When did you pack your hospital bag?

When do you need to be *ready*?

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i am starting now - little by little

right now the bag is empty and is under our bed LOL

im going to start with PJ's and undies

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I just finished packing one week ago at at 36 weeks... such a procrastinator.

Babies can come early so I would say make sure it's done by 35 weeks.

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I started at about 34 weeks... I was done by 36- had DS at 37 weeks 3 days

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I'll be 37 weeks on Tues. and I still haven't packed my bag yet!

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Almost 31 weeks and I am starting now.

So far, I have underwear, socks, nightgowns in there. I will add little by little during the month of december.

I am due 2/2/09, but I want to have this thing packed by early January the latest.

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I'm thinking of doing it when I hit 35 weeks...just to be safe!

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With DD I was ready to go at 36 weeks. This time around I finished up the weekend before I went into labor.

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its on my to do list this week. im 35 weeks. i say do it now if you're bored...better early than late!

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I am closing in on 37 weeks and haven't packed yet.....I need to! My fear is that I go and I have nothing to bring!

Could you imagine poor DH trying to pack the bag?? No way.....lol!!!

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everyone is yelling at me to finish, I've basically packed everything for her, and my PJ's, that's it I have no idea why I'm proscrastinating about this, bc normally I'm so anal to have everything done and ready!!!!

ETA: I'm 37 weeks

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Probably next weekend. I ordered a bag online from Etsy that I loved that I am going to use for this purpose. Have to pack DH's too!

I do have some of the stuff set aside at least that needs to go into it.

I will be 36 wks on Tuesday!

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Mine was more or less packed ( except for my everyday last minute essentials, blowdryer, brushes etc....) at 32 weeks...Thats only because my gut is telling me, that I may not make it to my 39 week c-section ( since I am having so many bleed issues etc...)

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Im going to start it this week. I will just get the bathroom items in order and things I will not need now. ie slippers, robe, diapers etc. I will be 33 weeks on Wed.

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With DD I was planning on doing it week 37, after I finished up work. I ran around all day Monday picking up stuff and Monday night my water broke!

So, we packed the bag at 11:30 at night on the way to the hospital - I have to say that even though there was more that was on my list to purchase, there was nothing that I found myself really missing.

This time around, I will have a bag ready to go by 34 weeks, just in case.

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36 weeks. that's when they let me off of bedrest, so i figured it could have been any point after that (turned out i lasted until 39 weeks, 4 days).

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I would say 35 weeks.

I wasn't packed, just had a FEW important items (CBR kit, some paperwork, flip flops, grannie panties) nd as you know I had my emergency csection at 36 weeks. I didn't have a hairbrush for 2 days and I had a million knots in my hair. So from experience, I say be ready asap.

It was very hard to tell DH what I needed clothing wise...he wound up bringing me the wrong pants so I was uncomfortable when I didn't need to be. But overall, I made do without anything that I thought I would have needed. We survived.

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With all these ladies here going early, It's been on my mind. I think I'll start today or tomorrow! lol
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I'm going to start today.. .I'm 33 weeks, but I could go at any time. Its kind of hard to do being on bedrest, I'm going to have to tell DH what to put in it.

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I'll do it at 32 weeks or so. I went early with DS, so I want to be prepared just in case I go early again.

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I'm not in my 3rd trimester yet but I'll probably pack around Week 35.

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I am almsot 37 weeks and I have not packed my bag yet! Everytime I have BH contractions, my DH tells me I'd better get busy packing this bag!!!
I will do it this week (hopefully!!)

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Can someone bump the list of things to put in the bag? TIA!
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