What to Pack (AND NOT PACK) in Your Hospital Bag When Giving Birth in Germany | LEVEL8 Luggage
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- No towels? No midnight snacks? No hospital gowns? Unlimited supplies of diapers, wipes, breast pads, and changing mats?
There are many differences between hospitals in Germany and the rest of the world, so I’m hoping that by joining me in packing my hospital bag for birth #2, you'll be well prepped and ready to go when it's your turn! YOU GO GIRL! ✊
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00:00 - Intro
00:14 - I’m due in 1 week!!
01:19 - I need to re-pack, here’s why 😳
02:55 - Check out my NEW hospital bag
03:38 - How many days will you be in hospital?
04:23 - Packing Essentials
07:42 - Packing for Mama
09:47 - Packing for Baby
12:14 - Other things you can consider
13:42 - Packing Toiletries
15:06 - Packing Snacks
16:54 - Outro chats & tips
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As a Canadian due to give birth in Germany, you have no idea how helpful your videos are to me. So thank you thank you THANK YOU!!! :)
Hi Jenna, I hope it's not too late, you look like you're about to give birth to a new citizen in a few minutes. I wish you a quick and smooth birth and good health to both of you.
Hi Jenna, I gave birth for the first time a couple of days ago and had got a very long packing list from the birth preparation course. It was far too much. Seeing what you packed I also think it is too much. In my hospital there was not even space to store that much. I just needed towels, pyjama, 2 nursing tops, leggins, 2 shirts, cardigan, mobile phone and charger, toiletries, take home outfit for the baby, Mutterpass, my birth certificate, insurance card and slippers. Of course food is not delicious, but for 2 days you can cope. For reading, working on laptop etc. there was no energy. Everything essential for the baby was provided by the hospital.
Congrats! 🥰🥰
And yes totally agree!! It also depends on the person and the hospital too I think! I went to the same hospital for both births so I knew exactly what to pack this time!
@@lifeingermany_ thank you🥰. In my hospital the nurses usually quickly provided everything that I asked for, but unfortunately in some hospitals the situation is worse and staff does not have time...
I agree with you that it is strange that you have to take towels. I would not have packed, if I had not read about that a couple of days before birth. I was also confused that you have to think about what to wear during birth. But my birth was to stormy that in the end it was not important anymore.
@@nordtuerlich7762 ohhh man! My birth was also so chaotic I didn’t have time to change 😂😂 just completely naked 🤷🏽♀️ … the towel I would have needed this time around… BUT just like the first birth, I was too scared to shower with all the stitches 🙈 so I waited until I returned home!
I beat for not listening to myself and forgetting to pack soothers though because just ask I mentioned… the nurses declined my request for a soother and said “we do not agree with soothers, sorry!” .. same with the scratch mitts which I thankfully packed and secretly put on my baby 🙈🙈 they took them off of her when they found out though.
Its so strange in hospital feeling like you’re at war with the nurses as to who knows better 🙈🙈
@@lifeingermany_ haha, I was also naked and just wrapped in a towel, when not being in the tub😅. I did not care about anything in that situation 🤪.
It sounds funny how you argued with the nurses. In my hospital nurses were nice and compassionate, but yes, they are not very tolerant. They really put pressure on you to breastfeed, they want the baby to be in your bed all the time (preferably without clothes) and they don't want to watch the baby, if you ask them if they could do so, because you are exhausted and just want to sleep for an hour... I also had to ask many time for Ibuprofen, they first did not want to believe that the stitches hurt very much.
@@nordtuerlich7762 ohhhh I know! The breastfeeding thing was the same where I delivered! And the ibuprofen thing was the opposite for me 😂 they kept asking me to take it and I didn’t feel the need, wanted to wait until the pain got worse (which it did when I returned home a few days later and the adrenaline wore off haha) but they really put pressure on me 🙈
You just never know, huh?! 😬
Good luck Jenna...ich wünsche Dir eine schnelle und schmerzfrei Geburt...
You are so funny 😂 I hope you had a smooth birth! ❤
Just a tip, last night I watched Höhle der Löwen (might wanna watch that episode yourself) and there was a product called ''mama cooling'' and it's supposed to help when you have milk blockage and it's a soothing cooling gel for your breast that is totally safe for your baby
My "babies" are now 40-ish. I never needed anything for sore breasts, but it was recommended to line your bra with cabbage leaves, or to make a "quark" poultice. I think I may have used a hot, damp towel at night on occasion.
HaHa, I'm just glad you accidentily didn't point an arrow from your belly to the suitcase in the video graphic - you were so excited, it easily could've happenend...🤣💛 and I would likely have lost my behind over that...
Having seen your community post, I suppose everything is going just fine with little Mila. All the best that it stays that way!💛💛
Still wondering though, a dog? A cat? A guinea pig? Can't wait for that video to air...😁
gonna weigh in on the soother issue... easier to get rid of a soother than it is to get rid of a thumb.. that's the way i played it during early 80's !
My thought exactly! 😂🤩👍
Hi Jenna :) Thank you so much for this super helpful video. Im giving birth at the EVK hospital soon. Random question - where did you get your pjs from? Are they normal or maternity ones?
Jenna you are germanized !😉🤩
This is super helpful! Due next month and pretty sure im going to the same hospital in Düsseldorf as yourself 😂
Yaa?! EVK? 🥰
Im going to share my birth experience there soon too! Its all so different the second time around thanks to covid rules 🙈
@@lifeingermany_ ja! 🥰 I've heard good things about them - I hope you had a good experience!! just nervous about the all the corona restrictions and the new ffp2 rule 😅 did they enforce it a lot or was a surgical mask still mostly okay??
@@nicolacain2237 I left the day before the ffp2 rule came into place 😝😝 but I had a wonderful experience both times I gave birth there 🥰💛 im sure you will too!!
Very nice 🎈
🙂 2 things!
You know your mistake? No?: "Nimm 2"!🤣
And of course we have to see your passport or alternatively your driver's licence photo! 😉
I prefer to have my own towel with me because I know how it has been washed. This also applies to flannels, underwear and definitely to the baby clothes.
When I had my first child, I shared the room with a girl who had packed towels and flannels straight from the shop - they still had the price tags on them! This is basically disgusting because before they even reach the shop, items are stored in warehouses and containers which could be anywhere in the world and often have rats running around. The odd thing was, this girl was a nurse and had even worked on the maternity ward.
Hey Jenna, do you want to give birth in the hospital or do you want to live in the hospital ?
Wy do you need a notebook in hospital ? Work ? Cruel boss ?
Hahaha my notebook was a diary for my pregnancy stories and photos 🥰💛
@@lifeingermany_ Says the cruel boss herself...🤣💛
Hi Jenna. Just wondering when you give birth, do they put a sheet over you to protect your modesty? 😅😢
😂😂 yes! Well… they asked me if I wanted a blAnket & I immediately said yea 😝😝
IN THE NETHERLANDS YOU GIVE BIRTH AT HOME. IT'S AN CHOICE.
Also a choice in Germany
I did it here in Germany 💗
Are you sure, it is only one?
Omg...so many staff...
Good grief, did you intend to stay in hospital for 6 months? Want that must overkill? My hospital bags were less than half as voluminous.
Haha, besides the laptop, I actually used quite a bit of what I packed 🤪 … depends on if you’re in and out … but you never know what the next days will be like