If you havent already read my mummy edition of this post head yourself over to last Wednesday post..
Today I'm going to be talking about what I packed in Baby's Hospital bag, as I mentioned in last weeks post, I decided I wanted to pack 2 separate bags, just so it was easier to have all of my stuff in 1 bag and all of the stuff for little miss in another bag.


Again there are so many different ideas about what the best things to post in a hospital bag are for baby and I decided to take a little bit of inspiration from all the places.
I havent taken pictures of the majority of the things in the bags, mainly because the bag is mostly made up of packets of things! However heres a list:

• A pack of Size 1 Baby Nappies - we decided to go with Aldi ones as heard they are the best
• A pack of water wipes 
• 2 Muslins
• Hooded baby towel 
• Blanket - We packed a disney one she had for christmas from my aunty and uncle
• 2 outfits in newborn size 
• 2 outfits in 0-3 size 
• Coming home outfit 
• Slightly thicker cardigan (rather than a coat)

And thats it. Loads of people online suggest packing the SMA ready made bottles however when we went for our antenatal classes the midwife suggested that if we were determined to breast feed not to pack these as it can mean you may give up easily. I am really set on giving breast feeding a go and the midwife said if all else fails they would give you either a breast pump to express if baby really struggles to take to the breast or have formula on hand however as they encourage breast feeding they offer you as much help as needed before using these as a last resort. For the same reason I decided not to pack my breast pump either.

One of the best tips I had seen online was from Charlotte who has a Youtube channel (Charlotte Taylor) and a blog over at Write like no one is watching - Ive been following Charlotte on her blog and Youtube forever and love her colabs with the Channel Mum Youtube channel. In one of her recent videos Charlotte mentioned about putting baby outfits in zip lock sandwich bags and labelling them.  What a genius idea and one I soon took to. I used the ikea sandwich bags which I am obsessed with and quickly took to organising each bag with a sleep suit, vest, hat and pair of scratch mittens labelling them according to size. We've got 2 in newborn size and 2 in 0-3 size so we have a variety of sizes depending on how big she is! She also has a special outfit ready for coming home.




I decided not to pack lots of lotions and potions in the bag. They don't recommend using products on baby straight away anyway and advise just water. Apparently its even optional now that baby has their first bath at the hospital and instead they encourage you (if you feel confident enough) not to have a demo and leave baby up to a week before their first bath instead opting for cotton wool and water to top and tail as this encourages the oil in their skin. I decided to pack water wipes rather than cotton wool for ease (another tip I picked up online) as these can also be doubled for nappy changes too.

Its hard to believe we are almost at the point that we will be grabbing this and off to the hospital!!! What essentials did you pack for baby in your hospital bag??