3rd Trimester Nesting Ideas

I am now officially in the third trimester- time went by so quickly! I am hoping to cook these babies for a bit longer though. We have been told they could come out anytime now due to a few umbilical cord blood flow issues for our twin boy and I am grateful for everyday they stay in.

So nesting started a little early for me. Most women experience "nesting" in the last few weeks of pregnancy as a way to get their home ready for the new addition.

I have now been on maternity leave for 3 weeks and have achieved quite a lot. My house is cleaned, the nursery is ready, the freezer is full and the pantry well organised!

I am not a nesting expert but I thought it could be helpful for other mums-to-be to share what I have done while on maternity leave apart from watching 3 seasons of Orange Is The New Black on Netflix!

Nesting Ideas:

• Hired a cleaner! Being able to hire a cleaner once a fortnight has been amazing. Nothing like coming home to clean home and not having to do a thing! plus the risks of going into preterm labor with twins are not worth the risks of cleaning the floors yourself.
• Reorganised my pantry. Such a gooood feeling!
• Reorganised my bathroom cabinet. Love getting rid of clutter and stuff I don't use anymore.
• Moved furniture around to make room for babies bouncing seats and other stuff! I also added a coffee table as I think I will be sitting on the couch a lot in the middle of the night breastfeeding my twins and will need somewhere to put down phone, water, snacks and more.
• Restocked all my jars of nuts and seeds- very important!
• Stocked up on laundry detergent, toilet paper, soaps and other home products.
• Made a big new batch of grain free coconut granola to have on hand for the coming weeks.
• Cooked up a storm and put in the freezer the following dishes in individual portions (some of them I only froze one portion when I had leftovers). I wish I could add more but my freezer is full!
• Paleo sweet potato Lasagna
• Indian Dhal
• Sweet Potato/pumpkin soup
• Homemade pizza
• Lamb Shank Soup
• Vegetarian Mexican Chilli
• Moroccan Beans Tagine
• 2 bags of frozen bananas
• 1 loaf of spelt bread
• Packed my hospital bag- with the help of Mamabags generous gift.
• Packed a baby bag for twins- even though they might not need much if they go to the special care nursery.
• Washed and ironed all the tiny baby and newborn clothes I have. I haven't washed the bigger sizes yet.
• Reading- I have read 2 parenting books- one about sleep routines and the other completely different about being more of a go with the flow type of mum. I will do another blog post about the books I have enjoyed reading about pregnancy and motherhood.
• Baking- I have made some cookies- new recipe coming tomorrow!

I hopefully still have a few more days at home being pregnant so I would love to hear what you did during your maternity leave or if I have missed anything important in the comments below.

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