In case you’re not familiar with what nesting is, it’s basically preparing for baby’s arrival: decorating the baby’s room, putting everything in its place, and figuring out where you want to do what.
I personally feel like nesting was one of the best parts of being pregnant, but don’t be like me and get carried about buying stuff.
In my opinion, it’s best to wait until after the baby shower to REALLY start nesting. You never know what people will be willing to buy/give to you- cause people LOVE babies. We got lucky and we’re given almost all of our big ticket baby items: the crib, the bassinet, the infant carrier, the convertible at seat, multiple pack-n-plays, and the list goes on and on. But we were VERY blessed and although I would have loved picking those things out for myself, nesting was just as fun and much less expensive.
More than anything, please try to practice some serious self control in baby clothes shopping! As we already know; people love babies. And there’s nothing that gift-giving people enjoy more than seeing your baby in the outfit that they bought them! I quickly gave up on trying to remember who bought what so I could be sure to send pictures of my daughter in them, but if you still manage to have the brain power to do so, your family and friends will love it!
Don’t try to do everything by yourself. I know it’s irritating that nobody thinks your capable of doing anything anymore because you’re occupied with making a baby, but it’s in your best interest and the baby’s best interest to leave the heavy lifting to people who aren’t building an entire human inside of them.
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