Baby bag essentials
WHAT’S in your baby bag?
Ideally, you should get your hospital bag ready with all your essentials about two weeks before your due date. Here’s a list of what to include, provided by the Registrar General’s Department in their baby booklet distributed to mothers.
Include:
• A front-opening nightgown (easier for breastfeeding)
• Comfortable clothing (such as a tracksuit and T-shirts)
• Sandals or easy-fitting footwear
• Maternity pads
• Nursing bras
• Towels
• Toiletries
• Writing material
• Nightgown for the baby
• Receivers
• Chemises/shirts
• Disposable diapers, nappies and pins
• Plastic bags for dirty clothes
• Socks and bonnet
• Washcloths
• Blue antenatal record
• Blood donor’s slip
• Olive oil
• Drinking cup
• Disposable razors
• Hair comb.
Remember, you’ll need clothing for you and your baby to travel home in, although someone can bring these once you’ve had your baby.
