Anonymous wrote:Thanks, super helpful. Good to know that they had RTF formula -- I've seen other posts about people needing to bring nursettes to other hospitals as a back up plan in case breastfeeding wasn't working. What about disposable breastfeeding pads for leakage, or nipple balm, should I bring those?
Anything they didn't give you that you found super helpful to have right away once getting home? I'm thinking of having Depends, some giant maxi pads, medline cold packs - the ones that are disposable, and possibly dermoplast on hand and disposable breastfeeding pads and nipple balm. Anything else I should have for me? And I plan to have a box of nursettes just in case. (This may sound like overkill, but I have no local family, and my husband may be called into work pretty much at any time. And I'm a planner and I'll just be more comfortable if I'm not worrying about not having something and needing to go out with a 3 day old newborn to get it.)
I loved using Depends - no bulky, shifting layers, and the whole thing gets tossed when you’re done. They are as comfortable as underwear (well, almost). Sibley sent me home with Dermoplast.