Birth Bag
BIRTH
Preparing for the arrival of your little one is an exciting and joyous time. As you approach your Estimated due date, one essential item to have ready is your birth bag. This bag will accompany you to the hospital or birthing centre, ensuring you have everything you need for a comfortable and smooth birth experience. To help you pack your birth bag like a pro, here’s our list of essentials.
Your notes & Birth plans
Phone or camera (for pictures!) & portable charger
Relaxation MP3s where your birth partner can find them
Headphones for staying in your bubble
Relaxing or uplifting music on a playlist
Affirmations to put around the room
TENS machine
Some battery operated fairy lights and candles
Relaxing scents that you’ve used to anchor during relaxation
Flannel and fan for keeping cool
Whatever snacks and drinks you might fancy (previous groups seem to agree on Jaffa Cakes!)
Things that make you feel at home (family photos, blankets etc.)
Your pillow (smells of home and is 100 times better than a hospital one!)
Hair clips and bands to keep your hair out of your face
A birth ball just in case all the ones there are in use
Straw so that you can drink comfortably
Something funny to watch or listen to
Card games
An eye mask to get in a little private bubble
Vibrator (for stimulation for oxytocin release)
Massager
Comfy clothes for during and after birth
Cosy socks to keep your feet warm if not in a pool
Lots of underwear in case they get messy after birth, big comfy ones!
Maternity pads
Lip balm
Nipple cream
Breast pads
Clothes, phone charger, underwear etc for birth partner in case you’re there for a while
Toiletries for having a wash after birth
Clothes, blankets, muslins and nappies for baby
Cotton wool for babies bum
Slippers
Flip flops and a large towel for when you shower
Tissues
