A few weeks before your due date, you have many questions about childbirth, motherhood and the birth of your baby.

To be ready for D-Day, a maternity suitcase is essential!

The sooner it is prepared, the more complete it will be and the less stressed you will be for this big day.

What is the maternity suitcase?

The maternity suitcase is the luggage that will accompany you during your stay to welcome your child. As with going on vacation, you will need to plan “just in case”, for your baby but also for you. In general, the stay in the maternity ward lasts 4 days for an uncomplicated delivery. Your suitcase must contain clothes, accessories as well as care for you and your baby.

When to pack your maternity suitcase

This is one of the questions we ask ourselves most often: when to pack your maternity suitcase?

A parent must know how to organize, prepare and anticipate well. But it starts well before the arrival of your child. These are habits that must be adopted from pregnancy. You never really know when baby will show up. It may arrive sooner than expected. This is why we recommend packing your maternity suitcase between the 6th and 7th month of pregnancy.

This lapse of time will allow you to acquire all the equipment necessary for this arrival, without stressing.

What to put in your maternity suitcase

You are now registered in the maternity ward of your choice and you have collected the list of items necessary to welcome your baby. Unfortunately, this list is not always complete and detailed. It is sometimes difficult to make the right choices, especially if this list is not adapted to the season. Milinane gives you her list

List for baby's maternity suitcase

Here is a complete list to welcome this little piece of you in the best conditions:

• 6 pajamas, for a 4-day stay in the maternity ward. Small accidents happen quickly!
• 6 bodysuits, preferably crossed at the front to avoid putting it over the newborn's head
• 4 pairs of slippers/socks
• 2 heart wrap cardigans
• 6 bibs
• 1 hat, even in summer
• A very soft birth sleeping bag
• 1 pair of mittens to prevent baby from scratching their sensitive skin
• Cotton swaddles which can also be used as a cuddly toy because they are so soft and pleasant
• 1 bath cape for the first baths
• 2 pacifiers

Towels and diapers are usually provided by maternity wards, but ask them first.

In baby's toiletry bag:

• A neutral soap
• A diaper cream
• Two packs of diapers
• Organic cottons and liniment
• Washcloth
• Physiological serum

Graou toiletry bag, Milinane

List for mom's maternity suitcase

Accessories for preparing your baby's maternity suitcase are essential. But you must also think about your own suitcase for your stay in the maternity ward. You will need:

• Comfortable outfits for the stay and for leaving the maternity ward
• Your usual toiletry bag
• Disposable briefs or mesh panties
• Sanitary napkins suitable for heavy flows
• Oil against stretch marks
• Painkiller tablets and Homeopathy (arnica)
• Slippers

For breastfeeding:

• Nipple care cream
• Draws milk
• Nursing pads
• Nursing bra
• Nursing clothing with easy opening ( Tajine Banane )

Always adapt your suitcase according to your needs, your desires and what you think is necessary and useful for your comfort.

You are now ready to pack your little one's suitcase