5 things you definitely don't need to take to the hospital

When a woman collects things in maternity hospitalthen tries to anticipate all possible situations.

As a result, she goes to childbirth with such stuffed bags, as if she is going to spend a month there.

Here are some tips on what you definitely don't need to take with you to the hospital.

Sling

If you are going to take the baby out of the ward, then the maximum is in the corridor. Or carry it to the car when you leave.

Accordingly, the sling will not be useful to you. For the most part, you will be lying with the newborn, rather than carrying it on you.

Baby bathing product

In the maternity hospital, children are usually not bathed. And there is no particular need for this. It is enough to wipe their folds with damp cotton pads or cleansing milk.

When you return home, you will complete all hygiene procedures there in a calm atmosphere, wash your baby's head, etc.

The whole set of cosmetics for personal care

You will not stay in the hospital for long, and there will hardly be time for cosmetic procedures.

For the face, it is enough to take a gel for washing and one cream (for the day, and for the night, and under the eyes) - it is better if in mini-versions.

You will also need hand soap, bath and shampoo, and an unscented antiperspirant.

You definitely do not need to take face masks, peeling products, micellar water, tonics and lotions, hair oil, cream for stretch marks or cellulite, body scrub - all this will remain intact.

Perfume

In the first months of a baby's life, it is not recommended to use perfume while near him. The child mostly recognizes you by smell. And any perfumed body creams, perfumes, etc. this smell is interrupted.

Accordingly, the baby may be more restless, irritated, it is difficult to breastfeed, etc.

Compression stockings

Many maternity hospitals list them among the must-haves, but in fact, compression stockings are needed only for those who have problems with veins.

If you never used such things before giving birth and there was no need, then you definitely should not buy them at the hospital.

A few life hacks to get ready for the hospital:

- find out in advance specific places where you can buy urgently breast pump and silicone feeding pads; if the GW does not work out, it is better to have a plan B ready;

- Get mini versions of shower gel and shampoo to make them fit in bags more compactly, or find a 2 in 1 product;

- take a small pillow with you: not all maternity hospitals have good pillows, and pressing your face against your own things from home is worth a lot;

- take a non-perishable snack with you: if you don't even eat, your husband will definitely need to eat after a partner birth;

- Take a few plastic T-shirts and larger bags; you will be surprised how often they can come in handy;

- do not forget a bar of washing soap for baby clothes: you will often have to wash clothes and diapers right on the spot;

- charger for the phone and a spare battery - a must have in the hospital;

- Take a small mirror: not all wards have mirrors.

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