Maternity bag checklist

We suggest you pack your bag when you reach your seventh month.

 

FOR THE BABY: 

The day of the birth:

  • 1 warm pair of pajamas
  • 1 long-sleeved bodysuit/onesie
  • 1 cap or hat
  • 1 wool wrap-over top/wool cardigan
  • 1 pair of socks
  • 1 baby sleeping bag

For the hospital stay:

  • 7 pairs of pajamas
  • 7 bodysuits / onesies
  • 2 wool wrap-around cardigan
  • 2 pairs of socks
  • 2 hats
  • 1 pair of baby mittens
  • 2 baby sleep bags
  • 2 swaddle blankets (120x120 & 70x70cm)
  • 1 going-home outfit suitable for the outdoors
  • 1 car seat or 1 stroller
  • 1 pacifier if you wish

FOR THE MOM

  • night clothes
  • a few changes of clothes
  • socks / slippers
  • toiletries
  • your livret de famille (or ID card)
  • 2 or 3 nursing bras
  • lanolin cream and pads for breastfeeding

FOR YOUR ACCOMPANYING PERSON

remember to bring a change of clothes and a toiletry bag depending on the length of your stay