What's in My Hospital Bag? | Baby Edition

In the duffel bag:

1. Take home outfit - Because apparently my hospital did not provide any outfit for the baby. You can ask your hospital if they will provide one. Else, you have to bring your own
2. Onesies x 2 - Buy and bring two different sizes and designs (NB size & 1-3m size), in case if the baby is too small or too big for the onesies
3. Mittens x 2 - Buy and bring two different sizes and design, in case if its too small or big for the baby
4. Booties x 2 - Same goes like mittens: buy and bring two different sizes and design, in case if its too small or big for the baby
5. Hats x 2 - Buy and bring two different sizes and design, in case if its too small or big for the baby
6. NB diapers - My hospital provides whole package of NB diapers for the baby, so I did not use mine for the whole first week of my labour
7. Wet wipes - My hospital does not provide any
8. Muslin/swaddle cloth x 2 - I used one as a swaddle and the other one is to cover the baby out from the ward to the car at the main lobby. Would not want to risk it by exposing my newborn baby to public
9. Burp cloth x 2 - In case if you need to wipe stuff in the car on your way back from the hospital
10. Infant head support pillow

You don't have to sweat it out by packing unnecessary items and too many things thinking that your baby might need this and that. Your hospital most probably will provide everything that your baby needs especially if you send your baby to the nursery and let nurses take care of them. They will only send your baby to your maternity ward every 2 hours for you to breastfeed them (if you opt for that). If you tell them to go for formula milk, they will prepare the formula for your baby and will only send your baby to your room if you ask them to. So basically, *everything is provided for your baby; top, hat, blanket, swaddle cloth, diapers, wet wipes, bath time, sleep time for the entire time you are warded until your bill is out for discharge.

So your concern is only to prepare things after the discharge, on your way back home. That's all. Hope this helps!

*Depending on your hospital. You can ask them beforehand about this for clarification.