No nursery? - Page 2

[scheelimama]

Deanna, I don't think there's a problem with that. I made up a nursery for my first dd, I was so excited to be pregnant, though I can't imagine I was anywhere as excited as you are after 4+ years of TTC, wow! It didn't get used much, but I did enjoy being in there. I guess it was more for me.

[octobermom]

Oh I know its just I was actually suprised once I really thought about it at first I was like yea a second room with a full sized bed would be nice, oh and maybe an extra changing table. humm maybe a little portable cradle or crib in case I wanted a "safe" quiet place say for naps, ohh and a comfy rocker, humm and some cute stuffed animals and ohh oh
I had Cecilia October of 02 and despite full time breastfeeding and cosleeping AF returned at 5 weeks PP and came like clockwork EVERY month : when she was 9 months we activly began TTC #2 May of 06 I finially became pregnant but sadly we lost the baby, almost a year latter here we are again. So far things look great had a little blood scare but I'm pretty sure it was just normal first trimester bleeding and its stopped. SO I'll admit after everything I go between thinking okay I'll need a car seat a few onsies and blankets a sling and some prefolds, to I want it all I want 80 cute custom cloth diapers careseats and strollers and 5 typles of sling carriers, 28 custom outfits to cordinate with my own and custom nursery themes : yes I'm a little giddy. Luckily for DH budget and space will keep me at bay.

[*Lindsey*]

We don't do a nursery, either. My 2 kiddos share a room, but both started out co-sleeping with us and then transitioned when they were ready.

This little one will do the same. Start out sleeping with us and/or in the bassinette by the bed until he/she outgrows it, then move to full-time co-sleeping (like DS did) or prefer his/her own space (like DD did).

[De-lovely]

We arent doinga nursery or a theme-we did with Emma and it was never used since we inadvertantly became a co-sleeping family from day one....I still have the bedding but will just keep it until I figure out what to do with it. My two daughters share a room and once this baby arrives we will move both of them into the playroom and keep the crib and clothes in their original room for when Quinn decides he can sleep on his own. This new baby will co-sleep and probably get a "new drawer" in the dresser as his/her nursery....

I would definetly tell people you ARENT doing a nursery so they can actually buy you things you need or want...."Actually we arent doing a nursery but I have this cloth diaper layaway that I would love to have help on....."

[AimeeandBrian]

I am having an elephant nursery in which the baby will never sleep I am getting a crib that "grows." (crib to toddler bed to adult bed) and a changing table that converts back to a regular dresser. The room right now looks horrible, so this is a good excuse to decorate. It is fun to show off the baby's room even though we won't use it except for some diaper changing and storing clothes and diapers. (Elephants are also my favourite animal, so I would want an elephant room anyway!)

[JamesMama]

I've been telling them no nursery, we simply do not have the space. But they still ask about Themes!!! For clothes and stuff. Grrrr...I'll just ignore it for now, or say colors...except then I'll end up with 56009703874987 lavendar sleepers. LOL

[Momma Aimee]

then pick a "theme" that you can live with

animal is a theme --

earth tones is a theme --

nature is a theme --

and i think when you remind folks you just moved into a smaller place -- the nursey talk will stop...to slow down.

and just come up with a theme -- you can use and like.......

AImee

[Googy]

I am going to set up a room for the baby, only because the third bedroom is empty and I just needed the excuse to fill it up! We are going to buy DD a "big sister bedset" (she sleeps the first half of the night in her toddler bed right now, then climbs in with us--if figure she is about due for a twin-size bed anyway) and then move her baby dresser into the third bedroom and haul the (largely unused) crib and changing table out of the attic. As I said, I really need to do something with the room anyway. It looks so bad empty, and I figure the baby will sleep in there eventually (though not for a long time if anything like DD). Plus, I need somewhere to put all of the baby's clothes and diapers and stuff!

James's mama, I would think of this as an opportunity to build a future shared room for James and the baby. What will you need/what would you like to have when both James and the baby are eventually sleeping together in there? Will you need a bunk bed? Matching quilts for the beds? An extra toy chest or dresser? Instead of having people buy you nursery stuff that you will never use (what a waste of money), ask them for the stuff you will really need, even if it won't be for a while. If what you need is all big-ticket items, then ask for money or gift certificates to a local furniture store you like. Even $30 from a few people will add up over time and may take some of the sting out of a future big purchase!

[meisterfrau]

No nursery or theme here.

We had a nursery for DD that we never used, really. She started sleeping by herself at about 12 months when she started not being able to sleep in bed with us anymore.

Since then, we've moved from an apartment to a house, but still only 2 bedroom, which was what we could afford. The real estate market being what it it, we had better be planning to stay here a good long while.

When Emma was ready for a big girl (toddler) bed, I carefully picked out bedding that had some butterflies, but also other bugs and bees and whatnot...in other words, not too girly and not too pastel. I figure we can work with that no matter what gender baby #2 is. When Baby #2 is ready to move into Emma's room after he/she is about a year old, then we'll work on making the room "theirs."

I plan to use the money we would have spent on nursery stuff and get a co-sleeper for our bedroom, which is what we should have done the first time!

[jillybeans]

we have a nursery...i guess. It's just dd's room with all of her stuff in it. We didn't do a theme. The walls are light blue and i just put up stuff that I liked that I already had (vintage stuff) It works!

[StacieM]

We don't do a nursery either. Like you we don't have room and we co-sleep. But sometimes we have a set of Pooh blankets or something like that.

But, no, you're not a freak for not having a nursery. I don't think we've ever had one.

[yogachick79]

Have have an unused nursery for DS and it will eventually be a shared bedroom for him and the new babe. I'd imagine that we will continue cosleeping as we are now with the next babe as well. DS is getting ready to transition in to a toddler bed though which is good.

His room is painted in Classic Pooh paint colors (a light pale green) which is nice and GN so I doubt we will be doing much...

[sorteep]

hmmm, we sort of ahve issues there, currently, DH is using our 4th bedroom for his office (he is a work at home dad) he desperately does not want to give it up and go back to the basement like we had in our old house (we bought the 4 bdrm for him to have an ofc) anyway, I told him to use the unused living rm (it is basically empty!) for his ofc but he balked, my boys really can not room together (16 and 6, totally not fair unlesswe HAD to) The baby will be in a cosleeper in our rm for at least 6 mos.. (DH is adamant opposed to tru cosleeping,, he is weird, not for mental reasons, just since he sleeps horrible as it is he would get nO sleep) anyway, if we have another boy then this one would share a rm with my 6 yr old as soon as he was sleeping fairly well at night, if a girl we will move her into teh 4th bdrm at maybe 6 mos.. no clue what I might do nursery-wise, prob not much but some wall hangings and new curtains.. maybe tear up teh w to w carpet and put a girlie area rug (carpet is blue) I don't know.. I refuse to spend a ton of $$ on decor stuff, not my style but I think they do look nice.. who knows.. so long to go B4 that is an issue....

[isosmom]

No nursery here. Baby will sleep with us. Dd and ds share a room and we use the 3rd bedroom (aren't we lucky?) as a toy room. So maybe we'll rearrange rooms in 3 years or so, but I don't see that point now.

[onyxravnos]

no nursery for us. When questioned about it I tell them we are co-sleeping which also gets the weird looks... a co worker of mine just didn't understand... "but you NEED a crib....you just DO" all well and good. if you give them a theme you might end up with really usless things that can only go in a nursery and they just take up room until you can get rid of them. ask instead for colors if they insitst... like dark green things or blue, pink etc etc

[cheeseRjedi]

No nursery...we co-sleep so what's the point? DD has a room (although she sleeps with us) where her dresser and toys are. We'll probably just move that around a bit and make a baby corner with the infant toys and arch playmat thingy that DD loved.

[Ackray]

I don't think we'll do a nursery this time. I do want to get an amby bed though. They look cool.

[yogamama74]

No nursery here either...unless I can convert a closet