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Baby book so they can stamp footprints.

I wish I had brought cold packs for when I was moved up to recovery. They are really cheap at Target or Walmart. My midwife told me to sit on a cold pack as often as I could, but when I asked for one on the recovery floor they said they didn't have them. Instead, they made one by putting ice in a diaper and I don't think it was as effective. Never heard of wet gauze for wiping.. thankfully they had real wipes.

Our hospital didnt have wipes. Good thinking on packing them.

@littlebug: Some hospital bag blog posts here!

http://www.hellobee.com/2011/09/22/packing-your-hospital-bag/

http://www.hellobee.com/tag/hospital-bag/

I wished I had more Medela nipple therapy!! Crappy house shoes you can throw away. My feet were still very swollen after delivering. Wished I brought headbands to keep my hair out of my face.

ditto on the flip flops for the shower. nursing pads aren't necessary if you are in the hospital for only a couple days - most women's milk doesn't come in for a few days. i didn't wear any of my own underwear at the hospital - i wore the mesh panties because i was wearing a maxi pad the size of texas and didn't want to ruin my undies. if you wear contact lenses, don't forget your glasses! i did and i couldn't see at night when i didn't have them in. i didn't mind using the gauze as wipes...you just wet them and they work fine. oh also leave extra room in your bag to take all the free stuff....take EVERYTHING!

I liked having my own towel. Hospital towels are small and scratchy.

A blow-dryer if you don't like having wet hair? Wet hair is a peeve of mine and my hospital didn't supply me with one. I also brought extra hair ties and bobby pins to pull my hair back.