THE NEST SYNDROME: WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH AND START CLEANING EVERYTHING

In Babies and more We have spoken on other occasions of the so-called nest syndrome, which sounds like a kind of disease related to birds but that is neither a disease nor has much to do with them, beyond their ability to prepare the nest for when the eggs arrive .

A few days ago, in a preparatory talk, a pregnant girl told me that lately she was spending a lot of energy on having the house ready and that the family told her to stop now. I explained that that existed, it's called child syndrome And that is normal. You are about to give birth, you are not supposed to get too tired because there is not much left, and yet you start cleaning everything and leave the house ready for the day the baby arrives.

What explanation do you have

As the pregnancy progresses and comes to term it is normal that more concerns, nerves, anxiety appear. The doubt of knowing how everything will go and the desire to have the baby in his arms. All this makes the mother feels more active and that, even if the baby was not born, feel like starting to control the whole new situation. For this reason, he begins to move on to events and chooses to clean, tidy up and even redecorate part of the house to have everything to his liking.

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It does not happen to all women and not at all it happens with the same intensity, so there are women who live it in a very Light and others that seem to be obsessed with it, which are probably the ones that make the family even worry, as in the case I mentioned. The reality is that it is an activity that Calms the future mother and gives her confidence, so we should not disturb her (unless she starts making holes in the walls or painting the house at 3 in the morning).

But he does very strange things

Some of you will tell me (I'm talking about parents), but it does very strange things. And it may be, because there are women who start ordering what they have previously ordered, perhaps even to put food in alphabetical order, or books, or things by sizes or colors. But I say, it's normal, it helps them burn more energy than many feel in recent weeks and makes them feel better.

"Save energy, woman"

The girl I told you was told to stop a little because I was going to spend energy that I might need in labor later. Well, this energy is a bit relative, because I can get very tired one day, but if I sleep well then, the next day I am like a rose. And vice versa, I can spend a week resting to have energy on a specific day, but if I don't sleep too well that day, I can't find where the energy reserve of the previous 7 days is.

Come on, we are not machines for storing energy that the less we move, the more we have. It is simply a matter of common sense, letting women do as long as don't put yourself at risk climbing stairs, chairs or doing things that could cause an accident. In that case, it is better to help her and say "I help you, I already do that part".

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