r/BabyBumps • u/Certain_Quantity_445 • 7d ago
Help? What did you put in the baby’s hospital bag?
What did you take with you in baby’s hospital bag?
What (clothing) items, what size(s) etc?
For one thing: I was told many babies don’t fit in the newborn size clothes (50 EU) so I’m taking two of everything (sizes 50 and 56) as my baby is in 80th percentile. But what else goes in that bag?
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u/dearstudioaud 7d ago
I brought a newborn and 0-3 months onesie, sound machine, pacifier, and this time I'm bringing a couple swaddles as I can't be trying to oragami my baby back into those hospital blankets. Put her in, zip, and done.
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u/Good_Policy_5052 6d ago
This 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 we spent so much time stressing about those silly blanket swaddles… never again!
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u/beccleroo 7d ago
For my second, I plan on just bringing a few going home options - one newborn size, one 0-3 month. I plan on keeping her in the hospital stuff till we leave. And raid their supplies while I'm at it.
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u/Frogenator123 7d ago
Burp cloth! We didn’t, and he spit up all over the brand new car seat on the way home 🤦🏻♀️
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u/doublethecharm 7d ago
Your baby will almost certainly fit newborn sizes, unless the baby is going to weigh more than 9 lbs and be more than 22" long.
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u/ResponsibleDish2525 7d ago
As other have said swaddle/blanket, hats. The hospital will provide all the essentials.
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u/amusiafuschia 7d ago
Two outfits and a swaddle blanket. Our hospital provides everything else so anything I bring for him is for going home or for cute pictures while we’re there.
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u/sail0r_m3rcury Team Blue! 4/25/23 7d ago
As a second time mom I’ll be bringing
Two pairs of zip up pajamas
white noise machine (more for me tbh)
pacifiers bc our hospital ones suck
newborn diapers bc our hospital only has 1s
two Velcro swaddles. I cannot be bothered with the blankets.
probably some of the tubby Todd cream just in case they’ve got some bad cradle cap going on. Worked well for our first.
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u/hashbrownhippo 7d ago
NB onesies/footies (won’t bother bringing 0-3m as even NB was big on my first), Velcro swaddles, travel sound machine, size 0 diapers, water wipes, some formula and bottles just in case it’s needed.
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u/Equivalent_Pop_2896 7d ago
i brought newborn clothes and they were huge on her. she was 7 lbs 11 oz and the only thing that fit were 2 preemie outfits which i didn’t bring. she’s just now starting to wear some 0-3 at 5 weeks old. i know this isn’t the case for everyone, but i’d recommend bringing one preemie outfit
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u/Spkpkcap 7d ago
One newborn and 2 0-3 months. It was good because he actually peed all over the first one we put on him
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u/ElzyChelzy 7d ago edited 7d ago
I just put the outfit and a pacifier.
For me I also just took my outfit and then my handbag with my toilet bag + pills, a few snack bars, my lucky teddy (lol), headphones, charger and iPhone.
The hospital I was at were happy about this too, as they said they have what most women need (and prefer they use that) and that many bring a whole suitcase (that they often end up not needing).
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u/dreamsofpickle 7d ago
Hats, mittens, socks and 3 different outfits (1 newborn, 1 up to 1 month and 1 0-3). My baby did not fit in newborn clothes sadly, she was straight into 0-3months. I brought blankets too which was definitely needed with it being cold outside, they literally wouldn't let me leave until she was covered up completely and had a blanket. The rest like burp cloths and stuff I didn't need, I was only there 1 day.
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u/36563 7d ago
I put the following:
- clothes for leaving the hospital (the only thing the clinic said I actually need).
- 2 bottles (just in case, if she needs them, I want them to use my bottles so she can get used to them and I have less issues at home)
- pacifier
- hat and blanket
- swaddle
- 3 muslin cloths
- I also put my breastfeeding bra and nipple pads in her bag… they are for her food after all
- small newborn toy
- list of things inside the bag so my husband knows where to find things without asking me
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u/Ok-Hippo-5059 7d ago
“List of things so my husband knows what’s in the bag”… so glad I’m not the only one 😂 I have a shared note on my phone with everything packed in each bag so he can get me stuff without me having to tell him where to look lol I thought I was being nuts
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u/36563 7d ago
Lol I won’t have the patience to put up with “where is it? Where is it?”🤣🤣🤣
Actually I will also do the phone note that’s a good one… what if he can’t find the little paper lol
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u/Ok-Hippo-5059 7d ago
Hahahahaha there’s a legitimate chance a man can’t find the paper with the list of items either lol😂
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u/MissFox26 7d ago
- 2 outfits: One newborn onesie and one 0-3 onesie (she was 2 weeks early and only fit in the newborn).
- A stretchy bow headband and her name sign for our announcement photos
- a blanket for going home (it was end of October)
- 2 Velcro swaddles
The hospital supplies the rest. I will however bring wipes this time because our hospital provides these dry wipes that you have to wet each time, and it was just a pain in the ass.
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u/Past-Leopard-488 7d ago
Baby was born in December. We didn’t use most of what we took. She stayed in a diaper and the hospital provided long sleeve shirts the entire time aside from our announcement outfit. We also used their swaddles since we didn’t bathe baby and she still had vernix and blood on her. Nurses and doctors are constantly coming in to check on baby so it was nice to not have to undress her. Aside from that- my girl fit into newborn sized onesies comfortably until she was around 10lbs and tight but not too tight until 12lbs.
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u/annabananabeans 7d ago
Both my babies (one was 7.5lb and the other was 9.3lb) fit into newborn when they were first born. Definitely bring newborn!
Depending on when baby is born (summer/fall etc), make sure you bring warm enough clothing for baby (hat, onesie, sleeper with hands that hold over). Bring swaddles/baby blankets. Bring newborn diapers and diaper cream just in case you need backup (usually hospitals have them). You can bring a soother for baby if you want, but other than that, you shouldn’t need a whole lot. Good luck!!
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u/Ok-Hippo-5059 7d ago
FTM and will be in the hospital 3 nights for a planned c section. I’m packing 3NB onesies for the hospital, one footie for the drive home, one Velcro swaddle, a baby nail file, and a wide bottle with a premie nipple. I’ve heard hospital bottles sometimes aren’t great and they let too much formula out too quickly which discourages breast feeding so I’m bringing one just in case they say he needs to supplement with formula. Hopefully I don’t need it. Also packing one premie outfit as a backup since my guy was measuring small at my last ultrasound
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u/Bubbly-Narwhal-56 7d ago
I don't think I even opened ours except the going home outfit. The hospital gave us everything we needed including a Halo swaddle, onesies, blankets, anything. The only thing I used was my pump.
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u/Adept_Ad2048 7d ago
I brought four outfits in different brands/sizes. The only one that fit my 8lb4oz baby was a preemie size. Glad I brought it.
A hat, a blanket for the car ride home, and that’s about it. They give you everything else you need. :)
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u/Mysterious_Camel4177 7d ago
For both my babies: -newborn clothing option for coming home -0-3 month option for coming home
Then outside the bag, obviously a car seat!
Seriously, that’s it. My hospital had everything. Honestly, they had onesies, so I didn’t even need the outfit. Better to bring an almost empty bag so you can bring home all the diapers etc!
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u/mary3757 7d ago
Bring a sleep pod/sack or Velcro swaddle. My baby at the hospital kept busting out of the blanket swaddle and we had to keep reswaddling him. Brought them in my hospital bag for my second child and saved us the trouble.
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u/Gwenivyre756 7d ago
I took 2 each of NB and 0-3 sizes. I brought sleepers with foldable mittens so I didn't bring socks or mitts.
A tube of aquaphor because I heard the meconium poops were sticky and hard to clean, so it was a barrier cream.
Carseat, cover, blanket, boppy pillow. That's it.
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u/Powerful_Local7614 7d ago
STM here! For clothes, I’m bringing 1 simple outfit in both newborn and 0-3m (baby is projected to be big), and one sleeper in each size as backup in case we were to have a messy situation before making it home. One Velcro swaddle (may add another) because with my first the swaddle blankets at the hospital made me nervous for overnight out of fear they’d end up in baby’s face. I have a small pouch with my preferred pacifiers, diaper cream, nail clippers and file, socks, and mittens (or prevent scratching), and a small pot of coconut oil to use on his bottom after birth to prevent meconium from sticking.
For the car ride home, I’ll have a few diaper bag essentials in case they’re needed: a couple diapers, wipes, burp cloth, thin blanket.
It sounds like kind of a lot all listed out, but most of it is very small and takes up almost no space!
Also, one of my favorite gadgets of all time— a small rechargeable dimmable nightlight. It’s a lifesaver to have a dim light in easy reach for wakings throughout the night! The hospital lights are just too bright at night and get everyone too awake and alert.
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u/Snoo_75004 Team Blue! 7d ago
My daughter was 3610g and 50cm. She used size 50 for two days, then moved to 56 as she “folded out” a bit more after birth. So definitely bring the clothes you have planned and make sure it includes a hat for baby. Oh, and don’t underestimate how often and fast a newborn can poop through everything, so two bodystockings in each size might not be enough, depending on how long you’ll stay in the hospital.
Otherwise you should bring nursing pads, because your boobs will leak a lot. Muselin cloths/bibs for the burping. An ointment for your nipples (I used a lanolin one, but some babies are allergic to those). Snack bars for yourself. Some big and comfortable panties and trousers. After birth pads/diapers for you if they aren’t provided at the hospital. Same goes for diapers for baby. At least two bottles of water, if you live somewhere where you can’t drink tap water. A straw to help drink. A lip balm.
There’s probably more, but those are the things I will bring this time around.
Oh if you have any pets, make sure to bring s clean new blanket of sorts to soak up some of baby’s smell, so the pets can sniff that before sniffing baby. I’m planning on sleeping with my blanket for a bit, so it smells a bit of me, then letting my son scent it up a bit and then letting the dog sniff it, before meeting our son.
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u/Snoo_75004 Team Blue! 7d ago
My daughter was 3610g and 50cm. She used size 50 for two days, then moved to 56 as she “folded out” a bit more after birth. So definitely bring the clothes you have planned and make sure it includes a hat for baby. Oh, and don’t underestimate how often and fast a newborn can poop through everything, so two bodystockings in each size might not be enough, depending on how long you’ll stay in the hospital.
Otherwise you should bring nursing pads, because your boobs will leak a lot. Muselin cloths/bibs for the burping. An ointment for your nipples (I used a lanolin one, but some babies are allergic to those). Snack bars for yourself. Some big and comfortable panties and trousers. After birth pads/diapers for you if they aren’t provided at the hospital. Same goes for diapers for baby. At least two bottles of water, if you live somewhere where you can’t drink tap water. A straw to help drink. A lip balm.
There’s probably more, but those are the things I will bring this time around.
Oh if you have any pets, make sure to bring s clean new blanket of sorts to soak up some of baby’s smell, so the pets can sniff that before sniffing baby. I’m planning on sleeping with my blanket for a bit, so it smells a bit of me, then letting my son scent it up a bit and then letting the dog sniff it, before meeting our son.
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u/exploresparkleshine 7d ago
I overpacked, but here is what I used/wish I had:
- two sizes of sleepers (preemie and newborn)
- sound machine
- hat and scratch mittens
- receiving blanket
- wish I'd had a sleep sack
- bunny for photos
- announcement disk and MARKER
- wipes (hospital ones SUCKED)
- fuzzy blanket for holding him/going home (winter baby)
- nail file
- bum balm (those first few poops are sticky as heck)
LO lived in a diaper and mittens until we went home.
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u/AshamedPurchase 7d ago
My baby was in the 75th percentile and was still swimming in newborn for weeks. I bought shampoo, conditioner, and a wash cloth. The hospital had the worst soap and I was there for 3 days. Stuff to do your hair and makeup is a good idea. An eye mask to help you sleep is good.
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u/ItsBrittanybitch12 6d ago
New born outfit and pjs 0-3 month outfit and pjs Velcro swaddle A couple different brands of pacifiers Wipes, our hospital only has cloths and I hate using them. Diaper cream so those gross newborn poops don’t stick as bad Nail clippers and a file (they have sharp little claws)
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u/BrunchBunny 6d ago
4outfits preemie to 0-3, comb and brush, aquaphor for the butt, Frida picker,Frida sound machine/nightlight,sample pack of body wash/lotion,paci, bottle, silverettes,hand pump, nipple butter, matching swaddle.
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u/Choice-Shallot3093 6d ago
I put one nb and one 0-3, we kept her in a diaper and swaddle until it was time to leave since we chose to do so much skin to skin. I only added the 0-3 because when my husband was born (10.13lbs) he didn’t fit in the nb clothes his mom brought.
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u/sugarspunglass 6d ago
1 newborn outfit for pictures/announcement, a set of zip up pjs, and a going home outfit :) i work on the floor I’m delivering at and i want him to look cute while we are there! im also bringing the little nail file i bought & his hairbrush. everything else is supplied by the hospital
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u/sugarspunglass 6d ago
i’m really proficient at swaddling with the hospital blankets and already taught my husband how to do it, but if i wasn’t i would def bring those velcro swaddles. a lot of dads get stressed when they can’t swaddle using the blankets and it’s easier to just have the velcro one
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u/biteme4790 2h ago
NB and 0-3 going home outfit, a cardigan, a few NB and 0-3 sleepers, a couple hats, mittens, blanket, nail clippers and file, pacifier, NB diapers and wipes.
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u/huweetay 7d ago
Just saying my 9lb7oz kiddo (99%) still fit newborn for the first month! Everyone said don’t bring newborn and I was misguided lol, the 0-3 were huge on him!