When should you start packing your hospital bag?

Question

Thank you

Answer 1

i would do it around 30 weeks. alot of people go into labor early now days. i had my daughter at 36 weeks. and mine wasnt ready. i had to leave it to my hubbies will to pack what i needed.

Answer 2

i packed mine at 28 weeks (because my little brother was born then) usually women pack it about 30-32 weeks but you can pack it anytime you want to x x good luck x

Answer 3

ASAP

Answer 4

I packed mine 2 weeks before my due date at 38 weeks...

Answer 5

I packed mine at about 36 weeks, except for the stuff that I use daily, and left it sitting in the baby's room. I had a list of all the stuff that still needed to go into the bag, but couldn't yet, and also a list of all the numbers I would need, pediatrician, people to call when I went into labor, etc. The funny thing is, my water broke at the doctor's office while at a checkup, so I had to send my hubby home to get the bags. Good thing I had that list in there of stuff that still needed to go in the bag, or he would have been clueless!

Answer 6

Call me a procrastinator, I'll be 40 weeks on Sunday and I packed my bags yesterday.  If it makes you feel better, by all means pack as far ahead of time as you'd like to.  For some reason it made me feel better to wait.  But all in all, I'm packed and ready.  

Answer 7

I packed mine at about 36 weeks  

Answer 8

anytime before your 38 weeks as the baby can come anytime then, just do it when you feel ready! i did it about 35 weeks. congratulations and good luck!!!

Answer 9

i'd say around 36 weeks....btw i need to start packing mine! lol

Answer 10

im 33 weeks and my midwife is harrassing me to do it now....i keep putting it off. lol. i want to stay just pregnant for a little longer and not think about labour. lol.  

Answer 11

at our hospital tour the lady said that you should have it packed 8 weeks before your due date, i guess because it is possible to go into premature labor and you'd want to be prepared. i started packing mine at 34 weeks and it took me about a week to get everything together and packed. now at 36 weeks i am ready if we need to go to the hospital.

tip: pack things in ziplock bags and label them with the contents. like all underwear in a z-bag, socks in a separate one, gowns, bathroom stuff etc. that way it'll all stay separated and will be more organized and easier for whomever may be digging around looking for whatever you may need.