arranging nursery furniture

[~TT40~]

hehe! you guys sick of me asking so many annoying questions??

I'm just so excited!!!

So I'm starting to work out where furniture would be best. any tips?? Things like having the chest of draws near the change table so things are in reach sound good (just got that one off google) but any thing else??

I have a cot, a change table, a chest of drawers (must be in the room). then I have a bookshelf (that you can see through so will be against the wall with the mural). a rocking chair (would love this to be in the room), and we also have a futon that we are seriously thinking of having in the nursery for a) if one of us needs to crash in the room with Spock its more comfortable than the chair, and b) where it currently is we never use it (only to store stuff on it) because it is in a room that all the other rooms come off so you cant really sit and watch telly etc because it is througher fair (spelt that completely wrong).

I think i have thought about safety things, like no curtain cords and no shelfs etc above the cot, but any others would also be really handy.

thanks peeps, any tips, hints, great ideas or absolutely DO NOT's would be great!!!!

[RhiChiChi]

We had the cot in a position whereby you could just open the door enough to look in on our DD without having to go right into the room (we only had a noise monitor not a camera one)

[JLeigh29]

Check that any sun streaming in doesn't fall on the cot - even with curtains/blinds closed, there's still that annoying sliver!
Oh, and make sure it doesn't stream in on the change table either - change time when Bub is in full sun is yuk!
Maybe blockout curtains??
Try the mobile over the change table rather than the cot as it's more use there - keeps bub entertained during change times. We put a wall-mate in the roof so there's no giant hook sticking out.

Most of the furniture no-no's are baby proofing stuff and you won't need that for awhile!

Hope it's a big room cos it sounds like you have a lot of furniture, lol!

[Novella]

For when baby is older keep the cot away from blinds/curtains. DD1 managed to break 6 timber venitian blind strips before I got to her one day.

make sure you can reach any power points that you might need

have the cot in a spot so that if you open the door to check on bubs the light from behind you doesnt shine in their face and wake them

As we will have no spare room we are keeping a queen bed in the nursery, the plan is for DH to sleep in it occassionally when he is back at work and bubs will be in with me in a bassinett until she sleeps though. DH is sleeping in the spare room as it is closer to our 2 DD's rooms and we dont want bubs waking them up if we can help it. Sleep deprived 3 and 5 year olds are a handful enough without a new baby to care for

[peanutter]

cot wherever the light DOESN'T shine if you open the door a little, and NOT by any blinds/curtains.

nursing chair by the window, so you get the view

we have the changing stuff all in the main room, so there's more ventilation.

[FabFiona]

This was something that irritated me no end. The cot was directly opposite the open door. So whenever we opened the door to leave the room once bubs was settled, light would pour in and baby would wake.

That might just be me, but drove me crazy.

[LuluHB]

Definitely cot away from any light sources - either window or door at night time.

If your rocking chair is for feeding, then have it within arm's reach of either the chest of drawers or change table - wherever you're going to have spare blankets, wipes, sick rags etc. Nothing worse than constantly having to get up and down while feeding because bub's has been sick and you can't reach anything to clean it up, or its a bit cold and bubs needs a blanket thrown over him/her. Also, somewhere to put down a drink for yourself within each reach of the chair where you feed.

I found I moved things around quite a bit until I got things the way I liked them - and I found "the way I liked them" changed as a result of DD growing and reaching more things.

[Cherished]

Just to throw more in the mix to think about how about you have a look into arranging the feng shui way

[Charlotte91]

Everyone has given great advice, but another thing I like is my chest of drawers close to the change table so if I need to change bub then I can keep one hand on her and still be able to reach for clean clothes.

[NaeNae]

Here is how our nursery is set up https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums.../1974-nursery/ there is a window on the right wall (as you look at the screen) there is a rocking chair in front of the window too, you can just see the foot stool.

Bub currently sleeps with me though ... hope this helps ... oh I am standing in the doorway

[~TT40~]

Thanks for the tips. I'm going to wait til it gets dark tonight to sus out where the light falls when I open the door =)

Its just a normal size room, I thought that was a normal amount of furniture, how crowded/spacious are other peoples?

There isn't much a view from the window anyway, bars (even though they are pretty wavy ones) and a fence...

Cherished ~ lol I thought about that, but that just adds a whole extra layer of complicated to it. Ideally it would be handy as we want it to be as peaceful for bub as possible.

Jleight ~ good tip re: the mobile, we haven't got one yet, but I was interested in getting one at some stage (/making one) and having it above the change table is heaps better than the cot!

Thanks for the photos Nae!

[JLeigh29]

Ours was from Ikea, only about $15 as opposed to some of the ridiculously expensive ones out there! Making your own sounds awesome too - post a pic if you do!

[chody47]

I'd recommend putting the cot somewhere where bubs can't see you while they are laying in it. Our DD's doorway can be seen into from our main living area and we didn't want her staring at us (mainly when she got older) when we wanted her to go to sleep!

[luna moth]

I'd recommend putting the cot somewhere where bubs can't see you while they are laying in it. Our DD's doorway can be seen into from our main living area and we didn't want her staring at us (mainly when she got older) when we wanted her to go to sleep!

Total opposite here. I like being able to lean over and check on her while I'm in the kitchen!

I like to have my chair near the cot, as DD is currently rocked or patted to sleep, and it's comfy to be able to do that sitting down.

Don't have the cot next to any furniture that can be used for climbing - DTMS? So don't have it next to a bookshelf where an older baby can slip a foot through, get a hold, and climb out.

I like to have my change table next to the door, easy to slip in and grab the washing.

[sloane]

for us, it would have been don't spend too much time arranging because the cheeky monkey detested his cot & only slept in it for about a month

i found that for the first weeks (maybe up till around 8-12 weeks), i kept a duplicate of all change things in our lounge room. i fed DS in the lounge room on the couch, had the pram with bassinet in there for day sleeps & also changed him there. it was mid-winter though & we just have an oil heater in the lounge so i kept DS where it was warm. it was also nice to be able to watch tv or read a book/mag while feeding on the couch.

i think it's great to have something you can sleep on comfortably in the same room as the baby - and maybe even feed lying down after a bit. it makes it a lot easier to deal with nightwakings if you don't feel like you're actually having to get up.

[glenny_c]

Teirae- I don't think that sounds like too much furniture. We've got DD in a normal sized bedroom and she's got a cot, change table, chest of drawers, bookshelf and a rocking chair/footrest combo. It works well for us. The main thing for me was chest of drawers next to the change table except now I have to make sure there's nothing on top of the chest of drawers or she tries to roll over mid change to get to it.

[forshelby]

DS has a better room than I do lol. Cot, change table, chest of drawers, bookshelf, comfy chair and rocking chair too. My clothes live on tool shelves from bunnings, lovingly shoved in my wardrobe. Lol!

I also reccomend keeping bum change items in your lounge if your place is two levels like ours. Carrying a porky bub up and downstairs is difficult, so I try to keep it to a minimum.

Definitely suss out the lighting situation. My DS wakes at sunrise because his room is on that side of the house. I have blockout curtains and he still wakes at sparrows fart lol. Can't win 'em all.

Enjoy setting up your nursery!

[~TT40~]

Thankyou so much everyone for the advice. the room gets the evening sun which based on Spocks movements inside will be awake anyway =p

Ive opted not to have the rocking chair in there just the couch, like people have said i will more than likely be in the lounge majority of the time anyway. and we do have a cradle that will be in our room that bub will be in for first few months anyway.

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