am i crazy???

ccthatsme21 · March 2010

So, my mom decided that she wanted to purchase the furniture for the twins. Which is totally fine by me

. So I was fine with just 2 cute cribs from BRU. But not my mom.... every room in her house and the way she decorates has to be "HGTV certified", and i tease her about it almost daily!!! So instead of something simple, she convinced me to let her buy two cribs that we found at a store that is for like the rich and famous. But the crazy part is that it's going to take 18 weeks for my cribs to be delivered!! Have I lost my mind?? Do you think that we are really pushing it?? I know for a fact the girls will be here before the cribs are... Does anyone think that it's a problem?? Thanks!!!

LMK8605 · March 2010

I don't think you are crazy for agreeing to it initially but I think that now I would back out... it just isn't functional. Let's say that your twins are born at 37 weeks - that still leaves 5 weeks to not have cribs. Even if you were planning on keeping them in your room for a little while, you may be ready to start the transition by 5 weeks. (we put ours in their cribs at 4 weeks) You need cribs, no matter if they are fancy or not. PLUS cribs often ship late or are delayed.

I think it will be a problem that you won't want to deal with when the babies get here. I would tell her that it isn't logistically a good idea and ask her if she wants to buy something else to spruce up the nursery but that you really need a safe place for her beautiful grandbabies to sleep.

GOOD LUCK!

Nikki1007 · March 2010

They told me 18 weeks on my cribs and it was more like 6 so maybe you will be lucky. Otherwise just have bassinets or pnps or something for them to sleep in. I don't think it will be a huge problem if they are not there in time.

robinsokj · March 2010

Average delivery time for cribs from any store is 6-12 weeks. This is why I bought ours at 16 weeks. Ours came in in under 6 weeks, but one of the cribs was damaged, and we've yet to get the replacement. Just one of those things that you have to deal with.

j.h.mommy · March 2010

I think you'll be fine. Do you have a pnp to use until they come? And...I'm really curious, what cribs are they?

JustaKidAtHeart · March 2010

My boys didnt sleep in their crib til after they were 2 months old. Before that they slept in the same pnp in my room and before that a co sleeper. I dont see it as a problem other then for your sense of being ready.

sam681 · March 2010

They most likely won't be in their cribs for awhile anyways, you keeping a PNP in your room? We didn't have DD in her room until she was about 2 months.

nygrl79 · March 2010

Have you checked to see what other places carry the crib? Many places on line these days offer free delivery, etc.

ccthatsme21 · March 2010

I'm not sure what the crib names are called... however, i'm going to attempt to put a pic below. I've never added a pic before, so if it doesn't work then i'm sorry.

I do have a PNP for them when they first come home though

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Tifersue · March 2010

We had our girls in our room in one PNP and each sleeping in a Snuggle Nest until they were 3 months old. Then they went into one crib in their room, both still in their nests, and then finally no nests, each their own cribs at 5 months.

Can you call the store and explain the situation and see if 18 weeks is the usual time, or if it is just the worst case scenario? I rally loved having my cribs up and the room all done way before the girls came. It made me feel more prepared.

Tifersue · March 2010

And here are the nests, in case anyone was interested. I STRONGLY recommend them!

amazon.com/Baby-Delight-Deluxe-Snuggle-Nest/dp/B001U0PVYE

LoveTravel · March 2010

We ordered our crib from a new furniture line that was suppose to take maximum 12 weeks to get here, we ordered end of April and because of so much delay it we only got them 2 days after we brought the babies home which was September 10 ...the boys slept in a PNP for their first two nights at home.

I'm surprised it would take that long for it come unless you come across any delay (which is what happened to us), but as long as you're ok with having them sleep in a PNP then it should be fine

sunnybrook. · March 2010

We still don't have cribs

we're moving soon and figured it made no sense to have to move cribs too. Our girls sleep in PNPs and in their swings w/o problems.

macchiatto · March 2010

We had a cosleeper but ended up moving the boys to a shared crib in the nursery when they were just days old. They made WAY too much noise (and were awake far too much at night!) for us to get any sleep in the same room as them. If you have a PnP though I think you'll be OK (since you could always move that into the nursery if you have the same problem we did

). It's not ideal though. I think 18 weeks is OK but if there are further delays it might get frustrating.

efhoping2010 · March 2010

Hey, a gift is a gift, and this sounds like a very generous one, wow!! Two more things you do not need to buy. Maybe buy two bassinets or a co-sleeper to use until the cribs arrive?

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