Thursday, 02 August 2012
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Nesting - A Pregnancy Perk
Since I found out I was pregnant in February, the first thing one of my family members told me was, "You're going to have fun nesting." When she told me, I wasn't sure what she meant. She told me when she had her son, she went through and ironed all of his baby clothes. I just thought, okay, you're just crazy (she really is). Now I want to ask her "What did you do when you went into nesting mode when you were pregnant with your daughter?" I also want to ask my mother what she did when she went into that mode, too, with all of her kids (four including myself).The only reason I bring this up is because yesterday, I just had a sudden urge to clean everything in sight. I started in the bathroom, got on my hands and knees, and I scrubbed the shower, toilet, floor, and walls. Then I moved out to where the sink is, picked up everything on the floor, scrubbed the sink, and cleaned the mirrors.
I did three loads of laundry (and there's still more, mostly baby clothes and blankets, and the things for the baby).
Then I moved to our bedroom. I moved the night stands and chairs that are on both sides of the bed, vacuumed under them, behind them, and up the walls. Yes up the walls! I am terrified of spiders, and there were a couple of spiderwebs around, and don't forget all the dust in the corners. (We moved into my grandparents house, who haven't been staying here, so the room's been dusty for a while.)
I want to re-organized the room so we have more space, but because it is my grandparents house and they still have some of their things here, we really can't.
There are some things that I've put in the closet that we aren't using, just to have a little more room. But because there's still two nightstands, two dressers, and a bookcase, we don't have room for a crib or anything. I am lucky to have a bassinet to put in front of the bed for now. We are hoping that my husband and his mother find a 3-bedroom place for us before I actually have the baby.
But the reason why I am going on about all the cleaning is because I don't normally go out cleaning like this. And when my husband got home yesterday he asked me, "Are you going into your nesting stage?" I looked at him like he was crazy. I don't want to go into that stage because of the story my family member had told me about ironing, and I don't want to be like that.So I went online today to see some of the crazy things some other mommys-to-be were doing during their nesting stage, and how far along they were.
I am only 30 weeks, and I've seen alot of people do it earlier in their pregnancy, and some later. I've also read that some do it just before going into labor.
So, what are some of your nesting stories? I'd really enjoy reading all about them. Because I feel like I am not nesting quit yet, just felt like I needed to get it clean because it was time for a little bit of a change in the room :) That's what i keep telling myself anyways.
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I'm 36 weeks now and started nesting around 32 weeks. Absolutely EVERYTHING needs to be deep cleaned and scrubbed. I've been going through one room at a time, even using an od toothbrush to make sure each nook and cranny is scrubbed. On top of that, i've been wanting to move furniture around, re-decorate rooms, and work on projects. I felt this need to have a new desk before baby arrives, even though it has nothing to do with having a baby, so I bought and put together one. I made a storage bench for my older daughter's room and organized all her toys. I've washed and folded all the baby clothes. I spray painted my daughter's playhouse. I'm adding chalkboard paint to the top of our coffee table today so my toddler has some more entertainment for when baby brother shows up. And now my goal for this week is to cook as many meals as possible to keep in the freezer.
I get REALLY crazy when I start nesting. I think this time around is even worse than when I was pregnant with my first. I just can't stop!
I'm not a Mommy yet, maybe some day, and I'm sure you'll get lots of awesome responses on this. I do know a little about nesting, from what I've seen. My family's ex room-mate didn't start nesting until the baby was just about there, and it didn't even go into full swing until the baby was literally in the crib. She went absolutely nuts then. She wouldn't even let people in the house without taking lysol to every flat surface they touched. Not everyone is like that of course. My brother's girlfriend, the one that gave birth to his girls, seemed to start nesting later in the pregnancies. She wasn't nearly as extreme though. It was just like she was collecting, getting ready. The usual stuff. I don't know how his current girlfriend did, the mother of his son, but I think my brother went into a kind of nesting mode. He converted his basement so he could free up a room for the baby and cleaned A LOT. I also know someone that started nesting when she THOUGHT she was pregnant. She didn't do anything too crazy, like buy baby clothes yet, but she bought a couple stuffed animals, some books, and started cleaning more to get ready. It turned out that she wasn't, so it'll be interesting to see her when she really is pregnant. It's okay to nest. Do what you feel is right and you'll be fine. Nesting will help you feel better, it seems. It helps you get prepared for the baby in every way you can. I think it's awesome that you even vaccuumed up the walls ^.^
I'm 23 weeks along and I think I've just started the crazy nesting thing. I have a list of things to clean and organize every day after work. If I don't check something off my list, I get antsy.
I'm really just happy to have the energy back though. It seems like I haven't really done anything productive in weeks.
I went into my nesting stage when my husband was out of town for work. When he came home two days later, ALL the laundry was cleaned, folded/ironed, and put away, the kitchen and all the appliances had been scrubbed, I'd shampooed the carpets, given the cats their baths and flea bombed/powdered the house, scrubbed and bleached the bathroom, organized all the cabinets, books, and DVDs, stocked up on formula and diapers, painted the baby's room and built the baby furniture.
Then we moved in with my grandma two weeks later, so everything I'd done was a waste.
@chronic_masticator@xanga - I never did the nesting thing with my daughter I guess I must be a strange bird now that I am 57 and staying at home due to my health my husband says I nest,,,I say am just board and want something to do
This makes me LOL because I was talking to my bestfriend about this.. His wife just hit her 2nd trimester, and she went from all day morning sickness (to the point she had to have an iv so she could stay hydrated) to a cleaning spree queen within a day... They have 9 kids (10 actually, but the oldest is married an gone to university) and they lost 2 before they got pregnant this time.. I think she is making up for it! Last time I talked to her she was vacuuming the dogs.. I didn't ask questions =) and if i know her its just going to get worse!
never did it actually. Strong cleaners and nasty stuff made me queesy when i was pregnant, so i avoided cleaning like the plague. Im not a weak stomached person but i was when i was pregnant even a scene in a movie i have seen 10-15 times made me want to throw up and never did before.
@LadyGwenivere@xanga - i"ll never be pregnant but I vacuum my dog to stop excess shedding, my manager was nesting, to the point where she made baby quilts to sell at her SHOE store
With my son i started nesting around 25 weeks and it just got worse until the day i went into labor. With my second it started at about 13 weeks and is getting worse (i'm 19 weeks now). I cleaned and mopped everything i could, sorted stuff that was already sorted and just recently i took the hedge clippers to my front yard and went to town. I cut down 5 trees, trimmed 4 bushes and weeded around the house. It's insane!
The day before my water broke with my son, suddenly I just really thought my dog needed a haircut. So I sat my 9 month pregnant self down with the clippers and for 6 hours groomed my dog. For no reason. At all. Pretty sure that qualifies.
lol i have always been a procrastinator maybe it will hit when she turns one lol
My wife is 35 weeks. She's been put on bed rest but she's nesting. Only she's making me do it. I swear, she even had me sweeping the back deck and cleaning out the garage. Apparently our baby boy is going to be very active outside, lol.
The house was always clean, so I didn't have to get too involved there. But right around 5 or 6 months, I remember frantically looking for a crib to buy, blankets, sleeping clothing. We had no ultra sounds then, so there wasn't a room full of blue or pink, but I was completely ready by my third trimester. That was 36 years ago, and I did the math that told me I could save $3000.00 by using cloth diapers, and there were other things as well that I can't remember, except breast feeding for a long time, so I wound up staying home with my kids. That was more of a nesting experience than pre-birth.
I've been nesting since I hit about 34 weeks. Today's my due date with no immediate signs of impending labor :( Anyway, I got a serious nesting bug up my butt last week and scrubbed out the kitchen trash can, wiped down the walls, cleaned the floors, did the laundry...which is no small feat considering I already have 2 kids and a significant other who changes his clothes once a day not counting changing into his work clothes(grease monkey/carpenter by day, corrections officer by night). I've been dusting, organizing, reorganizing and getting on everyone's case about maintaining it all. Oh, and crocheting like nobody's business. And buying every last minute baby item I can think of. I'm exhausted. But at least my house is clean!
With my last, I moved when I was 38 weeks, gave birth at 39. there was really no time for any real nesting. My first child was born at 42 weeks and I got so antsy that I washed and rewashed and folded and refolded all the baby clothes. It was ridiculous.