Getting Ready For Your Hospital Stay

About 4 weeks before your due date you should pack a small bag for the hospital. Some of the items you will need are:

• Slippers or shoes
• Toothbrush and toothpaste
• Comb
• Good fitting bra
• Clothes and underwear to wear home

You may also want to take:

• Nightwear
• Robe
• Hair curlers
• Deodorant
• Magazines
• Note paper, pen

For baby you will need:

• Outfit to wear home
• Blanket
• Car seat

The hospital cannot be responsible for your money, jewelry, etc. You should leave these things at home.

Be sure to have a name chosen for your baby and have it written down.

When You go to the Hospital

• Go to the Emergency Room entrance of the hospital
• Take your packed bag with you
• Have your husband or other adult go with you
• Some of the questions you will need to answer for the doctor or nurse are:
  • When is your baby due?
  • When did your contractions start and how often are they coming?
  • Has your water broken? What color was it? What time did it break?
  • Have you had any bleeding?