When to start washing baby clothes ahead of arrival?

Hi everyone!

I’m 33 weeks & 4 days, and was wondering when I should start washing babies clothes ahead of their arrival.

I’ve got GD so it’s likely he will arrive before his due date, but also feel like it’s so far away, just wanted some advice!

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I am 36+ and washed a bit two weeks ago and washing the rest this weekend. I also have GD and been given a section date

I'm 37 weeks and I've been washing stuff forever it feels like lol just doing small loads here and there to not get overwhelmed. I also just had my baby shower so that gave me lots to do

lmao i was 35+3 and thought i had a bunch of time and she was born that day 😅

😄😄😄😄😄😄

this is my fear 😂

and we named her chloe 🥹🥹💛

aww great name 😉

I’m 34+5 and We have clothes washed now between tiny to 0-3 months due to my first son being premature 6 weeks early x

I did it all ages ago. I just wanted it done and out the way.

With my 1st baby I never washed them. Due soon with 2nd and not planning to wash either 🤷🏼 we will only wash the bedding, mattress and car seat. I never knew you were supposed to in the first place 🙃

I washed mine around 27 weeks. Anything new now that I have brought, I’m not washing! X

I'm 37 weeks and started this evening

I washed newborn and 0-3 at 36 weeks.

I am 34+1 and I washed all his clothes last week. I still have the wash cloths, mattress sheet my nursing pillow and other non cloths stuff to wash.

I'm 33 weeks today and planning on washing everything this weekend. Husband thinks we're leaving it too late 😅 so he's been giving me hints every now and then. Nursery is being painted and wanted to do it when it was all done and I was able to throw everything in the room so that was my excuse! 😄

@Melanie haha
I'm gonna screen shot this and show it to my husband
He thought I was just putting it off but it's a genuine reason to wait isn't it? 🤣

I washed all the first size and 0-3 about 3 weeks ago and then put them all in the drawers I’m 36 weeks now wanted 2 make sure there done as my first daughter came at 35 weeks x

I washed the new baby clothes and old car seat this week at 35 wks. Don’t remember when I washed the blankets or my first’s hand me downs. Haven’t sterilized the bottles or pump parts yet.

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