They say the bedroom should be reserved only for sleeping and amorous activities -no tv watching, crafting, ironing, etc. Even if you envision a serene, spa-like retreat for your bedroom the reality is you might have to share it when a baby enters the picture, especially if you're an apartment dweller. Never fear, many readers have faced this challenge and made it work beautifully. We've put together a roundup of shared bedroom situations - parents and children as well as siblings. Jump below for all the links:
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Comments (4)
We live in a 1 bedroom duplex and share a room with our daughter Finley who was born in November. I wouldn't have it any other way. It is great for night feedings and it eases my mind as a first time mom to be able to glance over and see that she is ok in the middle of the night.
You really don't need all that much space to live comfortably. Most of the stuff that they market for babies is not needed and just takes up a bunch of space. I guess we will eventually need to move, but I love our situation now. Here are a few links to a picture of our room - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/2193254069_133c7f0f05_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2372/2194035984_4cd4f8edc8_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2093/2193252219_53bb03027f_b.jpg
We have a small condo and were using our second bedroom as an office (or rather a junk room that had a computer in it) before our daughter was born last July. Given considerations of space and aesthetics, we decided to design our nursery as a dual function room (nursery computer room) and gave it the nickname The NurComp. The goal (and I believe the result) was to create a calming, workable space, with a few retro touches to compliment our vintage metal desk; but with enough softness and whimsy to let you know a baby sleeps there. Not to mention we designed room gender neutral because we chose not to find out the sex of our child.
Link to Flickr set
I come from Scandinavia and it is considered reckless not to sleep with you baby in a same room. I do not know anyone who would have had their baby sleeping in a separate room. The crib is placed next to the parents bed which makes it so much easier to breast feed and take care of you baby in the middle of the night. I could not have slept calmly if my baby was not with me. Actually they have done research that there are more incidents of SIDS if the baby is sleeping in a separate room.
krisse- so true.