Pregnancy
Things to pack for your Hospital stay
• Your personal record chart – please remove all scan pictures from chart as your folder is retained by the Hospital and scan pictures can not be retrieved.
• PPS number and Health Insurance Information
For Mum
• Slippers
• Socks
• Lightweight dressing gown
• Night dresses/Pyjamas with wide openings for easy skin to skin contact and breastfeeding
• Comfortable clothes to go home in and wide fitting foot wear for comfort level
• Breast pads
• Good support bra
• Camera
• Boiled sweets for energy if not able to eat in labour
• Comfort food for dad or mum post delivery as limited available amounts of food out of hours
from vending machine
• Toiletries
• Tissues/ baby wipes for general use
• Towels
• Reading materials
• Pillow
• Phone and charger
Labour suite
• CD music
• Lip gloss
• Bottled water with spout for easy sipping
• Maternity sanitary towels
• Disposable knickers or big knickers for ease of comfort
• Hair bands/ties
• Nightdress for delivery
For Baby
• Towels
• Cotton wool
• Nappies x 28
• Sleep suits x 8
• Bodysuits x 8
• Scratch mitts and hat
• Blanket/shawl
• Car seat for baby on discharge home