did you have a rocker/glider in the nursery?

mizzougal08 · August 2012

There isn't a lot of extra space in our nursery. We could make one rocker or glider fit if we had to, but I'm wondering with 2 if it's even worth it. I know most people say it was a lifesaver, but most people don't have multiples DH and I have already decided that during those first few months we'd both be getting up anyway with the girls and my thought was that I'd change them both while DH made bottles and then we'd both feed them at the same time (please tell me if you think that's a horrible plan too btw lol). If that's a decent plan, my thought was that we'd probably just end up going and sitting in our room propped up in bed until they were done and then put them back in their cribs. So many people talk about being able to rock their babies to sleep at night and after night time feedings though and I don't want to miss out on something that will be helpful for them either or make us miss out on some special bonding.

Long story short: I guess my question is, would a rocker/glider (or 2) be worth it to cram in there (or even to put in our own bedroom) or no? What did/do you ladies do?

LadyGolfer523 · August 2012

yes we do. we use it every day, multiples times a day.

macchiatto · August 2012

We also had a very small nursery but are so glad we had a glider! We got one from a friend and it has an ottoman. We always rocked the boys for a few minutes before every nap and bedtime. At 3.5 they still want to rock for a few minutes each time! It's also come in handy many times when they're sick or wake up with nightmares, to rock/soothe for a bit (or help with congestion). I've never rocked either of them to sleep b/c yeah, that didn't work for us with twins, but overall it's been very useful and well worth the space.

ougrad1 · August 2012

With my first, yes. We never used it. So, with the babies we nixed it.

tarajayne · August 2012

I use it to calm the cranky baby while daddy makes bottles (or vise versa). I like it. You will find a plan that works for night feedings, but what we ended up doing is feeding solo with boppies and trading feedings so that we could get a little more sleep that way. It's hard at first because they take so long to eat, but it gets better.

MrsLnt · August 2012

We have a glider and had an ottoman. I had no clue about feeding babies or any sort of plan, and really didn't want the ottoman but it came with the chair. I was so happy we had it because it became default seating for MH when he helped with nighttime feedings. We never really rocked to sleep, but if there was a fussy baby, it was nice to have a place to sit. We've always been big on keeping nighttime boring and quiet once the lights are out, so it was good to be able to stay in the nursery if we needed to soothe someone overnight.

When I did nighttime feedings solo, I would do it in the darkened living room (one room away from the nursery) on the couch with boppy pillows on either side of me. It was dark enough and they were little enough that they didn't realize they were being sprung from their nursery.

Mrs.Greg · August 2012

Our glider started in the nursery, then moved to our bedroom, now its back in the nursery. The babies slept in our room in travel pack and plays until they were about 3 months old so it was nice having the glider in the nursery to BF. At about 3 months, the babies started sleeping in their cribs. They were both STTN so we figured it was a good time. Then around 5 months, my Anna stopped STTN and it sucked BFing on the couch and not being to rock. So we moved the glider to our room. Its kind of a blur (lots of sleep lost!) but sometime later, Fiona also stopped STTN. Then around 8-9 months, we let the babies CIO and about a month ago, the glider went back to the nursery. We actually haven't used it since they started STTN.

mars724 · August 2012

Our nursery is small,and so we have the glider in the living room and I love it!

BuckeyeNut05 · August 2012

We have a small gliding recliner and I am hardly ever in it! I feed the girls by myself so most of the time I am on the floor in front of it.

I do use it to rock them to sleep in the night if they get fussy, though, and I have to imagine I'll use it when they're a little older and can sit up on their own on my lap.

DoingItRight · August 2012

We have two recliners setup in the room beside our nursery. They are a lifesaver. DH changes the babies and gets the bottles ready while I pump. We also have a glider in the nursery. It gets used some, but not a ton.

MelleTX · August 2012

i just bought a rocker/recliner from Lazy Boy. My nursery already pulls double duty as the guest room so the chair is in the living room. I have no idea how I will use it after the girls are here, but I get tons of use out of it now. I work from home so I have taken to working from the chair so I can keep my feet up, since they start swelling the moment I am upright.

CourtneySue · August 2012

We have ours in the living room where I nurse.

erniebufflo · August 2012

I have a rocking recliner in the living room. For the first 3 months, the girls slept in our room and we took them out to the living room for MOTN feeds and changes. we have a futon in their room so it can still double as a guest room. I snuggle them to sleep without rocking.

HokieLaw · August 2012

We have one we use all the time. I'm actually considering getting a second because one of us has to sit on the foot stool when we put the girls to bed.

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