My Baby Prep Journey: 35 Weeks Pregnant
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Packing My Hospital Bag for Baby
To prep for baby this week I used the Baby Prep Toolkit to pack my hospital bag and prep my postpartum station. It’s generally recommended to have your bags packed for delivery by 37 weeks of pregnancy. I’m definitely still working through the list and there’s a few things that won’t be packed until the last minute such as my pillow and heating pad, but I’d say I’m about 75% of the way there. I have all of my clothes, postpartum and breastfeeding essentials, my favorite nursing bras, and the baby’s clothes (options for a boy and a girl) all packed.
Since we are doing quite a bit of traveling for the holidays over the next two weeks, I also went ahead and packed a small makeup bag and a toiletry bag with an extra hairbrush, toothbrush, deodorant, travel sized shampoo, soap, etc. This way I have the bags on me as I’m traveling and they are easy to grab and go when it comes time to head to the hospital.
One thing I have to plan for this time that I didn’t with my first is packing a bag for Ada. She will be staying with my family that lives close by while we are at the hospital for a couple of days. I’m planning to pack a bag for her with a couple of days worth of clothes, shoes, pajamas, and a toothbrush. Although I will likely wait a couple more weeks to pack her bag. My mom was there for Ada’s birth and will be there for this baby too, so to make it easy on my Dad who may end up watching her for a night or so by himself while my Mom is at the hospital with us, I plan to put outfits that go together in a Ziploc bag.
Prepping for Postpartum
I also prepped my postpartum care station this past week, which is essentially a designated place to store and easily access recovery essentials post-birth. The Upside Down Peri Bottle from Friday Mom is one of the items I included, and I’m packing it in my hospital bag. It’s is an absolute must in my opinion! The hospital provides a peri bottle that you can take home with you but it’s right-side up, which makes it difficult to use especially right after giving birth. The Friday Mom version is so much easier to use!
Next week I plan to order my breast pump. My health insurance requires me to be 36 weeks along, which is a little frustrating. My insurer with Ada only required me to be 28 weeks. If you weren’t aware, the ACA requires health insurance companies to provide a breast pump and supplies to expecting and breastfeeding moms. I cover how to get your breast pump through insurance in the Baby Prep Toolkit too. I did get my new wearable pump from Momcozy in the mail this week and I’m looking forward to trying it. I have the Elvie also and I do like the pump but didn’t always get consistent output (more on wearable and other types of breast pumps) I’ve heard great things about the Momcozy M5 so I went ahead and bought it on their Back Friday sale. I will do a comparison of the two wearable options when that time comes.
Baby’s 3D utltrasound is scheduled for 36 weeks and I could not be more excited to get a sneak peak of its little face! See you next week with the 36 week baby prep update!
