If you live a half hour or more from the hospital pack a diaper bag in my honest opinion. Anything can happen. I mean I am on my third pregnancy. I've lived an hour from the hospital and something's always happened. Diaper blow outs, spit up, ..traffic jams..long lines at the pharmacy...just one long ride. I will pack a diaper bag for the baby because I don't think I'd want to listen to her scream all the way home when she pooped as soon as we started down the road.