Dr. Alexandra Radu visited us and wanted to share her experience at the Camera Bebelusului Showroom with all parents and future parents!

"Hello, my dear pregnant women!

Today I have the distinct pleasure of telling you about the hospital bag. Since there is great confusion about what exactly the future mother's hospital bag should contain, I decided to write this article which I hope will clarify things and make your job easier. I invite you to stay with me until the end of the article, because besides correct medical information, you will also enjoy a pleasant surprise organized with the help of friends from Camera Bebelușului. So, let's get to work! 

My dears, when we women leave home, we have a habit of taking as many things with us as possible, even if our stay in a certain place is short. It is good to know that in the case of a natural birth, if everything goes well and there are no medical complications (for mother/child), we usually spend 3 days in the hospital, while in the case of a C-section, it can be up to 5 days. Therefore, at least for the hospital bag, we must show very good organization and precision. How do we achieve this? Well, by informing ourselves! 

For each of us, preparing the hospital bag represents a very emotional moment. After all, it heralds the arrival of our baby. Of course, there is no opportune moment to start this action. However, I do not recommend you start preparing your hospital bag in the first two trimesters of pregnancy. Rather, I recommend you dedicate this period to gathering information.

Giving birth in a private hospital can spare you an extremely large hospital bag. However, recently, even public maternity hospitals do not require pregnant women to have many things with them.

My dears, below is the list of necessary items for both mother and baby.

List of necessary items for the mother

Medical file and documents. My dear, it is good to have your entire medical file with you. Of course, your attending physician will know everything about your pregnancy, but most of the time, admission is done by the on-call physician (resident, specialist). Therefore, they will ask you a series of questions to complete the observation sheet. It can happen that due to emotions, you forget some extremely important aspects of your pregnancy, for example, what tests you had during pregnancy, test results, treatments, etc. In this case, the medical file will be of great help. Don't forget to bring your health card and employee certificate if you are giving birth in a public maternity hospital, or your subscription/collaboration contract if you are giving birth in a private maternity hospital. Also, to register the child, you will need: birth certificate (yours and your husband's) copy + original, ID card (yours and your husband's) copy + original, and marriage certificate (if applicable).

Underwear. My dear, I recommend you bring several pairs of loose, high-waisted briefs. You will find them more comfortable to use in the first few days after birth. You can also find special disposable postpartum underwear at the pharmacy. Also, don't forget to bring a few pairs of socks, and if you can, it's a good idea to purchase a pair of compression stockings, especially if you are having a C-section.

Personal care items. Pregnant lady, it's good to have a shower gel, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, your favorite cosmetics, wet and dry wipes, postpartum pads, possibly cotton wool, nipple cream, 2 towels, and some hair accessories such as a hairbrush, hair ties, and hair clips.

Breast pump. Optional.

Clothing items. My dear, I do not recommend any additional clothing items other than those you already wear. Most maternity hospitals (including public ones) will provide you with everything you need, from nightgowns to slippers. However, to avoid an unpleasant surprise, it is a good idea to ask about this aspect at the maternity hospital where you will be giving birth.

Water. Small 0.5 L bottles are more comfortable than 2 L ones.

For your comfort. A book, a magazine, headphones, phone charger, phone, etc.

Hand sanitizer. Surgical masks. You will most likely receive these items at the hospital as well.

List of necessary items for the baby

Clothing items and that's about it. Most maternity hospitals will provide you with all the necessary items for your baby's care. However, make sure to get exact information about this aspect at the maternity hospital where you will be giving birth. Nevertheless, you will need clothes to take the baby home from the hospital (made of cotton, washed and ironed beforehand), such as: bodysuit, blouse, trousers, hat, socks/booties, mittens, and a blanket.

Well, my dear, this is pretty much the list of necessary items for both you and your baby. What should the hospital bag NOT contain? Valuables such as jewelry, watches, or various medications.

So far, I've only mentioned the items that make up the hospital bag. From my point of view, the hospital bag itself is extremely important because it must be spacious enough to hold all the items mentioned above. If it also has a pleasant design, all the better, I'd say. 

My dears, I now want to tell you about my experience in the Camera Bebelușului showroom. As its name suggests, Camera Bebelușului is a store with special high-quality products for babies, which you can find in the multi-story car park of Unirea Shopping Center, on the 1st floor. Also, in the store you can find products for yourselves, such as maternity bags. In fact, my maternity bag is part of the Camera Bebelușului collection. I am extremely delighted with it and I highly recommend it because, in addition to its pleasant design, it is spacious, has a pacifier holder, and moreover, it can still be used to carry everything you need for baby care. I will attach a photo of it below for you to see for yourselves.

For more details about the product, you can access this link. 

The Camera Bebelușului showroom can be visited at any time by prior appointment.

Personally, I was greeted in the showroom by two extremely lovely ladies who had the pleasure of presenting me with the products found in the store.

Of course, I was extremely delighted with the products, so besides the maternity bag, I also left with a set for newborns made of organic cotton that I fell in love with at first sight. This set of clothes contains all the useful clothing items for the baby, from bodysuits to booties and mittens. Below you will also find a photo of it. I mentioned earlier in the text that we need new cotton clothes, washed and ironed beforehand, to take our baby out of the maternity hospital. Said and done!  

For more details about this product, you can access this link.

As Easter holidays are approaching, I decided, together with my friends from Camera Bebelușului , to surprise the loyal readers of the blog www.sarcinamea.ro "