What's in my Hospital Bag... This Time | Page 6 of 6

WHAT’S IN MY HOSPITAL BAG THIS TIME? | PAGE 6 OF 6
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HOSPITAL BAG MUST-HAVE #8:

Lanolin. I don’t care what brand, but I promise you will bless your little tub or tube of lanolin. This stuff is so good for so many things that will be cracked and possibly bleeding. Most mamas know this as nipple cream. Definitely use it for that! Only a crazy person would repeatedly allow someone to suck raw such a sensitive body part – but love makes you do crazy things! Until your nipples toughen up, apply your lanolin after every feeding.

I also use it on my lips. It is the only thing that can keep my lips from being chapped and cracked in the dry hospital air. I put it on rough or dry patches of skin too. You’ll be washing your hands a million times a day (that may actually be the literal count) and your hands will be so dry. Slather them up with your lanolin!

Okay, momma! Are you feeling a little more prepared now? Hopefully, you now have a checklist of items to pack in your bag.

I will tell you that my third hospital stay – in the same hospital as my awful second stay – was much more pleasant. They did give me a few more sanitary pads that time, but not many. I still had to get into the ones I brought before I left the hospital. I took my own pacifiers and didn’t have to beg the nurses for one. We took our own snacks and ate whenever we were hungry, which was really nice since I was queasy for a couple days after birth. I could eat smaller snacks that actually stayed down.

Take care of yourself. Don’t wait for your nurses. They are busy and the hospital isn’t a hotel. Take the stuff you need or might want and enjoy the first few days of your new life. You will experience the most amazing thing during your hospital stay – LIFE. New life. It will blow your mind. Make it the best experience it can be and take care of yourself! YOU GOT THIS!

Congratulations on your baby! I’m so excited for you!