We have already run 30 weeks of waiting, and time brings you closer to a meeting with the baby. It’s time to prepare a list of things at the maternity hospital so that when you collect the bag you don’t forget anything, on the one hand, and on the other hand, you don’t have to bring several large packages to the hospital so that you don’t even have time to need it.
Perhaps it’s too early to collect things, especially since you use some of them at home every day, but you can make a list of what you need to take with you to the hospital right now.
Documents
Papers top the list of things in the hospital. It:
- The passport.
- Exchange card.
- Medical insurance policy.
- Birth contract, if any.
Put all this in a daddy and carry with you constantly, you never know where and when you will be caught by the beginning birth. After all, the papers contain information about the course of pregnancy, information about the state of your general health, and the results of the analyzes are also there. Few of the expectant mothers want to be in the same room with suspicious women in labor who have never passed tests for HIV or syphilis due to their lifestyle.
If the delivery is planned jointly, the husband’s documents will also be needed: a passport, test results and fluorography.
List of things in the hospital
1. Clock or phone
The longest of the three periods of labor takes place most often in the prenatal ward. To count the duration of fights, you need a stopwatch or watch with a second hand. You can also use a cell phone for this purpose.
This means of communication will come in handy and for fixing key information, for example, to record the name and patronymic of the doctor, the necessary phones. In addition, sometimes I really want to just chat with my beloved husband, who is forced to wait for the birth of the heir outside the walls of the hospital ward.
2. Water
Be sure to bring along a small (so as not to be hard) bottle of plain water. Doctors may not allow you to drink, but you will definitely want to wet your lips.
3. Warm socks
Almost all women experience chills at the time of labor and immediately after birth. I want to warm up to the maximum, but you won’t wear a sweater in the room. The only way you can help yourself is to grab a few pairs of woolen socks. You can take one, but there is a high probability of getting them dirty, so it's better to stock up on a shift.
4. Elastic bandages
For women going to a planned cesarean, elastic bandages should be included in the list of things in the hospital - 2 pieces of 3 meters each. They bandage the legs for the duration of the operation, in order to avoid the expansion of veins. You can replace them with special anti-varicose stockings.
5. Hygiene items
To decide what to take with you from the hygiene items to the hospital, you need to know in advance about the conditions that are given to women in labor. Most institutions of this profile have a shower, so a gel or liquid soap and a sponge for the body will come in handy. Of course, you can not do without a toothbrush and toothpaste.
Choose gaskets with the largest capacity and buy several packs at once so that after delivery you don’t have to worry about it. Familiar toilet paper is best replaced with wet wipes for intimate hygiene.
For hair, grab a comb and an elastic or a hairpin.
6. Lingerie and stuff
It is better to take underwear wide, made of cotton, and one that is not a pity. Not the fact that it will be possible to remove it upon arrival home.
Towels and diapers for inspection will have to be changed at least several times, so take 1 set with you, and put the rest at home and instruct relatives when you need to give them a lift.
In the cold season, grab warm slippers for the ward and rubber slippers for the shower, and in the summer there will be enough waterproof ones in which you can walk and wash.
7. Crockery
Theoretically, they give the dishes in the maternity hospital, but in practice it looks like this - they leave the plate, devices and a mug for half an hour, after which they take it away for processing and you can’t even drink tea at inopportune time, because not out of anything. Therefore, deep and shallow plates, fork, spoons (tea and dining room) and a glass will come in handy.
8. For feeding
After giving birth, you will need a pair of nursing bras, breast pads and a breast pump.
9. For the baby
For a newborn, diapers are often required, unless it is customary in a particular hospital to give up this benefit of civilization. It is very rare for a child to be allowed to put on something brought from home - all clothes are sterilized in the hospital, and this is carefully monitored in the walls of the unit, so you will have to wait with the outfits to go home.
Now that you are fully prepared for the appearance of the heir, you will be calmer, and the last days of this golden time will pass in an atmosphere of joyful anticipation of the meeting.