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Checklist: What to Pack in Your Birth Center Bag

birthUpdated June 30, 2023

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Full disclosure . . . I LOVE a good list. I have notepads all around my home listing everything from books I want to read to goals I want to smash, groceries I need to buy, and questions to ask at our next pediatrician appointment. This “type A” mommy’s love language is lists on lists on lists. So when we found out we were expecting baby number three and made the decision to pursue an entirely new birth experience at a private birth center, I immediately went on the hunt for a Birth Center Bag Checklist!

I was SO surprised when Pinterest turned up virtually nothing! There were countless hospital bag checklists, but the resources were minimal for Birth Center births. Our birth center is fully equipped with almost everything you’d expect to see in a labor and delivery room but a more comfortable and natural environment.

Like the hospital, the birth center will provide all supplies and medical equipment needed for delivery in their facility. However, unlike a hospital birth, we will be bringing home our baby just 4 to 6 hours after the birth. And because of that, there are a few comforts from our previous two hospital births that I would like to replicate at home during postpartum.

Birth Center Bag Checklist

This is where our Birth Center Checklist comes in! I’ve put together a resource guide that I hope will provide a good starting point for women gearing up for a birth center birth. Whether it’s your first or fourth baby, you can never be too prepared, so I have broken down our list into three sections:

  • First, labor essentials. These are the items for you and your partner that may enhance your birthing experience or make you more comfortable during labor.
  • Second, baby’s essentials. This is a minimal list of what you’ll need to bring baby home.
  • Lastly, and probably most importantly, are postpartum essentials. These are the items you will need as you transition back to your home for the postpartum period.

Now let’s get started!

Labor Essentials

Checklist: What to Pack in Your Birth Center Bag | Baby Chick

Baby Essentials

Checklist: What to Pack in Your Birth Center Bag | Baby Chick

Postpartum Essentials

Checklist: What to Pack in Your Birth Center Bag | Baby Chick

Your baby’s birth is bound to be a unique and memorable experience. I hope that this Birth Center Bag Checklist aids in your preparations for what is bound to be the best day of your life! For additional tips for any type of birth from vaginal to cesarean, be sure to check out all of our birth tips here! You will find countless posts on everything you need to know for your upcoming labor and delivery!

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