bathtub or if a special kind of music or scent always calms you, you should take massage oil, CD's, aroma lamps or bath additives with you)

Food and drink

❏ Hard candy, dextrose or mouth drops (to keep your mouth moist during labor)

❏ Water bottle that's easy to drink from

Entertainment

❏ Phone

❏ Long-cord Charger

❏ Headphones (to listen to all your favorites)

❏ Book and/or magazines

❏ Notepad or journal and pen (to scribble down thoughts, moments and memories)

For Partner

Toiletries

❏ Toothbrush and toothpaste

❏ Deodorant

❏ Travel size shower cream, shampoo & conditioner

❏ Face Wash

❏ Lotion

❏ Pain Killers

Clothing

❏ Change of clothes

❏ Underwear

❏ Socks

❏ PJ's

❏ Bathrobe

❏ Slippers

❏ Glasses and contact lenses (if you need them)

❏ An extra bag (for all the goodies from the hospital)

Paperwork, info and important stuff

❏ Birth Plan (to share your expectations and preferences)

❏ ID and Wallets

❏ Insurance Cards

❏ Medical Cards

❏ Money (for the vending machines)

❏ Folder (for all hospital handouts)

Entertainment

❏ Phone

❏ Long-cord Charger

❏ Camera and/or video camera (to record this unique moment for eternity)

❏ Camera Charger and Batteries

❏ Speaker (for all those great playlists)

❏ Book and/or magazines

Checklist for the hospital

For the baby

❏ Bodies

❏ Socks

❏ A beanie or two

❏ Binky Blanket/comforter (a tip is to sleep with it a couple of weeks before, to get that familiar feel)

❏ A Najell Wrap (is perfect for carrying your baby, while bonding and being close)

❏ A Najell SleepCarrier (to carry your baby around without waking up the baby)

❏ Diapers (is usually provided at the hospital, but it's always good to pack some extra)

❏ Small towels (for unexpected mess)

❏ Baby Wipes

❏ Pacifier

❏ Car Seat

What's usually there?

❏ Bath Towels

❏ Hospital Gowns

❏ Basic Toiletries

❏ Disposable Underwear

❏ Grip Socks

❏ Thick Sanitary Pads

❏ Standard Pillow and Blankets

❏ Wheat Pillow

❏ Diapers

Call your mid-wife in good time before if you're not sure about what to bring or not.

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