What do you need for a maternity bag?

Every family will be particularly cautious when welcoming the arrival of a new life. Some families who have the means will even let pregnant women go directly to the hospital to wait for delivery after the due date. However, for pregnant women who choose caesarean section or natural birth, the things they need to prepare are slightly different. Because the physical conditions of women who give birth by caesarean section and those who give birth naturally are different after giving birth. So what should a woman preparing for a cesarean section prepare in her delivery bag?

1. 1-2 packs of newborn diapers (NB size. Generally, 8-10 diapers are used a day when the baby is just born. Some people use diapers, while others use cotton diapers directly. If you need diapers, you need to prepare more because newborns poop a lot, 8-10 times a day.

2. Sanitary napkins for the postpartum woman (about 5-10 extra-long ones, about 10-20 pieces for normal night use, and you can prepare more thin ones for daily use. The lochia in the later period is generally intermittent, but not much; it is okay to prepare more, you can use them after your menstruation resumes).

3. 1 pack of adult nursing pads for the mother’s lower body (used to block lochia when the catheter is inserted in the first few days).

4. Newborn babies need 2-3 sets of long clothes and long pants (long clothes and long pants are still needed in the summer when the air is air-conditioned), not to mention autumn and winter.

5. You don’t need to bring baby swaddles, pads, and pillows.

6. Baby towels (some people use gauze to make towels, which dry quickly and are easy to wash), socks, hats, paper towels, and wet wipes.

7. A towel for the mother, 2-3 sets of bras and underwear (you can buy nursing bras), 2-3 sets of pajamas (the hospital may provide hospital gowns), cotton socks and soft-soled slippers.

8. 2-3 milk bottles (wash them after each feeding, and sterilize them with boiling water. Before each feeding, let your baby suck milk from you. If she doesn't have any, let her suck milk to stimulate your milk production. You must feed her colostrum. You should also start to use a towel to warm your breasts, and then massage them slowly to stimulate the milk ducts to open up and milk production earlier), milk powder (you can prepare milk powder yourself, and the hospital also provides it. You can choose it yourself. However, if you don't like to give it to your baby, you can drink it yourself and pass it on to your baby.)

9. Prepare a washbasin and a footbath. If the hospital does not have a shower, you should also prepare a basin for washing your butt, as well as some soap, laundry detergent, and some face wash.

10. It is best to bring your birth permit, ID card, marriage certificate, household registration booklet, public medical care handbook and prenatal check-up documents.

11. Tableware, cups, spoons, and straws with bent ends (convenient for drinking water when lying in bed and unable to move). If there are many guests, you can prepare some disposable cups and tea leaves.

12. Belly bands are used to tighten the wound after surgery and to tighten the abdomen after delivery. If you don’t buy them yourself, the hospital will provide them, but they are quite expensive.

13. If the hospital provides bathing for the baby, you don’t have to bring baby bath and moisturizing products, but some hospitals will charge for them.

14. Electronic thermometer for babies.

15. Bring toothpaste and toothbrush, and keep brushing your teeth. However, the toothbrush should be softer, so it is better to choose a children's toothbrush. The water should be warm when brushing your teeth. Don't believe those who say that you don't need to brush your teeth during the confinement period.

16. The nurse will usually write down for you what you need to bring into the operating room, which usually includes a belly band, a nursing pad, a diaper, a set of baby clothes, and a swaddle.