Hospital tips

Hi mamas, just got home and thought I would share a couple things.

Wish I had brought to the hospital:

- eye mask - lots of bright lights in hospital room

- small refrigerator bag for refrigerated snacks/leftovers (like a frozen lunch box for example)

- tennis or lacrosse ball. Birth made me intensely sore, and as soon as I got home, I rolled out my muscles and it helped a lot

- water bottle (so I wouldn’t have had to keep asking the nurse for water refills)

- Velcro swaddle (husband got the hang of blanket swaddle immediately, but I did not, and he was not always awake)

Glad I had:

- Depends instead of the big mesh panties. I did end up adding pads to the depends, but I felt more secure in them. I tried both.

- nursing bra + robe to wear instead of postpartum hospital gown

- very loose outfit for heading home

- chapstick and headband for labor/delivery

- coconut oil for baby’s bottom, meconium is very sticky

- nipple cream

- White noise app on my phone

Didn’t end up using

- onesies, other than when he went home