Birth Bag Checklist
Birth Environment:
Birth Plan
Fairy lights
Flameless candles
Birth playlist with speaker
Birth Affirmations
Handheld fan
Photos from home
Essential oils
Massage oil or lotion
Comb
Eye mask
Ear plugs
Blanket or pillow from home
Book or e-reader
Games or cards for entertainment
Camera with chargers & memory cards
For your birth partner:
Contact information for friends and family
Entertainment
Phone and extra-long charger
Sandwiches or easy meals (cold only) (not smelly)
Snacks
Large water bottle
Watch
Hygiene bag
Swim suit
Change of clothes
Warm sweater
Very comfortable shoes
Pillow
For you, the birthing person:
ID
Medication List
Phone and extra-long charger
Large water bottle with a straw
Snacks
Hygiene bag
Hair ties
Lip balm
Contacts (solution too) or glass case
Pajamas
Change of clothes x2
Warm sweater or robe
Slippers or flip-flops
Nursing bra
Nursing breast pad
Nipple cream
Peri-care spray bottle
Depends or maxi pads
Notebook and pen
Placenta transport cooler bag
For baby (or babies):
Onesie x2
Sleeper x2
Hat
Muslin x2
Few diapers
Diaper cream
Grape seed or coconut oil for meconium stool
Soother
Blanket
Car seat
Formula if planning to formula feed and you don’t want to use what the hospital provides.