North Shore LIJ had Car seat checks and we got an appointment for Saturday and it was great to hear everything they said. Highly recommend getting an appointment there if you need somewhere to check the carseat. They used the car seat manual and our car manual to teach us different things. (Free, FYI and it's only 1x/month so you need to plan when you have the car seat and when the appointments line up and they book fast.)

Packed most of what I can pack for my labor bag, so that was great.

And today was my first internal exam and the Group B Strep test. The test was honestly totally fine and didn't hurt at all so I really think it depends who does it. And/or - since I speak from ignorance as this is my first time - maybe one gets more sensitive as the dialation and effacement starts! (Which, btw, for me, was "no where close to starting" according to my doctor. ha.)