What to take with you to the maternity hospital
Things you'll need in the maternity hospital must be collected in advance. It is better to have a bag with necessary documents and toilet items at hand for 1.5-2 weeks before the estimated date of delivery. Do not worry that you can forget something, relatives will necessarily hand over the things you need later. In every maternity home there is a set of things that are given to a woman, so first find out what you should bring with you. Take only the minimum, what will be needed in the first day after delivery, so it will be easier for you to navigate in your things.
Upon admission to the admissions office you need a passport, an exchange card, data about the conducted examinations during pregnancy and fetus, the insurance policy and the certificate that was written out in the women's consultation when registering. In case the woman was not registered, the certificate is issued by the doctor-therapist in the maternity hospital. Replacement shoes for the maternity hospital should be washable, comfortable, on a low sole, without heels. Some maternity homes give out gowns, in others - you can bring your own.
Before the birth, you will need to shave off the pubic hair, so prepare a shaver and soap. In the postpartum department, you can already put your things in the bedside table. Also you will need a notebook, pen, cell phone. Depending on the level of the maternity hospital and the comfort of the ward, the refrigerator is located in the corridor or in the ward, and if you put the products in a shared refrigerator, you must write the number and last name every day. You also need personal hygiene items: toothbrush and paste, toilet paper, two towels( one for the baby, the other for you), gaskets, since in the postpartum period, the discharge is abundant. Take a bra - not synthetic, with gaskets, when the milk appears, it will help not to stain clothes. You can take a baby cream, breast pump, dog rose or sea buckthorn oil( lubricate the nipples so that no cracks appear), and diapers for the newborn.
On the extract of the young mother bring clothes, shoes, cosmetics and underwear.
For the baby on the day of discharge, prepare 2 diapers from cotton fabric - thin and flannel, corner, tape, diapers, cap, cotton and flannel tie, blanket( depending on the weather).Children's clothes should be washed with child's or household soap and ironed from both sides.