Quando chegou a altura de fazer a mala para levar para o hospital, apercebi-me de que tinha de arranjar uma maneira para organizar a roupa do bebé. Não sei quanto tempo vou lá estar (em Inglaterra fiquei menos de 24 horas, mas como cá os hospitais têm menos gente, talvez lá esteja uns dias) e prefiro levar roupa a mais do que a menos... e quero manter tudo dobrado e arrumado dentro da mala.
Fiz então uma série de sacos com cordões para separar a roupa por género (optei por separá-la por tipo de peças em vez de fazer toilettes completas para o primeiro dia, segundo dia, etc). E, para facilitar a vida ao Tiago, coloquei etiquetas em todos os sacos. Imaginei-me a pedir-lhe algo como "passa-me um body de golas, um fatinho de lã e umas botas" ou "tira daí um body interior, um pijama e um casaco de malha" e ele ficar a olhar para mim com um ar perdido. Com etiquetas não há que enganar!
A construção dos sacos é semelhante à deste, mas fi-los ligeiramente mais pequenos (35 x 40 cm) e com costuras inglesas. E escolhi os tecidos mais floridos que encontrei no meu armário — já que vou estar sempre rodeada de rapazes, quero que as minhas coisas sejam ultra femininas!
When I started packing the hospital bag I quickly realised that I had to come up with a way to organise all the baby clothes. I don't know how long I'm going to stay there (in England it was less than 24 hours but here in NZ hospitals are much less crowded so I might sleep there for a couple of nights) and I'd rather pack too much than too little... and I need some kind of way to keep things tidy inside my bag.
So I sewed a handful of drawstring bags in order to separate the baby clothes by type — and to make things even easier for Tiago I labeled each bag. This way he won't feel completely puzzled when I ask him something like "pass me a body with collar, a woolen overall and a pair of booties" or " I need a bodysuit, pyjamas and a cardigan".
The construction of the bags is similar to what I've done here, only slightly smaller (35 x 40 cm) and with French seams. The choice of floral fabrics was very deliberate: since I'm going to be surrounded by boys I want my things to be as girly as possible!
(photos: © Constança Cabral)
A construção dos sacos é semelhante à deste, mas fi-los ligeiramente mais pequenos (35 x 40 cm) e com costuras inglesas. E escolhi os tecidos mais floridos que encontrei no meu armário — já que vou estar sempre rodeada de rapazes, quero que as minhas coisas sejam ultra femininas!
When I started packing the hospital bag I quickly realised that I had to come up with a way to organise all the baby clothes. I don't know how long I'm going to stay there (in England it was less than 24 hours but here in NZ hospitals are much less crowded so I might sleep there for a couple of nights) and I'd rather pack too much than too little... and I need some kind of way to keep things tidy inside my bag.
So I sewed a handful of drawstring bags in order to separate the baby clothes by type — and to make things even easier for Tiago I labeled each bag. This way he won't feel completely puzzled when I ask him something like "pass me a body with collar, a woolen overall and a pair of booties" or " I need a bodysuit, pyjamas and a cardigan".
The construction of the bags is similar to what I've done here, only slightly smaller (35 x 40 cm) and with French seams. The choice of floral fabrics was very deliberate: since I'm going to be surrounded by boys I want my things to be as girly as possible!
(photos: © Constança Cabral)