https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 03:30:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-113563 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:03:45 +0000 regberadaisy 113563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We currently have blackout curtains in our bedroom.</p> <p>Where did you ladies get your blackout blinds or curtains for the nursery? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-113537 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:40:33 +0000 Rubies 113537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put up blackout curtains when it switched to daylight savings and even though some light escapes out the sides and top, it's still okay (ie. good enough). She doesn't wake because of the light. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-113512 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:31:42 +0000 SugarplumsMom 113512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Blackout curtains are a must have here because the sun's out from 3:30am to 10:30pm during the summer! I can't sleep! They're the first things I bought for the house. The surprising thing was how uncommon they are here. They offered a very limited selection at the local stores, so I had to buy them through Ebay UK and the ones in our bedroom were bought in the States. </p> <p>The ones from eBay are the heavy duty kind, but just the backing - so they hang separate from the curtains (like hotel curtains). They're great for insulation too so I plan to add them to other rooms, as well as the nursery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-113477 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:33:49 +0000 mynoahbear 113477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have blackout curtains in LO's curtains. They're pretty good about keeping the sun out but LO doesn't mind the light. During the day she naps with the curtains open. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-113469 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:24:27 +0000 mediagirl 113469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have blackouts downstairs so we can watch movies. Hadn't thought about hem for lo's room! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112641 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:20:02 +0000 cupcakemama 112641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our curtains are blackout but they are usually not closed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112613 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:46:40 +0000 sulli301 112613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have blackout blinds but the light does peak through the sides a little bit. I like that light peaks through because it just seems natural </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112612 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:45:44 +0000 banana 112612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.bee: I plan on buying new blackout curtains for my little girl's room but can't find any cute ones. Where did you get Olive's from? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112610 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:42:52 +0000 BoogieBea 112610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have blackout shades in either of the kids rooms. Oddly enough, LO tends to fall asleep better during the day in bright sunlight than at night when it's dark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112581 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:24:10 +0000 banana 112581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have blackout curtains but light peeks in from the sides. It's like 80% dark, I'd say. Good enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112483 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:03:46 +0000 heffalump 112483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have blackout blinds but a little light peaks in. Doesn't bother lo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112477 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:02:14 +0000 mrs. wagon 112477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: LOL! south korean fan death </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112471 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:57:40 +0000 Mrs. Bee 112471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: hahaha that is so not true but all koreans still believe that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112468 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:56:47 +0000 chopsuey 112468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: I had a fan running in LO's room and my dad kept turning it off while he was here! South Korean fan death! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112466 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:55:24 +0000 Cchoi4 112466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have large blackout curtains for my son's room which has a sliding glass door and transom on top. Light definitely comes through the top and sides, but the room is dark enough (I wouldn't say pitch black) for someone to comfortably sleep if they are tired. Maybe Olive will get used to the light and eventually learn that her crib is for sleeping. I know my son and I struggled with napping around 5-6 months b/c we weren't on a regular schedule, but at some point, he "got it" and would just fall asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112465 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:54:42 +0000 Andrea 112465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have a blackout shade but light peeks in on the sides. but i like it that way, i don't want it to be pitch dark. that is not natural. i want her to wake up when the sun starts coming out since that's what you're supposed to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112462 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:53:32 +0000 mrs. wagon 112462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: hehe my parents are the same way! too dark... too cold... too noisy... too bad all those things help him sleep longer!!! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112461 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:52:42 +0000 chopsuey 112461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have black curtains up. LO's room isn't pitch dark though. My parents always tell me I shouldn't keep LO's room so dark when she sleeps. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112459 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:52:24 +0000 mrs. wagon 112459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got blackout curtains for Wagon Jr.'s bedroom window but the light really comes through the cracks around them and on top. I'm thinking of just investing in blackout window panels from a home store for both his and the new baby's windows, especially looking for ones that can also cancel out noise because we're so close to a busy intersection. That will be a project for this summer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-blackout-blinds-or-curtains#post-112456 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:49:52 +0000 Mrs. Bee 112456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Charlie has had blackout blinds in his room since he was pretty much a newborn, and they keep his room almost pitch black. Olive's room has two big windows with the sun shining through them but she has blackout curtains, so some light escapes through the sides. Lately she's been waking up earlier because she's looking at the light.</p> <p>I'm debating whether I should get blackout blinds. On the one hand, I want her to get used to sleeping with some light. On the other hand she might sleep better if her room is darker.</p> <p>Do you have blackout shades in your lo's room? Just how dark are they? </p>