Baby Bag Checklist

Choose a bag with lots of pockets.

Baby bag checklist.

You ve meticulously gone through the hospital bag checklist for mom and baby but don t forget about packing a bag for your partner. Babies need a lot of gear. Consider these items in addition to the basic kit if appropriate. Since you ll both likely be spending a night or two or more.

Your baby might arrive earlier than expected so it s worth having your baby hospital bag organized and packed around month eight of your pregnancy just in case. A diaper bag lets you have all the essentials at one place and make life easy for you and the baby. Hospitals vary in their policies about what you are allowed to bring with you when. Your diaper bag is going to become your home away from home.

Approved car seat hospitals won t let you leave without one and the base needs to be installed properly in your car. Here momjunction gives you a complete list of things to pack in the diaper bag before you go out. Even if you re not planning to have your baby in a hospital or birth centre you may need to go in unexpectedly so try to have a bag packed by the time you re about 36 weeks pregnant. After your hospital bag has everything for you then move on to the essentials for baby.

Their outfit needs to be seasonally appropriate. Camcorder if you re not using your phone s video function someone has to document the big event. Ready to feed infant formula in single serving cans or bottles for formula fed infants only. Packing checklist for your baby s dad or your labor partner.

A well stocked diaper bag at least one pack of diapers at least two packs of baby wipes baby powder diaper rash cream baby wash and lotion and re sealable plastic bags gallon size for stashing dirty diapers and clothes. But what goes into the diaper bag depends on the season type length of your trip baby s age and any other special needs that the baby may have. Hello c section in the maternity ward gather up some overnight essentials plus a few things to keep your partner occupied labor can last for a good long while. Some hospitals and birth centers don t allow videotaping of the birth itself but there s usually no rule against filming during labor or after the birth.

This checklist will help you prepare everything you ll need for yourself and your new baby. Baby s hospital bag checklist. It s never too early to gather together all the essentials you ll need during labour and birth and for after your baby is born. If you re driving home this is non negotiable they won t let you take your baby home from the hospital without a car seat and it should be already installed.