Labor & Birth Bag

• Picture ID, Insurance Card and Hospital Paperwork
• Your Birth Plan (at least 2 copies)
• *Eyeglasses/Contacts & Solution
• Bathrobe
• Slippers
• 2-3 Pairs Socks with grips
• Whatever Helps Relax You (Music, Pillows, Electric Candles, Oils, etc…)
• Heating Pad
• Fan
• *Birthing Clothes/Gown
• Jog Bras/Bathing Suit Tops (If you plan to labor in the water)
• Lip Balm
• Headband and/or Ponytail Holder
• Hard Candies/Peppermints
• Flip Flops
• Extension cord for electronic devices
• *Essential Oils
• *Essential Oil Diffuser (If at Hospital)

For You & Partner

• Snacks/Mints/Gum
• *Medications
• Toiletries
• Something to Read and/or Watch
• Pillows (Ones you don’t mind getting a bit messy)
• Cellphone Chargers

For Your Partner

• Camera (with Charger, Memory Card, Batteries and/or Charger)
• Change of Clothes & Undergarments (Bathing Suit if you want to get in the water with mom)
• Money (or Credit Card)

Hospital Bag For You

• Nursing Bras and Pads
• 2-3 Changes of Roomy/Comfortable Clothes
• Pillows

Hospital Bag for Partner

• 2-3 Changes of Clothes
• Undergarments
• Snacks
• Comfortable Pillows

What To Bring For Baby

• Installed Car Seat
• Going Home Outfit
• 1-2 Easy Outfits (t-shirts that snap in the front)
• Extra Blanket (For The Way Home If It’s Chilly)
• *A Thick Hat (If It Is A Colder Season)
• 1-2 Pairs of Socks
• Nail file

What to bring/prepare for siblings

• Snacks
• 2-3 changes of clothes
• Comfort Items (blanket, stuffed animal, etc…)
• Color Books & Coloring Utensils
• Reading Books
• DVD Player/Laptop to watch movies & Chargers
• Toiletries (If planning on spending the night)
• Puzzles/Small Games (without many pieces)
• Pillow
• Slippers