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The essentials to put in your maternity suitcase or keychain
Who says suitcase for maternity, says travel light! Your stay in the hospital or clinic lasts on average between three and five days maximum. In short, a long weekend! So there is no need to arrive loaded like a donkey at the maternity ward, especially since your companion and your family will take great care and will bring you “on demand” everything you might have forgotten!
Maternity suitcase: essentials for the birth room
Depending on the expected build of your baby, over the different ultrasounds, you will opt for clothes of size “Birth” or “one month”. For moms on a tight budget, it is better to go straight to bodysuits and pajamas for “one month old” babies (he grows so fast!). Likewise, according to the current season, adapt the length of the sleeves : it is useless for them to be long in the middle of August! Also favor pressure (preferably on the front, in a wrap-over wrap),rather than cute little ties, or worse, the bodysuits going through the head. This will make your life easier when it comes to changes. Natural materials, such as the cotton, are recommended more than ever. Acrylic, on the other hand, is to be avoided for baby’s delicate skin.
When to pack your maternity suitcase?
It is generally advisable to pack your suitcase, or maternity kit at the beginning of the 8th month, so that everything is ready in case the baby decides to come into the world earlier than expected. But it’s up to each mother-to-be to do according to her feelings: if she feels reassured at the idea of having her maternity suitcase already ready as early as 7 months of pregnancy, you might as well get started early.
Maternity suitcase: everything for the stay in the maternity ward
- For Baby:
To know approximately the number of small clothes to take away, base yourselves on the average number of days during which your maternity hospital keeps its young mothers, and add 2. By counting on a baby who sputters a little, you will obtain the good number! We can’t recommend you enough to choose the cutest and cutest outfits to show off all the assets of your newborn baby right away.
Regarding baby hygiene products, as well as diapers, they will be provided to you by the maternity ward.
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- For the mother:
Difficult to apprehend all the clothing tastes of all mothers: some will prefer loose clothing to be comfortable, others will opt, as usual, for more fitted clothes. The choice is yours, the main thing being to make you happy during this stay in the maternity ward. A word of advice: also bring something to make yourself beautiful. The visits arrive very quickly after the childbirth and it is always pleasant to hear oneself say: “but you are superb!”, Especially since it is a safe bet that afterwards, all the compliments will go to your little wonder!
Maternity suitcase: your checklist to print
- For the delivery room:
Prepare a small bag for the delivery room. On the big day, it will be easier to arrive “light” than with your suitcases for a week!
For you, it is recommended to opt for a comfortable outfit. It can be pajamas or better a nightgown or even a large T-shirt. These will allow the midwife to easily check the opening of the cervix, for example.
When it comes to baby clothes, take pajamas, a cardigan, a pair of socks and a cotton birth cap with you. It is often the extremities that you catch cold and your little one needs to be well covered. A terry towel can also be helpful.
Depending on when you give birth, you may feel hot. So we slip a water mist in his bag (you can ask the dad to spray water on your face during childbirth). Finally, if the work takes a long time and you are fit enough to distract yourself and pass the time, take some music, a camera, a good book …
- Maternity stay
In the suitcase, the mother-to-be can take 4 to 5 tops, 2 to 3 nightgowns, 2 to 3 pants, a cardigan or stole, a pair of tennis shoes or slippers. We also think of disposable panties and sanitary napkins as well as disposable washcloths.
Do you want to breastfeed? So take with you two nursing bras (for size, choose the one you wear at the end of your pregnancy), a box of breast pads, a pair of milk collectors, and a pillow or pad. feeding with milk.
For babies, check with your maternity ward whether or not you need to provide diapers. Sometimes there is a package. Also inquire about the cradle sheets and his hand towel. Otherwise, we take 6 bodysuits and pajamas, 4 to 6 pairs of socks, small mittens to prevent the baby from getting scratched, 2 vests, a sleeping bag or sleeping bag, 4 bath towels and 4 bibs.
We also bring something to look good and feel good: make-up, eau de toilette … And something to relax: magazines, photo album …
Regarding your baby’s toiletry bag, the maternity ward usually provides most of the toiletries.. However, you can buy them now because you will need them when you get home. You need a box of physiological saline in pods to clean the eyes and nose, a disinfectant (Biseptin) and an antiseptic product for drying (aqueous Eosin type) for cord care. Also remember to bring a special liquid soap for baby Body and hair, cotton, sterile compresses, a hair brush or comb and a digital thermometer.
Don’t forget your medical file : blood group card, results of examinations carried out during pregnancy, ultrasounds, x-rays if there were any, vital card, health insurance card, etc.