Your belly is ready, is your hospital bag too? Waiting until you feel a labour contraction to start your hospital bag packing is not a great idea.
Pregnancy is the phase in which you as an expecting parent experience mixed emotions, thus, you bound to forget essential things you want to pack in your hospital bag.
It is strongly recommended to pack your hospital bag at least by the 35th week of the pregnancy in case the baby comes early.
Packing your baby delivery hospital bag is equally important as packing your hospital bag for delivery. If you are wondering what to pack in a Newborn baby bag, then following are the necessary things to pack in your baby delivery hospital bag.
Going Home Outfit
While it won’t be the first thing you will use in the newborn baby bag but it will be the most exciting. You will have fun picking out what your baby will wear home. When packing the outfit, make sure to consider the weather. You might also want to pack a spare in case one outfit gets dirty.
Diapers and Wipes
If you have specific diapering in mind, bring a pack of what you intend to use with you during the hospital stay. This includes newborn cloth if you wish to do cloth from the start.
Swaddle Blankets
You might want a few of your swaddles to wrap baby and practice for those days when you are on your own. You can also consider checking out swaddling tutorial to learn on your own.
Blanket
If it’s winter or otherwise chilly, you can consider packing a thicker blanket to snuggle baby in their car seat on the way home.
Mitten and Booties
If your newborn is born with long fingernails, a pair of mittens can help avoid scratches on their face. Alternatively, depending on the weather, a pair of booties can keep your newborn feet nice and toasty.
In conclusion, these above-stated are some of the things to pack in your newborn baby bag.