What NECESSITIES to bring?

Done with the EXTRAS, now let me focus on the REAL NECESSITIES to bring.

For baby
• Baby towels and receiving blankets ( I have prepared 3 sets each)
• A complete set of baby’s toiletries – baby shampoo, baby bath, baby oil and baby powder. Mine by Johnson & Johnson
• Getting one or two binders for the baby also advisable. People say baby love to be swaddled
• Baby mittens, booties & cap
• 2 sets of nice baby outfits
• Newborn baby diapers – Both cloth and disposable diapers. My mum told me that baby’s first ‘poo’ is dark in color, so disposable diaper is better since we can just throw it straight away. Only after the baby’s first poo & pee, it is advisable to use cloth diapers as it is more economical and healthy for the baby.
• Baby wipes
• Eucalyptus oil

For myself :
• ID cards and all important documentation needed (both bubby and I)
• Kad klinik
• A pack of maxi pads with wings or more
• Disposable underwear
• Loose t-shirts/ blouse, preferable front-buttoned – for ‘nursing’ purposes
• ‘Kain batik’
• Nursing bras
• Jacket, and sweater – To keep warm in the hospital. (Also for confinement periods purposes)
• Toiletries – Shampoo, condition, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb and etc
• Towels
• Food, snacks and mineral water – They say after delivery, most mothers tend to feel hungry and thirsty since they had used all their energy in laboring.


Love,
IbuAyeesha