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Partner: Paul (the love of my life)
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28-4-2008 - Hospital Bag organizedMy mood while writing this blog:
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Baby Supplies
  • Baby bottles
  • Baby clothes for hospital pictures
  • Baby sling so that she is close to PWR on the way home
  • Booties/ socks
  • Car seat for cab ride home
  • Clothes for the baby to wear home
  • Diapers
  • Formula (just in case)
  • Hat
  • Pacifiers
  • Receiving blankets

Books
  • Birthing books for reference
  • Child birth notes from birthing class

Clothes
  • Bathrobe
  • Change of clothes for M
  • Change of clothes for P in case he spends the night
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Going home outfit, that M could wear when she was 5-months pregnant
  • Nursing bra
  • Slippers
  • Swimming trunks for P
  • Underwear

Food
  • Change for vending machines
  • Food analogous to pregnant pops for labor and delivery
  • Granola and/or snack bars (?)
  • Lollipops
  • Pregnant pops
  • Snacks (extra for Jacqui)
  • Water bottle

Identification
  • M's drivers license and any other security information that she may need
  • M's health insurance card
Jewelry
  • Jacqui's necklace

Linens
  • Bed pillows for M and P (use a colored pillow case to distinguish from the hospital's)

Paperwork
  • Registration papers for hospital
  • Special labor instructions for the hospital employees
  • Take out menus

Stress Relievers
  • Beads from Jacqui
  • Cross word puzzles or magazines for P or M
  • Massage supplies-lotion, wooden massagers

Toiletries
  • Glasses for P
  • Hair brush and clips
  • Lip balm, chap stick
  • Mirror for birthing
  • Tooth brush
  • Tooth paste

Video/ Media list
  • Camcorder
  • Camera bag
  • CD's, CD player, or MP3 player
  • Charged cell phones
  • Digital camera
  • Extension cord for camcorder
  • Extra batteries for camcorder
  • Extra batteries for digital camera
  • Music for baby or that might help with labor and delivery that could be downloaded onto P's phone.
  • Phone
  • Phone charger
  • Tripod for cameras
  • Watch with second hand to time the contractions


Comments on Hospital Bag
Photos
Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Elsa at 23 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Aislin at 7 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Aislin at 7 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Aislin at 7 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) Aislin at 7 months: May 13, 2010 (2010, 05, 16) November 8, 2009: Aislin at 3 weeks (2009, 11, 18) November 8, 2009: Aislin at 3 weeks (2009, 11, 18) Click here to see all margysd`s photos

Children
Elsa-Shannon (2008) Aislin-Margriet (2009)

Latest blogs
14-5-2009 - My Contact Information
13-7-2008 - Tips for Increasing Your Breast Milk Supply
13-7-2008 - Elsa's birth announcement
10-5-2008 - *** Pregnancy Blog ***
28-4-2008 - Hospital Bag
27-4-2008 - Excellent books for pregnancy
27-4-2008 - Margy and Paul's Pregnancy Calendar
27-4-2008 - Our Baby Registry
26-4-2008 - Meeting our birth partner/Doula
26-4-2008 - Pregnancy beads and tension relievers
26-4-2008 - New Maternity Clothes...Yay!!!
21-4-2008 - The movie: The Business of Being Born
12-4-2008 - Labor prediction quiz results
08-4-2008 - Paul ordered a camcorder

Polls
  1. How long did it take for your baby to be able to sleep through the night without...
    Date: 13-7-2008 Votes: 91 Comments: 8

  2. How long did it take for you to recover after giving birth...
    Date: 1-7-2008 Votes: 66 Comments: 7

  3. After using the breast pump to put milk in bottle, is it challenging to have you...
    Date: 22-6-2008 Votes: 39 Comments: 3

  4. After giving birth, how long did it take for you to stop bleeding?...
    Date: 20-6-2008 Votes: 78 Comments: 7

  5. Is it still a good idea to use sex to induce labor even after you loose your muc...
    Date: 6-6-2008 Votes: 57 Comments: 2

  6. After loosing your mucus plug, how long did it take for active labor to naturall...
    Date: 6-6-2008 Votes: 47 Comments: 3

  7. Has anyone tried to switch hospitals at 37 weeks pregnant? Do you know if it is...
    Date: 21-5-2008 Votes: 26 Comments: 0

  8. I recently found out about a local hospital that has a natural birthing facility...
    Date: 21-5-2008 Votes: 17 Comments: 1

  9. In what week did you go into labor naturally?...
    Date: 22-4-2008 Votes: 35 Comments: 1

  10. How long did it take to get your period back after the completion of breastfeedi...
    Date: 12-4-2008 Votes: 23 Comments: 3

  11. How long did you breastfeed your baby?...
    Date: 12-4-2008 Votes: 53 Comments: 1

  12. At which phase were you more tired?...
    Date: 7-4-2008 Votes: 49 Comments: 0

  13. What do you think of the name Elsa for a girl?...
    Date: 7-4-2008 Votes: 62 Comments: 1

  14. What do you think of the name Elsa Shannon for a girl?...
    Date: 30-3-2008 Votes: 44 Comments: 2


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