Getting your Delivery bag ready, things you might need on D-Day

Once you are around 34 weeks pregnant, it’s time to prepare yourself and pack the things you need on your delivery day. You might need to organise things a little earlier because your baby might arrive earlier. So it’s worth having your delivery bag ready. This checklist will help you pack everything you need in the hospital for yourself and your baby. You may also check with your hospital what they provide so that you won’t need to take those items.

Checklist for mom:

Essential documents: Test reports, Health Insurance documents, ID proof, and medical cards. Make sure you have a copy of these readily available.Socks: many mums wear socks if their feet get cold during labor. Slippers: A set of slippers to walk around the hospital ward.Lip balm: Having lip balm will help hydrate your lips.Comfortable pillow: The hospital will provide pillows, but they may need to be more comfortable. If you have your favorite pillow, you can take it along.Things for relaxing: You may carry a few books, magazines, or a tablet to watch movies or songs. Dresses: Take three or four regular dresses and night dresses.Maternity pads: Generally, hospitals provide some maternity pads, but you can also carry a few because it’s normal to bleed a lot after the birth, and you may need to change very frequently every 2 to 3 hours. Undergarments: you can pack some extra pairs of undergarments.Cell phone and charger.Toiletries: As your stay is for a short period at the hospital, you may carry travel shampoos, soaps, toothbrushes, toothpaste, comb, hair bands, and body lotion.Spectacles/ contact lens case and saline solution (if you have one).

Checklist for Baby:

Newborn or size 1 diaper
Wet wipes
Baby clothes
The hospital likely provides the blanket. Carrying on your own is always good to have on hand.
Socks and booties- newborns get cold quickly so you can get them.

Checklist for your partner or family member who stays with you in the hospital:

Don’t forget to carry your partner’s requirements as the hospital will not provide anything for them except a sleeper bed to crash on. Clothes, shoes, toiletries, medicines, glasses, phone, camera, pillows, blankets, snacks, water bottles, books, and magazines are some of the required essentials.

However, you don’t need to stress more about checking if you have carried everything to the hospital. Though if you miss something, you can get it in the hospital or seek someone’s help to bring it from your home. Enjoy a happy and safe pregnancy. Ovum Hospitals is one of the best hospitals in Bangalore to offer safe and divine care to the mother and child.