Hospital & Postpartum Essentials Checklist for Missouri Moms
Hey all! I wanted to be more practical this week and give you a list of hospital and postpartum essentials that I would recommend having on hand. Check it out!
Hospital bag:
A few pairs of comfy clothes and socks to wear during labor or afterwards
Compression socks
A robe (if you like wearing robes)
Slippers or easy to put on shoes
Flip flops for the shower (if you don't want to go barefoot)
Hair ties and a hairbrush
Chapstick
Water bottle
Nutritious snacks
Phone, wallet (with ID and insurance card), and phone charger
Extra blanket and pillow
Extra towel (the towels at the hospital are sometimes small)
Basic toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, etc.)
Headphones or a Bluetooth speaker
A labor gown (if you prefer to wear your own and not the hospital's)
Coconut oil w/ essential oils for massage
TENS unit for pain relief
Handheld fan
Heating pad
For breastfeeding or bottle feeding (at home):
Lansinoh Soothies Cooling Gel Pads (can buy from Walmart or Target)
Lansinoh Stay Dry Nursing Pads (can buy from Walmart or Target) or reusable nursing pads
Lansinoh Lanolin Nipple Cream (can buy from Walmart or Target)
Breast pump and supplies (can usually get for free through your insurance – check out aeroflowbreastpumps.com)
Legendairy Milk Sunflower Lecithin (can get from Walmart, Target, or Amazon)
Nursing bras
Flange inserts for pumping (depending on your nipple size)
Nursing pillow (My Breast Friend nursing pillow has a bit more structure to it or there is the Frida Mom Adjustable nursing pillow that you can adjust to have more structure or less - can buy on Amazon or Target)
Preferred brand of formula (largely depends on your baby)
Preferred brand of glass bottles and nipples (largely depends on your baby)
OXO TOT Space Saving Drying Rack for bottles (can buy from Target)
Munchkin Sponge Bottle Brush (can buy from Walmart or Target)
Muslin burp cloths (can buy from Amazon or Target)
For postpartum (at home):
Nutritious snacks and pre-made meals
Frida Mom Postpartum Disposable Underwear (can buy from Target or Amazon)
TUCKS Medicated Cooling Hemorrhoids Pads (can buy from Walmart)
Dermoplast Postpartum Spray (can buy from Walmart)
Earth Mama Organics Perineal Balm (can buy from Target)
Sitz bath w/ Epsom Salts
Frida Mom 2-in-1 Postpartum Absorbent Perineal Ice Maxi Pads (can buy from Target or Amazon)
Frida Mom Upside Down Peri Bottle (can buy from Target or Amazon)
Belly bandit wrap or Frida Mom C-Section Belly Binder (can buy from Amazon or Target if you had a cesarean birth)
Heating pad
High waisted leggings or loose pants that won't put pressure on the incision site (if you had a cesarean birth)
Upspring c-panty (can buy from Target) or another high-waisted postpartum underwear to wear over the incision site or a low-waisted postpartum underwear to wear under the incision site (if you had a cesarean birth)