https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:25:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-120306 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:35:15 +0000 Weagle 120306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just finished re-doing the basement... just the basement... and it was hard enough being pregnant. I can't imagine having done it with a newborn. I'm already dreading re-modeling the kitchen in a few years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-120088 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:52:41 +0000 regberadaisy 120088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea:<br /> yea, I can only imagine! Not sure what we would have done if we found our new home when I'm near the end of my pregnancy. At least now the end is in sight for the renovations....for now. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119984 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:36:21 +0000 Andrea 119984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: she won't actually be living there but i think dealing with all of that at the exact same time as trying to figure out breastfeeding and sleep schedules sounds very stressful to me. she is already telling me that all the stress now while pre-planning isn't making her feel good while pregnant. i told her that if you add sleep deprivation on top of that -- it is really not fun. so far she has been getting good rest but that is going to change soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119979 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:35:26 +0000 duckduckkristen 119979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would hate to be doing renovations when our baby is born! We are redoing the kitchen in the fall, but I specifically planned it for then because LO will be about 4 months old and hopefully it won't be as much of an inconvenience at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119977 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:34:57 +0000 MsLipGloss 119977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: While my dorkiness is old hat by now, he did give me a sidways glance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119963 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:32:15 +0000 regberadaisy 119963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hm. I don't know. We closed on our new house right around when we found out we were expecting. And the whole house is pretty much a gut renovation. But it's pretty much our dream house and we had always planned on gutting our dream house. haha.<br /> Thankfully we have been able to stay at our current home while renovating the new house. My poor husband unfortunately has been doing 90% of the work. One man crew.</p> <p>Does she have the option of living somewhere else while renovations are happening at the new house?</p> <p>My husband's cousin bought a house that needed renovations when they were pregnant. They just took it room by room.</p> <p>I can understand it being hard to pass up on IF it's their "dream forever" home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119962 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:31:26 +0000 Andrea 119962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: that seriously does not sound fun!! </p> <p>@MsLipGloss: hehe. i am sure he is like what is she doing???? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119945 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:27:54 +0000 heffalump 119945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recently posted about getting our roof done, and how hard that was on our nap times. Just one little thing was bad enough, no way would I want to do more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119939 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:26:49 +0000 MsLipGloss 119939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Lol! That totally made me *guffaw* irl (like a total tard in front of DH). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119934 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:26:07 +0000 LAGS 119934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Weird, I was about to write this post myself! DH and I bought a new kitchen which conveniently arrives on my due date.... we'd expected to have it done before then and now we're trying to figure out how the heck we'll do this.</p> <p>Having renovated the rest of our house ourselves, I definitely would want nothing to do full blown renos with a little one. So much stress, noise and mess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119930 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:25:27 +0000 mrsjyw 119930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way! I can't stand even the thought of renovations sans baby... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119912 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:21:37 +0000 banana 119912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@andrea: No, we weren't living there at the time. We just bought it and decided to do the renovations before moving it. The renovations lasted 2 weeks but then I had to stay away from the house for another 3 days to air out the paint. Then we had to move in and unpack! OMG it was a nightmare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119893 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:17:16 +0000 Andrea 119893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: sure why not? she obviously loves stress. :-D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119889 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:16:01 +0000 MsLipGloss 119889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: 1.5 years? *jinkies* She could totally have a second baby by the time it's finished. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119884 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:14:26 +0000 Andrea 119884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: at least she will not be living there but she said it will take up to 1.5 years to complete! why even renovate? build a new house! i am sure she will run into so many more problems renovating an old, run down place. </p> <p>@banana: that is crazy! were you living there? how long did it last? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119853 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:05:13 +0000 banana 119853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG that was totally me! I don't know what we were thinking but we bought a house and started renovations when I was 36 weeks pregnant. Well lo and behold, my water broke and I delivered my LO at 36 weeks right when we started renovations! It was cuuuhhrazzzyyy let me tell ya! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119842 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:03:13 +0000 MsLipGloss 119842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am only 19 weeks and I believe you! Having just had a few things done around the house, I have no idea how I would manage my first baby with a crew working full-time in the house (the crew was in our house for 2 weeks). There would be no retreat from it, so to speak. That stresses me out just thinking about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119838 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:01:54 +0000 chopsuey 119838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Yeah. I mean, she's gonna have to learn the hard way.. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119834 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:00:32 +0000 Andrea 119834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: yes...i am trying to gently tell her this but you know how people do not believe anything you say before they have children?? :-P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119833 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:59:44 +0000 chopsuey 119833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Omg she's crazy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119830 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:59:24 +0000 Andrea 119830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: they will potentially close in 30-60 days and that is exactly when she is due so then they are planning on starting construction soon thereafter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119827 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:58:27 +0000 chopsuey 119827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Will she be renovating after she has the baby? Yikes! Hells no I wouldn't have work done post baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-youhave-you-gone-through-a-home-renovation-with-a-newborn#post-119825 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:57:42 +0000 Andrea 119825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My best friend is planning on starting a complete home renovation on a place they are buying just as she is about to have her first child. I have advised her to maybe rethink this as I think the first year with your baby is the hardest and she will be stressed out enough. What do you think? </p>