If you're the type of mom who likes to be over-prepared (like I am) you might have found several hospital bag checklists online, printed them out, and started packing every single item on that list. These included quarters for the vending machine for when food runs out, a few changes of clothes for yourself and your spouse for when you have a long delivery, a birthing ball, baby blankets and outfits to take your baby home in, and several movies and DVDs to wait out labor.
The truth is my luggage just sat in the corner, mostly in the way of the nurses coming in and out of my delivery room. I didn't even open it...and I had a 24 hour labor so you would think I would use most of the things in there. The hospital actually had everything I really needed and friends and family were always asking if they could bring anything on their way over. So now that I've been through it all, I made a list of the true essentials for any minimalist parents that would like to simplify their birthing experience in every way possible.
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