Excited for my induction tomorrow and to finally meet my baby! 🥰🎀🩷

I know everything will fall into place, and my delivery will go smoothly. 🙏

I still haven’t finished packing everything. The nightgown I ordered from Amazon arrived today, but it’s huge and made of polyester. Now I need to run out and find something soft and comfortable for the hospital.

One question,would it be okay to bring my laptop? I could get a few passive tasks done instead of getting bored watching TV or YouTube.

I’m honestly looking forward to getting some rest there. My toddler has been super active lately, and I’m exhausted. 😀

I’ve been joking with everyone that my hospital stay will be like a little vacation where I can finally rest for a couple of days. 😂

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Are you planning on getting the epidural? You can definitely bring your laptop but both of my inductions i wasn't doing anything until I decided on the epidural.

Hope you have safe delivery 🙏
I got induced with my second daughter

Honestly i would just wear the hospital gown and bring a robe. They are so comfy and if you have a robe you cab cover your butt. If you buy something out you need to make sure it has access to your back since you said you plan to get an epidural, otherwise they'll make you put on the hospital gown anyway.

I also didn't pack until the day before my induction with my first. I have a pile started for my induction next week so I'm slightly ahead this time. Lol

You could bring your laptop, but how intense are the tasks? In my first few hours I could have done basic stuff that didn't require a ton of focus, but after a certain point it wouldn't have been worth trying to pay attention to anything that mattered to me.

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