Hospital bag checklist

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You will not need everything on this list. Pick what feels right for your birth setting and skip the rest — the hospital provides pads, mesh underwear, a peri bottle, diapers, wipes, and swaddles.

Documents & essentials

0/6

Grab-and-go items. Keep these near the door in the last few weeks.

For labor & birth

0/15

Comfort tools you already know work for you. Nothing you haven't tried.

For postpartum recovery

0/10

The hospital provides basics (pads, mesh underwear, peri bottle). Bring what makes you feel more like yourself.

For your partner / support person

0/6

They are on shift too. A rested partner is a better support.

For baby

0/6

The hospital provides diapers, wipes, and swaddles while you're there. Bring the going-home basics.

Nice to have (skip if tight on space)

0/5

Educational only. Your birth setting may require or restrict specific items — check with your care team.