when to pack the labour bag??

[Miss~Gaby]

ok for those who have done this before.... how far along were you when you packed your hospital bag for you and baby????

I'm still busy shopping for a few bits & bobs for it, at the mo everything I have is lying in carrier bags tied up in different cupboards lol I know its still very early for me to pack but if it means everything is in one place and i dont need to hunt for things later on then i might just go for it and put it all in the bag ready.

 

[BeckyBoo]

34 weeks I packed mine. I didnt want to tempt fate for any earlier than that lol.

 

[jocatolo]

Hiya most midwifes and magazine articles reccomend about 34 - 36 weeks unless you're expecting a preterm baby for any reason then they say 31 - 32 weeks. Hope this helps x

 

[Little Monkey]

Packed mine at 34 weeks with first two, with third my partner packed it at 29 weeks as I rushed to hospital in premature labour and didnt have time to pack it myself. This time round I have had it packed and re-packed 4 times so far, since 28 weeks.

 

[x-amy-x]

ive packed the baby's bag but havent done mine yet.. dont know when i'll get round to doing mine... probably when i feel like i might give birth...

 

[Holldoll]

I just started doing mine last night. We don't have to take much here, and I live 3 mins. from the hospital, so I'm not real concerned about it.

 

[Jayden'sMummy]

ive packed babys hospital bag (twice now haha) just to clear room for other stuff, think ive got to much stuff haha. think i will pack my bag when im about 36 weeks because i dont no how big/small il be when the time comes, stil got time to grow haha

 

[Linzi]

ive packed the baby's bag but havent done mine yet.. dont know when i'll get round to doing mine... probably when i feel like i might give birth...

Exactly the same lol Baby's bag has been done for weeks but I can't motivate myself to do mine!

xxx

 

[Rachel]

I done mine last weekend. I probably wouldn't have done it this early but I had Nathan at 35 weeks so wanted to get my bag done just incase I have this baby early aswell

 

[Carley]

I pack mine before 24 weeks because I've had a son at 24 weeks.

 

[kookie]

i didnt pack till 37 weeks and then had him a week later so lucky i did i'd say 36 weeks.

 

[PitBullMommy]

I suppose I should start packing mine soon, but I've only got two pairs of maternity pants, so I don't want to be stuck with one pair packed away. I don't have a lot of shirts that fit either, so again...don't want to be really limited. I should pack Charlotte's bag soon though, I suppose. I only live 5-10 mins from the hospital (depending on traffic and how DH is driving) so I'm not overly concerned.

 

[Jules]

I've not even boought the bags yet or anything to go in them! going to go buy the bags i've seen this morning and then over next few weeks i will buy the stuff to pack into them. I'll probably gets babies bag done in next week or two. I think i will be adding to mine nearer to the time she's due, as like pitbull said i dont have loads of spare pants/tops to put in there!

 

[Linzi]

Im packed almost! Just got to put some toiletries in but I can't put them in yet, and my notes. Everything else is done!

xxx