https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:50:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-den-as-babys-room#post-2578206 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 06:22:49 +0000 caterw 2578206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD slept in an "office" that was about 8x8 in our first apartment with her. I always left the door open so I could hear her anyway so I wasn't worried about ventilation. It should be fine while baby is little! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-den-as-babys-room#post-2578191 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 05:39:08 +0000 brownepiano 2578191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS #1 slept in the short part of our L shaped living room for his first year. DS #2 is sleeping in our sitting room off of our bedroom. I think you do what you have to and adjust when it stops working. I wouldn't worry about ventilation too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-den-as-babys-room#post-2578171 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 02:35:30 +0000 Foodnerd81 2578171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: we leave the door cracked for ventilation and sometimes run the bathroom fan, both for air flow and extra white noise. It's really nice and dark in there for her, which is nice because we have a bunch of huge windows in our room and mediocre black out curtains. </p> <p>Like @lamariniere: said I think it's fine for short term but won't be a long term solution. So depends how long you would want to stay. That said sometimes you have to get creative!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-den-as-babys-room#post-2578168 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 01:27:33 +0000 lamariniere 2578168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be ok with it short term, but not long term. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-den-as-babys-room#post-2578164 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 01:00:42 +0000 gingerbebe 2578164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our newborn sleeps in my walk in closet half the time and I run a fan in there for white noise and air circulation and it works out fine for us. I always put my kids to sleep in the dark so windowless rooms are fine with me. So I guess my answer would be sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-den-as-babys-room#post-2578160 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:17:42 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2578160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that would be fine! A fan could help the ventilation aspect. I probably wouldn't close the door. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-den-as-babys-room#post-2578153 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 23:10:34 +0000 youboots 2578153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea about ventilation but I rarely open DD window. You could run the fan from outdoors if the room is stuffy. I love only having one wall of 4 with windows- we moved her from a room that had windows on two walls and it was impossible to keep dark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-den-as-babys-room#post-2578138 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:26:41 +0000 pinkcupcake 2578138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: thanks for your reply!</p> <p>Yes, the Den is super close to the other bedroom , because it's a small apt. It's right across the hall. </p> <p>Do you keep the door to your master bathroom closed while your baby is sleeping? I guess I could keep the sliding door cracked open a few inches while he is sleeping? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-den-as-babys-room#post-2578120 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:44:00 +0000 Foodnerd81 2578120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: my baby currently sleeps in the master bathroom... </p> <p>Legally that can't be a bedroom because in a fire there needs to be two ways to leave (usually a door and a window). Is it really close to your room? I would be ok with having a baby in a room like that attached to the master but not further away where potentially I couldn't get there. </p> <p>DH had an apartment where his room was the "office"- closet but no window. It had central ac but sometimes would turn off at night and get super stuffy in his room. If you kept the door open it wouldn't be an issue I guess. </p> <p>Short answer, no I wouldn't move into an apartment like that. If I was already there I would try to make it work for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-den-as-babys-room#post-2578115 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:39:59 +0000 pinkcupcake 2578115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone used a window-less den as a baby's sleeping room?</p> <p>We saw a great apartment that we really liked. Only thing is, one of the rooms is a den with a sliding door that doesn't have a window. </p> <p>It does have a heating vent, but I'm not sure how well ventilated it is. Has anyone used a room like this as a baby's room? I'm so worried about the ventilation aspect. </p> <p>The den is approx 9' x 8'. </p>