https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:18:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-697139 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:16:05 +0000 travelgirl1 697139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't at all, we don't have a nursery, her crib is pushed up against our bed : ) We put some decals on the wall (her part of the wall), a chest of drawers next to the crib with a few of her things on it and a mobile above the crib so it all looks very cute but was super cheap too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-697127 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:06:31 +0000 rawrasaur 697127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We rent, so we didn't do much. As much as I love looking at cute nurseries, they really are for the parents and not the baby and we couldn't justify the time, money, or energy in going all out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-697106 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 07:49:41 +0000 sorrycharlie 697106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha we just painted the walls pink, picked a crib, and that was that. I did paint the bureau to match, and spent some time finding white frames, but that was it. no large amounts of DIY or money involved! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-697061 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 06:29:04 +0000 JoJoGirl 697061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: no shame in that :) our guests and our marriage didn't suffer due to a lack of centerpieces or programs..people spent the whole night commenting on how amazing our vows were, which is where we put the bulk of our energy and time. Baby won't suffer either. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-697040 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:50:43 +0000 illumina 697040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies... I don't feel so much of a failure anymore.</p> <p>@JoJoGirl: I was the same with our wedding last year, I put a bit of effort in, as in the minimum required, but compared to friends that were getting married around the same time, I felt I hadn't done enough. I guess I don't get as "into" things as others, or that material things don't matter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696594 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:44:16 +0000 glimmersnaps 696594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 2+ and he still doesn't have a room. We bought a crib he never sleeps in, put a changing pad on an old IKEA table, and filled an old plastic drawer tower and a few baskets with his clothes and accessories. I'm sitting here 6 months pregnant with #2 and the only thing I plan to buy is more diapers-- because I'm a cloth addict ;) </p> <p>Babies literally only need their parents' love, clothes milk and diapers. It's awesome to see beautiful nurseries and if I had a bigger home and more money, I might have done it for fun, but it's not necessary at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696456 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:21:06 +0000 regberadaisy 696456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're not alone! We have a highly rated Graco Lauren $200 from Walmart, Target Dresser, Storkcraft glider for ~$100? , Ikea bookcase for $60 and a rug. We have some decorations that are still not up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696455 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:19:22 +0000 VanillaBean 696455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son has a room with a crib, dresser, and a glider, that's it. We moved into our home back in October and I did not get around to decorating his room and he came two weeks early. My husband also put a full size bed in his room in case we have guest over so on one side of the room it looks like a nursery and the other size is a guest room. lol I am sure my son doesn't misses the decorations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696393 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:35:22 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 696393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>you should see our nursery!! it is definitely not close to anything i've seen on here or around the interwebs. as long as it's functional, it's a-ok by me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696362 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:03:03 +0000 Dandelion 696362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope...baby was gonna stay in our room, since we have a 2 bedroom apartment and DS is in the 2nd one. We were very minimal when registering and buying things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696355 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:58:54 +0000 cyndistar3 696355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have a nursery, we just have a crib in our "office" and when she starts sleeping through the night really good we will move her into her big sisters room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696282 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:56:54 +0000 edelweiss 696282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we bought a crib, but all the other furniture in our nursery was stuff we already had. we did buy organizational stuff for the closet and for books/toys, but that's about it. there is nothing up on the walls. i think it's fine, and i like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696270 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:47:32 +0000 googly-eyes 696270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My September LO had some cute things in her nursery but nothing all out and I don't regret it at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696244 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:30:14 +0000 marionberry 696244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're moving in May, to another rental, in hopes of affording a house a year from now. It really bums me out to not be able to create something permanent. We likely won't get to paint the walls or put up wallpaper that I'd like to, but I'm going to do what I can to make it still something cool. I don't think your baby (or mine) is going to care at all what the room looks like or the fancy sheets they sleep on. I say as long as they have somewhere to sleep and food to eat, you're doing a fabulous job as a mother! Nothing else really matters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696222 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:15:27 +0000 autumnlove 696222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby's room has painted pink walls and that is it! I haven't framed anything yet... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696216 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:13:02 +0000 Anagram 696216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We won't be having a nursery at all until Future-LO is older, since she'll be in our bedroom the first 6 months and we anticipate both sets of our parents coming and staying in our second bedroom for a while after she is born. There's no sense in setting that room up as a nursery now, since we can't go in there in the middle of the night while we have visitors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696210 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:07:50 +0000 anbanan15 696210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't do much to the nursery either. We are also renting so I didn't want to pain and repaint when we moved. We just put wall decals up and got furniture and some wall hangings. We are probably going to keep it exactly the same for this baby too. DS doesn't sleep in there anyway so no reason to change it at this point (our spare room DH uses when he needs to leave at 2am for work). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696209 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:06:18 +0000 twinmama 696209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought cribs, a cheapo glider, a can of paint, and two prints for the wall. Finally bought curtains now that they are 8 mo. You are not doing anything wrong :) Our house isn't decorated to the hilt anyway, so it wouldn't be logical for our nursery to be..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696202 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:03:02 +0000 JoJoGirl 696202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh lord, you are not failing your baby! We own and I couldn't possibly care less about decor in the nursery. We didn't paint, we didn't hang stuff on the walls, we haven't done anything except stick some furniture in there. I feel the same way about this as I did about my wedding.... we didn't have favors or flowers or a color scheme or anything "crafty".. just vows and good food and a DJ and it was perfect. :) Do whatever you're most comfortable with! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696181 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:45:22 +0000 Mrs. Twine 696181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You are not alone, and we are in a house we will probably live in forever. I just see doing more decorating when Lowly is old enough to have some input. Until then she doesn't need a fancy space, just one that is functional and comfortable. My oldest has a "decorated" room, although it's not over-the-top by any means. But she's six. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696164 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:31:29 +0000 chopsuey 696164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither of my kids got cribs or nurseries!<br /> Didnt want to spend the time or money on something temporary. We move into our forever home in a year or so .. So planning on making their rooms lovely then. </p> <p>My son's actually in our walk in closet in a pnp right now :) haha he doesn't know the difference! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696161 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:30:38 +0000 immabeetoo 696161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: nope. You're not alone! I did some crafty things but we were renting and moving four weeks after he was born. Now that were moved in and he's four months we still haven't found time to hang stuff up or decorate! Baby doesn't care :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696159 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:30:03 +0000 rachiecakes 696159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our home is definitely a transition home (sold our house a few years ago, sitting on our investment until we find the perfect home to purchase). We're renting a townhouse and just got a crib, bedding &amp; a rug for DS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696145 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:22:00 +0000 Silva 696145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we don't even have a nursery! we just put up a mini crib &amp; a dresser w/ a changing pad on top in our bedroom. Our apartment is tiny, and it makes the most sense for now.</p> <p>I did sew a crib skirt and matching changing pad cover- but thats about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-go-all-out-creating-their-nursery#post-696141 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:19:48 +0000 illumina 696141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Reading posts on here, I sometimes think that I'm the only one not putting much effort into creating/decorating a nursery. We are planning to move a couple of months before LO arrives in September and will be renting, so there's probably a limit as to how much "decorating" we can do. Our plan at the moment is just to buy a few essential pieces of furniture and maybe some nice curtains and bedding to put in one of the spare bedrooms, which will be the nursery for the time being.</p> <p>Anyone care to reassure me I'm not alone and won't be failing my baby! </p>