When did everyone pack their hospital bag and install their car seat?

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It’s my 1st baby so I’m not sure when to start. Don’t want to pack too early but don’t want procrastinate.

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36-37 weeks. Usually your first baby doesn’t come by the estimated due date anyways, I don’t see the point in doing it any earlier than that unless you’re at risk for pre term labor or showing signs labor is coming sooner.

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Probably around 36 weeks for me. My shower isn’t until I’m 34 weeks.

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I’m 30w with my second. I’ll start to pack my bag soon and leave it in the car. The car seat can wait a few more weeks, because even if the baby was born now, she wouldn’t be coming home with me yet.

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I’m going to make sure my car seat is installed by 35 weeks so that I have time to stop by the fire station and ask them to check it for safety. I’m a FTM too and I want someone to double check that I install it correctly. I’m less worried about the hospital bag. I’ve been adding stuff to it here and there and I’ll probably continue to do that 🤷🏻‍♀️

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I was just wondering the same thing!! - Following :)

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With both pregnancies so far I’ve had my bags packed and car seat installed since 30 weeks but I’ve had now two relatively high risk pregnancies. My advice is to do literally whatever makes you feel less stressed. No one is going to remember or care when you have you bags packed early or when you put the car seat in. Unless you’re packing any of your favorite things I say do whatever.

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31 weeks and I have my base installed in my car already. Have not done my hospital bag yet but will sometime next week probably because you never know.

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Car seat by 37w ... hospital bag when I go into labor or the day before my induction date. You don’t need much and it doesn’t take more than a couple of minutes to put in a bag.

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My bag is packed at 31 weeks, and the seat we’ll only install when going home from hospital, we have an Isofix base so it is really quick.

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I did it at 34 weeks with my first and have the same plan this pregnancy as my daughter came at 38 weeks and FAST so I definitely want to be prepared this time.

When did everyone pack their hospital bag and install their car seat?

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