What are you packing in your hospital bag?

March is coming up quick! What’s everyone packing or already packed in their hospital bags? Does anyone have any good recommendations for postpartum products? A couple of things I used last time that I’ll be using again this time is a TENS machine (I hired mine from Elle Tens) and frida mom perineal healing foam.

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I'd have only packed all of baby's things so id been really keen to get ideas of what postpartum products i should pack! 😊

Hydrogel pads for your nipples and gel packs that can be microwaved (for labour) and frozen (for post-birth). I’m also packing my breastfeeding pillow this time

Do you know girls how many days should we stay in the hospital? My due day 29 march!

I found this list from The Memo helpful!

https://thememo.com.au/blogs/news/packing-the-hospital-bag-a-pregnancy-rite-of-passage?psafe_param=1&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=23434818122&tw_kwdid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23429759973&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk6rNBhCxARIsAN5mQLuGqFbcr5BUs0gNIo0puSWCVse2qysyc8CGphPLGzEf1uwXpWyZHBYaAifTEALw_wcB

I’ve got babies essentials and my essentials, just the basics like clothes, nappies, wipes, hygiene things :)

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