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2nd Trimester
Closet nursery!?
Hubby and I have decided to keep master bedroom and nursery in the same room..
We have 2 bedrooms upstairs and our DS is in the other. I was going to just put the crib in our room, which is just a normal size room, nothing fancy about it at all. Thing is it will be very cramped and I will need whatever it is in the room at the moment, just a bed and dresser.
So I saw a pic on pinterest of a crib in the closet. Again, just a normal double doored closet. I will remove all shelving/rods and doors as well, put our clothes / babys closthes in the dresser.
Anyone else thought of this idea? Think it's bad/good? I think it will remain like this until DH decides that baby will interfer with his sleeping and a new house will be a better option for us.. Live and learn, right!
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Re: Closet nursery!?
I have! FI and I can't really afford more than a one bedroom apartment where we live, and we've been looking at this particular model that has the bedroom the a dressing area, and a walk in closet that curves like a little alcove. It's actually a good size and I think it would be perfect for baby and the crib, which is pretty big, would fit comfortably. We're toying with the idea but haven't decided yet.
I think it's fine, there are people who don't have their baby in a nursery at all and they just sleep in their room next to the bed or whatever.
""No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you're the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside."
"On the night you were born, the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered "Life will never be the same." Because there had never been anyone like you... ever in the world." ~ Nancy Tillman
It isn't a walk in closet. The crib would actually be sticking out of my closet probably at least a foot. The air circulation would be no different if the baby were physically out of the closet..
The closet is lenghtwise so the head nor the foot off the crib would be sticking out. I will definetly talk to my doctor before putting her in there for the sake that sids can happen for any reason and I wouldn't want to increase chances at all... But the closet is the master bedroom so air flow wouldn't be a concern.
This would concern me, also most closets are not insulated the same way that other walls are so the temperature could vary greatly. I second the PNP or even a smaller bassinet.
And as for having my DS and DD share a room after a few months doesn't make sense for our family.
DS goes to school 5 days a week and I don't think any 7 year old would want to be bothered by a crying baby every night.. Don't you think?
I teach first grade so I know plenty of 7 year olds. I know many that share a room with a younger sibling and do just fine. It's definitely doable!
Obviously it's up to you but there is a reason you don't hear of people putting babies in closets. It's just not safe and there are safer alternatives. Personally I would choose one of the other safer alternatives rather than putting my child in a closet. There are too many "what ifs" to make me feel comfortable risking my child like that. Your baby may be a great sleeper and not disrupt your older DS at all, you don't know yet. If baby wakes up 3 times during the night your DS will learn to sleep through it. These days it's common for children to have their own room but that hasn't always been the case and somehow those children survived.
""No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you're the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside."
"On the night you were born, the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered "Life will never be the same." Because there had never been anyone like you... ever in the world." ~ Nancy Tillman
If you are comfortable, and your doctor and pediatrician don't see an issue, go for it. It's your house and your baby- and if it's a concern as to if the paramedics will find the baby, put a sign on the door that says "Beware: Baby in Closet". I know I'm sort of making light, but seriously, there are so many people that sleep with their baby in their bed (suffocation risk), put a bumper in the crib (strangulation risk), put baby to sleep on stomach (SIDS risk), leave the baby to sleep in a swing or carrier (skull shape issues), take to daycare, leave with nanny, **gasp** formula feed by choice, etc. etc. etc.
What my personal choice is has nothing to do with what's best for your family- now if you were asking if it were ok to prop your baby on a pillow wrapped in a queen size down comforter I might speak up, but kids are resilient little things- Best of luck, unfortunately there's always someone on here that has an opinion that's other than yours, and I get frustrated when I see the whole "it isn't worth it to ....(fill in the blank)" because we all have different priorities and opinions.
Sorry it seemed that some people chewed you out- you're an adult and have the right to make your own decisions.
I digress...
The closet is only 2-3 feet. This is exactly what I'm meaning, the doors would be coming off and we constantly have our ceiling fan on in our room. The closet is in the interior of thehouse, it faces no outside wall at all so I don't believe insulation will e a probably. And as the poster above you said there are SO many other things can happen. If I put this crib in my closet the crib IS in my room, it's just a little cut in the wall/corner, and indent if you would call it that.
Since the crib will stick out of the closet and there will be no doors the "firefighters don't check closets for babies" doesn't apply. It will be painfully obvious there is a crib in that room.
I say go for it.
I wouldn't.
The risk of SIDS is directly related to ventilation (which is why bumpers aren't recommended, & baby should sleep on a firm surface with no fluffy blankets/teddies/etc.). I would seem to me that a closet wouldn't get adequate ventilation.
My brother was born when my sister was 11-ish and going to school as you stated, and they shared a room from the time he was newborn ( he went straight to sleeping in the crib) until I moved out of the house when he was around 2-3 years old. She woke up when he did the first, maybe, 3 weeks, probably not even and eventually she just was able to sleep through it.
Even if it did wake him up, my guess is he would hardly notice before he fell back asleep, assuming you don't plan on letting the baby "cry it out" or that type of thing than I would say no it's probably not fair to the 7 year old, other than that, people do it all the time.
Thank you for the support ladies!! The baby is essentially in my room just in a little cut out corner.
I think it's a great idea as I don't want to be tripping over everything in our bedroom.. I have no other choice but to do this.. If DS was not in school I would probably start with baby in his room but I don't want to disrupt his sleep half way through the school year.. talk about cruel mom and the jealousy/anger he'd have toward baby girl.
I want my children to have a great relationship and keeping them seperate would work for them I think as there is a big difference in age.
Thanks again for the comments.. I feel much better about my decision!
Seriously? Do not put your baby in a closet. That is a huge fire risk, not to mention there is reduced air flow. It's asking for an accident to happen.
ETA: I see that you said the crib would be sticking out of the closet. It still doesn't seem like a good idea to me. But to each their own...
My older child was on the brink of being ready for a big boy twin-sized bed, but not quite yet. He still needed the crib that converted into a toddler bed. But I didn?t want to buy another full sized crib since I would be changing the whole nursery in a few months to accommodate two kids. So I chose the Mini-Crib with caster wheels because it fit in my bedroom. I transitioned the baby to sleep right outside my bedroom door. Then the final transition was a small space for the baby in her older sibling?s room. It was still his room. He had to get used to the idea that there was a little baby he was going to share it with. By taking a smaller footprint in his room, it was a gradual move. By ten months the younger one was ready for a full-sized crib and the older for a twin bed. She could have stayed in it until she was one years old, no problem. When I changed the room completely, they got used to each other and loved sharing the same space.
For more space saving ideas, check out the site, bigbabysmallspace.com, my friends encouraged me to put together since they saw how much baby stuff I was able to fit in our small NYC apartment.
I think a lot of those comments come from either poor reading skills or lack of interest for reading the whole thread.
I mean, I got what OP was saying on the first read, and I have thought about this as well. When you have 9ft ceilings, a ceiling fan, and the crib is in an alcove with at least half of it (if not two thirds) out of the alcove, I don't see issues with ventilation and / or firefighters *GASP* not looking for a baby in a closet. Seriously? Way to go thinking the worst without taking time to actually read and understand the post? She has implied she would be removing the doors, how many of you guys missed that?
OP, you go for that if it's what makes sense in your household. As a toddler I shared my room with an infant and my pre-existing insomnia got worse, I'm not about to judge you on that.
I'm confused by your fire risk comment.
It's a great idea.
I don't think a 7 year old should have to share his room with a newborn sister.
Team OP on this one.
I haven't read other responses and I know a lot has changed in 30 years, but this is what my mom did with me. She had a walk in closet in her master bedroom. She took out all of the clothes and put my crib in the closet. She says it worked out perfectly for her and I obviously survived, so it's not a death sentence. She also probably put me on my tummy most of the time. I don't think it would be a problem as long as you keep the doors open and/or had a fan nearby.
I was a SIDS freak when I had DD so we always left her ceiling fan on low so she would constantly have air circulating. There are lots of things you can do to lower SIDS risks.
bwahahahahahaha. a fire risk?