Nesting Instinct

i had my first at 36weeks. So not really early but i got nesting about the week before he was born. Didn't realise it at the time though. I was quite sick during his pregnancy but that week I was out everywhere getting things sorted, set up all the bassinet etc and washed all his clothes. Everyone was telling me it was too early to be putting the carseat in the car.
With my second i didn't really nest until i was in labour (day before my due date), and then decided that this baby couldn't come until i had vacuumed and cleaned out the cupboards, was a good way to keep contractions happening.
Hope that helps

I got it maybe a week or so before going into labour (39w)

I went on a baking frenzy the day before I went into labour. I cooked 2 batches of muffins, cookies, slices and a cake. That seemed to be my nesting

About 3 weeks before my twins were born I spent days washing and folding all their clothes and making sure their room was ready......however I didn't go into labour I was induced so can't help with that bit!!
With #3 I had his room organised about 4 wks before his due date.....he was just over 2 wks early by elective, and with this one now, I really want to get organised now (28wks) but can't!!! So I think it can be different for each pregnancy!

My mum mowed the lawns the day I was born. She'd never mown the lawns before and she's never mown them since... :-)

nested with Joel on the weekend after I finished work - had him on the Monday when I had just yanked down all the curtains for washing!!

Didn't nest with L & Z and this time I have been doing stuff since maybe 25 weeks?

I found myself in the ceiling cavity doing an "essential" job on the Saturday. On the Sunday I went into labour around 5pm at 33+5 and had Kiara that night. The week before I'd also had a mould obsession and had to clean the ceiling and windows in the entire house.

I have really enjoyed reading these!

Also very glad to know that it doesn't necessarily mean labour is going to start in the next week or anything.

I am OC about cleaning at the moment and nothing is clean enough and everthing smells. I have carpet sprinkles, air freshner spary, scented candles, windows open in this rain with the fire going hard out and I can still smell dog, or cat or kids or Partner or cows or dirt or food or farts or nappies or WHATEVER! I want to paint the walls cos they are dirty and I want to hire a rug doctor cos the carpets are dirty, I want to clean the car cos its dirty (we live on a farm), I want to mow the lawns cos they are long I want to weed the garden cos it looks like a mess. I want to sort out the old clothes, linen, toys for Salvos. I want the garage sorted out. The old beds taken away, the horse groomed and fed, the dog to have a bath someone to change the cat litter box, get all the washing washed and dry, get more firewood, pay all the bills, tidy up the study, sort out the junk drawer, wash the new babys clothes, start buying post maternity things, shop, prepare meals for the freezer, bake.
I am 30 weeks.

I had nesting instinct with both of mine. Kicked in about 36 weeks, and boy did I have it bad. Up ladders, wallpapering, painting, laying laminate floors throughout, bleaching cupboards, cooking cauldrons of spagbol. My poor hubby was knackered, but didnt dare question my logic for fear of the other hormones kicking in and setting him straight