After one birth, one unexpected hospital transfer and plenty of lessons learnt, here's everything I'm packing this time around for labour, postpartum, breastfeeding and baby.

Packing my hospital bag for baby number two has been a completely different experience to the first time around. We were planning a home birth with Bailey, so I never packed one at all. This time, I'm sharing everything that's going into my bag, what I learnt from my first birth, the postpartum essentials I wouldn't go without and why I'm approaching birth a little differently this time.

Nothing about Bailey's birth unfolded the way I imagined, yet somehow it became exactly the birth I needed.

After months of preparing for a home birth, I found myself transferring to hospital after a long night of labour, convinced I was failing. What followed was an epidural at 9cm, a baby who had other plans and the most transformative day of my life. This is Bailey's birth story.

Essential Birth Prep: A Guide for Moms-to-Be

Originally written during my first pregnancy and updated after giving birth to my daughter Bailey. These are the birth prep essentials I'd still recommend today.