C-Section Birth Bag + Birth Toolkit
Planning a C-section birth but only finding lists that are vaginal birth specific? I got you, Mama. Here is a collection of items both suggested by the Kiwi Birth Tales community as well as recommended by me (having had a C-section of my own).
Birth Bag:
High-waisted comfy undies (not compression) OR High-waisted disposable adult underwear (you still bleed vaginally after a C-Section).
High-waisted loose pants/pyjamas
Your own pillow(s), this is for comfort as the hospital pillows are usually really thin, but also to use to pop baby on when breastfeeding so they don’t touch your incision, if not using a feeding pillow.
Drink Bottle.
Long phone charger cable.
Kiwicrush or similar to help with getting things moving post-birth.
Viva La Vulva Ice Packs (specific ones for C-section births).
Bunnie Caddie or similar to keep essentials for you in (not for baby, for you) so you aren’t searching around when you’re in pain and you know where everything you want is kept.
Easy to slide on shoes e.g. Jandals / Sandals so you aren’t bending down to put them on.
Snacks (for post-birth)
Lactation support snacks or drinks
Hair ties and usual toiletries
Breast Pads
Any antenatally expressed colostrum
Dressing gown
Lip balm
Maternity / Breastfeeding Bras
Birth Toolkit:
Playlist for during the C-Section
Language you would prefer your birth team to use
Birth preferences (including things like immediate skin-to-skin, if you want the drape lowered, delayed cord clamping, first breastfeeding on the table etc)