Minimalist Birth Bag

Do you have a whole Pinterest board dedicated to what to pack in your hospital bag? I did too! Until I attended my first birth.

Published by Abigail Wagner on 12/15/2019

Welcome Baby KC is so very happy to have a guest blogger this week! Everyone, please meet Abigail Wagner, a doula, with A Loving Welcome Doula Services.

Do you have a whole Pinterest board dedicated to what to pack in your hospital bag? I did too! Until I attended my first birth.

Let’s get real – you won’t have the time to finish knitting that sweater you started the moment you found out the sex of your baby. Those fashion and celeb magazines that you love so much, they may just get thrown across the room if someone tries to hand them to you at the wrong time (saw it happen once – hilarious). I consider myself a minimalist with very loose standards. So here is my recommendation for a loosely minimalist hospital bag:

For the Birthing Person:

For Partner:

For Baby:

Miscellaneous Extras:

Optional/Less minimalist

This list may not be perfect for everyone, some will have more “essentials” and some will have even less! (Will I use the mascara? Probably not. But it’s important for me to have it.)

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