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What are ( YOUR ) must Haves in your Nursery..
Hello Ladies.. My question is.. What do you feel like are the most usefull - Important items to have in your nursery.. What do you think will benefit other expected mothers to have.. Cant wait to hear from everyone.. Thanks and God bless
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There is a street lamp outside my room (self made night light HAHA)... No, I think the lining is more for heat... to keep it in? I aint too sure, I have always had lined curtains... With light curtains (Like yellow) even with lining LOADS of light gets through.
John has already picked out Harry's curtains (Light blue) So I know lighht will get through, as my brothers curtains are light blue and they are linned.
The front room is next to my room where Harry will be untill we move. So I duno about a monitor... if I am next door. And my mum is in the room below and John will be moving in, So If I go to have a bath, plenty of people will hear him, So I might not get one till I move.
There is a street lamp outside my room (self made night light HAHA)... No, I think the lining is more for heat... to keep it in? I aint too sure, I have always had lined curtains... With light curtains (Like yellow) even with lining LOADS of light gets through.
John has already picked out Harry's curtains (Light blue) So I know lighht will get through, as my brothers curtains are light blue and they are linned.
The front room is next to my room where Harry will be untill we move. So I duno about a monitor... if I am next door. And my mum is in the room below and John will be moving in, So If I go to have a bath, plenty of people will hear him, So I might not get one till I move.
a comfortable place to nurse, for me this was an old school rocking chair and a bobby pillow.
I also loved the aden and anais swaddling blankets, they are HUGE and I swaddled my dd until she was a year...she loved it! I always found when she wasnt swaddled she woke up alot more during the night. Plus they are handy for other things since they are so big. We use ours still to cover the stroller if she is sleeping or for a blanket at the park. They are muslin cotton so they breathe which is I think why they work so well. Baby doesnt get to warm.
Personally I prefer to not have blackout blinds....I want my child to be able to sleep at grandparents houses who dont have blackout blinds. She can sleep in the daylight no problem b.c we never black out her room, makes sleep overs with my mom easy. I also did not find a wipe warmer useful, my sister had 1 and had huge issues any time they were out of the house b.c her son was so used to the warm wipes. I can see that they would feel nice but you might create a problem....just my 2 cents.
as far as a monitor we use ours alot but we have a 2 story home, I think that can greatly depend on what type of home you have. I do like the one we hvae b/c its video, it was great for when she was really little b/c we could look and see if she was awake or just making baby noises in her sleep. some would disagree but I found if we opened the door she woke up from our presence.
a change table....no. We have a dresser...which we store her clothes in and we have a foam change thing on top. Works just like a change table without the useless piece of furniture that you will only need for 2-3 years. Her dresses will be useful forever!
my dd loved her jolly jumper not something you will need right away, but compared to all the other things that are alot more expensive this was by far her fave!
I also loved the aden and anais swaddling blankets, they are HUGE and I swaddled my dd until she was a year...she loved it! I always found when she wasnt swaddled she woke up alot more during the night. Plus they are handy for other things since they are so big. We use ours still to cover the stroller if she is sleeping or for a blanket at the park. They are muslin cotton so they breathe which is I think why they work so well. Baby doesnt get to warm.
Personally I prefer to not have blackout blinds....I want my child to be able to sleep at grandparents houses who dont have blackout blinds. She can sleep in the daylight no problem b.c we never black out her room, makes sleep overs with my mom easy. I also did not find a wipe warmer useful, my sister had 1 and had huge issues any time they were out of the house b.c her son was so used to the warm wipes. I can see that they would feel nice but you might create a problem....just my 2 cents.
as far as a monitor we use ours alot but we have a 2 story home, I think that can greatly depend on what type of home you have. I do like the one we hvae b/c its video, it was great for when she was really little b/c we could look and see if she was awake or just making baby noises in her sleep. some would disagree but I found if we opened the door she woke up from our presence.
a change table....no. We have a dresser...which we store her clothes in and we have a foam change thing on top. Works just like a change table without the useless piece of furniture that you will only need for 2-3 years. Her dresses will be useful forever!
my dd loved her jolly jumper not something you will need right away, but compared to all the other things that are alot more expensive this was by far her fave!
Unfortunately winter is when you're going to need as much light coming in the windows as possible because the lesser amount of sunlight experienced during winter can throw off a carefully-regulated sleeping pattern...so any light color you can use, even if they're doubled lined, that allow at least some light through is helpful.
we used the diaper genies with my daughter...couldn't survive without them...but after awhile we got tired of emptying them (pain in the butt) so we just do the wal-mart bags and double bag the stinky ones too, lol.
i guess that both of my babies were hulk babies in disguise..they always managed to open the velcro swaddler blankets...and they managed to unwind the burrito swaddles, even when the L&D nurses would come in and go "oh you must've not done it right"...they'd be out of them again soon....so both of my kids slept mostly just in onesies or sleeper PJs..they both like to kick their feet a lot and the sleeper sacks irritated them....I loved the burrito wrap (with a receiving blanket) for snuggling time but they were always out of it the minute they were put down in bed no matter who wrapped them.
we used the diaper genies with my daughter...couldn't survive without them...but after awhile we got tired of emptying them (pain in the butt) so we just do the wal-mart bags and double bag the stinky ones too, lol.
i guess that both of my babies were hulk babies in disguise..they always managed to open the velcro swaddler blankets...and they managed to unwind the burrito swaddles, even when the L&D nurses would come in and go "oh you must've not done it right"...they'd be out of them again soon....so both of my kids slept mostly just in onesies or sleeper PJs..they both like to kick their feet a lot and the sleeper sacks irritated them....I loved the burrito wrap (with a receiving blanket) for snuggling time but they were always out of it the minute they were put down in bed no matter who wrapped them.
a swaddler isn't really a blanket, it's a fancy contraption that came out recently thats supposed to make it easier to swaddle your baby. I've never bothered trying them.
So Blackout blinds should be used when they are toddlers??
What about the curtains, most of them have lining on? Basically doubles up the curtains mainly for winter...
Whats the difference between a delievery blanket and a swaddler blanket?
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What about the curtains, most of them have lining on? Basically doubles up the curtains mainly for winter...
Whats the difference between a delievery blanket and a swaddler blanket?
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It's amazing to see what things some people feel are absolutely worth it and necessary and what they feel are worthless. It just goes to show it really depends on personal preference.
Someone else listed a diaper genie. *I* tried several different "diaper systems" and found all of them a pain in the butt and a waste of money. They still stunk up the room and were a hastle to use. I just buy the little scented diaper bags from walmart (MUCH cheaper) and put them in a regular trash can with a lid. If it's a super stinky one, I double bag it.
I also agree with Ashelen on the black out curtains. I don't think that's a good idea. The sunlight is actually what helps to regulate sleep patterns and it's very beneficial for infants to to get that early on.
Someone else listed a diaper genie. *I* tried several different "diaper systems" and found all of them a pain in the butt and a waste of money. They still stunk up the room and were a hastle to use. I just buy the little scented diaper bags from walmart (MUCH cheaper) and put them in a regular trash can with a lid. If it's a super stinky one, I double bag it.
I also agree with Ashelen on the black out curtains. I don't think that's a good idea. The sunlight is actually what helps to regulate sleep patterns and it's very beneficial for infants to to get that early on.
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