Emergency Birth (in the car) Kit

Hi Everyone!!
We are only 4 weeks out from Little Dude's due date so be prepared to be flooded with baby posts!!


Like I'm sure I've said before, Beau and I like to be prepared.  So when it comes to getting close to the due date, we like to have an emergency birth kit in the car from about 35 weeks on.  We had a small one when we were expecting Jordyn but we had a lot of things in there that we didn't need or that wouldn't have worked so I decided to just start over from scratch.



So in our kit we have the following:

• 2 Old (and clean) Towels

• 4 Doggie Pads-Not interested in cleaning all that goop off my car seat thank you!
• 4 Overnight Pads for Me
• 2 Newborn Diapers
• 2 Baby Blankets- 1 thick and fuzzy (and yes I know it's pink but I didn't want to pack a brand new one) and 1 thinner blanket

• A 2 Gallon Zip Top Bag and a plastic shopping bag with handles-For the Placenta.  The zip top bag is food safe (as I plan to encapsulate mine) and it can then go into the shopping bag with handles to carry it since it would still be attached to Little Dude.
• 1 Bulb Syringe-in case his airway is blocked for some reason
• 2 Large Trash Bags-extra protection for the car seat and carpet

We are big into the practice of delayed cord clamping/cutting with our kids.  Jordyn's cord was left until it had stopped pulsing completely and had gone white before we let our midwife cut it and we are planning on doing the same for Little Dude.  I'm mentioning this because this is why we have opted to leave things like scissors or cord clamps out of our kit.  Our midwife also recommended that the cord not be cut in an emergency situation like that because since the placenta still has 30% of the baby's blood volume, it can give the baby 2-5 minutes of additional oxygen if he's having any trouble breathing.

Like I said above, we will keep this box in the van from 35 weeks on.  And if he decides to come quickly and we are still at home, I plan to just get into the bath tub to contain all the mess.

Fingers crossed we don't have to use anything in this kit!!  I'm hoping he decides to come fast but not THAT fast!

What's in my Hospital Bag post coming soon!!