My Hospital Bag Checklist ♡
I recommend preparing your maternity bag around 2–4 weeks before your expected date of birth. What should you pack in it? What is essential, and what can your escort bring only when you are ready to go home?
It is practical to pack your things in two different bags: one for childbirth and one for the postpartum ward.
What’s Inside My Hospital Bag?
A visual packing guide for mama and baby — excluding documents.
Also packed ♡
- Phone
- Headphones
- Lip balm
- Cosmetics & face wash
- Nightgown
- Bathrobe
- Creams
- Glasses
Documents & Important Records
- Pregnancy certificate
- Original blood type document
- SAG / Streptococcus agalactiae test result
- Health insurance card
- Identity card
- Marriage certificate, if needed for the birth certificate
- Birth plan, if you have one
Extra maternity pads, more snacks, a longer phone charger, and a large water bottle were the items I used the most during labour and recovery.
For transportation home, I would keep things simple. Your escort can bring your civilian clothes, baby’s going-home outfit, car seat and stroller only when you are ready to leave the hospital.
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