#DAD HOSPITAL BAG LIST FREE#

Nursing Bra - If you plan to breastfeed, you’ll need at least one of these. Remember, this is childbirth and not a romantic evening with your other half.

For your comfort’s sake, it's better to have them a bit big (to fit over the heavy-duty pads that the hospital has you in or that you’ve brought along) than too small. The hospital usually provides mesh panties, but you may want to wear your own if you find the hospital's to be too uncomfortable. Pads - Heavy flow overnight pads with wings. While the hospital provides heavy-duty pads right after delivery, you may want some in your bag for the ride home and especially if you plan on making any stops.

For c-sections and more complicated deliveries we recommend the same list but higher quantities of certain items (clothes, snacks, cash, etc.) Here’s what we recommend you add to Mom’s hospital bag: :) Mom will also need the most stuff in her bag, followed by baby, and Dad’s bag will likely be the easiest. Let’s start with Mom since she’ll be doing all the heavy lifting, nay, pushing, while Dad chills on a nearby couch and/or offers moral support. While it may seem way too far in advance when you do it, you’ll have your hospital bags ready and it will just be grab and go and no stress! Again, we’re certain you’ll thank us later! If you’ve had past pregnancies finish well before 40 weeks, are deemed high risk, or if there are other reasons why it may be even earlier (like twins!) then it may mean you pack your bag around the 28-34 week range. We’d recommend you not wait until you’re super close to your due date to pack your hospital bag! Pack it early so you don’t have to stress about a last-minute bag-packing scramble, especially if your water breaks! If your pregnancy, and previous pregnancies (if any), is progressing in a normal fashion we’d recommend packing it at 36 or 37 weeks.

#DAD HOSPITAL BAG LIST FREE#

We’re positive you’ll thank us later! Just read through the lists for each person below, print out one of the free printable hospital bag checklists, and make sure you are fully prepared for your hospital trip and childbirth! Not only have we put together checklists for each person but we’ve also included a variety of free printables for each person headed to the hospital. Add in the fact that a standard hospital stay for a problem-free vaginal birth is typically 2 days, while c-sections or more complicated births can be 3 days or more, and the need for a well-prepared hospital bag for labor and delivery is all the higher!Īs a group of women who have done this many times we thought it would be helpful to put together some hospital bag checklists for all participants that may need them - Mom, Dad, and baby. So, while it may seem like you just show up to the hospital and baby pops out and everyone goes home happy it’s a bit more complicated than that.

And, yes, that bundle of joy will come on its own terms and likely when it’s most inconvenient-your first taste of “baby runs the schedule now”! And we’re not even talking about the 9 months of childbearing that precede the actual day your bundle of joy finally decides to arrive. We think it’s a pretty fair statement to say that most people know that childbirth is no walk in the park (though husbands might not fully grasp just how easy they have it until they’ve witnessed baby number one arrive!).

Dad hospital bag list