Currently 34w4d - When to pack hospital bag?

Question

Hey Mamas! I’m currently 34w4d and I wanted to know when I should get my hospital bag ready? Also, what are the essential items I should include? Thank you in advance! :)

Answer

I’m 34 weeks and have started packing mine. Everything about this pregnancy has been completely different than my first, and I’m being induced the first week of September potentially. So I figure I would be semi ready at least. 
Here is what I have so far:
-comfy clothes (shorts, pants, t shirts and a sweatshirt) I like variety. 
-robe
-battery operated fan
-nipple pads
-nursing bra 
-underwear and socks
-couple of baby outfits (one newborn size and one 0-3 months) 
-pacifier
-pretty swaddle for picture
-night time swaddle
-2 diapers (gonna take some from hospital lol) 
-travel lotion
-make up wipes
-deodorant 
Here is what I will be packing down the road in the next two weeks:
-pads
-make up (just a little to make me feel human) 
-phone charger
-camera (I’m a photographer lol) 
-snacks
I’m making my husband pack his own bag lol

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I’m 34 weeks and since I will be scheduled to deliver early, I plan to go ahead and pack mine this week. We live really close to the hospital so I realized after my last one that I definitely overpacked. Here’s what I’m planning on this time:
Me: nursing bra and nursing tank, sweat pants, warm socks, comfy clothes to go home in, toiletries, and phone charger
Baby: one outfit to go home in
My hospital provides plenty of postpartum care essentials so I don’t plan to take any this time.

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I’ll pack after my next growth scan, hoping I’ll have information then. Here is what I am packing my second time around - light and easy:
Me: 1 pair of pajamas, outfit to wear home, socks, daily hygiene items I use, 1 pair of granny panties, 1 adult diapers (for going home), nursing bra, nipple cream, dermaplast, blanket, pillow. 
Baby: onesie to go home in and swaddle blanket for picture. 
Extras: snacks!!!

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I packed between 32/34 weeks just to be ready because you might not go into labour but may need it stopped or need to stay overnight for something else pregnancy related so it was for labour/induction/c-section and possible hospital admission you never know but that’s just me 😂😂
Mummy’s bag
Nighties
A couple of loose fitting sets of clothes
Breast pads
Lip balm
Maternity pads
Slippers
Long charger lead
Phone
Charger
Money 
Slippers
Snacks 
Shoes
Toiletries 
Hairbrush 
Towels 
Tucks medicated witch hazel cooling pads 
Clothes and toiletries for your partner 
Nipple shields and cream (if your breastfeeding) 
Something practical to drink out of and maybe bring your own refreshments. 
When I was being induced with my first my partner wanted to bring a blow up bed because the hospital doesn’t provide much sofa beds but thankfully the second one was a c section so we didn’t need to lug around a blow up bed, a blanket and pillows 🙄😂
Baby bag 
Newborn clothes/0-3
Nappies (diapers)
Wipes
Nappy sacks 
Swaddle 
Blanket 
Car seat
Ready made formula with disposable bottle and teats that you can buy in a starter pack (if not breastfeeding)

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I finished mine this morning and will be 36 weeks tomorrow. I will be induced before or around 39 weeks. Some of the stuff I packed based on preference
- my own labor/nursing gowns
-sports bras with front opening
- a coming home outfit for me 
-nursing tanks
-pajama shorts 
- a robe 
-flip flops
-slipper socks
-a towel
-toiletries including chapstick and lotion
-nipple pads and coconut oil
- adults diapers
-a long phone charger
- my tablet and charger 
- a book
-battleship
-cooling towels
-stroller fan
- coming home outfits for the baby in NB and 0-3 plus a swaddle, socks and sleep gowns
I was induced with my first and there for 4 nights total and the first 36-40 hours of my induction was a lot of waiting and sitting around the hospital room between laps around the hallway

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I packed mine at I think 34 weeks?? 
I was gonna put it off longer but something just told me to pack my bag. Nothing has happened yet and I'm 36+4 weeks but I've been loosing mucus plug, ive been tired and irritable and I'm 1cm dilated so I'm praying that something telling me to pack my bag meant something 🙏

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I got mine ready around 36 weeks but it's not completely finished yet, I'm just bringing essentials like snacks, drinks like gatorade or electrolyte drinks, adult diapers, pads, change of underwear and change of comfy clothes for me and bf, hairbrush and hair tie, socks, phone and phone charger. 
For baby I'm bringing a baby blanket, 4 diff outfits (newborn size and 0 to 3 months bc idk how big she will be) , Pacifier, baby socks, baby hats, recieving blanket, diapers, wipes in case, car seat with base already installed in car.

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I alway pack by 36 weeks. Bag of snacks, phone charges,slippers and extra drinks. Pillow, extra blanket, comfy clothes, pads,
For baby 3 outfits swaddle blankets, burp cloths, diapers, wipes and if formula feeding your brand of formula

Currently 34w4d - When to pack hospital bag?

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