Birthing Supplies:What you will need

Birthing Supplies
	Many people like to know what they need to have on hand at home for a home birth and how they can prepare for the birth during pregnancy. Here is a list of basic homebirth preparation during pregnancy and the basic homebirth supplies we like you to have, starting with a birth kit. The birth kit has several items you will use postpartum and a few items that we need during your homebirth. We offer two choices for birth kits. To order your birth kit from Birth and Beyond, call Baby Birth and Beyond at 1-888-683-2678 and ask for the 'Shelia Simms-Watson Spirit of Life Midwifery Product Sku: KT223 Birth Kit' (around $32.10.) You can also order the kit (custom birth kit Product Sku: KT223) online at www.babybirthandbeyond.com just click here. Or to order your birth kit from Confident Beinnings use this link. Spirit of Life Midwifery - Sheila Simms Watson Birth Kit $39.85 If you are planning a water birth you also want a bath liner for your birth (Spirit of Life Midwifery has a few, by reservation only, bath pools, but you are responsible for ordering the liner for the pool). Order your tub liner here from Waterbirth Solutions, Birth Pools and Accessories supplier. Order all items for your birth kit between 32-34 weeks. Throughout pregnancy: drink herbal infusions/teas - 1 cup 3 times per day during the first trimester; 2 cups 3 times per day during the second trimester; 3 cups 3 times per day during the third trimester and postpartum. Herbal infusions/tea is also available just ask about it at your next prenatal visit. You will need to order a birth kit with items necessary for the birth. Please ask me for the catalogue and ordering information.
These next items you will need to purchase separately:
1 small bottle of olive oil 1 pkg cotton balls 1 plastic sheet to protect bed 2 large freezer zip lock bags Crock pot	1 bottle windex/window cleaner 1 bottle rubbing alcohol 2 large plastic trash bags Paper towels (1 rolls) Arnica tablets/arnica oil/gel
Herbs for compresses (rosemary, nettle, chamomile, ginger, comfrey) Sports drinks (recharge, coconut water, Emergen C) Snack food – nutritious and high protein Food for family & birth attendants after birth
The following items, most of which you will already have, should be washed and rinsed in hot water and dried in the sun if possible or dryer. Place in new brown bags or Rubbermaid containers (plastic) and label clearly. Store bags away from pets and children, at least 3 weeks before your expected time of birth.
4 cotton receiving blankets 1 infant gown / undershirt 2 Baby hats Baby diapers	4 large bath towels 2 sets of bed sheets (one to birth on, one for after) Comfy clothes for mom (for birth and after) 10-15 wash cloths (for compresses)
You will also need to have on hand:
Herbal infusions/teas Lots of pillows and cushions for support Crock-pot for hot compresses Large pot for boiling water Heating pad Flashlight
In additions to your supplies, if you have children, you must secure a loving person to do childcare for you. Choose someone that your child (ren) is familiar and comfortable with. You may also want to have someone with you who would be responsible for maintaining your household during your birth. I strongly encourage you to solicit help with food and housework for at least one to two weeks after you birth.
Pack a bag in case of transfer:
Changes of clothes for mother & baby Toothbrush & toothpaste Identification Health Insurance information Blanket for baby Carseat, etc. Go Back