Heaven Caeli
Just as the birds are hardwired to build nests to protect their hatchling, we humans are primed to create a safe environment for our new offspring. I’ve been talking about my OCD from my previous blog posts. This did not leave me alone as well during my pregnancy despite the back pain and body aches I was feeling. I had learned about “nesting.” Nesting tends to set in at the third trimester when all of the other important things are done such as the baby shower, hospital tours and baby stuffs shopping. It comes in naturally for most pregnant women. A mother has a strong impulse to clean, declutter, re-organize and prepare our home for the baby’s impending arrival. I made myself a checklist on my daily planner on which area to clean during my off days with deadlines and it is exceptionally overwhelming. Those days I realized how irrational am I and in some cases alarming. I just couldn’t stop myself from cleani...