So I've heard I'll need:
-Dermoplast
-Stool softener
-Lanolin nipple cream
Anything else I should know?
p.s: And I added a belly wrap in there too in order to keep it all together and hopefully help flatten belly out. Also, I have Tylenol Extra Strength packed.
pineapple / 12526 posts
Buy stock in the giant maternity pads! lol
Small snacks to stash around the house (trail mix, granola bars, bottles of water)
An eye mask and ear plugs, lol
eggplant / 11824 posts
The hospital gave me all the items you have listed for free (except the dermoplast). Even a really nice belly wrap, so you might look into that before spending $$.
clementine / 889 posts
I second everything you listed, as well as the giant pads.
Breast/nursing pads. Even if you aren't going to nurse, it'll help to get you through those first few days. I loved lansinoh pads. They didn't leak through like others I tried.
IB profen. That was the only pain med I took after DS was born, but I took it for about 2 weeks straight in the afternoons when I would get really sore.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
Dresses, not pants--at least for the first couple weeks.
Nursing bras if you plan to breastfeed.
persimmon / 1150 posts
after I gave birth I used frozen tea diapers for a week or so. The hospital gave them to me while I was there and they gave much relief, more than anything else anyway.
persimmon / 1194 posts
Tucks medicated pads and overnight pads( highly recommend always Infiniti pads)
coconut / 8475 posts
I literally wrote down everything you ladies mentioned! Anything that will make my life easier after giving birth is going on the list!
And anything the hospital leaves in my possession, I am sure as heck taking home:)
@lovelife: what on earth are these? I want some!
persimmon / 1150 posts
@TurtleDoves: you make a pot of hot tea... (black If I remember right) and you poor them on diapers and freeze them. You wear them inside your underwear. The caffeine in the tea is suppose to help with the healing process and the cold gives a lot of relief. I know, sounds ridiculous... but they saved my life 
grapefruit / 4400 posts
http://www.motherlove.com/product/1001-Nipple-Cream.html
This nipple cream works a lot better than lanolin, IMO.
coconut / 8475 posts
@lovelife: ridiculous is my middle name...so I totally don't mind freezing tea soaked diapers if I have to 
@HabesBabe: i'll try this:) I was planning on buying a second bottle of lanolin anyways but instead i'll get this and have both to alternate and test out--Thanks:)
pear / 1723 posts
My advice is to have multiples of your bathroom items in each bathroom of your house! So whether you buy or get extras from the hospital, for me its been soooo handy to just have a full set of pads, clean undies, peri bottle, dermaplast and tucks in each of our bathrooms.
Oh another item for the list......exfoliating body wash/scrub for the shower. It really helped get all the sticky tape and monitor residue off me.
For icing, our hospital put ice inside a exam glove, tied off and shoved inside a big pad, lol. I thought it was kind of clever
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
Medela gel pads! They did wonders in soothing my torn up nipples.
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