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
