What (and What Not!) to Pack in Your Hospital Bag for Birth and a Bit About Eating During Labor

Mommy Labor Nurse

Liesel Teen

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast we are chatting about hospital bags! For a first-time mom, I was SUCH a slacker when it came to packing my hospital bag for labor. I was lucky I didn’t go into labor a few weeks early, because I would not have been prepared! For my second birth, I was way more organized and prepared.

Because I know this is a very buzz-worthy topic when it comes to birth prep, I thought it only made sense to make an episode out of it! You see, I’m a BIG fan of packing individual bags for labor, recovery, partner, and baby. This keeps everything so much more organized.

Inside the episode, I'll get into what should be in each of those bags. I'll also cover some things to specifically NOT bring with you, and then we'll talk in-depth about snacks for labor and touch a bit on eating during labor too.

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0:00.0	labor can be really intense and long and exhausting and food is the fuel that literally keeps us going
0:06.5	every single day. So a lot of people think that they have to stop eating like once they start labor.
0:11.4	Now, if you're at home and you're just in labor and you're hungry, eat. It's okay.
0:22.1	You're listening to the Mommy Labor Nurse podcast where you'll gain the tools, knowledge,
0:26.8	and confidence you need to erase the unknowns, feel in control and have an even better
0:32.1	birth and no matter how you deliver. My name is Lizaltean, Mom of Two, practicing labor and
0:38.2	labor nurse and your host. From over eight years and counting of working at the bedside,
0:44.4	I know that knowledge is the key to an even better birth. So tune in each week to learn about all
0:50.8	things pregnancy, birth, and postpartum from me, a labor and deliver nurse that's seen it all.
0:57.1	And now let's get into this week's episode.
1:02.1	This week on the Mommy Labor Nurse podcast, we are chatting about hospital bags.
1:06.8	For a first time mom, I honestly was such a slacker when it came to packing my hospital bag
1:12.4	for labor. I'm gonna be honest. I was lucky I didn't go into labor like a few weeks early because I
1:17.5	would have not been prepared and I would have just been packing very, very fast. For my second
1:23.1	birth, I was way, way, way more organized and prepared. And because I know this is a very
1:29.2	most worthy topic when it comes to birth prep, I thought it only made sense to make an episode
1:34.3	out of it for you guys. So first off, I am a big fan of packing individual bags for labor,
1:40.9	recovery, dad slash partner, and baby. This keeps everything so much more organized.
1:47.5	Inside the episode, I'll get into what should be in each of those bags and I'll also cover some
1:53.2	things to specifically not bring with you. And then we'll talk in depth about snacks for labor
1:58.8	and touch a bit on eating during labor too. So that's on good. Let's do it. When it comes to packing
2:04.8	your own bag, like I said in the intro, I really like packing all of my stuff into two separate bags.
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