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Baby Nursery...HELP

mpmartinmpmartin member
in June 2012 Moms
Need some imput.....We have a blended family, with one child each from previous marriages.  My son lives with us and his daughter visits every once and awhile...I.e.hasn't been by in 5 mos., but we moved to a smaller house with only 3 bedrooms.  The 3rd room I want to have as the nursery, but also as the guest room.  My husband wants the baby in the room w/ us, so that his daughter won't get offended.  Is it just my hormones, or am I wrong to not want the room to sit empty until she decides to visit?  With my son, he had his own room from the very begginning and it was great with getting him on a schedule.  With me being older from the last pregnancy, I feel the quicker I get this one on a schedule the better.  Any suggestions?
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  • TnG05TnG05
    I think it would be perfectly fine to have the third room as a blended nursery and guest room since she doesn't visit often. That would be a complete waste of the room.  I probably wouldn't go overboard with a baby theme in the room and be able to make arrangements for the baby to sleep in your room when she does come over. 
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  • thatoneredheadthatoneredhead member

    I agree with pp. A twin bed could easily fit right in with whatever you do for the nursery. It might be nice to have in there for everybody, not just when she comes to stay. You could keep closet space open for her, maybe a little corner of stuff just for her- theres lots of ways to make her like she still has a spot.

    Its awesome that your husband is making sure his kid feels safe and welcomed in his house, but I wouldnt be cool with my husband not letting me set up a perfectly good room. You have a great compromise!

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  • HeartceaseHeartcease member
    You can do an image search for shared nurseries (or similar wording) and see that it's not that uncommon.  There are a lot of ideas for placement of furniture as well as decorating ideas that don't seem completely baby oriented.
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  • rissa_nrissa_n

    imageTnG05:
    I think it would be perfectly fine to have the third room as a blended nursery and guest room since she doesn't visit often. That would be a complete waste of the room.  I probably wouldn't go overboard with a baby theme in the room and be able to make arrangements for the baby to sleep in your room when she does come over. 

    I agree with all of this.  Seems silly to have the room sitting empty most of the time.

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  • girlsonlygirlsonly member
    Don't take his daughter's room trust me you will make her feep like a guest and not a member of the family plus she will feel her dad is replacing her.to you its a empty room to her it her place in the family
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  • acbfreireacbfreire member

    We have a somewhat similar situation. We have a 2 bedroom apt and DH's 9 yr old daughter comes to visit for a week every 3 months.

    Since we are having LO room in with us for the first 6 months, at least, we will keep the 2nd bedroom as a guest room.

    We have pieces of decoration that we put in when his daughter comes and take out when she leaves (I call it room in a box).

    She feels safe to come back to the same room and we can use the room as an office space when she leaves. 

    You should definitely look into the shared nursery idea, but I don't think that it would be easy for an older child to share the room with a baby that wakes at night, so when his daughter visits, the baby should sleep with you IMO...

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  • liyahc9liyahc9
    If you decorate the guest room in a way that she loves and feels welcome she should not have too much of a problem with it. The baby should be able to sleep in there when she is not visiting but sleep in your room when she is so she feels like she has a room to herself and can be independent
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  • mpmartinmpmartin member
    Thank you all for your suggestions.  I want my SD to feel welcome and not like an outsider...The idea of of the shared/blended room is awesome.  I will also have SD come with me to help decorate the new space.  Thanks again...
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