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Maternity bra, tank and yoga pants. At some point the pants came off...I really can't remember!
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Did people wear socks/slippers/flip flops around the hospital too? I'm just wondering what I need to bring from home...
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@NorCalWayfarer: definitely bring something to wear on your feet that is comfortable to walk around in. I had flip flops and a pair of Toms with me...
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@NorCalWayfarer: I brought cheap old navy flip flops to walk around and shower in. I was glad I had them.
Oh but I didn't walk around in labor, just wore them after.
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Nothing. I had planned this detail, but when you're actually trying to get in and out of the tub while having contractions, drying off to put clothes back on is so not happening. And wearing wet clothes doesn't sound comfortable.
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Hospital gown.
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I went with the gown it was fine to me I even wore it the whole time we was in the hospital I didn't put my clothes on til we were going home
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Bumping this thread with a question! I think I have a plan on what to wear while in the hospital, except for in the tub! I really don't want to be naked with people coming in and out, and I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to give birth in the tub.
So is it Ok to wear a tankini? Or will I regret having to change clothes during labor? And can I wear bottoms, or will the nurses need access?
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@Mrs.Someone: I already replied to this thread earlier I think, so sorry if you already saw it. I wore a sports bra on top, and a jersey knit cheapie skirt from Old Navy on the bottom. I just took the skirt off when I got in the shower/tub. It worked great!
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@grizz: Thanks for the suggestion, but I think thats a bit too naked for me
I know, I need to get over it! But I want to be prepared at least...
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@Mrs.Someone: Maybe just wear a giant t-shirt in the tub? That's probably what I'd do.
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I thought that I would care about what I was wearing before I was actually in labor. I bought one of those Pretty Pusher dresses -- there was a link upthread -- and in hindsight it was a waste of money. I really, really did not care what I was wearing, and a hospital gown would have been fine. I labored naturally for 17 hours and then finally got an epi. I spent several hours in the tub and iirc I was just naked in there, but I really don't remember. I guess maybe I put the Pretty Pusher back on afterwards? Or maybe I changed into a hospital gown? I really can't say. I don't remember. I think at one point I got cold and put on a long flowy cardigan over whatever I was wearing, but that was once I was already on the epidural.
FYI, my hospital had a big jacuzzi tub but it was not deep enough to submerge my shoulders so I felt cold the whole time I was in there, and I was lying at this weird angle an attempt to stay fully submerged. But labor felt way worse when they made me get out of the tub so I guess the water helped take some of the pressure off even though I felt really cold the whole time.
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@looch: I was given a gown after I was admitted here.
I wore the hospital gown for both of my births.
Eta: my water broke first for both of my deliveries, so I was leaking all over the place on the hospital gowns.
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hospital gown & mesh undies/pad for early labor. to walk the halls, I wore another one backwards. I brought in little slipper socks to walk the halls with b/c it was the end of January. And nothing in the tub. Only DH was in the room with me anyway. Once I got my sweet, sweet epidural I just wore the gown.
My water broke as I was walking in to the hospital so things were messy from the get-go. And when I'm in pain i'm not big on things constricting my skin so a sports bra would have been super uncomfortable anyway.
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I just wore the hospital gown or naked.
My water broke, so I'd soaked the clothes I arrived in. I laboured in the tub a bit, so then I was naked, and just put the gown on when I was done. Actually didn't change out of the gown until I left the hospital two days after LO was born. I brought PJs, but I was bleeding so much I didn't want to ruin them. -
I had packed a cute robe but ended up just wearing the hospital gown. LO's heart rate was having decelerations as soon as we arrived so I had to be continuously monitored and had an IV. I still was laboring in different positions and able to maneuver around near the machines.
Even postpartum, I stayed in their gowns the whole time. I was leaking milk and lochia and having meconium diaper blow outs on my lap and it just made sense to ruin their clothes instead of mine. I didn't feel like it made pregnancy an illness or disempowered me in any way to wear the gown, it was just practical.
ETA: I did bring grippy socks and flip-flops which were useful. Though I think they would have given me socks if I didn't have my own.
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With DD, I started with my street clothes laboring in the halls then later was wearing the mesh tube top that they had used to strap on the monitor to labor in the tub. I didn't bother with any bottoms since I was in the water and apparently, DH said that while I labored in the tub from 5-9 cm a lot of "stuff" came out so I guess it was a good decision! At one point when I came out around 7 for a check, I ripped off the mesh top and went from 7 to pushing in my birthday suit! They are right when they say modesty goes out the window during L&D. This time around I packed a black nighty that hits just above the knees but after reading all these replies, I may just do a strapless knit bra with some sort of knit skirt so my belly is exposed for monitoring. I'm GBS positive so I will need an IV as well.
I know, I need to get over it! But I want to be prepared at least...
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