Pretty Pushers blog — Pack your hospital bag

Every Birth Story is Special

This expecting mom was afraid that a labor induction would lead her away from the natural birth she wanted.  

Pretty Pusher and newborn

But in fact, despite the cervadil, pitocin, and epidural, she was able to stay calm and peacefully push out her baby boy in 30 minutes!  Her family and friends were nearby to welcome him to the world and all was fine in the end.  This reminds us to expect the unexpected, and that we can still embrace our own story, even if it happened differently from the first draft. 

Pretty Pushers birth photography

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10 Do's and Don'ts for packing your hospital birth bag

Take it from Jennifer Ashley at Pretty Little Details ... Keep the Labour Gown in your Hospital Bag.

A lot of the other stuff, you can omit from the checklist.  But a gown to birth in AND to wear afterwards for nursing at the hospital...those are essential!  

Hospital Bag Checklist   Check out prettylittledetails.com for pointers on why or why not to bring your whole list to the hospital for labour and delivery.  We can't forget about those couple of days postpartum, too.  Think about being in the hospital, having visitors, and having a newborn...


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