Is there a to soon?

I want to be prepared for these babies to arrive and I am only 25wks (today) :banana: I just had my babyshower and wanted to start getting the boys rooms ready for their arrival even though im hoping it is as least 10wks before they come. Is it to soon to start washing their clothes, packing my hospital bag, and all that preparation stuff?? I just dont want them to come early and nothing is ready or for me to be put on complete bedrest later (i am on a modified type bedrest now) what do you all think??

 

I am doing that stuff already. Don't want to take the chance of being put on bedrest and not being able to do anything.

Dianna

 

I think it's a personal decision and based on how you feel. If you are on modified bed rest and would feel better getting something done I would go for it.
I'm 20 weeks tomorrow and still have not done anything!!!!

 

hi, i am 24 weeks and have bought most og my clothes sheets etc, i will start washing and packing the stuff in their room as soon as it is finished being built...if it wasn't for the fact theirroom is non eistant at the mo , i wouldbe doing it aleady.

I think you are being smart, in that, you are already on mod bed rest, and may go on full rest later, so as long as you take it easy, i don't think it is too soon.

i especially think this would be a great way to involve your partner.

 

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hi, i am 24 weeks and have bought most og my clothes sheets etc, i will start washing and packing the stuff in their room as soon as it is finished being built...if it wasn't for the fact theirroom is non eistant at the mo , i wouldbe doing it aleady.

I think you are being smart, in that, you are already on mod bed rest, and may go on full rest later, so as long as you take it easy, i don't think it is too soon.

i especially think this would be a great way to involve your partner.



i agree me and her are going to get started on wed probably before our dr appt. i cant wait i just want everything to be completed so i can concentrate on baking these little boys for another 10+ wks

 

I would get it done. You will feel better if something comes up, that you had it done. When I was put in the hospital at 31.5 weeks I was so unprepared and freaked out. Things were done at home, but nothing packed for me. I washed all of their things at 29-30 weeks becaue I just had a feeling I may not be able to do it later- and surprise- full bedrest at 32 weeks!!!

 

Definitely try to get the necessities done early. I just started to have major back pain a few days ago and can no longer bend....not good! I wouldn't wash the clothes and bedding though, that's just me personally but I think i'll want to wash them closer to the time they'll be using them. Dh can always do a last minute load!

 

I got everything done (minus the packing of MY bag- still don't have that one done) as soon as my baby shower was over.

We had the nursery done before the baby shower (26 weeks) and then I washed all the clothes, bedding..etc and put them away. I couldn't imagine doing that stuff now. I can barely walk anymore due to hip pain.

 

I don't think it's too early to be prepared. I WISH I wuold've packed my bag that early. I was hospitalized 3 times from 30-34 weeks and NEVER had a bag ready either time b/c I convinced myself that I wouldn't be admitted that time. Well, out of a month, I spent 25 days total at the hospital. And, I went on bedrest at 27 weeks (the day after my baby showr). So, it' snever too early!

 

I'd work on it while you can, but don't over do it and end up on full bedrest because you did. Try doing one task a day maybe.

 

I will have the nursery all done this weekend-their bedding wont be here until about two weeks after they are due but we plan to put them in a packnplay in our room to start anyway-I may go buy some plain crib sheets just in case that plan doesnt work...
I dont have a bag for the hopital packed-I kind of do things last minute, but I dont stress about things not being just so-
Who knows I may panic soon...

 

We painted the nursery yellow with a teal stripe across the middle when I was about 10 weeks pregnant with what I thought was 1 baby. As soon as we knew we had 2 and that they were B/G we started washing clothes we had been given and shopping to fill in the gaps. By 22 weeks I had it all done and we waited 15 more weeks for them to come home and use the room.

It felt great not having to worry about it once I was on bedrest (2 weeks) and in a wheelchair. My DH could spend the time he was home with me instead of getting a nursery ready.

I would say do all you can now.

At about 28 weeks I put bag in the car as well as bags for the kids. 1 of the kids bags had preemie and newborn sizes in it and 1 had 0-3 month sizes. I was hoping they would be big. In the end though even the newborn stuff was way too big.

We also left a disposable camera in the car in case DH did not have time to come home and get the good one. Turns out he was at work when the PERI decided it was time. (Due to a failed NST) He did manage to rush home and get the camera and get to the hospital in time. (Only 5 minutes from home to hospital)

He also was able to stop by the house every time I thought of something I had not packed that I needed.

 

I would definetly get some of the essentials done. But you might want to leave some stuff for later. If I didn't have anything left to do to prepare, I think I would be going out of my mind waiting for them to arrive. But because I still have some stuff to keep me busy, I'm not just sitting around thinking about them coming. Am I worried that everything won't be done before I deliver? Sure. But I'm pretty sure my mom will take come and take care of whatever I didn't get finished, while we are in the hospital.

 

i agree! its never too early to be prepared you never know if you have to go on bedrest and you want to be ready for anything! how was your shower? did u take pics?

 

I would go ahead and get it done before you get too tired. 28 weeks is often the point when ladies start to get more exhausted.

 

I'm due the same time as you and have been wondering the same thing. I feel behind just because I know they could "technically" come at anytime, but hopefully won't arrive for 10+ weeks. I would have more ready right now but we haven't started getting the nursery ready yet, right now it's our daughter's playroom. Until our furniture arrives, which will be sometime after Christmas, we'll just have to hold off. I have started to buy clothes and get things organized in their closet, but I'll have a lot to do after the holidays. Hopefully by then the furniture will be in and we'll have most everything we need that we asked for for Christmas. Just hoping I still feel up to it then!

 

I would get going while the going's still good!

 

I say get things done early. Be ready in case you have the babies early and even if you go all the way to the end, by that point you are so tired and sore, you really don't want to do anything. "Nesting" is the last thing I wanted to do from about week 30 on.

 

I was told that they could come pretty much anytime after 25 weeks. My guys came at 30 weeks. I had a perfect pregnancy with no problems.

 

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i agree! its never too early to be prepared you never know if you have to go on bedrest and you want to be ready for anything! how was your shower? did u take pics?


the shower was awesome we had 14+ ppl cancel at the last minute but still had about 15 ppl there. i did take some pics ill post another topic with the pics in it.

 

thanks! i love pics looked like a lot of fun!

 

I would get as much done as you can now. I hit a huge "wall" at around 31 weeks pregnant where I was just not able to do too much at all. I had them at 33.4 weeks and I was not ready at all mentally and their nursery was not done yet either. I did not get the nursery done until they were over a month old b/c when they came home, I was just too busy taking care of them.

 

I had my shower early too (around 27 weeks) I was put on bedrest a few weeks later so i was thankful that i was able to do all the preparing myself and didnt have to rely on other people to help me.

 

Personally I did not do it, because I thought it was just tempting fate. I had some clothes packed away, I had looked at a pushchair and I had car seats packed away but nothing ready, when I went into labour at 31 weeks.
In fact I found it good this way because once they were here I still had tons of time before they came home and those days when I couldn't be in the NICU all day with them for whatever reason I would be at home preparing for them. This way I was distracted and I was still doing something for my boys in the time I couldn't spend physically with them.
I always thought that if something happened (I am Dr. I always expect the worst) it would have been SO incredibly hard to have to "undo" the already prepared nursery, that I would have rather done it while they were already born and healthy.
Just my 2 pence, Millie

 

I wish i had got everything done early like you. I waited till was 32 weeks and was like ooh i will do it tomorrow. Well tomorrow turned out to be their birthday and all i had with me were clothes i was wearing, some underwear and my epilepsy medication. I was so unprepared! So i say get it done as soon as possible. Not harm in being organised! x