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I am glad all is well for now!

I went to the hospital in a long sleeved tee and pants (it was December). They don't do hospital gowns until after you deliver in Switzerland, so I labored in my long sleeved tee and bra. I was bare from the waist down and honstly, I didn't even care at that point!

I hated the hospital gown with the passion of 1000 buring suns, but I had not other option the first 2 days. On day 3 I changed into a tank style mid thigh night shirt.

I wore a hospital gown with a blanket covering my lower half when they needed to check.

I wore a tank and maternity yoga pants. When I got there, I got nekked and stayed that way in a gown. At that point, NO SHAME.

I'm glad everything is okay!!

I wore absolutely nothing while in labor.

I went in wearing yoga pants and a t-shirt, but changed into a hospital gown with a sleep bra underneath because it was a thousand times more practical. The gowns at my hospital cover your bum!

I had an oxytocin induction so required constant monitoring. They just put the belt under my gown and it was fine...I didn't have to have it hiked up.

@Cherrybee: Um... I like how you glossed right over "baby is fine" and went right into the important part... outfits

But I've been wondering the same thing. I believe they will have me put a gown on right away anyway, and I plan to bring a thin robe that I can put on over for when I'm walking around and stuff. I'm also planning to overpack so I have whatever I want-- comfy sleep/nursing bra, nursing tank, yoga pants (2 I guess, since I'll probably wear a pair home), and nightgown. But I picture laboring in just the gown and possibly the sleep bra, since I like the idea of getting in the tub and will probably want the bra on then.

I figure for afterwards, I'll want the nursing tank and robe more for when we have visitors? But, you know, never actually done this whole thing before.

Glad everything was fine last night and I look forward to hearing how it goes on Monday. I'm glad your DH is on his way home now so you can relax about him missing it!

Glad everything is ok.

I wore yoga pants and a shirt there. As soon as I got into a room, they had me change into a gown.

Absolutely NOTHING! Lol, as labor progresses, I start shedding the modesty and the clothes. And trust me, at nearly 300 lbs. for my last 2 births (hopefully NOT with this one), I'm not very sexy to look at. But I couldn't care less in that moment.
Going into labor I've worn a short nightie, as well as a tee and yoga pants (so I could walk outside), but I've never been monitored with the electronic fetal monitors either, so I'm probably not much help. Sorry.

@Cherrybee: No, it will be just like the movies. I considered putting those blotting papers in my hospital bag. I'm not sure at what point I think I will be thinking about blotting the shine on my forehead, but these are the irrational thoughts a 37 week pregnant woman has! Also, the logistics of getting popsicals to the hospital without melting. I agree, priorities.

I almost (only almost!) wish you did have the baby so you could tell her that you drove yourself to the hospital and daddy got dropped off by a rock and roll band tour bus.

I had a birthing skirt made by my childbirth instructor and also wore a sleep nursing bra... For all of 3.5 hours. After that I was a sweaty mess. After that point I was naked and didn't give a damn

Hospital gown.. they are so convenient with the snaps over the shoulder and i dont have to worry about making my clothing dirty or stained

Hospital gown !

I'll be naked, at home .... But if I were doing a hospital birth, I would wear one of the gowns: http://www.prettypushers.com/ There are made for monitors, epidurals, skin to skin, etc.

I wore the hospital's gown and my own sports bra that I was wearing when I got there. Glad I did! Birth was so messy and their gown was just fine. When I walked from my delivery room to recovery room, they even gave me a hospital robe to wear so I didn't have to go down the hall with the back open and flapping, haha.

I went in wearing a skirt and tank top (it was August) and changed into a hospital gown (nothing underneath). They put the monitoring stuff on my belly from below, and I had a light blanket on top. By the end I had zero modesty, though. I didn't care who saw what (and by the end everyone saw everything).

Glad Baby Girl is okay!

I wore a big nightgown with buttons on the front. I wore it from beginning of labor until the end (except when I was naked in the shower)

I had an unscheduled induction so, I arrived in yoga pants and a tee. I changed into their gown with my own undies, sleep bra and jersey robe from the Gap to cover my bum. At some point I lost the undies because they were a pain to deal with. I labored mostly in a sleep bra + gown. It was nice to have the bra on as the girls were quite sensitive.

i do recommend braiding your hair if you can! my nurse put my hair in a crazy ponytail and I looked like a complete LOON!

@Cherrybee: I got my hair cut, nails done, bought a few new nursing bras and a new pair of (black and pink striped) pajamas that unbuttoned to the waist - I was ready to go!
For the labor, I wore the nursing bra and had a sheet over me for most of the time. (I started with the gown but it was so huge and just in the way) If I labored on foot I would've brought my short cotton bathrobe (I had complications so I couldn't be on my feet at all).
And I brought my makeup bag. No shame.