What to Eat Before Delivery and What to Take to the Clinic

What to Eat Before Delivery and What to Take to the Clinic

 
What to Eat Before Delivery
It is important you eat, because you will need strength and energy before labor, but remember that your digestion will become slower and that you are going to pushing with a lot of force so that your baby can come out.

We suggest you eat a substantial chicken soup, soda crackers, jello, and a hot sweet infusion.

What to Take to the Clinic
Preparing a shopping list is fundamental to save time and money. There are things that are indispensable and others that are necessary and some recommendable, it depends on each mother to establish her priorities.

Remember that before checking into the clinic, you will need to set up the baby’s room. No matter whether your baby clothes are inherited, bought or given as a gift, you will need to wash the clothes with a soft detergent that does not have bleach in it, and then classify the clothing according to the size and the moment in which they are going to be used. Have the crib ready with clean sheets, a baby blanket and a quilt. Invest on a changing table and place the cotton, cream, diapers, alcohol, gauze and all the necessary things for the first day in place. When the baby is home, you will feel stressed, tired and sensible. So don’t add on unnecessary sources of tension.

It is also important you take your insurance papers when arriving to the clinic and you will need to fill out the forms before hand and keep your doctors’ phone or cell phone number on you as well.

For The Mother

  • Night robe with front opening to facilitate nursing
  • Robe
  • Shawl if it is cold
  • Slippers to get up
  • Cotton socks
  • Maternity underwear
  • Kotex
  • Adult diapers
  • Breastfeeding bras
  • Massage lotion
  • Lip balm (in case your lips chap)
  • Personal toiletries
  • Cell phone or change to call out
  • Paper and pencil (if you have a cesarean you should not talk during the first day)
  • Camera
  • Baby website for baby’s footprints
  • Comfortable clothing to leave the clinic
  • CD player with relaxing music
  • A watch with a chronometer to calculate the time in between contractions

For The Baby

  • An infant thermometer
  • 2 packages of disposable diapers (newborn size)
  • Three changes of clothes: cotton shirts, onezies, socks, bibs
  • Baby blankets
  • Cloth diapers and flannel ones
  • Bottles
  • Warm baby caps
  • Car seat

 
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