For the maternity home
In the hospital you will need a passport, a medical insurance policy and a birth certificate. In addition, if you contracted with the maternity home, do not forget it.
Some maternity hospitals make separate demands on what documents should be in the case of childbirth. Sometimes the list includes an outpatient card and information on tests, so you should take this with you.
If you go to the hospital, where there are various paid services not included in your contract, it will be useful to have some amount of money with you to solve all possible questions on the spot without delay.
For myself
Many women think about what to take to the hospital, but miss a lot of important things. You will need things not only at the time of delivery, but also for a few days after them and for discharge. Therefore, it is better to consider everything in advance.
Essential items are: soap, facial cleansers, toothbrush and paste, towels, deodorant, toilet paper, comb, sanitary napkins and cosmetic products that you are accustomed to using daily.
Of clothes you might need: a nightdress, a robe or tracksuit, slippers, several linen changes, pads for breasts, clothes for discharge.
For a child
Be sure to take care of things that your kid may need in the first days of life. For the baby, several warm and thin diapers, diapers, a pair of bonnets, ryazhonki, socks, wet wipes, baby cream, cotton wool cotton wool, powder and lotion will be needed. You may need a bottle with a pacifier, a heater for it and a mixture.
For discharge, as a rule, you need a swing, 2 diapers, socks, 2 caps, an envelope. Depending on the season, a jacket or blanket can be added. Do not forget the traditional ribbon of blue or red.
Medicines
Despite the fact that the maternity hospital has everything you need for your mother and baby. It will not be superfluous to take something from home. For example, those medicines that you take daily, if any. It can be just vitamins. It's nice to have a special ointment that prevents cracks in the nipples. These cracks can significantly spoil the first impression of feeding, so this issue is better to solve in advance.
In addition, you may need eye drops if you wear lenses, zinc ointment to treat diaper rash in a child.
All other medicines are prescribed by doctors as necessary and you do not need to purchase them in advance.
Little things
Many forgotten home trivia can create big problems. For example, if the contractions are delayed, or after giving birth, your baby will delight you with a long, restful sleep, then you will simply have nothing to do. So take care of your leisure. Suitable for everything - portable DVD player, laptop, books, knitting. Many mothers regret that they did not take a camera or video camera to the hospital. Do not forget about the mobile phone and charging to it - in the first days after the birth you will have to accept many congratulations.
When it comes to what should be taken to the hospital, women are horrified by the volume of things that may be needed. But in fact, such things are not so much, if you carefully think through the list and throw out of it all unnecessary. In addition, most of the things can be delivered by the husband, relatives or friends some time after the birth. Focus on the time you spend in the hospital. If you need to stay there for 5-14 days, then things will be needed more, if you are allowed to leave the maternity ward earlier, many of the above will not be needed. In any case, complete comfort in the hospital walls can not be achieved, the family idyll, which you so dreamed of, will come with your return from the hospital.