Christmas came and went with a bang (a little one that was overshadowed by the OMFGWE'REHAVINGAKIDINTWOWEEKS anticipation coronary) and we spent the long weekend being lazy together.
We did set up the crib. Lots of people are confused by this, so I'm going to just spell it out.
A) we do not have a lot of room. We have more than we did, but that guest room is going to remain a guest room for the foreseeable future.
B) I'm ok with Bunny sleeping in our room for many reasons, but the two tied for number one are SIDS and Night Feedings. I'm one of those people who greets being woken up before I'm ready with a sneer and a string of curse words. Then I'm grouchy until I have breakfast...at least. So being able to roll over and snuggle Bunny up to boob him without my feet having to hit the (cold) floor is a HUGE bonus. And then Wonderful Morning Person Husband can get up and do his morning thing while Bunny and I sleepily snuggle and boob and then he can come back and take Bunny for a fresh diaper and some Man Time (apparently man time will involve porn, big blocks of cheese, and meat products. Lucky Bunny) while Mama gets twenty more minutes of sleep. How can you argue with that?
So here's the crib setup.
The view from the door. Yes there is a towel on the mattress. We have cats who don't understand that all of these great new cozy places aren't actually for them.
The view from the other side.
We literally just didn't attach the one side of the crib. The trick to being able to rig your crib up in this manner is to get one that converts to a toddler bed. The structural integrity is then on the base pieces and not at all on the railing.
You do have to worry about furniture migration - particularly if you have bare wood floors like we do. The solution: bunjees:
That huge gap will be closed with some kind of foam insert. Either I'll be ambitious and measure and cut and insert so it's all perfectly flush and fitted or I'll do what an inspirational friend of mine did and buy a pool noodle and shove that in there. As long as the gap closes...
In that middle picture, you might notice an egg on the bedside table. It's this:
Baby monitor/thermostat. If it's yellow, then the room is comfortable for a baby - between 66 and 74 degrees. Blue is too cold, Red is too warm.
I have discovered (after being greeted with the current temperature every time I open my eyes) that I am really only comfortable at 70-72 degrees. 68 is ok, but 66 makes me shiver. And I'm running hot lately because that's what pregnant people do.
So there you have it. The "nursery" exists purely to store clothes, and the sleeping quarters are mere inches from the breastaurant. It's win win.
And yes, Polly does think this is her new bed:
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Thanks for this. Found the link through the AP board on the bump. We need to create this set-up for our guy in the next month or so. Your instructions and photos will help.
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RJ
Just wanted to say here it is, a year and a half later and I remembered this post and will be using it to set up a co-sleeping situation for our new little one. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome and congratulations! We do have a pool noodle shoved in there - it's the perfect size and it's easy to pop out when it's time to change sheets. I hope it works well for you!
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