BAG FOR HOSPITAL OR CLINIC STAY

• Comfortable clothes or pyjamas that open at the front for the duration of your stay.

• Disposable panties.

• Thick sanitary pads for after the birth (Dr. White’s or Carriwell are good).

• Ice pack to relieve pain around the perineum (a waterfilled frozen condom does wonders).

• Feeding bra.

• Breast pads.

• Gel breast pads (cold or warm) to relieve engorged breasts.

• Healthy snacks and fruit juice.

• Mirror.

• Stationery.

• Something to read. Most babies sleep a lot, and you’ll have to pass the time.

• Bag for dirty laundry.

• A clean set of loose and comfortable clothes for home time. Remember your uterus will still be swollen, so you’re not yet going to fit in your pre-preggie clothes, no matter how much you want to!