Louise Cooney is eagerly getting ready for the arrival of her first child with boyfriend Mark Sweeney.
As her due date approaches in less than a week, she is busy packing her hospital bag in anticipation of the big day. The couple, who have been together since 2020 are eagerly awaiting their bundle of joy.
Sharing her excitement on social media, the influencer unveiled the crucial items she's packed for childbirth.
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Captioning her video Louise penned: "I’m far from an expert in this department and it’s my first baby so it’s all a learning curve, but I did get advice for the hospital/ labour bag from lots of you and my own friends who’ve gone through it. This is my version… a compilation of probably 10 different lists."
In the video, Louise took her followers through a packing session, detailing the contents of her bags with a thoughtful voiceover.
With precision, she separates her essentials into two categories: the labour bag and the hospital stay bag.
In the labour bag, she carefully organises the baby's first outfit, including different-sized vests, a sleep suit, hat, nappies in varying sizes, socks, mittens, and a sentimental card.
Her own comfort is not forgotten, as she packs a black maternity nightie designed for easy movement during labour, along with loose underwear.
She highlighted bringing spare pyjamas adding: "Most of them are dark colours, that's kind of what I was advised"
She also added: "This bag probably confused me the most, the aftercare and breastfeeding different bits, I'd never heard of most of them, so I'll write a list of what I have included."
Below is Louises check list of items for each bag that she noted in her caption:
Labour bag:
Baby’s first outfit (2 different size vests, 2 different size nappies, a sleepsuit, a hat, mittens, socks, and a little card to write their details)
A loose black nightie for labour
Underwear
A portable fan
A comb to help with contractions in labour
Maternity pads
Socks
Disposable camera
Nightie for after labour
Light robe
Slippers
Hospital bag:
Baby’s bag (nappies in a few different sizes, 5/6 baby grows, muslin cloths, wipes)
My bag (Disposable underwear, dark underwear, spare nighties & pjs, Nursing bras, socks)
Toiletries bag (wipes, lip balm, tissues, moisturiser, dry shampoo, deodorant, facemask, shampoo, conditioner)
Aftercare/breast feeding bag (My expert midwife spritz for bits, Peri bottle, Multimam compresses, breast pads, nipple balm and shields, an eye mask)
Daily log for feeds, nappies, sleep
Charging cable with long lead
Portable night light
Little bag of make up, hairbrush
Flip-flops & dark towel
Going home outfit
Hand sanitiser
Thank you cards
Cellular blanket
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