Early labor questions

Savanah

I don’t normally post on here as often as I have here lately, but as I’m coming into the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy I’ve been more in tune with my symptoms lately. The past few days I’ve been having menstrual like cramps and nausea. It hasn’t let up much and seems to be getting a lot less dull than it was yesterday. (I’m sure it’s nothing crazy to be worrying about; but I’m mainly curious) It’s been pretty consistent all day and night and getting a little sharper. I’m just wondering if any moms who were first timers went into labor early and what your signs/symptoms were? Also, how early did you go into labor? A main question I have is around when in your pregnancy did you have your hospital bag packed and in the car ready to go? I’ve been feeling like I will go early my entire pregnancy for some reason or another and just want to try to be as prepared as I can! Thanks for any stories or advice!