Is it a bad idea to have the nursery on a different floor than the master bedroom? Before getting pregnant we started to redo a room on the 2nd floor for the master bedroom. I'd love to finish it for our room, however then the nursery (if it needed to be on the same level) would have to be in my current office which is the smallest room in the house! I'd love to have the nursery in our current room, which is the perfect size and placement for a nursery but it is on the main floor.
Is this a terrible idea??? The first few months I could have a bassinette in the master...would that help or do they not get a schedule until babies are like a year old?? Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Re: Nursery on different floors...
Emily 8.8.08
Madeline 1.2.11
William 8.5.12
It is pretty common to keep baby in your room at night for the first 2-12 months (in a bassinet, rock n play, co-sleeper or top of pack n play). If you did that you could have nursery on main floor and it would be a good place for naps.
I've always had my baby's room next door to mine but never had the option to have it elsewhere. If you have a good sleeper and a monitor, it wouldn't be a huge deal...but I would hate running the stairs in the middle of the night.
The baby really won't care if their room is small. Or even if they have a room!
This exactly. We live in a 1.5 story, and the upstairs will be our son's nursery. I am okay with this, because he will be in our room for the first 4-6 weeks. I also agree that I wouldn't want him on the main floor.
This. Dd slept in our room in the rnp for 4 mos then moved upstairs to her bedroom and crib. Our video monitor is incredibly useful because I can see if dd is up or just stirring and going back to sleep. At almost 7 mos we still have a changing station on the main level.
BFP #2 7/18/11 - EDD 3/29/12 - Born 3/13/12
BFP #1 4/4/11 - Natural M/C - 7w1d - 4/30/11
Even with a 20 month old, I wouldn't want to be on different levels. He sleeps through most nights, but I like being able to run next door right away when he wakes up scared, sick, or sad.
Also I'd be paranoid that our house would get broken into and he'd be all alone with the burglar.
Despite the Missing Pretty White Girl of the Month on cable news, child abductions by strangers are incredibly rare and have been declining. Let's not get crazy here.
The most likely "risk" I see is my preschooler wandering around the house in the dark looking for us after a bad dream or a stomach ache. I'd rather be nearby for comfort's sake.