Comments on: Oh, Baby! http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/ Practical Lifestyle Advice for Homemakers and Home Owners Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: La Petite Acadienne http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-4945 La Petite Acadienne Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:20:21 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/#comment-4945 Ah, now I get it! I thought you were saying that you didn't actually need a crib, and I was thinking, "How in the hell is she going to manage THAT?" :) I agree about having the bassinet in the bedroom -- I'm hoping to breastfeed, so it makes a lot more sense to have the baby as close as possible. But yeah...there's so much stuff that is tempting to buy. A dear friend of mine works at Restoration Hardware and is enticing me with all of their wonderful baby items (and her employee discount.) It's really difficult to resist turning the baby's room into something from a magazine, isn't it? Ah, now I get it! I thought you were saying that you didn’t actually need a crib, and I was thinking, “How in the hell is she going to manage THAT?” :)

I agree about having the bassinet in the bedroom — I’m hoping to breastfeed, so it makes a lot more sense to have the baby as close as possible. But yeah…there’s so much stuff that is tempting to buy. A dear friend of mine works at Restoration Hardware and is enticing me with all of their wonderful baby items (and her employee discount.) It’s really difficult to resist turning the baby’s room into something from a magazine, isn’t it?

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-4943 Never teh Bride Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:06:10 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/#comment-4943 Atomic Bombshell: The nurses in the NICU say that all you really need is the hygeine stuff (diapers, etc.), feeding supplies (breast, bottle, or both), clothes, a safe sleep set-up, and love. The rest you can kind of wing, like toys and a diaper hamper (the diaper consultant recommended getting a garbage can from Home Depot, seriously), etc. I figure the nurses know what they're talking about, so we have a crib in my office and a bassinet/co-sleeper in the bedroom, stuff to clean her, a car seat, a sling carrier, and clothes. That'll do for now, I think, and we'll figure out what we need as she grows. Tara: Having a baby sleep close by is good if no other reason than that whoever is feeding doesn't have to go very far :-) And Paloma is doing well, though still in the NICU. We're looking forward to when we can bring her home! La Petite Acadienne: The crib is actually in my office! The bassinet doubles as a co-sleeper, so that's next to the bed. That way I can work and watch her and she'll have two places to sleep. Atomic Bombshell: The nurses in the NICU say that all you really need is the hygeine stuff (diapers, etc.), feeding supplies (breast, bottle, or both), clothes, a safe sleep set-up, and love. The rest you can kind of wing, like toys and a diaper hamper (the diaper consultant recommended getting a garbage can from Home Depot, seriously), etc. I figure the nurses know what they’re talking about, so we have a crib in my office and a bassinet/co-sleeper in the bedroom, stuff to clean her, a car seat, a sling carrier, and clothes. That’ll do for now, I think, and we’ll figure out what we need as she grows.

Tara: Having a baby sleep close by is good if no other reason than that whoever is feeding doesn’t have to go very far :-) And Paloma is doing well, though still in the NICU. We’re looking forward to when we can bring her home!

La Petite Acadienne: The crib is actually in my office! The bassinet doubles as a co-sleeper, so that’s next to the bed. That way I can work and watch her and she’ll have two places to sleep.

]]> By: La Petite Acadienne http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-4942 La Petite Acadienne Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:39:43 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/#comment-4942 <blockquote>Then again, even though The Beard and I are skipping the nursery — babies bunk in my home office until they’re ready for proper rooms</blockquote> I'm curious on how you plan on getting around the crib thing -- it makes sense that P. could be in a bassinet for the first few months, but what will be the sleeping arrangement after she outgrows the bassinet but is still too small for a real bed? And that hamper IS cute -- and it's not like you couldn't use it long after babyhood. ;)

Then again, even though The Beard and I are skipping the nursery — babies bunk in my home office until they’re ready for proper rooms

I’m curious on how you plan on getting around the crib thing — it makes sense that P. could be in a bassinet for the first few months, but what will be the sleeping arrangement after she outgrows the bassinet but is still too small for a real bed?

And that hamper IS cute — and it’s not like you couldn’t use it long after babyhood. ;)

]]> By: Tara http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-4941 Tara Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:59:55 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/#comment-4941 All those deluxe crib sets look even more odd to me, once I learned that you're not even supposed to USE any of it in the first few months! We're also doing a combined office/nursery, and even then it won't be prepared for several months after she's born. Right now it's still box storage from when I moved in after our wedding last spring. But I figure it's better for babies to sleep in our room the first month or two anyway, right? Um, RIGHT?? And P.S. Congrats to you -- hope she's growing and flourishing! All those deluxe crib sets look even more odd to me, once I learned that you’re not even supposed to USE any of it in the first few months!

We’re also doing a combined office/nursery, and even then it won’t be prepared for several months after she’s born. Right now it’s still box storage from when I moved in after our wedding last spring. But I figure it’s better for babies to sleep in our room the first month or two anyway, right? Um, RIGHT??

And P.S. Congrats to you — hope she’s growing and flourishing!

]]> By: Atomic Bombshell http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-4939 Atomic Bombshell Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:29:45 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2009/02/23/oh-baby/#comment-4939 It's a relief to hear that I'm not the only person thinking about what baby gear she can live without. From reading all the mommy-to-be forums and blogs online you'd think stocking up on every classification of baby-related item was a requirement! I'd love to hear more about your plans and what other items you think are necessary and which of the rest are not. It’s a relief to hear that I’m not the only person thinking about what baby gear she can live without. From reading all the mommy-to-be forums and blogs online you’d think stocking up on every classification of baby-related item was a requirement! I’d love to hear more about your plans and what other items you think are necessary and which of the rest are not.

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