https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:33:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery/page/2#post-873766 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:33:50 +0000 anbanan15 873766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one and never used it. DS still sleeps with me at 2 and his nursery is basically a catch-all at the moment or served as a play room he rarely used (played in the living room more). We didn't intend not to have one, just the way it worked out, but totally doable without one from the start! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery/page/2#post-873760 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:28:30 +0000 Anagram 873760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If our condo deal ever goes through, we'll have a guest room/nursery combination...but we plan on LO staying in our room the first 5-6 months or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery/page/2#post-873755 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:25:47 +0000 autumnlove 873755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She didn't sleep in her room until she was 4.5 months old. The room still isn't decorated...the frames and prints are still in her closet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery/page/2#post-873727 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:02:06 +0000 oliviaoblivia 873727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the beginning we didn't "need" the nursery but it is really nice to have and now at 5.5 months it is more of a need. We have a two bedroom apartment and use her room as a guest room/nursery. We have a daybed that pulls out to a king in there. We only have guests occasionally and it's usually my parents or sisters and I'd rather they stay with us to maximize their time with LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery/page/2#post-873703 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 06:28:06 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 873703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was no second guessing our need for a nursery. OOT family can either sleep at a hotel or on the blow-up mattress in our living room or office. While LO isn't here yet, I can't imagine not needing her own space. Not just for all her stuff but for when she is no longer sleeping in our room.</p> <p>Honestly, while I would love to have a guest room, our baby lives here and deserves a room a heck of alot more than guests who might come and stay every now and then. We even had this battle with my MIL who thought we should keep a guest room just for when she visits... once a year maybe. She will be getting a hotel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery/page/2#post-873699 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 06:22:09 +0000 looch 873699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>While it was nice to have a separate space, no we didn't need a nursery. Our changing station was in the bathroom and we used to have the office in the nursery, but we finally moved the office out when LO was about 6 months of age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery/page/2#post-873648 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 05:14:04 +0000 lamariniere 873648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We definitely needed it. We only had a 2 bedroom apartment during LO's first year. He slept in his bedroom starting around 8-9 weeks. When we had guests, we would move his crib into our room and the guests had a mattress on the floor in his room. We knew we were only living in that apartment 1 year. Now we have a place with a separate guest room/office. </p> <p>How long do you plan on living in the house? Say in 3 years time you have a second child. Will you want/need to move again? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-873438 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:40:42 +0000 lemondrop 873438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We absolutely needed a separate place for him to sleep long term. We moved him to his own room after a month, we all just sleep better that way. Our office is shared with his room and we will eventually move him into the guest room when we need the crib for another baby. We plan on adding a toddler bed to the guest room and keeping the full bed for occasional guests and just moving him temporarily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-873292 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:36:33 +0000 googly-eyes 873292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't use the word "need" because people do with much less, and we thought about staying in a one bedroom, but decided to move into a 2 bedroom. But I discovered I really had trouble sleeping in the same room as lo. We have a twin bed in her room which a guest could sleep on (and lo in the pnp in our room.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-873263 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:26:06 +0000 Vegmama 873263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Thanks!! I forgot about that site, but I remember seeing awesome tips/posts there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-873201 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:06:59 +0000 Mommy Finger 873201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We currently live in a one bedroom condo. DS slept in our room in the pnp until about 5 months. Then we put him in this little hallway off the main entrance and kitchen that houses our utility closet, laundry and one door to the bathroom Once we put him there, he sttn without waking. I hate that we still have to be quiet since there's only a curtain blocking him off from the rest of the place. But I love that he's not in our room anymore and we can use it again without sneaking around. We are in the process of buying a house and I can't WAIT to get him in his nursery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871991 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:31:32 +0000 meganmp 871991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We absolutely needed one, but really only to separate the two from each other when needed. Honestly? I can do without my extra bedroom for others to sleep in- we had out of town guests stay elsewhere, as we had enough on our plate. They didn't sleep in it full time until 3 months old, but we used it for diaper changes, playing and soothing/separating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871966 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:25:39 +0000 dojo 871966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one but only use it for playtime and diaper changes now with LO at 4 months. We are hoping to use it soon as he is outgrowing the co-sleeper we have him in. We have an additional room though that we can use as a guest room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871939 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:18:13 +0000 birdofafeather 871939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>have one, but didn't need it until this week! DD is 5months and 1 week and we just moved her out of our room/a cosleeper to her room/a crib. we definitely didn't need the other room until now. we have a sofa bed in the living room for guests though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871895 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:05:34 +0000 prettylizy 871895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so glad she has her own space. She slept in our room in her bassinet until almost 6 months, then we moved her to her own room. By that point we were all keeping eachother up and it just wasn't working anymore. We plan to turn our current guest bedroom into her 'big girl' room when I get KU with #2 and we'll leave a queen bed in there for her/guests to use if/when needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871894 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:05:26 +0000 Mrs. Pen 871894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: while renting, it's a lot of compromise. You always have to give one thing up to have another. It's a bummer! And I'm sure in Boston it's even harder - it's so expensive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871891 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:05:00 +0000 loveisstrange 871891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We definitely needed ours too. We thought shewould share our room for several onths. Nope, she was in her crib at 2.5 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871886 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:03:21 +0000 Foodnerd81 871886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: I liked our old apartment a lot, but I LOVED our neighborhood. Our apt was priced way too low for the neighborhood so when we looked for something bigger it was at least a thousand dollars more a month for the extra bedroom! So, we loved living there, but it was time to move on. We would have had to move within a year anyway and I didn't want to make sleeping even harder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871881 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:01:28 +0000 BlueWolverine 871881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We absolutely needed the nursery. LO has slept in her crib from day 3 home from the hospital. We never planned on co-bedding, but I thought she'd be in the RNP in our room. Not so much. Her room is right next to ours, so I leave the doors open and she doesn't feel that far away. I think we all sleep better this way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871875 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:59:47 +0000 Mrs. Pen 871875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: oh that's great! That's funny about your old landlord - he must have liked you! Did you really like your old apartment?<br /> Space is key. Even though they say babies don't need much space- toddlers sure do and it doesn't take long to get to the stage. Our apt is 950 sq ft and though it works for us and it's what we can afford - I can tell J feels cramped being in here all day! I'm thankful we have a park behind our apt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871866 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:58:22 +0000 mrsjazz 871866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@VEGMAMA: Check out Apartment Therapy, when DH and I were possibly going to be living in a 1-br with LO I used that site a lot to see how we could make it work. I saw a few nurseries/guest rooms that may give you ideas.</p> <p>Our LO still sleeps in our room, her crib is sidecarred to our bed so even though we have a nursery, it's basically holding all of her stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871863 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:57:48 +0000 Foodnerd81 871863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Yes, we did! It ended up eventually being easier than we thought, because this building was built in 2005 so no lead paint issues. And then once we told our old landlord we were moving out he tried to convince us to stay and started brainstorming about where we could put the baby (we all very seriously considered the closet too). This is much better for us to have space to spread out, and we have a washer and dryer in our unit-- it's very luxurious :) Thanks for asking and remembering! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871848 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:53:46 +0000 Mrs. Pen 871848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: sorry to thread jack... But did you end up finding an apartment? I remember awhile ago you were dealing with landlord who wouldn't rent to families with young children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871840 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:52:31 +0000 Mrs. Pen 871840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said we had one but didn't need it... At least for the first 4-6 months. He was with us at that time. But he was in his own room around 4-5 months. It worked well for us. I know some families who do well with cosleeping until their child is ready for a toddler/floor bed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871833 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:50:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 871833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not voting since LO isn't here yet, but right now, the baby's room is nursery/guest room. I figure in the beginning, the baby will be in our room, and that's when we will have the most guests (both our moms are going to stay for a little while-- not at the same time). So I'll set up a changing station and the rock and play in our room, but leave most of the other baby stuff in the second bedroom. The second bedroom will have a queen size bed (double would be way better but we already had the queen), crib, dresser/changer. Other baby stuff will be in the living room in one corner. </p> <p>Once baby is sleep trained or STTN in his/her own room, any guests are going to have to sleep in the living room. No way will I jeopardize baby's sleep for a guest's comfort!</p> <p>ETA: We are renting. This wouldn't be a long term solution for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871826 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:49:10 +0000 wheres_c 871826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept our guest bed in the nursery for the first few months. Mostly he slept with us anyway, but if we had guests we made sure he was in our room. We just moved into a 3 bedroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871350 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:30:10 +0000 Crisark 871350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We don't have the extra room and she's in our room in her crib. We really like it.<br /> I wasn't sure I was going to but it's been nice to have her right there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871261 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:13:01 +0000 sarac 871261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter didn't really move into her room until 8 months, and even now, she doesn't do much more than sleep in it. With a future child, I'll put them in a room sooner, because she started waking up waaaaaaay less when we did. But really, just for sleeping. </p> <p>I see a lot of people who put a comfy futon/pull out couch in their nursery. That way, you have a nice space to nurse or nap while the baby sleeps, and you have space for guests too. Total win win. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871139 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:43:58 +0000 Vegmama 871139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: Oh my goodness, you guys are awesome! AND, I am keeping my fingers crossed for you today. Negotiations are always scary, but at least you're at that point. I'm hoping to get what you're wanting, and I cannot wait to hear how it turns out! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-really-need-a-nursery#post-871063 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:30:55 +0000 Bao 871063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We needed one. She had a dresser, glider and crib which would never fit in our room. She slept in our room for the first few months, but no one needed to stay with us much anyway. The only person who stayed was my sister and she slept in the living room with no problem. I would say if you really want a bed for guests and there is room, put it in there with the baby's things. Babies accumulate so much! Also consider how often you would have people staying with you, but your baby lives with you. </p>