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Anyone manage in a 1 bd for your new family?

EbranskyEbransky member
in January 2015 Moms
My husband and I have come to realize that in our current situation, the most feasible financial option for us is to stay in a 1bd apt. I'm just worried that with a baby on the way this will be too cramped. I know that at first the baby won't need much space but it's only a matter of time. Anyone else make their 1bd situation work? How long can you go before baby really needs his own room?
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  • StargirlbStargirlb member
    edited September 2014
    thats fine! You will know when you need more space. We had 4 of us in a 2 bdrm until last year when we finally moved. I cosleep with the kids so technically we still don't need our extra bedrooms, except for toys and storage. Room sharing is very common around the world.
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  • rodiesmumrodiesmum member
    We cosleep so our tiny apartment is fine! When #2 comes we will just add a crib into our room. Our living area has a sofa bed too so we can lounge around there too. Co sleeping is common in the asian culture so we are perfectly fine with it for now since that is what we can afford at the moment.

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  • ajg36ajg36 member
    Baby number one will be joining us in our current one bedroom apartment. Then again, it's the exact same square footage as our old two bedroom... there are just fewer walls!
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  • SebsMumSebsMum member
    We were in a one bedroom cottage when DS was born (we were looking to buy a house and it just didn't happen in time).  We kept the bassinet next to our bed and I was very creative with making a changing station and it worked for us for 6 months, which is how long it's recommended to keep baby in the room with you anyway (according to the NHS.  I know there are differing opinions).  For DH and me, 6 months was long enough and it was a relief to move to a bigger place, but it sounds like a lot of families are making it work! :)
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  • mandikins27mandikins27 member
    I shared a room with both of my first girls until they were 2&3 and only moved to a bigger place with #3
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  • bigbobdolebigbobdole member
    We have a 2br, but there is already 3 of us here. Our room is double the size of my daughter's room. Baby will stay in the room with us for as long as we all fit or until we move. If we don't move, the kids will get the bigger room and my husband and I will take the smaller room.
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  • butchmumbutchmum member
    We were in a 1br till our first was 3. For the first 6 months we had the Crib right next to our bed, then we moved it further away. The bedroom was pretty big and had a tiny nook in one corner. Once she was 18months we put her bed in the nook so we couldn't see her from our bed, but we could still hear her and it was still the same room. We have a two bedroom apt now, but for at least the first 6 months I anticipate having the crib right next to our bed in our room again.
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  • mom2casemom2case member
    We had a two bedroom when we had our daughter but one room was our computer room (yet we used laptops...) and guest room.  Our bookcases were also in there.  Our daughter slept in a bassinet in our room until 4 months.  We ended up moving when she was 4 months old, but I was ready for her to be in a crib in there if necessary.  You can make it work.  It will be cramped, but it's definitely do-able.
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  • Mrs_BennettMrs_Bennett member
    We coslept with DS1 until just before his second birthday, and the only reason we stopped was because DS2 was coming. DS2 hated cosleeping, but he still slept in our bedroom in his pack 'n play until about 18 months.
    One bedroom is definitely doable with one child, and if that's what makes the most sense for your family right now, do it!
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  • artistewonderartistewonder member
    We are in the same situation... one bedroom apt and definately wont be moving out any time soon. We are pretty much using the bedroom as a nursery, we don't spend much time in the bedroom as it is and lately I've been more comfortable sleeping alone so our living room has already sorta become the 2nd bedroom and I'm sure the baby will take over that space too... You may have to be alil creative with space... lots of multiple use items like the pack n play. I definitely would buy the necessities but wait on all the other stuff. See what you will need before you end up using all your space! Its alil tricky but I think you can make it work..and of course as i tell myself its not a permanent situation. Good luck! 
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  • newguardwifenewguardwife member
    I think one bedroom would be completely manageable, we looked at several when we were trying to find an apartment before DS was born. I would caution that several of them said we would have to move into a two bedroom before he turned 1 due to zoning requirements (many jurisdictions have limits on the number of legal residents that can live in a apartment based on size).
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  • mmur76mmur76 member
    I don't know, but we are in the same boat.  I'm thinking we probably have about a year before we need to move on.
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