do husbands ever catch the nesting bug?

baker1jm2 · June 2015

I feel like I've been nesting for weeks trying to get random projects done around the house, organizing and purging our stuff. My husband on the other hand has like 3 projects going including finishing our master bath and he keeps making plans on the weekends to do everything but get his stuff done and it's making me crazy haha!

AmandaNacora · June 2015

I'm not sure, but I hope my husband does! it does seem like my husband is getting more excited and ready to buy things for baby. He keeps asking me what we need to get and how are we going to do things. So maybe he will start nesting.

WDDCH · June 2015

I think husbands who know how to DIY a lot can definitely get bit by the nesting bug.

nursekatie47 · June 2015

Mine never has

WDDCH · June 2015

Lol somehow I posted my comment when I hadn't intended to yet. Anyway my husband and I have a huge TO DO but nothing is getting done. So much to do, so little time and so little money.

My husband does feel pressure to get some projects done but we will see. They'll get done at some point. It's not like life stops when a baby comes.

szarlotka · June 2015

I wish *I* had more of a nesting bug right now. Second trimester is certainly easier than the first, but I still don't have as much energy.

There's so much we need to do to get ready for the baby, but we're feeling pretty swamped just keeping up with everything else. My husband pitches in as much as he can, but his new job is keeping him pretty busy.

ginaannechelan · June 2015

I wish I could gift my nesting bug to the contractors that we need to schedule. We are having a tough time making the stars align to get our projects done. At this rate, it'll be mid-July by the time we are settled in our new house. Ugh.

missliz53 · June 2015

I'm not sure that this counts as a nesting bug since DH is more than happy to let me do all the shopping, but he did take it upon himself to paint the nursery ceiling blue with sone fluffy white clouds; it turned out really cute

kzangs15 · June 2015

DH did get the painting and trim work in the nursery done already (I'm due Sept 27th) but I'd like him to show more interest in preparing for baby.
We still have other projects to finish before he comes and I'm the one working on finding a contractor because he told me he couldn't get a hold of anyone after making probably 2-3 calls (this was supposed to be his dept). He did a little bit of registry shopping with me, but I've done the majority of that on my own online. I've also been harassing him about deciding on a name, but the most he's contributed has been shooting down my ideas while not suggesting anything else. We are planning on incorporating his grandfather's name, but I'm just not sure about using it for a first name (Martin/Marty).
It's starting to drive me crazy too! It may be time for a conversation about it, but I don't want it to turn into me nagging him or some type of argument.

PickledPlums · June 2015

Mine has. We're living with his parents and the other day he told them how to remodel the whole house. They also run the house more like a hotel or B&B than a family home so things like toiletries and food tend to accumulate, seemingly without owners, and the past few days DH has been on a decluttering tear with that. And the one day he rearranged our furniture and cleaned and vacuumed for hours while making me sit with my feet up.

He's also been eating a lot and getting headaches,so with the nesting I tease him about his sympathy pregnancy symptoms

str13 · June 2015

Mine never has, but neither have I. So I guess I'll let it pass!!

Lol
I'm currently sitting in my filthy den trying to muster any reserves of energy I might have floating around in this bloated, worn out body of mine!!

mrscate88 · June 2015

My sweet husband will never have a nesting bone in his body, he doesn't even understand why I feel the need to make the bed in the morning or wipe the bathroom down before company comes over! Haha. We have learned to just accept each other's differences and laugh about it. He will always help if I ask him, so I just have to be clear about what I need, especially as this belly grows and I get tired more easily. I've always had a nesting nature, even before pregnancy, and I'm sure the urgency will grow as my due date gets closer. We have a pretty good system down, but we'll see if anything changes in time.

MiromiM · June 2015

I think it's less nesting as in a way of cleaning and more excited anticipation as we work together to build the crib and storage and I chat about all the little DIY projects I have planned. Can't wait to share my nursery pics!

heidi3189 · June 2015

I wish that I didn't have the nesting bug. It I'd giving me so much anxiety that I keep over doing it. The sad thing is that I haven't even started doing stuff for the baby. Just working on my bathroom remodel, deep cleaning the house, and food hoarding. That's right, I said food hoarding. Everytime I go to the store I leave with more food than my kitchen can contain. Haha. The hubby has always been a pack rat and never been a clean freak. All the chaos is making me want to run away.

verveine407 · June 2015

I have the whole differences make us stronger thing going on. My DH is not a nester per se, but he does take on big projects without any hints from me. I appreciate it a lot! I mentioned we needed a pet gate to keep the cat out of our room and so he is building this amazing half door. I am super excited because once it is done then all the other stuff can come out of boxes and assembled. He also totally rearranged our garage which was super nice. I am not sure it needed it or that I can really tell that big a difference but it is clean and tidy so that is great. Actually, maybe he is nesting lol!

The shopping and designing for the nursery area though he really could care less. When I try to explain baby stuff (I really looooooove baby gear so this pains me) his eyes just glaze over, so I gave that up last time around. Why on earth doesn't he want to discuss possibly using a different baby carrier than last time?! It feels like it is important to me but is probably pregnancy hormones. He will be so smitten again by his little girl that any carrier I buy will be fine with him! We discussed a budget, and that is about all he wants to know about the shopping part.

I spend way too much time on Pinterest and here looking at/talking about baby gear. The Bump baby gear forum is not too active right now, I think we talk about more in S15 actually.

I am soooo looking forward to even more pictures as we get our projects and nurseries done! :-)

v1wwo · June 2015

@mrscaterosales , we and our hubbies are so alike!
I need to make my bed every day and have a clean house before friends come over. Let's leave our men and come live together with our cute babies and have the perfect Pinterest home lol.
My guy really does not get the nesting bug but he will help me with things. Also, he is a bit of a hoarder because he tends to hold on to things that we don't really use or have room for. (Like we have this dinning room table with 8 chairs that we really used only twice the past 6 years. Now the room turned in to the kids room and we don't have space for everything. I managed to take apart the table (ikea) and put it in a closet. But we really don't have room for 8 (ikea) chairs to be scattered around the house. I will keep two and hold other two at his mothers house and just toss the remaining ones out. I keep on explaining this to him every other day. There is always a "but" )

conchispitita · June 2015

Mine caught the nesting bug before I did

So glad he did, he's a champ!

mrscate88 · June 2015

@v1wwo sounds like a plan!!

) He isn't exactly a hoarder, but he does bring home crap every day that fills up all the counter space. I have to sneak and throw it all away while he's at work! He never notices, which I appreciate hehehe.

MW5280 · June 2015

I wish it was contagious!!! Can those of you with nesting hubby's have them come over and sneeze on mine?!?!

DH is excited...but isn't exactly nesting. I'd appreciate a little more of the nesting behaviors instead of the "lets take a nap together" suggestions :-)

I mean, I love a good nap! But I'd also like some help with the stuff I can't do anymore. Or even just some help maintaining a picked up house.

ktbkitten · June 2015

My husband has a bit of the nesting bug. He isn't really cleaning anything, but he is really going through things and organizing them to make room for baby. It's great coming home and seeing a pile of crap gone! He keeps more stuff than I do and we have butt heads a few times on what should and shouldn't go, but he is so sweet and lets me win usually. This weekend we are having a small party but he really put in a ton of work to get things more organized and it makes me feel better about things being done by the time baby gets here.

Last time I went crazy with nesting, like I broke out Q-tips to clean with @-) I hope to not do that again...

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