https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:58:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1694839 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:27:56 +0000 Smurfette 1694839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crisark: score! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1694831 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:23:41 +0000 Crisark 1694831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: She slept 12hrs! 8:30 to 8:30. Wasn't her most sound sleep but it was still a huge improvement!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1694824 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:20:05 +0000 Smurfette 1694824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crisark: How did it go this morning? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1694562 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 22:23:56 +0000 Freckles 1694562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: We use those shades too! It's so sad, but when we travel, i bring an extra set of those with us. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1694507 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:41:19 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1694507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We actually made a point not to. We have energy efficient curtains and standard, cheap shades but that's it. Plenty of light sill makes its way through. My parents made my room as dark as possible as a baby and young child. Because of that, if I was tired and there was light coming in where they wanted me to nap, it wasn't gonna happen. Even to this day it had to be pitch black for me to sleep. </p> <p>I didn't want to deal with that with LO so we didn't black out her room. So far it has paid off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1694499 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:37:47 +0000 Corduroy 1694499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes but LO still wakes before the sun every morning. We have honeycomb blinds with foil inside. It seems like keeps a lot of heat from coming through the window on hot days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1694476 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:28:13 +0000 Foodnerd81 1694476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I tried just having room dimming shades and she was just sleeping terribly. I just have really cheap paper like ones from Home Depot- redi-shade, about $8 each, and they work so so well. I do agree that I think it's a little harder for her to fall asleep other places but she actually does ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1694430 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:09:21 +0000 cascademom 1694430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did. It definitely helped. They were worth the money for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1694414 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:00:09 +0000 Crisark 1694414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: she even went to bed an hour early tonight!!!! Fingers crossed she sleeps like a champ again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693848 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:19:09 +0000 sorrycharlie 1693848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, she has one. I think it's helped - the one time I was scatter brained and forgot to close the curtain, she didn't fall asleep for over an hour..finally went in, closed it, gave her a hug and laid her down and she passed out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693846 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:18:58 +0000 JessKas 1693846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and it helps sooo much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693845 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:17:58 +0000 californiadreams 1693845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes and it seemed to help.....but then we needed to put an air conditioner in the window, so we can't cover it with the curtian so for nap time it is still not 100% dark, but he still naps pretty good. I wonder if he would sleep in later in the mornings though like @Crisark: !!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693836 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:14:32 +0000 Crisark 1693836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I know right?? Why in the world did we wait 14months to do that???? lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693828 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:11:16 +0000 catlady 1693828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, and it was one of the best decisions we've made! I'm pretty sure they are responsible for the extra sleep we've been getting in the mornings (she used to get up between 5 and 6, now she regularly gets up between 7 and 7:30). She also falls asleep easier at night and for naps, and her naps have been longer (that may be due to her age though).</p> <p>The only downside for us is that she can't sleep at daycare at all, and I wonder if it is because she is now used to sleeping in the dark. But she was a terrible daycare napper already, so now she is at least napping better on the weekends at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693823 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:10:15 +0000 deactivated_account 1693823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here are portable black out shades that I always thought looked awesome. </p> <p><a href="http://www.spearmintbaby.com/2014/03/gro-anywhere-blind/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spearmintbaby.com/2014/03/gro-anywhere-blind/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693816 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:07:34 +0000 looch 1693816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we did, and they worked. I thought the room was dark, but I didn't realize how light it was until we put the blinds up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693807 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:05:17 +0000 Smurfette 1693807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crisark: wow!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693803 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:04:04 +0000 Crisark 1693803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just threw blankets over the two windows in our room last night to hopefully get her to sleep longer than 6am. And, wouldn't you know, she didn't get up until almost 10am today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /> We will be purchasing black out shades for our room asap lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693727 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:36:34 +0000 Sammyfab 1693727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We LOVE our blackout shades! We even have them in our master bedroom. They greatly helped with napping!!</p> <p>We also have really loooong days here where the sun doesn't set until well after 10pm and the sun rises before 5:30, so they're super helpful for nighttime as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693719 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:32:41 +0000 MrsF 1693719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got blackout curtains from target and I'm glad we have them. It's really bright in M's room and she seems to sleep better with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693704 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:28:48 +0000 brownie 1693704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My little guy needs them for the morning. Our bedroom faces the rising sun and as soon as it got bright he was up. I fought with 6 am wake ups forever. Then we did the blackout curtains and our lives were a million times improved. He slept until 8 am again. His room probably didn't need them.</p> <p>We haven't put them up at the new house but we don't seem to get the direct light in the rooms either. He is sleeping just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693702 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:27:57 +0000 sarahbee 1693702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe tape black trash bags or tin foil over the windows and see if it helps? If it does, then spend the money on something that looks better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693685 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:22:56 +0000 illumina 1693685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never got them and LO naps just fine without. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693667 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:19:15 +0000 LuLu Mom 1693667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never did, she has blinds and curtains (sheer) and she naps just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693652 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:14:15 +0000 Adira 1693652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We DIDN'T buy black out shades (our curtains are sheers) and Xander seems to nap just fine in his room even though it's bright in there! We do have blinds so the sun isn't shining in on him, but it's still very light. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693650 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:13:43 +0000 .twist. 1693650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Best decision I ever made!!! I love ours. The ONLY thing I didn't consider was that if we go out and have to nap elsewhere, he has a little difficulty because he's not use to napping in the light. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-shades#post-1693639 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:10:49 +0000 merbaby14 1693639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did anyone buy black out shades for your LO's nursery windows in hopes of helping your baby nap better?</p> <p>If so, what was the outcome? I'm wondering if its worth it or not. </p>