For those with 2+

kertybird

What do you do about the glider?  Once we finished painting DS's room we moved the glider in to his room.  Apparently DD has a serious attachment to it and totally freaked out about going to sleep in her room without it.  We haven't rocked her to sleep in months and now all of a sudden she has to be rocked.  We moved the chair back into her room and she has been going down for bed much easier.  We paid less thatn $100 for it, so should we just buy another one (which I can't seem to find for that price anywhere) to put in DS's room or just attempt to try to get the one we have back in his room when he arrives.

reynah

I would not change anything once ds was born.... that will cause way to much drama, take it from me. I would just leave the glider in her room, or if you just cannot afford to get another one, take it out of her room today b/c you don't have much time left until ds gets here. She needs to be adapted by the time her brother arrives.

G_Hoping

That stinks!  Can you do a replacement for her?  Like could you get her a little popasan chair, or kid chair of somekind and ask her if she wants to trade for that chair?  lol.

I just moved the glider out..but he was younger so he didn't notice.

AnnapolisLari

I bought another one. DS is way too attached to being rocked.

I found a glider in great shape for $40 at a yard sale.

shouldbeworkin

Can you move it to a neutral place, like the family room, for a little bit?  You could buy another one.  Or you could just let her get over this now before the baby comes.  But, I think putting it in a neutral place first will help a bit. 

 Do you have anything you can fill that space with?  A toddler size chair?  A toy or bookcase?  something that you can get your DD to get excited about b/c it's hers and for "big girls?"

debbiej

We moved DS into a new "big boy" room before DD's arrival and left everything that was in the nursery in there and got new stuff for him.  I like what the PP suggested about seeing if she will "trade" the glider for a new chair.  Maybe just a rocking chair, which you may be able to find for cheaper (that is what we put in DS' new room) than a glider.  Wal-Mart also has some pretty inexpensive gliders if you buy a new one.

LanaM

we moved it out of E's room before J was born.... and even though Ethan was already almost 3 y.o. we used it every night to read a book/tell a story. He was getting uncomfortable on my lap with a huge belly anyway and we told him he was getting a big boy chair that he loves and we now sit on it every evening when reading a book...

try to swap for a big kid chair maybe??

Zenya

I agree to see if you can swap it out for some 'big kid' thing.

My baby doesn't have a room so the glider is just in DS' still.

SumnerBride

DD1 has one in her room too, and I haven't moved it.  DD2 is in my room, and I don't have another glider in there.  I bf her in bed, and guess I will continue to do so until around 6 months, when I was planning on moving DD1 into her big girl room.

I would change nothing that you don't HAVE to.  Adjusting to a new baby is hard for everyone, including the first born!

elm1032004

I would move the glider to DS's room today, and if she needs to be rocked to sleep rock her in there.