On our tour they mentioned bringing extra pillows. Did anyone do this?
Did you bring anything else out of the norm?
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I think I did but I honestly cant remember because I was so exhausted after delivery and then overwhelmed by breastfeeding challenges, visitors, etc.
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I brought two pillows with cheap target pillowcases. Hospital pillows are usually coated with plastic so that they can be cleaned easily. Obviously there's a case over that but still... it was nice to have my own pillows!
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Nope...we had enough to bring for my induction.
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I can't sleep without my own pillow so, yes! DH & I both brought pillows from home. We also brought our own snacks.
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nope. with the car seat and everything else (since we don't have a car) there was no room for extra luxuries!
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nope! never missed it (but I'm not picky about pillows). I do wish I had had DH bring the boppy in from the car, instead of listening to the LC. The boppy made BF'ing much easier once I was home!
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Yes....so important! The pillows at the hospital are awful. We brought one for me and one for DH.
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Nope, I needed more and just asked and they gave them to me. I did bring a boppy though and couldn't have done without it!
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Nope, we try not to overpack and the hospital pillows were fine for us!
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Nope!
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We brought pillows for each of us, and I was happy to have my own pillow.
Only thing out of the ordinary that I wish I'd brought was some throat lozenges. My throat was so sore after because I used the nitrous gas a lot because the anesthesiologist never showed up with my epidural...
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Nope, I had already over packed too much so a pillow would have been an extra to bring along. Hospital pillows were fine for my stay.
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Yes! And I'm so glad I did. It's nice to have comfortable pillows in a foreign environment.
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Just my boppy!
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No, I brought the minimum amount of stuff. Hospitals aren't that clean and I was grossed out thinking about bringing everything back into my house.
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Yes! I think I brought like 3 pillows and a body pillow. They came in very handy. I'm the type that takes my own pillow with me when I travel.
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Nope. Weirdly enough, I like hospital pillows!
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Left it in the car. We over packed and lugging around an extra pillow was too much. I did bring the Boppy the second time because I wanted any help I could get with breastfeeding.
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I had like twelve in the car (it was a 45 minute drive in hard labor) but I didn't bring them in.
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Yes.... And I forgot them at the hospital in the delivery room! Oops!
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Not at first and then I made DH go back and get one. He was stopping by the house to check on our dog anyway. We had to stay a couple of nights due to csection.
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Yes!! So critical. The hospital pillows are way fat and smell strongly of the bleach they wash the sheets in. I just wanted my usual pillow to sleep on
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I meant to (our hospital also said that on the tour), but forgot about it the day of (despite writing it on my list!) It wasn't really a big deal, theirs weren't as nice as mine at home but it wasn't awful. I'd say it's a nice plus if you remember it though.
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I did! I left them in the car until after my delivery, but since I was in recovery for 5 days I got them the next day!
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No, but I wish I had. I will this time, but will probably leave it in the car until after delivery.
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I brought my usual pillow. I'm a really bad sleeper and knew I'd have problems in a hospital bed. I loved having my pillow. I wish I could have brought my own bed
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I'm not, but we decided to leave DH's stuff at home and he can go home each day and shower and change (we live about 10 minutes from the hospital) and I figured if I wanted my pillows after I got there I can have him grab them.
I am bringing his swimming trunks though! Hopefully I'll be able to use the shower during labor for pain relief and I want him with me. And maybe to help me with that first shower post partum. Lol
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Yes. I am so glad I did too because hospital pillows are sooo not comfy. We brought both of our pillows do he would have something comfy to sleep on as well. I actually ended up using both while in labor.
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We wish we would have. The hospital was having a baby boom of sorts. Luckily they had one more pillow for DH
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Not at first- but since my induction took so long and DH had Togo home and take care of the dog and got me a couple pillows!
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Nope! But I don't like my pillow at home anyways.
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Yes. The hospital ones were flat plastic weird things.
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No, but I wish I had. I didn't expect to transfer, and after all the trauma, it would have been nice to have my own pillow so that I could sleep well.
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I brought my own - but I am super picky about pillows and usually take mine when I travel. I was really glad since I ended up in the hospital for 5 nights!
I made sure and put a brightly colored pillow case on it so it was obvious it was ours and it wouldn't get mixed up with the hospital linens.
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Yes. I think we brought two extra (one for me and one for DH).
It really helped because often when trying to nurse in a hospital bed (yuck) I needed the extra pillows either behind my back or under my arms.
@stine_ciro: I agree, bringing a colorful pillowcase is really helpful.
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The hospital I delivered both of my boys at gave me pillows when I needed more.
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Yes, we both wanted our own pillows and I am so glad we brought them! The hospital ones are not comfy. We also brought our own snacks, drinks, and toiletries and I was glad we did that too.
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@MrsH: yes I just wanted my own pillow for comfort. Tell your DH good luck with those pull out beds
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Nope. The hospital said I could have as many pillows as I wanted, but if I wanted to bring my own as a comfort item, I could. Fortunately, the hospital pillows weren't bad at all! I had like 5 during labor for support, but just one in the postpartum room.
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