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young Girl
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Hospital Bag
Posted: 11-01-07 13:48pm
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what do i need to pack? how long do you
usually stay at the hospital after the
baby is born?
i know ill need a toothebrush and
stuff,some comfy clothes? ive already got
the babies bag packed. but i have no idea
what to pack for me and travis?
oh and do they have showers there?
lol sorry if its a dumb question
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Posted: 11-01-07 13:54pm
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yes there are showers there.. and if u rip
theres a bath thing they will want you to
use... most people stay one night... i
had to stay for 4 days because reese
needed an ultrasound and it was a long
weekend.... so prepare extra then a night
just incase... so some clothes pjs...
bring some pads just incase you dont like
theirs..i didnt.. they were so big they
went from my belly button to the end off
my butt crack.. oh and they were so wide
ihad to have my legs spread to walk lol..
just immagion that one lol
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young Girl
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Posted: 11-01-07 13:57pm
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whoa matress pads! okay lol ill get my own
for sure!
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:00pm
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pack like you would for an overnight away.
i brought:
pajamas (which i didn't end up wearing, i
just used their gowns)
comfy clothes to go home in
slipper socks x2
toiletries (they provided crappy
hotel-like shampoo and shower gel, but i
wanted my own)
makeup
toothbrush and toothpaste
hairbrush and elastics or whatever you
want
chapstick
i think that was it...
oh, bring your own pillow! hospital
pillows suck.
leave room in your bag to load up on the
free stuff before you leave. most places
will let you take diapers, formula,
nursing pads, regular pads, etc.
i had a c-section and was there from
friday to monday.
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:00pm
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haha yeah.. it SUCKED... as for travis im
not sure, shawn wasnt allowed to stay the
night there other then the night i had
reese
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:01pm
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| the_girlfriend
wrote: | | whoa matress pads! okay lol
ill get my own for
sure! |
i liked their pads for the first few days
just because i didn't know if there might
be a big gush or something (gross, i
know). i also loved their mesh disposable
undies and took a crapload of them home
with me.
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Becky
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:05pm
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B pretty much had it covered. Oh and don;t
forget shoes Lol. Neil somehow took mine
how with him and when I went to get
dressed to come home I had no shoes to
wear 
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:05pm
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The only things I used out of my bag
were:
my own pillow
camera
clothes to go home in
clothes for Alyvia to go home in
car seat (obviously)
toothbrush/paste
hairbrush
chapstick
Just about everything else I brought I
didn't use. I brought comfy jammies to
wear in bed after she was born, but I was
bleeding so much that I didn't want to
ruin them. Same with my underwear. I used
those little net panty things they gave
me. I didn't read the book I'd brought,
didn't listen to my mp3 player at all,
didn't dress Alyvia up in the clothes I'd
brought for her (I was scared I'd break
her if I tried to put them on her).
They provided all of the diapers, all of
my pads (yes they were huge, but I was
bleeding THAT MUCH, so I didn't mind it at
all), a manual breast pump, nipple cream,
two diaper bags, a crapload of baby
shampoo...
Yes, they have showers. In fact, you'll
probably have a nurse help you shower.
You'll probably still have an IV in your
arm (which means an IV stand just outside
ths shower) and you'll be bleeding like
you've been shot or something. And they'll
probably have you pee in this plastic
bucket thing that kind of sits inside the
toilet to check for clots (I think that's
what they do that for, anyway).
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:07pm
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Dont forget camera!
Make-up?
Are you breast/bottle feeding?
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:08pm
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I was way too exhausted for make-up.
Chapstick was all I needed (keep those
smackers nice and moist!).
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:09pm
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oh, i forgot about peeing in the bucket! i
was so grossed out by that and having to
tell my nurse it was in there so she could
check it.
i guess i've blocked out all the yucky
stuff.
yup, it's all coming back to me now...
having to stand there completely naked
after my shower so the nurse could dry me
off...
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:10pm
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I remember 10 minutes after I had Logan
the nurse rushed me up and made me walk to
the shower (i'd had an epidural) I was
well ticked off with that
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:10pm
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Bridget: do you remember what they did
that for? Was it to check for clots?
Pieces of placenta? Something? 
That first shower was the only time I've
ever been stark naked in front of a
strange woman. 
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:11pm
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She stayed the whole time too in case I
fell  I was thinking well
just let me relax for a bit and i won't
fall!!!
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:12pm
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| AyaMiyaki
wrote: | | In fact, you'll probably
have a nurse help you shower. You'll
probably still have an IV in your arm
(which means an IV stand just outside ths
shower) and you'll be bleeding like you've
been shot or something. And they'll
probably have you pee in this plastic
bucket thing that kind of sits inside the
toilet to check for clots (I think that's
what they do that for,
anyway). |
Woah
I'm glad I didn't have to do any of that..
then again the hospital where I had Jenny
didn't have a shower & I didn't wanna
take a bath (all that blood... *shudders*)
so I couldn't wash til I got home... 4
days after I'd given birth. I got to pee
in the toilet at least.. & no-one
checked it afterwards! 
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:13pm
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i think it's to check for clots?
i'd never been naked in front of a strange
woman either (well, any woman for that
matter) and at the time it didn't even
phase me. you kind of lose all modesty
while you're there. looking back on it i
feel embarrassed but i'm sure she deals
with it every day and i was just another
patient.
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:13pm
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Never heard of anyone having to pee in a
bucket, makes sense though.
My mum helped me shower...that was bad, I
wish I had let the nurse clean me up on
the bed instead, I wasnt aware I had that
option at the time.
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:14pm
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Becks: I had the same thing happen every
time I had to go tinkle. The nurses would
try to hold my hands and half-carry me to
the bathroom and I'm like "umm I can walk
just fine". I think they were scared that
my epidural had made me numb and that I'd
fall down or something. The only thing I
had trouble with was rolling my IV stand
over that little hump in the doorway of
the bathroom. I hated calling the nurses
because I KNEW they would walk with me
like I was helpless, but I needed them to
unhook me from the blood pressure monitor.
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:15pm
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eww, zanny, i wouldn't have wanted to sit
in a bath either! yuck!
i didn't want to take a shower there but
they practically made me. i had such
limited mobility from my c-section that
there were 3 nurses at first and they were
all trying to help me undress and get
situated in the shower. seriously, as if i
wasn't uncomfortable enough, there were
*3* of them.
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:23pm
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I didnt take a shower..
Magazines for the labor process, pjs for
the baby to come home in, makeup ( i had
the energy haha I didnt want pictures my
daughter would look at in the future for
me to look awful.. call me vain but oh
well)
I wore black pants (stretchy ones) and a
tanktop to come home in.. Also hair ties..
pillow.. I brought brees boppy which
helped out a bunch when I was trying to
breastfeed and hold her.
Thats about all i used.. plus the
obvious.. camera, carseat, blanket for
bree..
as far as brian.. he brought his slippers,
that was it.
We left 24 hours after but it was because
I insisted. If she is born early suzy, it
may suck but be prepared that you may be
leaving the hospital without her due to
complications with her lungs and eating.
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