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Hospital Bag Checklist
Everything to pack, prep and have ready before baby arrives — so the early days feel a little less like scrambling.
There's a lot of advice out there about what you "need" before baby arrives, and most of it is noise. This 6-page practical, no-nonsense checklist covers the hospital bag, the postpartum recovery kit, and the first-week essentials that actually get used.
| Pages | 6 (including cover) |
|---|---|
| Format | PDF, US Letter 8.5″ × 11″ |
| Dated? | Undated and reusable — start any day, reprint as often as you like |
| Delivery | Instant download after purchase. Nothing is posted. |
| Price | £2.70 including VAT |
| Where you buy | Our Etsy shop — it handles payment and delivery |
Who this is for
This checklist is for anyone pregnant or in the postpartum months who would rather not be relying on memory at the last minute. Everything to pack, prep and have ready before baby arrives — so the early days feel a little less like scrambling. If that is familiar, this is the tool for writing it down as it happens.
What’s included
- Welcome & how to use this checklist
- Hospital bag checklist
- Postpartum recovery kit checklist
- First-week home essentials
- Help & visitor planning page
Inside the planner
How it works in practice
Pack the hospital bag by week 36, then forget about it. The recovery kit checklist is about comfort, not medical necessity — take what's genuinely useful for you and skip the rest. Fill in the help & visitor page with someone else — it's much easier to ask for support in advance than in the moment.
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