Hospital bag

When did everyone start packing their hospital bag? I still have 8 weeks to go, but I was wondering if I'm packing too early? I'm only packing vests and baby grows for the baby, plus coat and hat, blankets, ect.
I'm hoping for a homebirth but just in case I need to/change my mind, I still need to pack for hospital

About 2 days after my due date! (all 4 of mine were born at least 8 days after my EDD) I had a homebirth so wasn't too worried about having a bag packed TBH!

I've never been organized with hospital bags if I'm honest, but the thought of xmas coming up and half term will be here before I know it, I'm starting to worry.
@Louise
How was your experience of a homebirth? I'm usually very good with labour pains, my husband doesn't want me to have a homebirth though, how did your husband feel?

I've never been organized with hospital bags if I'm honest, but the thought of xmas coming up and half term will be here before I know it, I'm starting to worry.
@Louise
How was your experience of a homebirth? I'm usually very good with labour pains, my husband doesn't want me to have a homebirth though, how did your husband feel?

It was perfect! The midwives were great. My DH wouldn't agree to a homebirth with the first two. With our third we only just made it to the hospital in time as my labour was less than an hour from when I woke up in pain to when she arrived (its a really short drive away luckily!) so after that he agreed to a homebirth for number 4.

[clothmama]

I'd love a homebirth but not an option here I'm too high risk anyway I'd say!

In terms of the bag, I'm due in just over 2 weeks and all my bag has in it is a pair of trousers, a pair of PJ bottoms and some pads and breast pads I really must get on!

@clothmama
I don't have padsor breast pads myself yet. I keep going to tesco and thinking i should buy them but I always think, "I have so many weeks left"
@Louise
My husband has only just agreed on a pool birth!
He thinks homebirth will be "messy"

I pretty much had everything I needed by 8 weeks to go but I only packed a couple of weeks before.

@clothmama
I don't have padsor breast pads myself yet. I keep going to tesco and thinking i should buy them but I always think, "I have so many weeks left"
@Louise
My husband has only just agreed on a pool birth!
He thinks homebirth will be "messy"

Not really messy at all. We used an old shower curtain on the floor and that was it. My waters didn't break at all though, M was born with them intact. The midwives cleaned everything up anyway. Pads were the one thing I did have organised early on (wanted some in pretty colours so I had a rainbow of PP and breast pads like her nappies! )

With my first I packed and re packed the bag weekly from about 30 weeks. With my second I dunishedc packing whilst on the phone to Tory the morning of my-section! Although I had packed DD1's bag at about 35 weeks just in case. X