At the time of their recording in the hospital or maternity, pregnant women are given a list of activities to be brought with them on childbirth. It is help to prepare the famous maternity suitcaseThis baggage that should contain everything you need for the mother and child for the few days of observation and rest of post -lifrance.
This list is generally divided into three parts: business for the delivery room, clothes for the child, then clothes and accessories for the mother. Whatever its origin, it is often well done and very complete. So you can trust without problems, even if you don’t say you will use everything you have brought.
On the other hand, sometimes it lacks good ideas to improve the comfort of birth and promote the first contact with your child. So here’s a little Additional list of really practical accessories and objects to slide in the maternity suitcase Before leaving for the meeting that will change your life.
Practical accessories and clothing for childbirth
- A large comfortable (and not too shameful) shirt
Some motherhoods offer women to put a nice blue blouse before giving birth. If this is not the case in which you registered, it slides a large and comfortable shirt in the suitcase in order to change before pushing and being perfectly comfortable. If you can, choose a simple model or that you are not too shameful: this shirt will be on all the first photos of the child, so do not attract the looks elsewhere (on a Justin Bridou advertising logo or on the Glacier Blue Gaze by Johnny Hallyday, for example).
- Pliers or elastic for your hair
When you push, you will have to focus your attention on your sensations and your breath. It will not really be the moment when your hair worries! To prevent small wicks, they attach to the wet forehead like so many insects on the killing of paper, do not forget to put some hair and elastic hair in the groomed bag.
- A fog of mineral water
Between each contraction and during the push, you may have a small heat stroke. A fog of mineral water will allow you to lower the temperature but also to moisten your mouth if you have not been drunk for a long time. By the way, if it was a commonplace to prohibit a woman to drink during work a few years ago, the high health authority (she does not have) does not recommend it anymore at all and you can go perfectly in the delivery room with a bottle of water.
Accessories to feel good on maternity
- A night light for the night
If you give birth in a maternity hospital, there is a good chance that the lighting of your room will be reduced to neon lights as uncomfortable. During the day, he spends again, but at night, difficult to create a relaxing atmosphere for you and your child. This is where the night light of maternity Become your ally. Discreet and soft, avoid the large lighting for a night diet or a transition to the toilet. If you ask yourself which night light to choose for maternity, opted for a compact model, with dim light and easily transportable. And good news: once back home, he will naturally find his place in your child’s room.
- Your personal pillow
Apart from if I leave in a 5 -star maternity hospital, you may be a little disappointed by the litter of your room, and in particular from its mini flat and soft cushions. So do not hesitate to bring your cushions and hold your cushions to put yourself at ease.
- Something to make a snack during the day
During your stay on maternity, you will eat fixed time but not necessarily to your hunger or tastes. Fortunately, you will surely be able to count on your half to offer you raw fish and sausage just a few hours after childbirth.
On the other hand, if you are breastfeeding your baby, you risk wanting to eat more often and the person who shares your life may not always be around. So think you block some snacks in the maternity suitcase.
- Welcoming slippers
Maternity tiles have the advantage of being easy to clean, but it is not very pleasant for the foot plant. To walk through your room in silence without freezing your fingers, take your favorite pair of slippers. You will feel almost home!
Accessories to soften the layers of diapers
- Large and comfortable pajamas
Whatever the way it gives birth, at the bottom or for Caesareo, there are few possibilities that you find your belly prayer immediately after the liberation. And it’s completely normal: it took time to relax, he will have to do it (if not more) to recover. To be the maximum of maternity comfort, bring with you a pajamas of the size of the pregnant woman: it will allow you to have space to adapt to the enormous post-taglio layers, and therefore it will avoid elastic tickling the scar from the operation if you had one.
- A bottle of hot water to relieve pain
The diapers of diapers are not the most pleasant moment of motherhood. In addition to the trenches, also these contractions that allow the uterus to regain the initial dimensions, the rise of milk and the cesarean cut scar can hurt. It may not be necessary to use it, but still with you a bottle of hot water in case you need some heat to relieve your ailments.
- Competition toilet paper
You never know in advance how a birth will go. If your child is worrying during the push, it is possible that the midwife or doctor are forced to make an episiotomy. By pressing the lower part of your anatomy when you go out, the child can also be the cause of a nice crisis of hemorrhoids. So, in case, he thinks of sliding some rolls of triple thickness toilet in the suitcase. Yes, it may seem silly, but your private parts will thank you.
Accessories to enjoy the first moments with the child
- A band to facilitate skin to the skin
Skin to Skin is a privileged moment between the child and his parents and his benefits on the well -being of the child must no longer be demonstrated. Of course, you can very well put your baby in Bed on your chest and cover you both with a small blanket (paying attention to what mouth and nose are clear), but a headband speciallly play for for skin to skin is a gatrat accessory to put in your maternity suitcase to facilitated this this this Sweet Moment (it is als an opportunity to see your spouse – or spouse – put a bustier, which is a little more significant).
- A pillow for breastfeeding
If you have used a breastfeeding pillow to relieve the legs and back during pregnancy, do not forget to bring it with you to motherhood: it will allow you to breastfeed or give the bottle without having the weight of the child on the arm, breastfeeding in an elongated position
And you, what are the objects that saved you to motherhood? Or if not, what would you have liked to have with you and didn’t think you will take away?
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