How early is too early

FTM and I’ve seen (more so on the Facebook groups) mothers having their January babies in November!!
We are prepared in the sense we have most things for the baby, but nothing set up. It’s all just sat in bags and boxes in the nursery.
Our pram is ready but not being picked up from the shop until mid December. We haven’t put any of the nursery furniture together yet.
We were thinking all that can wait until mid December atleast! (Baby due 19th Jan).
But now I’m worried incase baby does come early and we’re not ready.
How soon did you fix your car seat into the car? I guess that’s the main thing to get ready, and a hospital bag and next to me grib.. all other things can wait right?
Maybe I’m over worrying, but theres only 8 weeks to play with, and its freaks me out!

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I’ve been having this thought for more than a week now, so I ordered things and just yesterday, everything is in place.

Since you have a separate room for nursery, I would advice to go ahead and put everything in place before this month ends, as you are chanced.

Some times, it’s just a nudge, or fear or that mother instinct that baby may come, but trust me, you really don’t want to be unprepared if baby arrives too early.

Cheers.

I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes 4 weeks ago and my mum keeps telling me to pack my hospital bag as she has a feeling he's going to come before Christmas 🙈

I only ordered my Pram/Car Seat on Sunday and it was delivered yesterday. We've set it up but mainly for our dog to get used to baby items being around as he's a little skittish.

I have a lot of things for my hospital bag 🙈 I'm usually so unprepared for everything and didn't think this was a time to do that 😂

I’m usually so organised and I think I’ve had a bit of a fear of getting things done so soon, because that’s it then… it means its happening 😂

I think we’ll use this weekend to get hospital bag bits together and the furniture put up so at least we’ve made a good start.

Such a worry. I just want to do everything the best I can, but it’s hard when you don’t know when baby will make their appearance. I know this isn’t something you can plan for though. It could literally be any time 🫣

Have had this thought as well, have bought almost everything we both need but not yet arranged, baby hospital bag is Almost ready but nothing for myself yet. Waiting to start ML before I start arranging things but my mind keeps going to what if baby comes in December 🤣 I hope not ,fingers crossed

I thought ML would be a good time to organise too but I finish work on 22nd December then it’s Christmas week and the baby’s is due 2 weeks after 🫨
I’m going to pull my finger out and get things done this weekend!

The thing is baby will be in the room with you for awhile so nursery doesn’t technically need to be finished e.g furniture mainly as LO will be in your room for a while anyways. We aren’t getting our furniture until January after baby is here as our LO will be in our room for a few months anyways. And we have some spare drawers etc to use till then x

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