Nesting cringe

Does anyone else just cringe when people ask you if you’re “nesting?” This word just seems so old school/animal like, I hate it. Like I’m not a bird preparing a nest for my chicks. I’m a human being who is simply doing the tasks required to prepare to bring a second, new human being home from the hospital. My husband shares the same feelings about this word. Was just wondering if we’re alone in this? Lol

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Yeah I feel like the expectation for nesting is just odd. I already clean all the time and my "nesting" has been renovating and having stuff functional before baby comes which tbh I'd be doing anyway we just moved 🤷

I just correct them and say “my ocd cleaning you mean?” 😂

My understanding is that they call it that because - despite what you might think - it’s not a rational decision you’re making to buy baby clothes and to set up the nursery. It’s instinctive, same instinct animals have. That’s why it’s called “nesting”.

that's how I feel like I cleaned and organized with the same vigor before I got pregnant

Eh no I think it’s just a fun work that people use. I don’t think too much into it. I love nesting and organizing so i’ve been doing it the entire time

I love the word nesting 😂 I am typically very neat and organized but I love the idea of doing things that are just for my baby for when she comes home!

Yea kind of. Like, I’m not an animal haha. I just say “preparing my home for the baby”

Yeah my MIL ask my husband if I’m getting into my nesting phase and I chimed in “no I’m way passed that I’m rage cleaning now” but I have a lot of stress going on so the thought of this beautiful nest period is just not in the cards with a 13 month old and a full bathroom remodel happening due to a water leak

I feel you. I start to believe this nesting is going to last the next 5-10 years at least 🤣 I’m never going to finish getting his room and the whole house in order

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Baby #2??

I really want baby number 2 and am thinking of doing it via IUI as a solo mama!
Has anyone had any experiences with it 👀

One and done… or not?

32ftm. I’m starting to feel so much pressure to have another baby soon as I wean from breastfeeding so they can be close in age and be friends, but I don’t feel ready for pregnancy and newborn trenches again 😭 my husband and I are all we’ve got. Having just one baby without a village has been really tough. Am I being unrealistic wanting another one soon?

Tests

So I had a blood test at the drs bc I keep getting positive tests when the blood test was negative what could this mean? Hubby says the tests are negative and said he can’t see anything. Negative image down below.

I'm so not meant to be a mother.

My kids won't listen to me get into stuff when they know they aren't supposed to. Telling me no all the time. Only listen to their dad. Laughs when I correct them. I spend most of my time yelling at them because they don't want to listen to me at all. My husband said that I shouldn't have kids. And I am believing him on it. I was never meant to be a mother now. I won't hurt my kids I just want to disappear and make everyone else's lives better without me.

Am I pregnant?

I lightly spotted almost 5 days ago, which is not common for me before my period.
My period was supposed to come today. I should have tested in the morning but its 5:30pm.
Is there a second line??

Anyone have this happen before?

We were not trying to conceive, used protection and had sex on week 2 of my cycle (accidentally on my peak ovulation day). Week 3 we had Flu A. Week 4 my period did not come (it’s very regular). I tested and it was negative (2 different brands).
What should have been week 2 of my next cycle (now 6 weeks post last period), I had light red/ pink spotting for one day when I wiped. The following week, I tested again, still negative, but this time almost all the dye was in the negative space, which I’ve never seen happen before. The area where it shows one horizontal line for negative and a plus sign for positive, the horizontal line was super faded at the 3 minute mark, and the negative vertical line in the next window was VERY dark. Now I’m on week 8 of all this, period did not show up yesterday. Nothing in my life has changed (no additional stress, no other illness, no changes in diet or exercise, etc).

Has anyone gone through this and NOT been pregnant? I’m super nervous as we thought we were done having kids.

PS. I know I should go get a blood test, does anyone know if urgent care will do that? I’m past being convinced by a pee test.