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| Checklist for Home Birth Birth Room clean sheets on bed warm clean blanket for bed plastic mattress cover clean old blanket (in case of floor delivery) large black garbage bags 10 large bath towels 10 small bath towels 5 wash cloths plastic picnic table tablecloth olive oil large plastic bowl for placenta birth ball (if you don't have one, we can supply one) crock pot for warm compresses small bowl for ice water/wash cloths rice sock aromatherapy oils (if desired) lip balm/chapstick
For Baby diapers baby wipes hats receiving blankets undershirts digital thermometer Isopropyl alcohol for cord care heating pad- to warm baby blankets herbs for cord care (WishGarden Herbal Cord Care Powder) Q-tips
For Bathroom toilet paper overnight maxi pads regular sanitary pads depends diapers (work great for postpartum bleeding) peri bottles witch hazel (tucks pads) plastic sitz bowl for toilet liquid hand-washing soap paper towels to dry hands breast pads (to absorb leaking breastmilk) iodine/betadine to spray your bottom
For Kitchen large pot for boiling waterprotein dinner for mother (after baby is born) large stainless steel pot for steeping herbs Mother's Milk Tea (for breastfeeding) tea kettle liquid hand-soap for hand washing paper towels to dry hands flexible straws gatorade coca-cola (for nausea) acidophilus yogurt crackers peanut butter crackers bread for toast chicken soup vanilla ice cream grapes strawberries canned peaches frozen fruits for smoothie bananas blender Chlorophyll capsules alfalfa tablets chelated iron tablets maxi pads soaked with witch hazel (frozen ready to use) microwave dinners for the midwives!
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