https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:49:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/3#post-2436048 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:50:32 +0000 Autumnmama79 2436048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for sharing! Love hearing all the crazed and funny birthing tidbits. I thought it might be fun to get one of those cute labour gowns online but at $50 it doesn't really seem worth it. With Lo1 I wore the standard gown, so I suppose thats good enough for LO2 :happy: </p> <p>But will def be getting something cute to put on while in recovery and welcoming visitors! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/3#post-2435921 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:26:58 +0000 snowjewelz 2435921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in a hospital gown... I didn't really care! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/3#post-2435440 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:27:26 +0000 tlcbaby 2435440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore my own fuzzy robe from home for most of my labor. When things seemed to be getting close, they advised I might want the hospital gown on just so I didn't ruin my robe. But then I got in the tub anyway and I just stayed naked after that while I delivered. I could not have cared less at that point. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/3#post-2435399 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:31:15 +0000 looch 2435399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I labored and delivered in the shirt I showed up in, it was black and beige striped with ruched sides. Hospital gown when I was brought up to the recovery room and I wore it for the next 4 days, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/3#post-2435374 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:00:15 +0000 ZombieBullfrogHoller 2435374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: Yes, I think I have the association of hospitals and the gowns and being sick and I wanted to distance myself away from that mindset as much as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/3#post-2435161 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:37:04 +0000 LovelyPlum 2435161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ZombieBullfrogHoller: I feel the same way about hospital gowns-I f-ing hate them. As soon as I showered, I put on my PJs, and they were all "why do you want to wear your own clothes?!" Um, because I'm not sick?? If I had a reason to wear one, great. But I didn't, and I wanted to feel human! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2435160 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:35:04 +0000 LovelyPlum 2435160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsKoala: SOCKS. Yes, comfy socks for next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2435159 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:34:45 +0000 LovelyPlum 2435159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Old Navy tank top and a sports bra. They told me that I "had to" wear a hospital gown, but I cannot stand things to be up around my neck. I flat out ignored them and changed into my own tank top as soon as the nurse left the room. Whatever. Someone made a comment when they came back in, but I also ignored that. I brought an open front sweater for while I was laboring but took it off later on, once I was hooked up to the IV for good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2435017 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 09:48:39 +0000 MrsKoala 2435017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yoga bra plus hospital gown plus long wooly socks that I forgot to take off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434982 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 08:58:27 +0000 cat620 2434982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS 1 - Nothing, he was an unplanned c-section<br /> DS 2 - Hospital gown </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434980 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 08:55:37 +0000 SweetiePie 2434980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hospital gown. It's Comfortable, labor is messy, the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434921 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 07:03:20 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2434921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hospital gown. And I think I stayed in the same one for the next two days. It was probably covered in blood. Ugh. I'm sure it was only in the budget to give me one. Just like only one pair of mesh underwear 🙄 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434919 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 06:59:47 +0000 ZombieBullfrogHoller 2434919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DS, I wore a Pretty Pusher's gown. I had two nurses (very good cop, bad cop) and the "bad cop" nurse gave me such a hassle about it. They were very insistent that I wear the hospital gown. I'm pretty sure I threatened to leave at that point.</p> <p>For DD (due on Saturday!) I bought a Gownie hospital gown that I plan to wear.</p> <p>I hate hospital gowns. They give me the willies and, for me, wearing my own clothes made me feel like more of a person and much more comfortable. Creating my own environment in the hospital definitely helped me during labor. </p> [attach=3926/16/o1ghbn.315x480.pretty-pusher.png] [attach=3926/16/o1ghbo.202x250.gownie.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434899 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 04:57:44 +0000 lamariniere 2434899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hospital gown both times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434878 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 00:47:21 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2434878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sports bra. I hated the hospital gown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434667 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:15:02 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2434667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hospital gown with nothing underneath. After hours of pushing I ended up with a c section. I didn't mind the gown and ended up wearing one the whole time. It was convenient for trips to the bathroom and nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434662 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:11:59 +0000 MrsBrewer 2434662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hospital gown! I stayed in it the entire time. </p> <p>Next time I will wear my own clothes after I give birth, but definitely the hospital gown during delivery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434659 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:02:38 +0000 coopsmama 2434659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A hospital gown. Later that evening after giving birth I changed into something more comfy and with better coverage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434647 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 19:32:13 +0000 hocuspocus 2434647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a hospital gown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434632 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 19:19:57 +0000 MoonMoon 2434632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 hospital gowns, one forward one backward for coverage (their suggestion). Never occurred to me to want to use anything else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434507 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:27:56 +0000 mfa_lady 2434507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not a darn thing. I ripped all my clothes off the minute I walked into the hospital room! DD was born a little over two hours later. Haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434498 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:22:32 +0000 pastemoo 2434498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Autumnmama79: Like actually giving birth, or what did I show up to the hospital in? I wore their gown for the 5 days I was there and never put regular clothes on till it was time to go home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434490 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:16:25 +0000 MCD919 2434490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hospital gown. I don't think I was wearing a bra underneath? It made skin to skin really easy. You really won't care what you're wearing when the time comes :silly: I brought h&amp;m nursing tanks &amp; yoga pants for afterwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434445 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:49:53 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2434445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 - a stretchy sports bra and the hospital gown. I was in the hospital a long time for the induction and wanted a bra. </p> <p>LO2 - the hospital gown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434443 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:47:53 +0000 red_seattle 2434443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DS, hospital gown and hospital robes. Plus a sports bra. I brought my own things that I was ok getting bloody and gross, but in the end I liked the hospital gowns &amp; robes more. So, this time around, I'm only packing a going home outfit for me in my bag, plus sports bras. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434436 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:38:00 +0000 alphagam84 2434436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore the hospital gown then changed after. I didn't see a point of dirtying anything I actually liked and wanted to keep. Wasn't a big deal to wear the gown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434407 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:10:50 +0000 Tanjowen 2434407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital gives you socks and a nice gown that buttons up the front and back, so skin to skin is easy after birth, I preferred it much more than ruining my own clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434400 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:59:38 +0000 Pumuckl 2434400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A pregnancy or nursing bra and one of my maternity shirts. Also some yoga pants and old socks (the socks usually end up tossed because my water usually ends up all over them).</p> <p>ETA: Just took it off for skin to skin once baby was born. They then covered me in prewarmed blankets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434327 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 13:50:07 +0000 BandDmommy 2434327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hospital gown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-were-you-wearing-when-you-gave-birth/page/2#post-2434324 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 13:48:12 +0000 ElbieKay 2434324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a labor dress. I don't even remember if I was still wearing it when I delivered. I think I was? In hindsight a hospital gown would have been fine. My hospital had special L&amp;D gowns with ties at the shoulder so you could easily open the top for breastfeeding. I wore one for most of my hospital stay and only put on cotton sweatpants the last day to go home.</p> <p>I thought I would care more about this, but when the time came I really did not care what I was wearing. </p>