Hospital bags - for partners

What did, if anything, your partner take with them? Other then snacks.

Also did you take magazines/books for yourself?

I can tell you what I take as a doula - perhaps some of it might be useful for a partner:

- copy of the NICE guidelines for Intrapartum Care
- a few copies of the mum's birth plan
- headphones
- dried fruit and other low-sugar snacks
- water/straw
- spare t-shirt
- essential oils
- deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste
- hairbrush & hairband
- spare maternity pad
- camera, cash

- book/magazine 

For homebirths
- torch
- thermometer

I think someone mentioned a change of clothes (or at least underpants & shirt / teeshirt) plus deodrant, toothpaste and toothbrush.

And if your H is anything like mine then hair gel or he'll end up with a fluffy head

i went in for induction so yes i took books.

I also slung in a tshirt and pair of jeans for him, incase he got mucky.  I've no idea why i thought ot do that, he didn't use them.  I was however when I surveyed the post birth mess really surprised at how much muck and blood there was.  (I'd had a really chilled out labour and birth - I guess it was all fromt he placenta, it was heuge!)

A change of T shirt, its very hot in the delivery rooms!

Deodorant and drinks, magazine, camera and cash for the car park machine. Mobile phone.

Definitely take a clean t-shirt and deodorant, toothbrush etc. I was in labour for a long time and H really felt the need to freshen up.  Would also recommend taking a clean pair of boxers for him because the hospital let H stay in overnight with me, which we weren't expecting so he had no clean pants in the morning.  Also take loads and I mean loads of drinks and food for him because he won't even be offered a cup of tea.  Hospital food can be expensive and depending on how difficult your labour is you might not want him nipping out to find a vending machine every time he gets peckish.

I didn't bother with magazines or books, I didn't really have the energy to read anything.

HTH 

Definitely a change of clothes. I was in surgery for 6 hours post birth and my H had Imogen. She did her first bright green poo all over him!!

I was induced and there was a lot of hanging about so I took some books and suduko.

Am hoping for a water birth, so taking swimming shorts.  The delivery rooms are really hot so will also be taking a change of tshirt/shorts.

Scallie:

 

For homebirths
- torch
- thermometer

that really made me chuckle. My H is getting no torch, dread to think what he might do with it

snacks, change of clothes, toiletries and a book - all in H's bag.

Cx

Thanks everyone was pretty much what I thought.  Must remind him to keep all loose change from now on.