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- Lots of food! own bedding, toilet paper, eye mask, extra credit, swimmers for partner to help support you in shower/bath in labour. Mother of sienna 5 months
- Clothes,pads Mother of aleisha-may 2
- Disposable undies. Mother of Madison, 9 months
- Pack 2 bags, 1 for me & 1 for Baby. In my bag I pack 4 sets of PJ's, 2 maternity bras, lots of undies, slippers, A couple of packets of Maternity Pads, Breast Pads, All my toiletries. In Baby's Bag, 6 singlets, 6 Jumpsuits, 3 little hats, 3 wraps, 2 blankets, 1 pack of nappies & whipes. That's going on a 3 day stay. Mother of Campbell 4, Hunter 2 1/2 & Marshall 4 months
Pyjamas, comfy clothes (maternity ones), LOTS of underwear, nursing bras, nursing pads, maternity pads, personal items such as shampoo, toothbrush etc, clothes for baby, nappies and wipes, a dummy if you want to use one, a magazine or book, an address book or mobile, light snacks and a drink bottle. Mother of Felix, 17 months
- Comfy clothes
- Toiletries, pads, comfy clothes,slippers, thongs dressing gown, phone charger, camera, snacks. Mother of laicey-6, emilie-2, tyler-11 weeks
- Favorite Pillow, Tooth Brush brush, makeup, Toodthbrush, Tootpaste, Comfy Clothes, PJ's and lots of undies! Maternity pads and breast pads. A few baby jump suits, camera and PHONE CHARGER, Magazines, books. Mother of Zac 2
- Lip balm, lots of old knickers (dark colours), comfortable day clothes. Mother of Keegan, Caden and Chase - 3 boys
- Pads, pajamas(& spare), nice clothes(i didn't want to feel yucky, so these gave me a boost), lots of undies, socks(hospitals tend to get cool), camera(plus camera & phone chargers), toiletries, plastic bags(soiled clothes)... Mother of Seth, Cooper, Nate
- Ural! Snacks for the late night feeds. Mother of Ewan, 1
- Lots of undies,breastpads n maternity pads.lots of baby clothes n nappies. Mother o f Melanie 11months
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Why was is unnecessary |
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Clothing for mum |
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Lots of fresh clean undies |
Needed to get fresh and clean |
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Old loose underwear |
Comfort factor as I had an episiotomy |
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Big knickers (caesarean) |
Comes up over the wound |
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Big granny undies |
Don’t rub on c/section wound |
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Breastfeeding singlets |
For ease of breastfeeding with visitors |
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Comfortable undies and PJs |
Sore after caesarean |
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Comfy clothes |
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Trackies |
Comfort factor |
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Tracksuit |
Comfort during the day |
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Maternity PJs |
Comfort, easy for feeding |
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Pyjamas |
Comfort |
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Pjs |
Comfy and familiar |
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Clothes |
To feel well not sick in PJs |
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Robe |
Disguises all under garments |
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Slippers |
A big must |
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Slippers |
Comfort |
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Socks |
Cold feet |
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Loose clothing |
Still looked pregnant after birth |
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Maternity bras |
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Wrong size once milk came in – needed bigger size |
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Nice PJs |
Not |
Because you are bleeding and will ruin them |
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Nighties |
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Didn’t wear them |
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Other items for mum |
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Sanitary pads |
Good to have different sizes of pads |
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Maternity pads- 3 packs |
You never know how much you will bleed and how many you will use |
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Pads |
Very useful!! |
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Maternity pads |
Protection |
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Maternity pads |
The ones at the hospital weren’t that great |
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Maternity pads |
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Lots of sanitary pads |
Great to change often |
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Breast pads |
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Milk only came in 1 day before leaving hospital, didn’t need many until I went home. |
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Whoa the milk! |
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Breast pads |
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In case of leaky boobs! |
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Lasinoh |
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Had no need to use – was a waste of money |
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Lasinoh |
Sore nipples |
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Lasinoh |
Improved nipple condition |
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Nipple cream |
Whoa breast feeding |
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Nipple shields |
Help child latch on to breast |
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Lip balm |
Helped with dry lips through labour and due to hospital air con |
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Lip gloss |
Lips get dry lots |
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Shower gel |
Needed to get fresh and clean |
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Body wash |
Made me smell and feel good |
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Make-up |
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No time. You aren’t going to look good anyway |
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Perfume/cosmetics |
To feel normal |
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Cosmetics |
Photos, cheering me up |
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Ice packs |
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Wrong size to be useful |
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Ural (tell nurses if using medication brought from home) |
Because when you have a baby and then pee it stings |
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Dried apricots |
You want soft poos after giving birth |
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Banana pillow |
Wanted the comfort of my own pillow |
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Own pillow |
Something familiar |
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Favourite snacks |
Great for late at night |
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Items for labour |
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Food |
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Hospital was pretty good with snacks |
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Food |
Veryyyyy |
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Water and snacks |
Had a long labour so was necessary, keep energised |
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Snacks for during labour for hubby and me |
Can go for a long time, need to keep strength up |
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Music |
Calming |
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Ipod |
Good calming/distraction pre delivery |
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Music for labour |
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Didn’t end up using it because there was no time |
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Tens machine |
Redirected my focus |
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Massage oil |
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Could not stand anyone touching me, poor hubby! |
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Items for baby |
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Nappies |
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Hospital wanted us to use their nappies |
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Nappies |
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Hospital supplied half a pack of newborn nappies |
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Baby sling |
To carry/settle baby |
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Baby clothes of varying sizes |
Big baby – needed bigger size than we thought |
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3 x grow suits, the fleecy ones |
Hospital air con can be cold. grow suits are the easiest to use as you change a newborn often. |
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6 sleep suits |
Nice to have own |
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Baby clothes and lots of nappies |
Used throughout stay |
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Own baby clothes and wraps |
Fun dressing baby up |
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3 X cotton wraps |
I took my own for photos etc |
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Wraps, blankets |
They’re on hand if you need them |
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Baby mittens (didn’t take) |
To stop little nails scratching them |
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Baby mittens |
I don’t want new baby with scratches on face |
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Dummies |
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Wasn’t confident enough to use with first baby in hospital |
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Dummy |
Kids were all suckers |
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Dummy |
Settling |
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Baby formula |
For top ups until milk comes in |
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Other |
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HBF (health insurance) info |
Just in case you need your card |
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Book |
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R U kidding me. No time for it |
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Reading material |
Take mind off things, passes time |
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Books, puzzles |
Too tired to get bored enough to read or do puzzles |
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Sudoku and crosswords |
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Too exciting to do |
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Magazine |
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No time!! |
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Mobile phone |
To contact friends |
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Mobile phone |
To contact family and friends |
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Mobile phone |
Contacting husband, friends, birth announcement |
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Camera |
To catch all the moments before and after the birth. Fun to look back on now and have a laugh |
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Blow up mattress for hubby |
Spare beds at hospital were VERY uncomfortable |
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Pen and paper |
Back up for filling out menu, paperwork etc |
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Pen |
Fill out all the baby forms |
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Wristwatch |
Helped with documenting feeds |
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