Anyone not able to have a nursery?

RedQueen82 · March 2009

My DH and I are currently unable to afford a bigger place, so we are going to have to share our bedroom with the baby. I don't mind this, but does anyone know how to integrate a nursery with the parents room? The baby's bedding is jungle themed (I'm making the bedding).

duckee88 · March 2009

i dont know but I am in the same boat as you. It doesn't bother me. We ae doing princess themed stuff. I think she is just going to have her own little corner.

PrimaandGee · March 2009

A lot of babies start off in with mom and dad.........We plan on a nursery but will start off with a bassinet in our bedroom. I have seen cribs in with moms also. You can just section it off and decorate a particular area for the baby.

kittykatlover · March 2009

We just can't afford a bigger place right now either. So he'll have his own side of the room. But even if we did have a bigger place, we would have wanted to keep him in the same room as us for the first few months anyway...Hopefully by the time he's 3-4months, we'll have a new house.

chrissay185 · March 2009

We are in the same boat. My mom and I have been coming up with ideas on how to seperate baby from parents...we were thinking of hanging up some nice fabric from the ceiling in a nice way (so it doesn't look really weird and ugly). That way baby has his/her own space. You could even get nice folding panels and put them up instead of the fabric/curtains.

calex33 · March 2009

We are in a similar situation. ?We want to sell our condo and buy a house, but, with this market, no one is buying. ?We have an extra room for the baby, but I won't be able to paint it and make it into the nursery that I envision. ?Here's to hoping someone will buy our place soon!

SFNewzGirl · March 2009

We're staying in our one bedroom condo until the baby is a few months old. We're getting a co-sleeper/bassinett to sleep baby. Then a large bureau for the living room for all the clothes and diapers. Other than that we'll have a bouncer and that's pretty much it. When we move we'll get a crib and stuff.

jaxgev · March 2009

My sister was in the same situation and I actually wouldn't mind having the baby bunk with us. She just set up a small crib in the corner and I thought it was a brilliant set-up. Less distance to travel when breast-feeding too!

monlyn9 · March 2009

A good friend of mine is in this situation as they were not able to sell their one bedroom condo prior to the baby being born last October. The baby slept in a Moses basket in their room until he outgrew it and then they started using the pack and play. Their room is not large enough to incorporate a crib. She bought large woven baskets with lids to store baby goods and does not keep anything but the basics.

TheBrowns · March 2009

We will be building a house while this baby is born and probably living with my sister. The baby will be sleeping with us in a co-sleeper until we move (probably 2-4 months). DS slept with me for the first 4 months so I am not worried about it at all. I will just have a place to change diapers and my glider in our room for the nighttime.

jmurach · March 2009

We're moving out of the area when the baby is 6-9 mos old so we didn't want to move into a bigger apartment for such a short time. We plan to keep her in our bedroom in the pack'n'play for as long as we can. If it starts to get difficult for any of us to get some sleep then we'll convert our dining room space into a little nursery to give her a space of her own.

bim38106 · March 2009

Page Francisca on the first tri or the Toddler:12-24 mo. board (she's on the toddler board more often). Their nursery for Harmon at the begining was basically a closet and she did an amazing job with it! I'm sure she'd be happy to share her tips/ideas

Kadyra · March 2009

We rent and are also not finding out the sex of our baby. We have a room for the baby, but it can't be "done up" like a lot of our friends' were for their babies. Most of the people are appalled that we are making the gender a "surprise" because that way we can't "plan", but it's our choice. But it makes some things limited. But as for the living situation, our limit is the fact we can't change anything in our rental home, not space. We haven't thought too, too much about it, yet. But I imagine we will likely just leave boring beige walls in place and put in neutral furniture. But for when the baby is first born, it will bunk with us most likely (our room is big enough), much like you guys are talking about. So it seems more common than people are thinking.

egsquared · March 2009

We're going to be sharing our bedroom with the baby too unless we're able to sell our condo before he/she's born. We don't have enough room for a crib, so we'll be going the bassinet/pack n' play route. We have a dresser that's actually in our living room that we're emptying out and will use for babies stuff. It's comforting to see that others are in this situation. I'm a little nervous about how we're going to fit everything.

liongish119 · March 2009

When I was born my parents lived in a one-room studio. They pained a corner in a dinosaur theme and put my crib there. They said it worked out well because they liked having me close and trust me, I didn't know the difference! I've seen pics- it was cute!

DH & I are moving back to WA when DD is 6 weeks so we aren't bothering with a nursery here. Once we get back we'll be renting good knows what so I don't know how long it will take before she has an official nursery.

angela&ruben · March 2009

When I was pg with my 1st, we were looking for a house at the time but couldn'tfind the right one, so we stayed in our 1 bedroom apartment until she was 3 months old. We didn't set up her nursery until we moved into the house, at first she just had her basinett in the bedroom, the pnp with changing table attachment int he living room and we had a dresser drawer in the living room with her stuff in it. It was only temporary so we made due, there is no way I could have gone longer than the first few months, but it was doable.

mommabarker09 · March 2009

We only have a one bedroom right now, but I'm fine with it. I want the baby in our room the first few months anyway, and we'll be moving when the baby is about 7 months or so anyway.

Kandie35 · March 2009

We have the room but I always have my little ones in the same room with me for the first year. I start with a co-sleeper bed for in the bed, then a bassinett beside the bed, and then a crib in the corner. I am so nervous about SIDS that I find this way of doing things much easier for me. The baby doesn't care about a nursery theme anyway. Wink

returnhomegnome · March 2009

And with all these "nursery" posts I thought I was the only one! Glad to find out I'm not alone.

DH and I live in a cosy and wonderful 1 bedroom (800sq ft). The location is great (and we can aford it) so we've no intentions of moving soon.

I've definitley devoted brian power trying to figure out how we're going to fit crib, changing table, stroller and more into our currently packed place. I've started purging old crafts/projects, clothes, etc. It's actually been super rewarding: either finishing things (wedding album! ha!) or tossing them.

I'm not planning to do much decorating though, so can't be help there: I guess I'm a bit of a minimalist. I figure between the crib, changing table, and rocking chair we already owned it will feel cosily "baby-ish" in once corner.

Want a personalized experience?

Anyone not able to have a nursery?

Re: Anyone not able to have a nursery?

Choose Another Board

Search Boards