Anyone with babies already, What did your hospital provide for you while there and going home?

I’ve seen a lot of moms say they shouldn’t have packed certain things in their hospital bags or bought/put certain things on their registry because the hospital is a great resource. As a first time mom i’m trying to worry about less and save as much $$ as possible. Thank you beautiful mamas!

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the hospital i went to (in GA) provided diapers, wipes, swaddles, peri bottle, pads, dermaplast, formula, baby aquaphor, pacifiers, and a belly band!! im probably forgetting stuff but i felt very supported and didn't want for anything!

I would recommend calling your hospital or asking locally because it varies.

Mine gave us swaddles, shirts, diapers, pacifiers, giant and medium pads, disposable underwear, tucks pads, nipple cream, dermoplast spray. They also would provide feeding supplies if I hadn't been able to breastfeed.

I didn’t need anything besides clothes and some toiletries! The hospital provided literally everything else. I brought some really nice comfy adult diapers that I didn’t NEED but def preferred over the pads/disposable underwear they provided. That was really the only thing I used besides my clothing/toiletries. And a going home outfit for baby

They gave me extra long pads, disposable diapers, dermoplast spray, a peri bottle, tucks pads, diapers, formula, pacifiers & nose sucker that we didn’t keep

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Is this definitely a girl?

Had a private scan which said I’m having a girl💗 only thing is..I saw a psychic 2 days before my scan and she said that I’ll be told I’m having a girl but it will turn out to be a boy…😬

Here’s the picture of the scan… does it look like a girl or could the psychic be right?😭🤣

I have 2 boys and don’t want to get my hopes up of having a little girl

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Is anyone else struggling sooo much?!
Newborn and toddler and no "village". God I am struggling. Can barely keep my eyes open during the day, have no patience with the toddler which makes me so sad. Just have a constant tight chest and feel on edge. My days are non stop. When will it get the slightest bit easier! Toddler stays home everyday with me so I really dont get a minute break. I love this new life but god im struggling

Is it true you have to not eat 24 hours before a c section?

I had an emergency one last time so I had eaten a couple of hours before but the reason I’m worrying is that I’ve just gone 5 hours without food and genuinely got the shakes, nearly passed out, felt really sick and dizzy. I genuinely don’t think I can do 24 hours of it

‘You’ll just know when you’re in labour’

I always hear this but starting to get concerned I really won’t! I’ve had a couple of contractions over the past few days (well I believe so). Nothing too painful or strong, enough to feel and backache and diarrhoea. The normal early labour/prodomal labour signs.

However, I have struggled with very bad period pains in the past. Time off work, prescribed painkillers, a laparoscopy that found I had scar tissue connecting my bowel and uterus. I used to describe my period pains as barbed wire being tightened around my insides.

I’d be happy to ignore all my sporadic symptoms and then if it becomes super obvious I’d go in, but because I have strep b, I need to know when I am in labour to be able to go in and get the antibiotics.

Is anyone in a similar situation with really feeling like they might not know until quite late?

I’m also headstrong in the sense that unless I’m feeling sure I wouldn’t want to bother the hospital or drag my partner out of work etc in case it’s nothing…

I’m 39 weeks exactly

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