Showing posts with label Hospital Bag. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hospital Bag. Show all posts

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Am I Missing Anything?

In case you haven't read and memorized my self indulgent list of 100 things about me (listed on the tab above) something you should know - I'm an established over-packer. And not in a "Oh, ha ha, me too" kind of way, but more like in an "anxiety-ridden paranoid Boy Scout" kind of way. But I did my best to dial down the crazy for our hospital bags, because for the small amount of time I'm hoping we'll actually be at the hospital, I don't want to go too overboard. I've broken down our main bag in to subcategories, here's what we've got so far:

Toiletries:
Shampoo & Conditioner
Hair Brush
Toothbrushes
Hair Ties
Razor
Deodorant
Make-up
Chap stick
Maxi Pads
Nursing Pads
Nipple Cream

Clothes:
Laboring Gown (I'd like to wear my own clothes. I realize I'll probably have to throw the gown away. It's a sleeveless, tea length cotton night gown I bought for $4.48 at Targ.et off of the clearance rack)
Nursing Bra (I'll wear a regular one to the hospital)
Socks and Roo's (Underwear) (For both Mom and Dad) (AWWWWW)
Maternity Pants (to go home in)
Over sized Cardigan (In place of a robe)
Shirts (For both Mom and Dad)
Flannel Bottoms (For Dad)

Misc:
Pillows 
Camera's & Chargers
Call List
iPad
Bose Speaker (For playing music from an iPod)
iPod

Food:
Cereal Bars
Apple Sauce
Crackers
Trail Mix
Gatorade
Stuff for the Nurses (I need to run by Cos.tco to pick up a large tin of Cookies or Chocolates as a thank you to the staff)

Diaper Bag:
Diapers  (I know the hospital will provide some)
Wipes
Feeding Cover
Baby Nail Clippers
Burpee's
Blankets
Mittens
Socks
Shirts (These were recommended by a friend who just had a baby. She said they're great because they won't disturb baby's tender belly button, and they have built in mittens which are ideal for two reasons 1. They provide protection from the baby's nails in case the stupid mittens you brought won't stay on. 2. Keeps your potentially germ plagued visitors from grabbing baby's hands - It's flu season, yo)
Hats
Three different outfits (ranging in sizes, cause we don't know how big or little our monkey will be)

So what say you ladies? Am I missing anything?