![]() ![]() (Breakfast is milk, tea, coffee, toast, cookies, butter, jam, and honey.) If you have other food habits, they’re not provided by the hospital. Breakfast is distributed in a carafe, so a mug and silverware are useful.If you’d like a recommendation on what to bring we can suggest: Our structure is public, able to provide whatever is indispensable for the hospital stay, obviously ours are all disposable items. (Translation and sometimes paraphrasing by yours truly, oh joy.) See photo for the original list. What follows are the hospital’s suggestions on what to bring. It was enlightening, as Italian hospitals operate differently than American hospitals and expect you to bring more. A bit late in the game to be receiving it, but better late than never. :)Īt my first visit to the hospital at 39+1 weeks, I was given a checklist. The links in this post are not affiliate links, no revenue is earned if you click on them, simply things I used and enjoyed. Ok, well, at the very least you can empathize and/or laugh at my expense. At Ponte a Niccheri (Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata). I shall be happy if I can help one person be better prepared for their hospital stay in Italy. Other items they discouraged I wished I might’ve had with me. Half the stuff they recommended I bring they ended up providing. Half the reason my bag was not Mary Poppins’ bag was because of conflicting information from the hospital. As you’ll see below, there’s the official recommendation from the hospital, then in italics what I brought/what I would do differently next time. If it makes you feel any better, my hospital bag kinda stunk. I’m glad everyone nailed their hospital bag and are now suddenly experts on all things birth and babies. If you took everyone’s advice on what to pack you’d look like you’re moving into the hospital for good. If you’ve been pregnant since the invention of Google, blogs, and Pinterest, you know what I’m talking about. I know, I know, Google doesn’t need another hospital bag checklist. Now you have this layered onion of unpredictability the more you cut into it, the more you might want to cry. If you’re pregnant and giving birth during a pandemic, go ahead and add another layer. If you’re not an Italian native, you get to add on another layer of unpredictability. If you live in Italy, it’s even more unpredictable. With all the unpredictability, though, it is nice to at least be ready in other aspects where you can. If you’re a first time mom like me, you can do everything in the world to prepare, but nothing will truly prepare you for the experience until you actually experience it. Each woman, birth, and baby is different. The beautiful thing about birth is that you never know what will happen. ![]() You’ve read every birth story you can get your hands on. You’ve asked your mom/friends a hundred questions just in the last week, and Google a couple hundred more. ![]() You’ve been doing your Spinning Babies exercises. Your freezer is full to capacity with frozen dinners (and cookies). Your hospital bag has been packed since your 28th week. You have birth support people picked out. ![]()
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