Home Birth Supplies: What You Need to Prepare
Meet Midwife Charlotte who offers free home birth supplies to families she serves in the DFW Metroplex: Dallas, Frisco, Plano, Allen, McKinney, Little Elm, Coppell, Lewisville, Addison, Farmers Branch, Carrollton, The Colony, Denton, Richardson, Garland, Prosper, Flower Mound and more.
If you‘re thinking of having your baby at home -no need to prepare in advance by purchasing a basic birth supply kit yourself because we offer this free to our registered clientele. These birthing supplies differ from equipment your midwife will carry to your birth. You can pull together specialty supply items yourself, or you can purchase an upgrade deluxe pre-made birth kit. Either way we strive to make it convenient with options.
We make it simple by offering those who register our free basic BIRTH KIT BOX!
Birth Kit Box -Custom Made By Midwife
The BIRTH KIT BOX is available to registered clientele for convenience. Each midwifery practice may do things differently. Our practice plans a home-visit appointment to take place where we leave the birth kit box of supplies in preparation for your upcoming birth.
When we put together birth supplies to help growing families, we add the Midwives Blend items to give our kit a luxe style upgrade. Mama’s just love all the homestyle feels that come from our herbal or milk bath, Peri-Rinse Drops, Poultice Pads, Nipple Butter or the More Milk Tea. To read about our complementary items -you can visit our holistic methods blog.
Custom items midwives often add to birthing kits:
- postpartum instruction binder (midwives guide to after-care)
- hydrogen peroxide for clean-up of blood
- wash clothes for perineal support & labor comfort
- cloth washable bed pad to protect mattress
- sanitizing wipes for clean-up
- metal placenta pan to be used at birth
- support belt used for hemorrhage, decrease after-pain
Basic Birth Items
Some of the basic supplies that are meant for mom. Birth supplies don’t have to be costly but this depends on what you order. Basic birth kit supplies are put together based on necessity rather than a desire.
- disposable absorbent bed pads
- disposable undergarments
- sanitary contour shape pads
- helpful mesh panties
- absorbent cold pack pads
- peri-bottle to rinse
- sterile gauze
- antiseptic wash
- sterile gloves/lube
Next, are newborn care supplies. Some items are optional such as a blood typing kit for baby of RH negative mothers, or foot lancets used with newborn screening testing. A baby hat can be ordered for early and low birth weight babies who need support of heat regulation. Following items listed are basic:
- bulb syringe aspirator
- suction device with mucus trap
- cord clamps -care for umbilical cord
- foot lancets -care for newborn metabolic screening with two postpartum test following the birth of baby. The first after 24 hours and second around 10-14 days.
f your planning a water birth -and your home tub is not an option you will need a water tub. Some midwives offer use of tubs or may have you purchase your own. You will need to order our Mini-Waterbirth Supply Kit or purchase the following individual items listed:
- new hose to fill water tub
- faucet or shower adaptor to attach hose
- plastic tub liner to ensure a clean birthing tub
- debris net -to scoop water clean
- foot basin to clean dip feet upon entering
Order Birth Kit Online
You can build your own birthing kit by ordering the items you need and desire, or you can purchase a pre-made birth kit. For convenience we put together custom online basic, or deluxe style birthing kits. To access our birthing kits add our name to the search bar to view/order. Link to order www.birthsupplies.com .
Additional Birth Supplies You May Need
As you prepare for your birth, plan for less clean up. Some additional supplies that may help; mattress protector cover, towels, drop cloth for next to the bed, garbage bags for soiled items or trash. You can gather items for comfort like a fan, or metal bowl to use cold compress. To prevent blood stains hydrogen peroxide is a favorite of midwives to remove blood, it’s not costly, and can be used straight from the bottle or added to the laundry.
Foods and drinks are important to have available. Electrolytes for during labor and after. Fresh fruit, and quick protein for after. It’s a good idea to have frozen meals prepped ahead of the birth.
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Home Birth Kits
Meet Midwife Charlotte who offers home birth supplies to families she serves in the DFW Metroplex: Dallas, Frisco, Plano, Allen, McKinney, Little Elm, Coppell, Lewisville, Addison, Farmers Branch, Carrollton, The Colony, Denton, Richardson, Garland, Prosper, Flower Mound and more.