❀𝓕𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓝𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓣𝔂𝓹𝓮𝓼❀
We all nest, that much is plain and simple. Think you don't? Surprise, not all nesting is a bundle of soft things into a bed! So let me explain what the five nesting types are, and see if you relate to any of them!
(Note worth mentioning, none of these nesting sections are restricted to a sub-gender. Anyone can nest, Beta, Omega, or Alpha or anyone else.)
. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . Bed Nesting (What's "Normal") . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ .
This is the nesting that is typically depicted in our media, and is usually the act of gathering soft things like blankets, pillows, stuffs, and even clothing into a round or rectangle-is shape with raised walls and often smothered in scents. Not always on the bed, despite the name, but can be placed in other protected corners of the house, or in warmer climates or summer they could be tents in the yard. This can differ slightly from person to person and obviously everyone may come to a slightly different definition, but I believe I covered the basis of what's "typical". These nests are made just in general day to day, but are especially built for heats/ruts and pack bonding.
𝒩𝑒𝓍𝓉~...
. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . Sickness Nesting . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ .
This may be similar to bed nesting, but has some slightly different implications and tasks associated with it, as the needs are different from the normal day to day. To begin with, if given the option, we would layer a fresh clean sheet over top, and if you're lucky, you should do two in order to better both dampen scents but also absorb any sweat or general illness and are easy to strip off and toss into the washer without having to completely dismantle the bed. If you can smell anything, opt for clean scents in your nest if any at all. Avoid heavy cloying smells as they may aggravate headaches or overstimulate you. Personally I would add a mint, cotton, or lavender linen spray to the sheets as those make me feel like I don't wanna throw up. The rest of your nesting involves things like stashing water bottles, small crumb free snacks if possible, medicine, a change or two of fresh clothes, and general entertainment. Personally I like ASMR, classical music, or loft and just sleep it off. The ideal way to stash these necessary items is to have a soft cloth basket or bin to have inside the nest. But if you only have hard bins and baskets, just set one to the side of the nest for easy access!
. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . Comfort Nesting . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ .
Now by the name you would assume, "hey, Hare? Isn't this just the same thing as Bed Nesting?" And you would be assuming wrong, because comfort nesting involves the entire house! This nesting behavior usually comes from moving into a new place, a pack member addition, stress, or a need for a reset of your home. This nesting involves things like decorating couches with pillows and blankets, changing out tea towels and curtains, adding decor, and generally making the place more like home. Budget friendly ways of doing this usually involves thrifting, DIY crafts, and home improvements. You can involve pups in this by having them help you paint something to put in picture frames, or letting them pick out their own decorations for their rooms!
. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . Organizational Nesting . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ .
The more practical nesting, this involves the optimization of the home to make it run smoother and seamlessly. Oftentimes this nesting is done by the people most involved with the household's inner workings, either stay-at-home partners, single folks, or parents! These things may include rearranging laundry systems, cleaning out and sorting cupboards, clearing old old unmatched tupperware lids that spontaneously spawn, and/or inventorying what you have of each household supply. (1000% not sponsored but I literally use an app named Supplies that lets me input household inventory by location, opened or sealed, and even lets me input expiry dates and make shopping lists. It can still be done by hand in a notebook though.) All in all, it's just changing things about how the house runs to make your lives a bit easier.
. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . Baby Nesting . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ .
The fifth and final type of nesting is arguably my favorite type, which exists as a term for even folks outside of the misceverse! Welcome to Baby Nesting. Usually a type of nesting that occurs during pregnancy, and before and/or after heat/rut, or just general baby fever! If you are so lucky as to have a pup coming into your life, you may have a nursery! Occasionally you may be lucky as to be able to have a nursery in eventual anticipation of a baby or you may soothe baby fever with dolls. All completely valid and all resulting in baby nesting. Regardless, oftentimes baby nesting means reorganizing a nursery, folding and refolding baby clothes, scenting baby blankies, general cleaning of the baby space, setting up nursing/diaper stations, or shopping for supplies (online or in person, window shopping or real, I certainly don't judge... XD). The nice thing about this being more mainstream is there's a plethora of nesting checklists online that you can follow, but be warned they may also lean into organizational nesting as well.
And that's it for this post! Hope you all enjoyed, and I will try to be back next time with something a little bit different, but still with the miscecanis whimsy you all love~
Stay Well!
