What should I bring with me when I give birth? What should I prepare when I go to the hospital for delivery?

We all know that when a woman's pregnancy reaches a certain stage, the fetus will be fully developed and she will give birth. Before going to the hospital to give birth, pregnant mothers generally need to prepare a lot of things, some for the mother, some for the baby, and some related documents. So what should you bring when giving birth? Let's take a closer look!

What to bring when giving birth

First, bring enough cash or a bank card with sufficient deposits.

Cash is used everywhere in the hospital. For example, when you go through the admission procedures, you have to pay a deposit. The cost of this deposit is almost enough to cover all the expenses of the hospitalization for the birth of a baby.

Therefore, it is necessary to have more cash or a bank card with sufficient deposits.

Second, bring all your documents

Bring all the documents you may need when giving birth, such as the household registration booklet, the mother's ID card, social security card, etc. On the one hand, it is convenient for the hospital to deduct the maternity insurance fee when you are admitted to the hospital, and it is also convenient to apply for a birth certificate for the baby in the future.

So, just bring whatever documents you can think of. If you forget any, don't worry, you can always bring a backup.

Third, prepare daily necessities for mother

Pregnant mothers don't need much when giving birth, so it's best to travel light, which is convenient and simple. The specific items to prepare are listed below:

1 pack of adult diapers, 5 diaper pads, 1-2 packs of postpartum sanitary napkins, a thermos cup, a belly band, 2-3 sets of nursing pajamas (some hospitals will provide hospital gowns), a coat, and a hat. That's about it, practical and simple.

Fourth, prepare baby's items

There are many things for babies, so they should be prepared one month before delivery. The specific items are as follows:

Baby bottles, milk powder (glucose), baby NB diapers, 5 sets of baby monk clothes, two swaddles (preferably one thick and one thin, depending on the weather at the time), a baby hat, cotton swabs, baby umbilical cord protectors, baby bowls and spoons, etc. If these are not enough, you can prepare as needed, but basically everything is included.

After returning home, you can prepare other large items such as a stroller for your baby.

List of items needed for hospitalization

1. Mother's Products

1. Clothing:

Two sets of pajamas that are convenient for breastfeeding after childbirth. Since you sweat a lot after childbirth, you can use them to change and wash.

Two or three pairs of underwear, a hat, socks, and soft-soled slippers to prevent cold.

Don’t think you will be thinner and slimmer than before pregnancy after giving birth. It’s best to prepare clothes for the second trimester. (ps. You can also wear nursing pajamas directly)

2. Toiletries:

Postpartum toothpaste and toothbrush. For my first baby, the elderly forced me to only use light salt water to brush my teeth during the entire confinement period, and my teeth were ruined after the confinement period.

Towel, washbasin, drinking water elbow, bowl, spoon, chopsticks, toilet paper.

3. Care products:

The amount of maternity pads varies from person to person. The 15 pads I prepared before breaking my water were not enough. Under normal circumstances, you won’t need many of them, so you can prepare a few more to be on the safe side. The ones that are not used up can be used as diaper pads for your baby.

Your doctor will advise you when to use the strap.

For postpartum sanitary napkins, I used the extended night use version and the effect was quite good.

4. Food: Chocolate, brown sugar, to replenish energy

5. Electric breast pump. It is very difficult to produce milk. It will be very painful and tears will come out. The baby is not very strong. An electric breast pump will reduce the pain. Of course, some hospitals can rent it.

2. Baby Products

1. Feeding supplies

1 baby bottle, 1 small can of stage 1 milk powder, soft plastic spoon, small bowl (for feeding with boiled water)

2. Nursing products

2 small towels, 2 small basins, 1 bag of NB diapers (don’t prepare too many, children grow fast and will soon outgrow size S), baby hangers, and wet wipes.

3. Clothing

Clothes, pants (prepare more), hats, blankets (the thickness of the blankets will depend on the weather)

3. Documents

Parents’ ID cards, marriage certificate, household registration booklet, mother’s medical insurance card, cash, prenatal checkup manual

In addition, experienced elderly people will place the items that the child needs when entering the delivery room separately and hand them to the nurse before entering the delivery room.

It includes the baby's newborn clothes, pants, socks, hat, diaper, and blanket. The clothes and blanket are determined by the weather when the baby is born.

What situations require hospitalization for delivery?

5-1-1 Principle

This law means that the continuous contractions reach once every 5 minutes, each lasting at least 1 minute, and a total of 1 hour, and the contractions are very strong, and you will unconsciously start to breathe rhythmically. If you don't know how to judge, you can ask your family to look at the watch and record the time; more conveniently, you can also download a mobile app with the function of recording contractions, which can realize the recording function. Of course, you have to know the difference between false contractions and true contractions. False contractions are non-continuous and only appear in a certain position in the abdomen; true contractions can make your cervix gradually mature and slowly expand. The feeling of true contractions will spread from the top of the uterus to the bottom. You can choose to ignore it or accept it according to the degree of pain, or even enjoy the arrival of every contraction.

Heavy vaginal bleeding

This is what we usually hear as "seeing blood". How to judge how much bleeding is considered a large amount? If you find that the mucus discharged from the vagina is more than the blood, you don't need to worry too much; but if a large amount of blood is discharged, you must be admitted to the hospital immediately.

The amniotic membrane ruptured, yes, the water broke

Some women will have a large amount of amniotic fluid coming out all at once, while others will have it flowing out slowly like urine, but they cannot control it. In this case, you also need to go to the hospital immediately. We don't need to intervene, just put on clean underwear and sanitary napkins and go to the hospital.

As long as you feel like you want to start labor

There is a saying that your body knows you. Pregnant women in the third trimester will be more sensitive to the feeling of childbirth. At this time, if you feel that your body is telling you that labor/delivery is about to begin, you can take your delivery bag to the hospital.