@tottlimom: Packing for your baby? It's only 8 things. The hospital covers the stay, you cover the ride home. What's inside: 1) The 8 things: a rear-facing car seat (installed), going-home outfits in newborn and 0–3M, an outfit with separate legs for the car seat, swaddle or receiving blankets, hat and scratch mittens, socks, burp cloths, and a weather cover for the ride home 2) Car seat: US hospitals check for a rear-facing seat in the back seat before discharge. ACOG says have it at least 3 weeks before your due date, then get the install checked at an inspection station 3) Two sizes: most full-term babies weigh 5 lb 8 oz to 8 lb 13 oz at birth, so a bigger baby may skip newborn size 4) Car seat outfit rule: thin layers with separate legs, no coat or snowsuit under the straps, blanket over the buckled harness, pinch test at the shoulder, chest clip at armpit level 5) Ride home: one more layer than you're wearing. Over 75°F (24°C), a single layer. Hats come off indoors and never on a sleeping baby 6) Leave home: diapers and wipes (provided during the stay at most hospitals), a full diaper bag, toys, a snowsuit Slide 3 is the car seat timing. That's the one hospitals check. This is general guidance, not medical advice. Ask your midwife, OB or pediatrician about your own situation, and your hospital about what they provide. Sources: American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org), ACOG, Cleveland Clinic, Nemours KidsHealth. How many weeks are you? 👇 📌 Save this for packing week 🤍 Send it to a mom-to-be who's overpacking #hospitalbag #thirdtrimester #pregnant #firsttimemom #babyprep #newbornbaby #momtobe #carseatsafety #momtok

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