First baby: teal blue, white furniture and grey elephants. When he turned 2, our big boy got a newly decorate deck woodlands theme room (very suited with his personality), I painted some mountains on one wall and added a couple animal & tree decals, he loves it!
Second baby: learned the first time around baby isn't likely to spend much time in the nursery anyway. Baby will be bunking in our room. It will also mean DS and baby won't have to share a room before we can get into a bigger home.
@Ceridwen77, when we moved my mom gave us a recliner she never used and we put it in our Rec Room. When we did the nursery, I made DH put it in our bedroom and he was so confused. Then we used it for the first 4 months all the time and he was so in awe that I knew we'd need it. I would even sleep in it while holding them. We eventually moved it into the nursery and still use it to read to them or rock with them. I am do glad we didn't buy and glider and just used that. Much bigger and much more comfortable for long nights.
We did aqua walls with our first and then white/yellow/gray details. When we had our second, we did a new big boy room for our first and didn't really change the nursery. I think the boys are going to share. If this is another boy, I will probably leave the nursery completely the same. If it's a girl, I might change some artwork and such. Not because it's too "boyish" but just because I wont have to do a new big boy room and I will want to nest around something.
@Ceridwen77, when we moved my mom gave us a recliner she never used and we put it in our Rec Room. When we did the nursery, I made DH put it in our bedroom and he was so confused. Then we used it for the first 4 months all the time and he was so in awe that I knew we'd need it. I would even sleep in it while holding them. We eventually moved it into the nursery and still use it to read to them or rock with them. I am do glad we didn't buy and glider and just used that. Much bigger and much more comfortable for long nights.
@Ceridwen77 First, I'm so impressed your baby didn't spit up! Serious envy over here. Mine had reflux so everything was always getting spit up on. Amazing how different they all can be.
@suchaglencoco Yep, we used an old recliner too. It's one I purchased right after college and it was just in the basement into I realized it was the perfect comfy chair for the nursery. Bonus was it was leather, so easy to clean. I spent many long hours and middle of the night feedings in that comfy chair. One with good, but not too tall if arms I think is important too for breastfeeding. Mine for perfectly with my boppy.
I also have mad love for the recliner. Our lazy boy helped us through many long feeding sessions and rough nights where DS just wanted to be held. I just kicked back and relaxed. Definitely recommend !
1) What theme(s) are you thinking of for the nursery? Travel. I have several pieces for the wall that I've had an a standing globe passed down from my grandparents but I'm have a hard time finding travel themed sheets that aren't all boy. Everything I find I like is sold out of course. May have to go with plain colored sheets and just accent the room.
@rachelg777 not sure if you know the sex yet but I've been having a hard time finding anything not super boyish. 2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies? my sons room is nautical themed. He is two and I don't plan on changing it for a while. Maybe getting new sheets but no desire to change for several more years.
1) What theme(s) are you thinking of for the nursery? I don’t think I’ll know until we find out the sexes.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies? I didn’t really have a nursery for my first. My second currently has a pink and gold themed nursery.
1) What theme(s) are you thinking of for the nursery? Boy- Woodland or vintage sports Girl- Something similar to DD’s room, but different colors/pattern.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies? Coral and cream/ivory/white, lots of florals. I picked a sheet/quilt set from Little Unicorn and designed the room from there.
1) What theme(s) are you thinking of for the nursery? Probably the same theme but a different color. If it's a girl I'll probably add butterflies
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies? It's hard to explain but we had a grey and white nursery with trees and leaves for decoration. My brother actually built a "picture" that was just black and white sticks in a white frame. J still loves it. I also made his mobile out of fishing wire, a black painted stick, and glittery cutouts of leaves. (I'll have to take a picture of all this when we get back because I'm not describing it well.)
Wow...I didn't know picking a "theme" was a thing until now! lol My first is due in May. We live in a 2 bedroom condo. The second bedroom is already stocked full with a bedroom set with no room for a crib and is the guest room and I want it to stay that way because I like having a guest room. I never had any intentions of making it into a nursery from the moment I found out. I have always figured baby can sleep in a pack n' play until we move to a house with 3 bedrooms or it can start sleeping in the regular guest bed with rails on the sides once it's past crib age if we stay here that long. I feel like I'm out of the norm? Am I supposed to be feeling this urge to make a nursery?
@savannahtigger I have felt the need to nest with both pregnancies, but you may not! I just know having a separate place for the baby to sleep was desperately needed for us around the 5-6 month mark. Actually, the amount of noises a newborn makes is insane too. We called the toddler a Grunting Grumpy Garden Gnome when he was a newborn because of all the noises he would make at night. When we finally could sleep train and not be up 4-5 times a night (when he wasn't sick or teething) I just wanted my room and my sleep back and not to share. I was tired of sneaking in at night and not being able to play on my phone in bed. If you want to share room with baby after the newborn stage, you do you!
@savannahtigger We were in a similar living situation when we had DS. We opted to get rid of the guest room because we never really had guests, lol! The baby slept in our room until about 3 months in a PNP. A crib would not have fit in our room. When do you plan on moving?
It was nice to clear out the guest room to make it DS's room. It made us get organized and gave us a space for all of his things. Babies are little, but them come with a lot of "big stuff."
Oh I am definitely not into room sharing! haha I meant that baby can sleep in a pack n' play next to my bed at first and then once it's not needed anymore, I can move the whole pack n' play to the guest room. Then, when we have guests (we do quite often), it will be super easy just to bring the pack n' play into our room while the guest is here. Versus having a crib blocking the walkway/doorway/entire walking space in the guest room haha
We have no idea about moving. We had planned on buying this condo for a while now from my Uncle for a great price, but hadn't gotten around to it. We only planned on buying it and living in it for a few more years if we did buy it anyway. The fortunate part is that the guest room already has a wall of built-in shelves and large drawers at the bottom. It also has a walk-in closet, which honestly wouldn't even be necessary with the size of the built-in drawers. AND I have a large dresser as part of the bedroom set that is completely empty. I'm pretty good at organizing and think I will be able to store all of baby's stuff in those three places and use the room as though it is a nursery, but it will all be out of sight when we have guests come.
1) What theme(s) are you thinking of for the nursery? None! Though I found this awesome crescent moon bassinet made out of refurbished pallets that i want my SO to build. Hes quite good at that sort of thing.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies? I had some safari animal decor for DS. However he slept with us until he was about 3 so that was totally useless. Hence why we won't do a theme with this one. It was just a waste for us.
1) What theme(s) are you thinking of for the nursery? I'm still clueless, I had lots for ideas if it was a girl, but since it's a boy I'm a little lost. Our boys are still young, and thier nursery theme is still pretty popular, I'm having a hard time coming up with something completely new.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies? Our daughter's nursery was neutral walls, with accents of light pink and deep pink. Owls were very popular when she was born, so we had a few owls.
My twin boys are only 1.5, we did a greatest adventure type think with an outdoorsy feel, we also added bears, foxes, and a moose, not the cartoony kind.
If this baby was a girl, I really wanted a watercolor floral, with soft feminine colors.
@savannahtigger the pack and play is ok for some time, but it has a pretty uncomfortable mattress and is much smaller than a crib. Just something to keep in mind.
I've read about that and have also read that some people buy supplemental mattresses that are made to be comfier for the pack n plays. And it's also never to late to buy a crib.
I second what @Ceridwen77 said about the PnP mattress. Once DS outgrew the newborn sleeper attachment, he did not sleep well in the PnP because the mattress was really uncomfortable.
Not tagging but I personally wouldn't recommend using a RnP as a permanent sleep solution because it puts the baby on a slight incline and it's supposedly not good for the baby. I know lots of moms who have used it, and we also used it for overnight trips early on, but it's supposed to be a supervised sleep surface. Like a swing.
Our DD loved her rock and play. It would put her right to sleep, however, after reading several articles, we never left her in it to sleep or for any long period of time. As soon as she was out we’d transfer her to the pack and play.
We did an astronomy theme with Viking before we knew he was a boy. We had a vinyl decal that said "twinkle twinkle little star, do you know how loved you are?" as we'll as some glow in the dark stars. The nursery was DH's childhood room and the stars were already there, so I themed around them.
For this kid, I'm not sure but maybe desert or mountains. Since moving to Indiana I've missed them.
Jana Lynn
Happily married since 5/24/2015 Momma of a baby Viking since 4/16, expecting #2 in 5/18
1) What theme(s) are you thinking of for the nursery? The theme of the nursery is “third child” where they use their brother and sisters old sheets and crib. We are going to set up the crib in our room for a while and then likely move it into our son’s room because he always sleeps in my daughters room so the space is available.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies? My first had an apple blossom theme (we live in an orchard). Her grandmother and great aunt painted a beautiful mural in her room that she still has. My second was a nautical theme. My husband did one wall blue and white striped. There will be no painting with this third child. I feel kind of guilty about no nursery but also a huge sense of relief.
Baby will be in our room for probably 9 months (we shall see, but that's how long DS was with us).... something to consider for FTMs, you have time. Baby will likely not sleep in a crib in their own room for awhile... eventually babe will share a room with DS. DS has a travel themed room with vintage maps, paintings from our travels, and photos of him we took At an airplane hanger. We will move the crib in there and add photos of babe! That's about it! .... I do want a bassinet that hangs from the ceiling for our room but TBD haha...
Re: Nursery themes
Second baby: learned the first time around baby isn't likely to spend much time in the nursery anyway. Baby will be bunking in our room. It will also mean DS and baby won't have to share a room before we can get into a bigger home.
I am do glad we didn't buy and glider and just used that. Much bigger and much more comfortable for long nights.
@suchaglencoco Yep, we used an old recliner too. It's one I purchased right after college and it was just in the basement into I realized it was the perfect comfy chair for the nursery. Bonus was it was leather, so easy to clean. I spent many long hours and middle of the night feedings in that comfy chair. One with good, but not too tall if arms I think is important too for breastfeeding. Mine for perfectly with my boppy.
Travel. I have several pieces for the wall that I've had an a standing globe passed down from my grandparents but I'm have a hard time finding travel themed sheets that aren't all boy.
Everything I find I like is sold out of course. May have to go with plain colored sheets and just accent the room.
@rachelg777 not sure if you know the sex yet but I've been having a hard time finding anything not super boyish.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies?
my sons room is nautical themed. He is two and I don't plan on changing it for a while. Maybe getting new sheets but no desire to change for several more years.
I don’t think I’ll know until we find out the sexes.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies?
I didn’t really have a nursery for my first. My second currently has a pink and gold themed nursery.
Boy- Woodland or vintage sports
Girl- Something similar to DD’s room, but different colors/pattern.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies? Coral and cream/ivory/white, lots of florals. I picked a sheet/quilt set from Little Unicorn and designed the room from there.
Probably the same theme but a different color. If it's a girl I'll probably add butterflies
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies?
It's hard to explain but we had a grey and white nursery with trees and leaves for decoration. My brother actually built a "picture" that was just black and white sticks in a white frame. J still loves it. I also made his mobile out of fishing wire, a black painted stick, and glittery cutouts of leaves. (I'll have to take a picture of all this when we get back because I'm not describing it well.)
It was nice to clear out the guest room to make it DS's room. It made us get organized and gave us a space for all of his things. Babies are little, but them come with a lot of "big stuff."
None! Though I found this awesome crescent moon bassinet made out of refurbished pallets that i want my SO to build. Hes quite good at that sort of thing.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies?
I had some safari animal decor for DS. However he slept with us until he was about 3 so that was totally useless. Hence why we won't do a theme with this one. It was just a waste for us.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies? Our daughter's nursery was neutral walls, with accents of light pink and deep pink. Owls were very popular when she was born, so we had a few owls.
My twin boys are only 1.5, we did a greatest adventure type think with an outdoorsy feel, we also added bears, foxes, and a moose, not the cartoony kind.
If this baby was a girl, I really wanted a watercolor floral, with soft feminine colors.
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For this kid, I'm not sure but maybe desert or mountains. Since moving to Indiana I've missed them.
The theme of the nursery is “third child” where they use their brother and sisters old sheets and crib. We are going to set up the crib in our room for a while and then likely move it into our son’s room because he always sleeps in my daughters room so the space is available.
2) STM+ what theme did you have for previous babies?
My first had an apple blossom theme (we live in an orchard). Her grandmother and great aunt painted a beautiful mural in her room that she still has.
My second was a nautical theme. My husband did one wall blue and white striped.
There will be no painting with this third child. I feel kind of guilty about no nursery but also a huge sense of relief.