Birth With Hope

• clean sheets on bed
• warm clean blanket for bed
• plastic mattress cover
• clean old blanket (in case of floor delivery)
• large black garbage bags
• 15 large bath towels
• 5 wash cloths
• 1 plastic picnic-table tablecloth
• olive oil
• large plastic bowl for placenta
• crock pot for warm compresses
• small bowl for ice water/wash cloths
• lip balm/chapstick

For Baby

• diapers
• baby wipes
• hats
• receiving blankets
• onesies
• 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 (long with wings)
• regular sanitary pads
• 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 water
• protein dinner for mother (after baby is born)
• large pot for steeping herbs
• tea kettle
• liquid hand-soap for hand washing
• paper towels to dry hands
• gatorade
   
• acidophilus yogurt
• crackers
• peanut butter or almond butter
• bread for toast
• chicken soup
• vanilla ice cream
• canned peaches
• frozen fruits for smoothie
• bananas
• blender
• chelated iron tablets
• maxi pads soaked with witch hazel (frozen ready to use)