Included in your Birth Kit: (Don’t purchase- This will be brought to your home at your 36 week home visit)

• Gloves (Sterile)  Non Latex Non Powdered
• Underpads (Sterile)
• Bulb Syringe
• 4*4 Sterile Gauze Pads
• Peroxide
• Oil
• Herbs For Bath
• Peri Bottles
• Cold Pack
• Hibicleanse

PLEASE GET:

• Foods that you will eat in labor (protein and complex carbohydrates)
• 3 quarts of recharge (purchased or homemade labor aide)
• 1 bottle unopened chlorophyll
• 1 bottle vitamin E 400 IU
• 1 bottle vitamin C 500 - 1000 mg.
• 8-10 dark colored clean washcloths (compresses / cleanup)
• 1 box homemade (recipe on back) or purchased non-scented hypoallergenic baby wipes
• 1 working flashlight
• 10 soft clean receiving blankets
• 1 soft flat sheet
• 1 Laundry basket & 1 L. trashbag
• 2 weeks worth of menstrual pads (cloth or your favorite kind)
• Sign by phone “NO CALLS”
• Back Up Plan by phone
• Cookie Sheet
• Adequate food and snacks for family and birth attendants

IF PLANNING A WATERBIRTH:

• 8 towels
• Plastic (i.e. a vinyl backed tablecloth or shower curtain or visqueen) for under the tub.

YOU MAY CONSIDER:
• Camera and film
• A journal and pen
• Video camera / tripod
• Tape-recorder
• Thermometer
• Hair ties or pins
• Vomit bucket
• Ice bag
• Shower curtain liner for under the birth tub or on the floor
• Caregiver for other children
• New big brother or sister gifts
• Head of cabbage (engorgement help)
• Nursing Pads
• Supportive sport or nursing bra
• Meals in the freezer
• Red raspberry tea
• Arnica tablets / gel
• Rescue remedy
• Mirror
• Baby Sling

HOSPITAL BAG:
Rarely a family must transport to the hospital. The following are suggested to make that transition as smooth as possible.
• Birth Plan
• Granola Bars, Almonds, Protien Bars etc.
• Directions
• Address book
• Cameras and Film
• Sense of Humor
• Nightshirt or gown & robe, easy to nurse in, socks
• Nursing bra and underwear
• Going home clothes, easy to nurse in
• Clothes for your new baby
• Insurance card

In order for things to run smoothly during the labor and birth of your baby, it is necessary and requested that all items be available and ready by 36 weeks.  We will bring your birth kit to your home visit at 36 weeks and you will show us where you have gathered your other supplies. 

If you have any questions or concerns pertaining to this list and directions, please discuss this well in advance of your due date. It is our goal to have a healthy, prepared and positive experience, and we look forward to this special time.