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Hmmmm I don't think I did ever. I knew that things wouldn't be like you see on TV where "all of a sudden" you need to leave stat & family is rushing around to get you to the hospital so I just didn't worry about it. I knew that I'd likely be in early labor for awhile before even telling DH and we didn't want to let family know until I was well into active labor (if at all). I never packed a bag & DH installed the carseat before coming back to pick us up.... We were a homebirth that transferred so our plan was to stay home. Things were never crazy or panicked though so no biggie having not been "ready". We did have our homebirth stuff prepared about 38 weeks though.

The only "worry" I had was when I was 41+3, had been in prodromal labor for a day, and was scheduled for an oot u/s the next day to check on baby IF things didn't pick up. Thinking about possibly having to be transferred into an obgyn's care & take a long car ride with sporadic contractions stressed me out. Lol. Thankfully I was able to cancel the u/s appt! =)

I'm an odd one out on a few instances - I had DH drilled with his cell phone on loud early on, because he's terrible with it. I had bags packed (aside from things we used) by 37 weeks.

My labor actually was really quick and hectic, so I was similar to the tv shows, lol!

When I was 39 weeks, I was 100% effaced and 2.5 cm dilated. I could barely walk and was incredibly more
Swollen than in past weeks. I knew he was coming soon! I took a Friday off work (exactly 40 days) ad went Ito labor that night!

34 weeks! Lots of family had preemies and I was one too. Of course I went two days past my due date ha ha. But feeling prepared was nice!

I was constantly on baby watch after having pre term labor at 26 weeks. By 36 weeks we were truly ready (car seat installed, hospital bag packed and ready, etc).