MSE Pregnancy Club VI

shellsuit

MrsTine wrote: »

Tine's Hospital Bag:

Nightdress
Dressing gown
Slippers
Socks
Underwear - take old ones, buy new ones to replace them that's what I'm doing! Taking Asda cheapy shoite and will replace with Lepel or La Senza
Magazines/Book
DS (being as I have about 1000 games... actually 1032 games to be precise...) Ooh I wonder if Siân will lend me her DS lite? Good thinking Batman!!
Camera - although not sure... DH has a really good camera on his phone and mine is an 8Mp cam too...Steve has a good camera on his phone, but it's fiddly to use, so if I want a pic of the 3 of us and we need to ask someone else to take it, our normal camera will be easier to use.
Money - I plan on taking £40 with me - if I need more I can send DH out for some...
Bottled water and orange juice cartons
Toiletries (toothbrush/t.paste/deodorant/soap/hairbrush/bobbles)
Towels
PJ for after Roo has arrived.
Maternity pads

Stuff for Roo:
Nappies (any ide how many I should pack???) I'm gonna take 15. I might not use them all or I might need more, but I'll just keep the rest of a pack in the back of the car (Steve won't be far away at all)
Baby Wipes/cotton wool
3 baby vests
3 baby gros
Bibs
Notepad + pen (Great idea! Nicked that )

Coming home stuff

Car seat - actually think I'll just get this set up in the car so when DH comes to pick us up he can bring it up.
Little Roo outfit I have already bought for her to come home in
Blanket - really ought to get on with crocheting it!
Something nice for me to come home in... NOT jeans... Mainly as I have no idea what size I'm likely to be when I have given birth! Gals - any ideas on this? I got some yoga style pants from New Look, I'm wearing them now, but they have a pully drawstring on them so they will still fit once I've had the baby. I was just thinking of those, a t-shirt and a hoodie. (It's warm in the hospital so I can keep the t-shirt on there and just throw the hoodie on when we're coming out) I'm just wearing trainers too ~ I just want to be comfortable.
I'm not taking enough after mum to be able to do with what she did - she wore her prepregnancy jeans when she left hospital! :eek: but then unlike everyone else on the maternity ward she looked like she'd never given birth after she had me. So much so that people didn't realise I was hers if they hadn't spoken to her before I arrived. So unfair...

When I had Jack (my first) I was back in my pre pregnancy jeans within 2 days ~ those were the days! After Siân, I think it took me 14 years to get back into them :rotfl: (I'm joking, she's only 11 anyway lol)

tiamai_d

OK, my baby basics list thus far... what have I forgotten?

Got...

Pram + carrycot
Breast pump
Bottles
Baby moniters
Baby chair

Think I need...

Emergency pack of formula
Steriliser
Car seat
Cot + Matress
Bedding sheets and blankets
6 sleepsuits
6 vests
Caridgans
Jacket
Hats
Socks
Bibs
Burping towels
Nappies, wipes and toiletries
Changing mat
Nappy bag
Toiletries for me (pads etc)

Have I forgotten anything except what I wont use (bottle warmer, mittens, nappy disposal thing)

SeptemberBaby_2

You might need a bit of money or a cc card if you want to order any packages from the Bounty photographer.

xx

shellsuit

astonsmummy wrote: »

Oh dear! what a palava, could you just swap it at mothercare then?
I hope the carseat fits in our car :doh:
It's a ford escort, oh sod it i'll just have to make do with a different one if not, and not use the travel system bit of buggy.

We just swapped it all at the store yeah. When we went on Saturday I mentioned that we had just got a new car and could they try the SC carseat in it for us - bloody good job we did cos the woman said it was really unsafe!

Just pop to any Mothercare store and ask them to try the seat in your car for you. If it doesn't fit, then they won't mind if you have to swap the seat/pram etc. If you're gonna wait till it gets delivered and find it doesn't fit, I'd ring your local store and ask them if you can do straight swaps there.

Apparantly it's Vectras they have a lot of trouble with, because of the shape of the seats at the back which means the car seat can't be strapped in securely. You might be fine with your car hun, hope so anyway! xx

MrsTinks

Sami_Bee wrote: »

must fill this space so I'm allowed to post

LOL thanks Sami!

So one pack of glitch nappies, £40 is mainly for in case I need something from vending machine (so coinage) as there are NO shops anywhere near the hospital. So drinks etc... and so DH can go buy himself bacon butties if we're there in the morning lol

Sami_Bee

Tia does this help;
Nappies, Wipes, vaseline, sudacrem, talc (not recommended these days but hey!) nappy sacks, bin for nappies, place to change bubs.
cotton wool balls, cotton buds.
Clothing: Vests, sleepsuits, scratch mits, socks, hat, jacket.
Shawl 2 unisex outfits, bibs
Big stuff - pram, carseat, crib, moses basket, travel cot, bouncy chair
Ring Sling, Wrap Sling
blankets, sheets, sleeping bag
Cot mobile
Muslins
Steriliser, manual breast pump, electric breast pump (from Chris)
baby bath (and a top n tail bowl that I used about 3 times!) bath thermometer
Me: Maternity/birthing/Bfing nighties, maternity pads, boob pads, mats for waters, bio-oil for stretch marks, Bfing pillow
Need/want: swaddle blanket, monitor, cotbed, BFing PJs, BFing bras and tops and last put not least an actual nursery!!!

shellsuit

Just read back through my reply to MrsTine and I sound like a right Chav!! (I'll be coming home with my baby in joggy bottoms a hoodie and trainers!:eek: :eek: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: )

They are not chavvy, honestly!

Sami_Bee

MrsTine wrote: »

LOL thanks Sami!

So one pack of glitch nappies, £40 is mainly for in case I need something from vending machine (so coinage) as there are NO shops anywhere near the hospital. So drinks etc... and so DH can go buy himself bacon butties if we're there in the morning lol

ahh actually I will make sure I put some cash in my bag because like the queen I tend to not carry any mmm a bacon butty now THAT is what you need after giving birth!!
The nappies will probably be too many but its easy to just chuck a pack in, in fact I didn't use any of my own nappies because they provide them at mine and I got a few in the bounty bag but I know some other hosps are as free n easy with them

MrsTinks

I might try and get some summery loose trousers and a loose top to match to go home in...

Shell - as well as borrowing/begging the DS get one of those cards where you can insert a MicroSD card on - I have one and it's groovy! I have soooooo many games from the web (very naughty... whoopsie) and they work brilliantly - got mine from a neighbour who's selling them for £25 Best buy EVER!

SB I have to say I'm not really that tempted by the bounty photographer thing... I am not half bad with a camera and half my family are amateur photographers so I'm sure we can take better ones ourselves DH can always bring my Digital SLR in if we're in long enough

MrsTinks

shellsuit wrote: »

Just read back through my reply to MrsTine and I sound like a right Chav!! (I'll be coming home with my baby in joggy bottoms a hoodie and trainers!:eek: :eek: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: )

They are not chavvy, honestly!

LOL don't worry!!! And more to the point: Go home in what you think YOU will be comfy in Sod what anyone thinks