The Best Maternity Ward Equipment in the Ranking
Congratulations, you just had a baby! As you get used to living with a tiny new creature that eats, sleeps, cries and poops in an endless loop, you will need reinforcement. Fortunately, your hospital can pay for you.
Maternity clothing, while not overly glamorous, is a godsend in those early days of physical recovery, breastfeeding, and general newborn care. Based on my experiences, along with informal polling of friends, I’ve ranked the items new parents get from the hospital, ranging from semi-useful to how the hell can you survive without it? The Swag varies from block to block, of course (I legitimately envy my mom who told me her hospital packed her lasagne to warm up and eat when she gets home – what? ). This is what people used, loved and tried to smuggle.
10. Baby hat
The ubiquitous, gender-neutral hospital hat is soft and cozy for the first hours of life and makes the perfect keepsake for a children’s book (note: you probably won’t make a children’s book). But beyond that, it is usually discarded.
9. Donut for hemorrhoids.
For mothers giving birth through the vaginal birth canal, things will not be the same as when you waddle out of the hospital, as when you hobbled for the first time. donut. If you don’t get one, fear not – some mums say rolled towels or a Boppy baby pillow work just as well or better.
8. Disposable bed pads.
After birth, everything proceeds. These disposable pads are great for cleaning fluid from beds and changing tables. Tip: If you need to buy more, many will confirm that puppy pads are the same product, but much cheaper . And as long as you buy dog food for your man, take a few bags for dog poop – whenever you are, you can tie them their dirty diapers before throwing them in the trash, and do not worry about how to leave a trail of stench.
7. Hospital socks.
Okay, although technically these socks are not a subject of labor and delivery, these socks deserve some points because they are as soft as the old blanket your grandma gave you decades ago, and they have little tenacious things in them, so you don’t eat them on your wooden floor. when you sneak into the bathroom. Lena Dunham added them to her celebrity shopping list , saying that they completely replaced her slippers.
6. Abdominal bandage (aka Belly Wrap).
For mums recovering from a caesarean section, belly bandages not only protect the incision site, but also help relieve the feeling that their insides are falling out. Bonus: Gently squeezing the abdominals can help the uterus return to its normal size faster .
5. Syringe (also known as Snot Sucker).
I think I first realized how much my life had changed since the birth of my baby when I spent Friday night trying to extract a booger from her nose using one of these devices. In my opinion, the hospital-supplied light bulb syringe is not as effective as the lung- powered Snotsucker from NoseFrida , but some parents swear by it. Feel free to discuss the best snot sucking mechanism in the comments, because this is our life now.
4. Nipple pads and cream
When a hungry man clings to your nipple every two hours around the clock, pain, tears and swearing arise. The only thing that helps (aside from swearing) is rubbing cream into the nipples. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Much better. Many hospitals are giving out these HPA Lansinoh Lanolin Tubes and it’s a great drug . One friend said she packed in some Lansinoh Soothies gel pads that you can store in the refrigerator.
3. All the accessories for baby equipment that you do not have enough sleep to buy in the store for yourself.
Newborn diapers, extra breast pump tubing, formula, pacifiers, ear plugs, giant maxi pads are all welcome.
2. Perineum bottle (also known as Peri bottle or water sprinkler for your painful Downworld regions).
None of my mom friends remembered what it was called, but as soon as they saw the photo, a feeling of gratitude overcame them again. The first rule of recovery during vaginal delivery is: DO NOT RUB. Oh my God. Never wipe. Let the Peri bottle be your new best friend. As you pee, warm water splashes onto your lower regions, and you can almost hear her softly whispering, “Here, here.” Long after I was completely healed in this area, I gave a bottle to my daughter to play with on her water mirror. A friend saw this and asked: “I think so?” I winked. She knew.
1. Mesh underwear.
Mesh underwear is a thing that comes up over and over again. What’s not to like about these monsters? They are lightweight. They are airy. They are elastic and strong enough to hold a mattress-sized maxi pillow. They are disposable, so you don’t have to ruin your “pretty” granny panties. Pretty magical, really. (But again, you have a baby. Your standards have changed.)