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Alternative Birth Apparel

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As soon as you arrive to the hospital, you are given a bag for your personal belongings and the notorious hospital gown, which is essentially a sheet with snap sleeves and tie strings. Five minutes after putting it on, you realize how annoying they are. It’s not easy to access monitors when the only opening is in the rear. When you walk around, you need a second gown just to cover your bum. After you give birth, you have to pull the top all the way down just to breastfeed. There is nothing discreet about a hospital gown. You have … Continue reading →

Hospital Bag Essentials

This post is inspired by a friend of mine who posted a question about hospital bag essentials on her Facebook this morning. I’ve written about what to pack before (you can read that here), but that post focused on comfort and directed toward the mother-to-be who doesn’t want to forget anything. That’s more of my style. I brought a blanket so the bed would feel more familiar. (In hindsight…. I loved it and would do it again!) What about the minimalist? The mom who wants to stick to the basics: what should she bring? Obviously it depends on the hospital, … Continue reading →

Leave This At Home

We’ve spent a lot of time talking about what you should bring to the hospital, but what about a list of things you should leave at home? To make this simple and mildly entertaining, I’ve composed a list of DOs and DON’Ts. DO bring your own toothbrush and toothpaste. Do you really want your baby’s first experience with the sense of smell to be your stinky breath after you have not been allowed to eat for hours upon hours? DON’T bring a sense of perfectionism. It’s okay if your hair is a mess and your make up is non-existent. You … Continue reading →