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lizbith
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Baby room drama... Grrr
lizbith
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The room we will be using for LO is currently our spare room. We have a small 3 bedroom home, master bed, 10x10 that is the spare and soon to become baby's, and 10x8 we use as an office. I need to get the full size bed out of the spare room before we can paint and start to set things up.
This is our first, and I we are overly joyed and I am getting super excited to do the nursery. My family are dragging their feet, "Oh we have 4 more months, don't worry it'll get done." I want to do everything but paint, my worry is that they will wait until Feb or March to get it done and I will be freaking out about finishing the room in time. (I work full-time and plan on until due date)
I'm about ready to go in there and tear it apart (even though I know I should be watching weight restrictions and paint inhalation), but I feel like if I start some kind of movement in there I am going to go crazy!
Liz
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I understand your frustration. We are currently finishing our attic and obviously trying to get it all done before March. But while that is happening, we have all the stuff that was stored hanging out in our two spare bedrooms. And now nowhere to put the queen bed and large dresser that need to come out of the future baby room. I was feeling upset about this because I want the room to be done and ready to go ASAP. But, I realized that 4 months is actually still plenty of time and as long as we get all the needed furniture and decor ready to go, we can probably get the baby's room all set up within the span of a few days or a week.
So yes, it is frustrating to not be able to do it ASAP, but you really do still have plenty of time. Maybe talk to your family and set some specific weekends to work on the baby room. Then you will feel better knowing when exactly it will be worked on.
We are renovating our house as soon as the holidays are over and I am ITCHING to get started!
I can not even start on the nursery until all the renovations (new carpet and paint in that room) are done.
I am going to be a nagging machine as soon as January rolls around about getting started.
The paint itself is not bothering me, just wondering if I should be on a ladder or not. My brother is the master painter in the family, and he wanted to do it as his contribution... but he tends to run on slower time than me, and yea I think I'm starting to get that nesting urge.
I know I have enough time, rationally. But my mind is being irrational and telling me it needs to be done ASAP. It's the room right next to ours, so everytime I pass it... it bothers me. Looks like I will be doing what I can do this weekend (probably cutting in the trim and corners with paint, and moving what I can around).
My husband works 60 hours a week, including weekends. So it's hard to get things done together. And he is running on non-pregnancy time too. lol
You can paint. Just watch out for paint/primer combos.
I can imagine that is frustrating! I am a month further than you and still have not gotten anything "nursery" done because I am in a similar boat as you. I don't see why you'd need a ladder as you get an extending roller and I am sure you could find someone to do trim work. Even with how much your DH works, I think he could move a bed!
I understand this feeling completely. This LO will go in our office/junk room which is currently a disaster.
However, I will say that we have small rooms too and we actually left a double bed in DDs' room until we converted their cribs to toddler beds. It was actually helpful--we could use it to change diapers and I could sleep in there from time to time if necessary. I also did a lot of feeding on it, which was particularly helpful with twins.
***Twin fraternal girls born at 35w6d in 12/2008***
Like others have said, painting is not a huge concern now a days. Just make sure to keep ventilated. I painted my Ds's room when I was about 24 weeks. I stood on a chair and was just fine. I wouldn't suggest that if it makes you really worried, I just went slowly and watched every move I made. Dh was around, in case I needed help.
You can also slowly move everything out that is not really heavy. Take down curtains, put away bed linens, take thing off the walls ... Just clear the room as much as possible.
Clearing the room would at least push Dh to get in there and help? Just be careful and don't do anything you don't feel comfortable with.
Good luck!
What does this have to do with anything? The primer in the paint/primer combos is not oil based, if thats what you're referring to. And most paint manufacturers now make a low/no VOC version of their combo anyway. FWIW, i've even been painting furniture with oil based paint, with my OB's blessing, throughout both pregnancies.
lol this!! I am such a planner anyway and with nesting in the picture, I think my family would know that I needed everything done months in advance, ahhah. Good luck!!
Natural M/c 12/13/08 at 8w5d
BFP(4) DD2 born 2.14.13 @ 35w5d due to pPROM
This. Just make sure to open a window
If you want it done you need to just start doing it. Get the paint, get everything and next time one of the helper family members is over make sure it's in plain sight and explain that you're tired of waiting.
Honestly, they need to get crackin'. You may end up on bedrest at the end of your pregnancy or just not have the energy. We had the nursery done by the time I was 30 weeks and it was such a relief to know that even though DS was going to sleep in a bassinet in our room, that if he needed his room it was there. It's not about having time, it's about your peace of mind.
I'm with you!! my husband is driving me nuts about the room! new baby is getting the bonus room which he's upset about since his silly desk that he has never used has to go! UGh! lol! I cleaned out the entire closet and room-and moved it to our shed in the backyard and now all I have is the durn ugly desk sitting there staring at me driving me nuts
I REALLY want the room done by the time I"m 30 wks I don't want to have to worry about anything when I'm that huge and uncomfortable and chasing 2 other kids. Plus I was put on bedrest for 3 wks with DS2 so Im scared for that to happen (even if it is that short of a time)
But don't worry it will get done! It just feels like it won't right now
It's probably actually BETTER to get started now so that when you start getting gifts from people you will have someplace to put it all. My family said the same thing to me with my first but I ignored them and I was glad I did. I bought no VOC paint at Sherwin Williams (splurge for the good stuff... you won't want to do multiple coats) and painted the room myself. Make sure you have a good stool or ladder if you will need it for cutting in at the ceiling, your balance may be a bit off. I used an old piano bench and it worked perfectly. The sooner the better too... the furthur along you are the harder it will be to go up and down from floor to ceiling.
Once the paint is done you can relax a bit. Putting furniture together, hanging clothes and hanging pictures doesn't take much time or energy. Many people will tell you that the baby won't use their room much in the beginning. If you are like me you will still want it done though... decorating was the LAST thing I would have wanted to do when I brought our son home.