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neeko177
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Packing For Hospital ????? Help!!think Im Missin Sumthing!
Posted: 04-06-06 02:31am
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Im starting to pack my things for the
hospital, mainly the diaper bag for the
baby.. I feel like something is
missing!!
I have...
15 newborn diapers and wipes
a diaper shirt
sleeper
pair of socks
shirt and pants
penaten cream and baby powder
2 receiving blankets
pacifier
im not sure if I have to bring my own
bottles and formula.. I forget so ill
have to look into it.. But is there
anything else I should be bringing with
me? Or even anything else that should be
in my diaper bag for future use?
I live in ontario and I know you have to
have an approved infant car seat before
they will let you leave the hospital. We
have a infant car seat that/ carrier that
came with our travel system and we also
have a 3 in 1 convertible car seat..
Which is the one we are going to be using
in our car, now they say to install it
before the babys born. If we install it
before the babys born how do we show the
hospital that we have the approved car
seat?? I guess I should bring the carrier
with me as well??? I really dont want to
forget anything!
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El
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Stuff For Baby
Posted: 04-06-06 03:02am
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I was wondering about the car seat thing
too, but nobody ever actually checked-
they just asked me if we had one (both
times I was bringing a baby home, 2
different hospitals)
baby needs comfy warm soft things. Just
bring sleepers and little vests - don't
bother with anything that doesn't open
from the bottom- ie, stuff that you'd have
to take right off to change the nappies-
also try to bring the ones with "feet" in
them, so you don't need the socks ( I have
never seen a sock that will stay on a
nweborn foot for more than 10 seconds!!)
new babies .H.A.T,e getting changed- you
want to be as quick as possible.Anything
with fiddly bits, buttons, or stuff that
you have to do up at the back are a
no-no.
Cooton wool balls are better than wipes
for the firt few days (weeks) just dip in
plain warm water and clan baby's bum. You
will need a packet of the cotton balls
anyway- for cleaning baby's eye's etc.
You won't need talc. Most hospitals like
you to bring your own bottles and formula,
if you plan to bottle feed, but they
probabkly wont let your baby go hungry if
you forget. It's really great if you can
breastfeed for the first few days (not to
mention less packing) but you need to do
whatever you are comfortable with.
15 nappies will probably last about 2
days. Bring a few extra.
Alot of newborn babies like to wear a
little hat, because they lose a lot of
heat from their heads. You might like to
bring one in case your baby likes it.
Good luck!!!
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MeganM
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Location: Fort Benning GA
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Posted: 04-06-06 04:13am
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I know that when I had my daughter the
nurse walked us to the car and thats when
she saw the car seat. We also didnt have
to bring any dipers wipes, formula,
bottles the hospital gave us everything.
The only thing we need was baby cloths to
put the baby in when we were in the
hospital. Other then that the baby needed
nothing. Make sure you bring some
comfortable swetpants or pj's to wear
after the baby is born. Good luck!! And
god bless ur little on! Congrats!!!
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neeko177
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Posted: 04-06-06 07:44am
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Im also trying to pack the diaper bag of
things that should stay in it at all times
too...Ill probably just end up putin him
in the sleeper cuz it has matching hat and
mittens lol but I dont wanna forget
anything!
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MeganM
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Posted: 04-06-06 08:04am
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Oh ok, I would then make sure u have a
change of cloths in the diper bag, and
bottles are you doing power or liquid
formula. If you are doing powder, I would
have 2oz bottle of water (maybe 3 or 4)
and the formula mix, if you do the luqid
you will have to bring it as you need it.
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Sunflower_pie81
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Location: to hell with this crap
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Posted: 04-06-06 11:19am
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I am not sure about taking a
diaperbag....Havn't gotten that far yet.
However, when my sister had her baby I
drove her car to pick her and the baby up
and the nurse weeled her out to the car
and looked at the carseat and the install
and checked it off the list.
Genipher
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diamondsz
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Posted: 04-06-06 16:49pm
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Most hospitals provide diapers, wipes,
diaper cream forumula and bottle all you
really need is babys going home outfit and
a diaper or two....
They will need a hat since babies loose
their heat through their head and I think
you got the majority of it!!
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neeko177
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Posted: 04-07-06 00:31am
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My hospital doesnt supply diapers iknow
that.. I got a list of things to bring
with my registration papers I guess I will
have to look for it
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Melissa_20
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Location: Florida
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Posted: 04-07-06 10:16am
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Or you could just go get another paper. .
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neeko177
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Posted: 04-07-06 18:16pm
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They mailed it to me and then I had to
mail my registration papers back to them..
But I found the paper. . And all it says
is '...Does not supply items such as
sanitary napkins, dipaers etc' so now I
dont know what the etc means lol
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kinster
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Posted: 04-07-06 18:57pm
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You should also have a hat for the baby to
leave the hospital in & some depends
for you. This is at least what I have in
my diaper bag.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 04-07-06 20:11pm
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Depends!! I would've never thought of
that!! I was gonna just bring some huge
pads....But I think depends would be a
whooooole lot better!!!
I don't have a diaper bag yet so I can't
do any of this stuff!!! I wish I could!!
We .F.I.N.A.L.L.Y got the entire baby room
done!! Yay!! Now we're installing new
windows in the whole house cuz our are
from like the 60's and they let all of our
cool air out and you can hear
everything!!!
Sarah
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neeko177
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
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Posted: 04-07-06 20:44pm
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One of the things I got alot of at my
shower was diaper bags!! I got 4 but
everyone gave me the receipts so I took 2
back and kept 2.. 1 is bigger then the
other.. The bigger one I plan on using
for the hospital and for when were going
out for longer periods of time.. And the
other slighly smaller one if were just
going out to the store or w/e.. Then I
have 1 that is like a backpack (that I
personally like the best) thats gonna be
packed for my bf to use lol
i got a hat in my bag.. I gotta sleeper
with a matching hat. It sounds like maybe
I havent forgotten anything. Im waiting
till I get everything in the apartment
situated till I pack my bag.. Cuz during
the 4 days it took me to put all my baby
shower stuff away, I didnt clean anything
else and now its a disaster!
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Tamadrummer
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Joined: 15 Oct 2004
Posts: 710
Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
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Posted: 04-07-06 22:37pm
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Unreal, your hospital does not supply
diapers. You will need more than 15
diapers. That is about 1 days supply when
they are first born.
It may do some good to call the hospital
and ask them what the "etc" actually
means. They should be providing you with
everything from sanitary napkins to
diapers and everything else you will need
while there!
Hopefully they will provide you with a
supply of formula if you are going to need
it and also if you are going to nurse
there should be a lactation specialist
assigned to you and your little one so
that you can be shown the proper way to
nurse. If I did not watch while the nurse
was teaching my wife, I would never have
known how to feed my son from the bottle
and have hos mouth properly on the nipple
of the bottle so that it was the same way
that my wife had to have him latch to her.
She never had soreness nor callouses
because she was taught by a great teacher!
You need to have the lanolin nipple cream
if you are going to nurse or you will be
hurting for sure!
I cannot imagine that you need to bring
that much with you but maybe it is really
that different in canada. Here they don't
want you to bring anything because they
provide everything and even send you home
with a case of formula and several
packages of diapers, wipes, tucks (you
will need them!!!), sanitary napkins and
loads of goodies.
Remember to have fun while you are in the
hospital and use the nursing staff as much
as you can because when you get home you
are all on your own and it is not easy the
first few weeks. Thankfully, I am a stay
at home dad and I was able to care for
both my wife and my baby.
Good luck,
brian
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Nataliachick7
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Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: 04-07-06 22:45pm
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Were you guys serious about the depends?!
I cant even stand wearing pads! Do you
really bleed t.H.A.T much after giving
birth?! Im scared now...
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004
Posts: 710
Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
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Posted: 04-07-06 22:50pm
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I dont think you will need depends but you
will be using the thickest pads you have
ever worn before. My wife referd to them
as matress pads. They are really thick
and yes you are going to bleed a ton and
lots of clots will come out for the first
few days. You wont even care after it is
all said and done.
Make sure you get as many as you can from
the hospital because I don't know if you
can buy them out in the regular stores.
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neeko177
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
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Posted: 04-07-06 22:56pm
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I know for sure my hospital doesnt supply
pads or diapers.. Wow 15 diapers in 1
day?? I hope I hava kinda big baby then
lol cuz I only have a 40 pack of newborn
diapers and like 500 size ones lol
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Lalee
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Location: South Carolina
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Posted: 04-07-06 23:10pm
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| tamadrummer
wrote: | i dont think you will need
depends but you will be using the thickest
pads you have ever worn before. My wife
referd to them as matress pads. They are
really thick and yes you are going to
bleed a ton and lots of clots will come
out for the first few days. You wont
even care after it is all said and done.
Make sure you get as many as you can from
the hospital because I don't know if you
can buy them out in the regular
stores. |
hey, you've been .M.I.A for a while, eh?
How are you?
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Tamadrummer
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Joined: 15 Oct 2004
Posts: 710
Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
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Posted: 04-08-06 07:22am
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I have been well. Rasing a child is
hard.... :p I don't do much in the way of
surfing the net because I am a busy guy
all the time. You know, cook, clean,
laundry... A mans work is never done.
I think that is how it goes. :)
how have you been?
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Tamadrummer
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Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
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Posted: 04-08-06 08:30am
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| neeko177
wrote: | | i know for sure my hospital
doesnt supply pads or diapers.. Wow 15
diapers in 1 day?? I hope I hava kinda
big baby then lol cuz I only have a 40
pack of newborn diapers and like 500 size
ones lol |
you will need a minimum of 100 of the
newborn sized diapers. They grow fast
but the 1's are simply too big unless the
baby is 12 or more pounds. I am not sure
how the companies come up with there
weight to size ratio but our son was in
the newborns for at least a month and we
used 18 to 20 diapers a day for almost 2
months. At about 2 months they will slow
down as far as how often they go potty but
the loads get much bigger!
Good luck,
brian
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