If you are anything like me, you are probably spending hours prepping your hospital bag for your recent arrival. Packing a hospital bag can be a detrimental task. You don’t want to under-pack and forget necessary items. However, you also don’t want to over-pack just to bring it all back home with your newborn in tow.

If you are wondering what essentials to pack in your hospital bag, take my word for it: less is more. Check out my Essential Hospital Bag Checklist below, and feel free to comment with any must-have items you also had in your bag.

For Mom:

1. Robe
2. Maternity Gown (if you don’t want to use the ugly ones at the hospital)
3. Shirt dresses
4. Comfortable Pajamas
5. Nursing Tank Top
6. Nursing Bra
7. Going home clothes
8. Big, comfortable underwear
9. Pillow and Blanket from home
10. Nipple cream
11. Toiletries (makeup, hair dryer, shower items… things that make you feel “human”)

For Baby:

1. Onesies and Sleepers x 2
2. Cute outfit for Pictures
3. White swaddle blankets (these can be used as a fun backdrop for the pictures)
4. Hat and Mittens
5. Going home outfit
6. Newborn socks
7. Car seat
8. Car seat cover
9. Extra bag for items you’ll be bringing home

Extras:

1. Camera(s) + batteries/charger
2. Phone + chargers
3. Birth Plan, copies of Insurance Card and ID + Emergency Contact List
4. Hand Sanitizer (lets face it, not everyone knows to wash their hands before touching your baby)
5. Healthy Snacks
6. Cash for Vending Machines
7. Fun gift for Big Siblings

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