Before the twins were born I didn’t even know I was supposed to pack a hospital bag. When Monty was born I was my usual chaotic self and it didn’t occur to me that I would need a bag carefully packed with a range of useful things. So when Charlotte was pregnant with the twins I became aware that I would need to be better prepared.

But I was still at a loss about exactly what items I would need. So I posted a question on TwinsClub and was both surprised and entertained by the answers I got.

Subsequently I blogged about it and then created a list of things to take. This was one of the best pieces of preparation I did. I knew Charlotte had got herself organised already as our bedroom and living room looked like a luggage trolley. Bags everywhere, all neatly packed. Luckily, mine was ready in good time too. I knew that if we were in a hurry when we had to go to hospital I would be grateful for this foresight.

So, just in case it could be useful for other parents to be I have created two free downloadable hospital bag lists of what to take for fathers and mothers.

They’re listed in the Free Download section and I hope they will be as useful to others as they were to Charlotte and me.

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