Baby Favorites - hospital & those first few weeks
Not going to bore you with my thought on the ins and outs of my labor and delivery and first few weeks of being a new mom - this time at least! So here’s my no b.s. list of everything I thought was helpful in the hospital and in the first few weeks for both baby and I with some direct shoppable links!
Feel free to add a comment and add anything you liked that I missed.
Hospital:
small speaker
Stroller fan to clip on your bedside (also lights up which will become good entertainment for baby)
Extra pillow & blanket for you and your SO
Chapstick
Long phone charger
Portable sound machine (you’ll use this a lot on the car seat with baby a lot too)
Two pairs of nursing friendly pjs https://amzn.to/3QRyvK6
Robe or zip up sweatshirt or sweater
Toiletries
Snacks (string cheese / apple / power bar / chips / whatever! & hydration (Gatorade / spindrift etc) they have mini fridges
Outfit to leave hospital for you
Two newborn outfits
One 0-3mo outfit (in case bb is big!)
Swaddle blanket
Baby:
Zip& Velcro swaddle https://amzn.to/44imUGS at least 2
Newborn diapers, yes those tiny things!
Wipes
Aquaphor
Infant thermometer
Infant Tylenol
Nail clipper
Gas drops https://amzn.to/3QKRC8B
Paicifier
Pjs, zipper, feet up. Lots! You don’t want to be doing laundry all the time and they don’t need real clothes right now.. it’s a pain. Keep it easy in pjs
Burp cloths https://amzn.to/3P22s8Q our fav
Swaddles
Baby wrap https://amzn.to/45C02mO
Swing or bouncer
Dock a tot
Diaper genie / special diaper trash can
Mini diaper garbage bags for out and about https://amzn.to/3E3zvTK eventually a reusable wet bag is good but the first few months blow outs happen so often, just have these on hand. I’m still using weekly 🤣
Mama:
diapers/ liners (depends on your personal preference / recovery)
Peri bottle https://amzn.to/3P2yUYQ
Witch hazel pads https://amzn.to/3qAPwgP this is what they give you at the hospital, I used a lot! Put them in my liner every single time I went to the bathroom. Had great recovery
Numbing spray https://amzn.to/3QK1P52
Nipple shields https://amzn.to/45vN2PJ once you’ve established a latch. Put this over your nipples and baby eats through it. Was a life saver for me when they got sore / scabby
Nipple cream, put on after every feed https://amzn.to/3QL3jvR
Hakka or something for letdown. Not all women have this but sometimes when feeding you other boob starts leaking so you want to catch it! https://amzn.to/47M3ZaB
Ice face roller https://amzn.to/3QL3jvR I loved this for those tired mornings.. helped wake me up feel a little revived
Compression socks https://amzn.to/3qL4bWK my ankles were so crazy swollen and this was the only thing that helped
Healing bath salts https://amzn.to/3P0uYYE
Comfy loose clothing. I loved pj pants and a button up https://amzn.to/3QRyvK6 this was great for hospital and breast feeding in general
Breastfeeding friendly pj dress https://amzn.to/3E3ofXC
Snacks at feeding station for middle of night, you’ll be so hungry! I loved these https://amzn.to/3YNXmk4
Chapstick at feeding station
Breast ice/heat packs https://amzn.to/3QOB27M you’ll be sore
Supposed to help with milk supply https://amzn.to/3KMGYdz
Extra pump/bottle supplies, you don’t want to be doing dishes constantly. One trick I heard with pumping is keeping the bottles/flanges in the fridge for the day for reuse. Too cold to grow bacteria. I did this with no issues but of course check cdc guidelines, talk to your pediatrician and make your own decision
*I can earn small commission on some of the shoppable links so if I do thanks for supporting my little family in this way!