Friday, September 28, 2012

DIY Hospital Survival Kit

I was recently invited to intend a baby shower for one of the wives of DH's school friends. She already has a little girl and is now having a little boy. I wasn't quite sure what to get her so I did some googling (has this become and official word in the English language yet?) and found the idea to do a Hospital Survival Kit. How cute!! Here's what I decided to put together:


Fuzzy Socks: To keep your feet comfy and warm while waiting for baby to arrive in labor and delivery

Burt's Bees Chap-stick: Your lips tend to get chapped when all you're allowed to eat or drink is ice cubes! Plus Burt's Bees happens to be the best chapstick brand ever...in my professional opinion :)

Playing Cards: To pass the time if you're there for a while

Lotion: Does this need explanation? 


Headbands: To hold your hair back in L&D

Hair ties: Likewise ^

Junior Mints: To sneak when the nurses aren't looking, to share with DH, or to save as a treat after the baby is born

Hand Sanitizer: For guests to wash up before they touch your precious new little one. It is cold and flu season after all!

Makeup Removing Towelettes: It can be very refreshing to just have a clean face during labor if nothing else. 

Package them up in something cute (I used a cute bag I had on hand, but you could also make a cute little gift basket or even a bucket), label, and give to the mother to be!

Some other ideas I had for the bag but didn't have room for: mints, back scratcher, a little notebook to write thoughts and impressions in, more snacks, headphones to listen to an iPod, etc. There are many possibilities and this is a gift that you can really personalize to the mom.


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