It’s a good idea to have a labour bag packed and ready to go a few weeks before your due date. You don’t know when labour might begin, and things are a lot easier if you’re prepared.
What to bring for Mom:
- Your provincial or territorial health insurance card.
- Private health insurance documentation, if applicable (such as for a private room).
- Copy of your birth plan.
- Cord blood collection kit, if you plan to store your baby’s cord blood.
- Picture or object you find comforting. (helps with focusing and positive visualization during labour.)
- Watch.
- Massage oil or lotion.
- Hot water bottle.
- Cold packs.
- Moisturizing lip balm.
- Phone/tablet chargers.
- Camera and/or video camera, spare batteries and film or memory cards.
- Extra pillows.
- Radio or portable Bluetooth speaker to connect to a phone.
- Small amount of money (to purchase a magazine at the hospital, for example).
- Paper and pens.
- Hairbrush.
- Shampoo.
- Soap.
- Toothbrush and toothpaste.
- Deodorant.
- Very absorbent sanitary pads.
- Tissues.
- Earplugs.
- Comfortable sweats or track suit.
- Two nightgowns (that open from the front).
- Housecoat.
- Two or more nursing bras.
- Several pairs of inexpensive underwear.
- Warm socks (two or more pairs).
- Slippers.
- Clothing to wear home (items that fit you in the fifth or sixth month of pregnancy.)
- A laundry bag for soiled clothing you want to bring home.
What To Bring For Your Partner:
- List of phone numbers of family/friends.
- Snacks and drinks.
- Bathing suit (for joining you in the shower or tub to help you through contractions).
- Change of clothes.
- Books, magazines, a deck of cards, etc.
What To Bring For Your Newborn Baby:
- Package of diapers.
- Undershirt.
- Sleeper and hat.
- Receiving blanket.
- In winter, a heavy blanket or bunting bag.
- Appropriate car seat. (This is the law. You will not be allowed to leave the hospital without one.)
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