You Don’t Need A Nursery

You don’t need a nursery
Much less one with a theme
It’s not safaris or seasides
But of boobs babies dream

You don’t need a cot
With sheets pink or blue
Babies sleep best
When they’re right next to you

You don’t need new gadgets
To amuse and distract
Just your skin touching theirs
Can work magic in fact.

You don’t need a pram
To get baby around
Slings keep baby happy
When they don’t want put down.

You don’t need a schedule
For naptimes and feeds
Babies have their own rhythms
That change with their needs.

You don’t need to sleep train
Sleeping isn’t a sport
Babies need to feel safe
And mums need support.

You don’t need to wean
Because it’s what “they say”
Nurse as long as you want to
They all wean one day.

You don’t need to sign up
To all the groups and the classes
Babies don’t care about trends
Or keeping up with the masses.

You don’t need to love it all
We all struggle sometimes
You’re not alone in wishing
For earlier bedtimes.

So don’t stress about a nursery
Or all that fancy baby stuff
Baby only needs you
And you are more than enough.

Yes some will love all the extras
Everyone’s different it’s true
And I’m thankful for our choices
‘Cos circumstances vary too.

But it’s OK to ignore all the chatter
Of society imparting it’s views
No one knows your baby better
Trust yourself, you get to choose.

So don’t give in to peer pressure
They can’t know what you “should” do
Whether basic or all bells and whistles
It’s your journey, you get to do you.