Labor Bag Preparation for QMH

[Sarah_Lotus]

Rather than a sweater I'd take a cardigan. Then you can have your chest are open to the baby, with blankets over the both of you, but still keep your shoulders warm.

Remember that lots of skin-to-skin with the baby will help the baby with the temperature control, help with the breastfeeding and reduce engorgement.

Best wishes,
SARAH

 

[blessed]

Yes I mean a cardigan, basically living in button up clothing for the first few months after giving birth then it's all types of breast feeding tops

 

[Lali07]

Hi Blessed, congratulations on the upcoming arrival of your little one! Re breastfeeding tops, you may find you don't really need many. They are expensive, hard to find and sometimes not much of a range. I find stretchy tops, button down tops, or two-layers work fine. With the two layers option, you can buy a thin singlet, and wear any top you like over that, then when little one is hungry, you can simply pull one layer up, one layer down, and feed away. Its quite private too. Good luck!

 

[banane76]

Also bring a cup for yourself to drink with. They fill up a jug for you but you need something to drink from.
Socks, slippers
Nipple ointment (Lanolin) if breastfeeding
Nursing pads
Chargers, they don't like you to use them because if there's an emergency, they want to make sure they have enough electricity for the equipment, but everyone used it to charge their phones...

 

[penelope]

Cash to go down to starbucks(if you can walk)
Voltarene tablets , I was only offered panadol when I went there(twice)

 

[carang]

they have stronger pain meds. you need to ask for them, and seriously need them (i was on pain killers throughout both pregnancies for different reasons). any hospital would frown on you taking outside medications... it could react with any other meds you are on and create serious side-effects.

 

[penelope]

Well I wasn't on any other medication and seriously in pain after delivering twins naturally without epidural.The voltaren was a god send.I could barely walk for 3 days because of severe SPD.
The only answer I got from them was that I should see a Physio who would come 4 days later.I was gone home by then. Don't get me wrong I still think that for the price you pay QMH is brilliant but I didnt bring any pain killers the first time and was never given any thing else than Panadol.And yes I did ask.
I wasnt ready to do that the second time. I obviously had asked my private doctor before hand on what to bring and how to take them.My doc had actually given me some stronger meds but didnt use them.