Having everything you need for the big day is quite an undertaking and it is probably something I should have gotten round to weeks ago. I am now 35 weeks pregnant and I am seriously concerned that if the baby comes early, I am not going to be ready!

I decided that it was absolutely critical that I got myself prepared, so I started to get my over night bag in order. Normally preparing an overnight bag is a pretty straight forward procedure, but not if you are about to have a baby! I needed five or six pairs of old pants, (which doesn’t even bear thinking about) a front opening nightie, a dressing gown, some slippers, a full complement of toiletries, some dark towels, and some clothes for during the day. All of this was because labour can go on for so long! It is seriously scary planning for something like this! I also needed some other things specific to the labour. I needed a couple of very loose fitting tee shirts, a cool water spray, and a few things to try to distract me when I was between contractions! I decided to pick up a couple of magazines from the newsagents and I packed my I pod too.

That was me nearly done. All I needed to do now was to pack a couple of baby outfits and some nappies! After putting all of those horrible things into my bag, it was a joy to imagine clothing my little child on its first day on earth!