What Are The Signs Of Labor?

Urge To Nest

One of the most common and strange-seeming instincts during pregnancy is the urge to nest. No, this doesn't mean crafting a house out of sticks. Human nesting doesn't always look similar to birds nesting. But it does come from the same innate instinct to build a home for the young. Pregnant women often report waking up energized and determined to organize and clean the whole house. This organizational drive is referred to as nesting because it relates to the instinct to prepare the home for the baby. The instinct is at its strongest in the final weeks of pregnancy, and it tends to get more intense the closer a pregnant woman gets to her delivery date. One common misconception is that labor is imminent immediately after nesting instincts develop. But there's no guarantee a woman will go into labor for weeks. Not every pregnant woman experiences an urge to nest. Women might also have intensified nesting desires if their baby is due in the late spring or early summer. The urge to clean and organize tends to be stronger in the spring, possibly due to the increased energy from lengthening days.

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