What's in my Hospital Bag and Birth Plan!

Here's an example of my birth plan and a good template for you if you ever need to make one! I obviously left a lot of info blank for safety purposes, but you get the point! 

Birth Plan

Patient Info

Name: Kayla Raborn

Husband: Cody Raborn

OB/GYN:

Pediatrician:

Due Date: June 12th 2022

Baby’s Name:

My blood type:

Husband’s blood type:

Allergies:

Please Note that I have:

• Scoliosis (please inform anesthesiologist)

Please Note that baby has:

• Left Club foot

My Delivery is Planned as:

• Natural

During Labor I’d like:

• My doctor to deliver if possible

• An epidural sooner than later (I have scoliosis)

• Everything explained to me

• No yelling

• My husband in the room at all times

• No students or interns

Emergency Plan:

• Episiotomy only if necessary

• Only use vacuum if entirely necessary

• No forceps please

• C-Section last resort

Immediately after Delivery:

• Delayed cord clamping

• Skin-to-skin immediately and delay measurements and bath (for golden hour) 

• Seen by a lactation consultant 

• No formula, no sugar water unless emergency

• No pacifier

• Baby to be kept in room the entire time unless emergency then husband will follow with baby

They say for your hospital bag pack as if you could come in naked and they would have everything you could ever need. So I took that seriously and packed super minimalistically!

Hospital Bag:

Slippers

Shower shoes

Going home flip-flops

Going home outfit for me, baby, and Cody

Extra outfit for baby

Comfy nursing pjs

Lounge outfit

My own pillow

2 Nursing bras

Toiletries (toothbrush and toothpaste, soap, shampoo and conditioner, brush, chap stick)

Small makeup bag

Picture outfit and name plaque for baby

Phone chargers

Snacks for Cody