Week 35 ~ Pack Hospital Bag

This is a good time to start packing your hospital bag. You may go at any time and it is best to be prepared ahead of time because when you are in labor, packing will be the last thing you want to do. Do not go nuts with the packing!! You will most likely only be in the hospital for 2 or 3 days. Bring slippers, toiletries, socks, underwear (dark colors), a robe (optional), your own PJs and a comfy outfit or 2 for receiving visitors and leaving the hospital. If you are nursing you should be sure to pack a nursing bra and a nursing shirt. If all of your stuff does not fit into a weekend bag then you know that you have packed way too much. Leave the suitcases at home, you will be embarrassed that you brought it when its time to go home with your new bundle of joy! (I made the embarrassing mistake of seriously over-packing in a suitcase for my first child and I am still mortified every time I think about it).