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During your third trimester, it is time to start thinking about what to bring to the hospital when you go into labor. There are some essentials that mom and dad need to pack ahead of time, but the hospital will also provide you with some things.
Holly Menino sits down with Nurse Diana Jensen from Intermountain Medical Center in this week’s Baby Your Baby podcast. They discuss what you should bring, what you should leave at home and what the baby will need.
What you should bring to the hospital:
Nightgown (front-opening styles are easier for breast-feeding)
Bathrobe
Slippers
Bras (nursing style if you plan to breast-feed your baby)
Cosmetics and toiletries
Pillow (hospital has pillows, but some patients prefer to bring their own)
Journal, Thank You cards, writing paper, and pen
Phone, camera, film or memory card, extra batteries, and chargers
Clothes for you and your baby to wear home. For your baby, we suggest you bring a shirt, gown, hat, receiving blanket, and a heavier blanket (depending on the weather.) For you, clothes that fit in mid-pregnancy are usually best.
Pacifiers – some babies don’t like the ones from the hospital and it’s always good to have extras
Burp Cloths
Birthing Plan
Car Seat – this has to be installed in the care and checked to make sure the baby is in right before you leave.
Make sure you’re current on your immunizations
Choose a primary care provider for your baby
What you shouldn’t bring:
Any personal valuables, such as, jewelry, credit cards, or cash.
Intermountain hospitals provide:
Diapers, wipes, nasal aspirators, onesies
The Baby Your Baby program provides many resources for all pregnant women and new moms in Utah. There is also expert advice from the Utah Department of Health and Intermountain Healthcare that air each week on KUTV 2News.