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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>pdxrachel</strong> <a href="/community/forum/thread/1282861/december-chat-thread/20#post_16094716"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/community/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><br><br><p>I feel like I am behind as far as getting the house ready for baby. We have started clearing out the room that will be his bedroom, and I am planning to at least buy paint for the room next weekend. We have no furniture, and I'm not even sure what I want for furniture. We would like to start out with a co-sleeper in our room, so I'm not sure about whether it makes sense to also have a crib in his room. He probably needs a dresser and we have a small bookshelf that can stay in the room for books and toys. We have some plastic storage containers with drawers that we will probably use for cloth diapers. My sister has started sending her stash of diapers to us, so we have a good start there, but otherwise have very little in the way of baby stuff. Any thoughts from experiences mamas on how much baby equipment is actually necessary? </p>
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I was glad to hear you're having good results keeping your pain from spiraling out of control! </p>
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<p>I really relate to feeling behind in getting the house ready. I don't feel behind in "buying stuff," because I can do that online anytime, but as I get bigger it gets harder to shift and reorganize things. Today, my husband and I made a list of things that really need to get done before the baby comes. We also shifted around our bed and some furniture in our room so that we could put the cradle next to the bed. But we need to create clothing/diaper supplies/and toy (though we hope to keep toy footprint low) storage in this three bedroom apartment! And I need to find a spot for all the stuff on top of our dresser that I'm going to displace when I put the changing pad up there.</p>
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<p>I sent an email to a designer/carpenter friend of ours. I'm really hoping to have him design some sort of shelving that can go over and next to our bed, to serve as bookshelf headboard and night tables. I think our space is too small for something that isn't custom-built. We'll see if he's even interested.</p>
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<p>I doubt we'll get much done until January, as the holidays are keeping us very busy, but I feel better that we took some measurements and talked about options. </p>
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<p>As for amount of stuff, I'm hoping to get by with just a changing pad, cradle with sheets, clothing, diapers and diaper supplies, a couple of toiletries, and a small bin for toys. We already have tons of books (baby/children's books). We also have a Moby wrap and will buy a car seat (we don't own a car, but our friends and parents do). And depending on how breast feeding and my work situation goes, I'll probably need a pump and breast milk storage supplies and bottles, but maybe not for the first few months.</p>
<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>pdxrachel</strong> <a href="/community/forum/thread/1282861/december-chat-thread/20#post_16094716"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/community/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><br><br><p>I feel like I am behind as far as getting the house ready for baby. We have started clearing out the room that will be his bedroom, and I am planning to at least buy paint for the room next weekend. We have no furniture, and I'm not even sure what I want for furniture. We would like to start out with a co-sleeper in our room, so I'm not sure about whether it makes sense to also have a crib in his room. He probably needs a dresser and we have a small bookshelf that can stay in the room for books and toys. We have some plastic storage containers with drawers that we will probably use for cloth diapers. My sister has started sending her stash of diapers to us, so we have a good start there, but otherwise have very little in the way of baby stuff. Any thoughts from experiences mamas on how much baby equipment is actually necessary? </p>
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<p><br>
I was glad to hear you're having good results keeping your pain from spiraling out of control! </p>
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<p>I really relate to feeling behind in getting the house ready. I don't feel behind in "buying stuff," because I can do that online anytime, but as I get bigger it gets harder to shift and reorganize things. Today, my husband and I made a list of things that really need to get done before the baby comes. We also shifted around our bed and some furniture in our room so that we could put the cradle next to the bed. But we need to create clothing/diaper supplies/and toy (though we hope to keep toy footprint low) storage in this three bedroom apartment! And I need to find a spot for all the stuff on top of our dresser that I'm going to displace when I put the changing pad up there.</p>
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<p>I sent an email to a designer/carpenter friend of ours. I'm really hoping to have him design some sort of shelving that can go over and next to our bed, to serve as bookshelf headboard and night tables. I think our space is too small for something that isn't custom-built. We'll see if he's even interested.</p>
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<p>I doubt we'll get much done until January, as the holidays are keeping us very busy, but I feel better that we took some measurements and talked about options. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>As for amount of stuff, I'm hoping to get by with just a changing pad, cradle with sheets, clothing, diapers and diaper supplies, a couple of toiletries, and a small bin for toys. We already have tons of books (baby/children's books). We also have a Moby wrap and will buy a car seat (we don't own a car, but our friends and parents do). And depending on how breast feeding and my work situation goes, I'll probably need a pump and breast milk storage supplies and bottles, but maybe not for the first few months.</p>