Home Birth Supplies

Custom Birth Kit

It is best to wait to order your birth kit until after having your supply meeting with GB at 35-36 weeks. The kit comes from a local business and usually arrives within 2-3 days of ordering.

These are some additional items you may want to add to your order from In His Hands, along with your birth kit:

  1. Oral Vitamin K ($24)

  2. Wishgarden AfterEase Tincture ($15) Particularly for second or third time parents for afterbirth cramps.

  3. Wishgarden Happy Ducts Tincture ($15)
    For preventing or resolving plugged ducts / mastitis.

  4. EldonCard Blood Typing Kit ($12)
    For birthing parents with RH Neg blood type

Additional Supplies

  1. Injectable Vitamin K ($65) – Payable by Venmo to @GB-Khalsa - Not needed if you are choosing Oral Vitamin K for your baby

  2. Nipple Salve

  3. Exergen Temporal Thermometer – For easily checking baby’s temperature. Available at Walgreens ($40) and Amazon ($25)

  4. Postpartum Abdominal Support Binder – Available directly from Frida ($35), or at Target ($35) and Amazon ($35)

  5. New Unleaded Hose for Birth Pool 25ft or 50ft lengths – Buy at Amazon ($37)

  6. Vinyl Mattress Protector - QUEEN Size, 9” (Ask GB if she currently has any loaners available before purchasing) We make the queen size mattress protector work on king size beds. Buy at Protective Bedding Store ($20)

Birth Supplies to Gather from your Home

If you don’t have some of these things on hand, visit the thrift store. Old towels and sheets are best, as we often throw out heavily soiled linens. Wash everything in HOT water and dry in a HOT dryer. Fold and put items in large, brown grocery sacks that are in good condition. Tie each bag with string (please do not tape bags shut) and label what the contents are in large letters. The tying is to keep the contents clean and labeling in large letters helps us find items quickly if we are in a hurry.

BAG  1 – SHEETS

  • 2 Fitted Sheets

  • 1 Flat Sheet

One fitted sheet is for use during the birth and should be old. The remaining fitted and flat sheet are for after the birth. If you would like, when your labor begins you can make the bed up with the fitted and flat sheet for after the birth, then place the heavy duty vinyl mattress protector, then a fitted sheet on top for the birth.

BAG  2 – TOWELS

  • 7 old bath towels (10 is optimal if you are using the birth pool) I have loaners if needed.

  •  7 old washcloths or an old towel cut into washcloth size.

It helps if these are soft and not too thick. We use these on your forehead and neck while in the birth pool and to bathe yours and the baby’s body after the birth.

BAG  3 – BABY

  • 6-7 flannel or knit receiving blankets  (more if your baby is born in the winter) I have loaners if needed.

  • Disposable or cloth diapers

  • Socks

  • Baby’s first outfit – You may choose to keep the baby skin to skin, but put an easy to put on outfit in the bag.

BAG  4 – PARENT(S)

  • Clothes for birthing parent to wear after the birth

  • Robe or warm gown to wear when getting out of bath, shower or birth tub

  • Swimsuit/trunks for partner in case they gets in the water with you

BAG  5 – MISCELLANEOUS

  • 1 box baby wipes

  • 1 small bottle Extra Strength Tylenol or Ibuprofen

  • 1 digital thermometer – please check for accuracy before the birth!

  • 1 package of absorbent / overnight menstrual pads or Depends

  • 1 bottle of hydrogen peroxide

  • 1 queen vinyl sheet for mattress protection - I have loaners if needed.

  • 1 box of zip lock sandwich baggies or ice cube tray if you plan on having placenta smoothies + frozen bananas, frozen blueberries, yogurt, juice, etc.

  • 1 postpartum belly binder - link under Additional Supplies in the Homebirth Supply section