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No. I passed on the baby furniture to others who appreciated it. No reason to leave a shrine to babyhood once the family outgrows it.
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Originally Posted by Texas Ag 93
I think it's a good idea to keep a Pack and Play and appropriately sized mattress stashed in a closet for guests as needed, but an entire room seems unnecessary.
This.
Keeping an entire room as a dedicated nursery seems a bit much. In my opinion.
Keep a Pack N Play. People traveling with an infant are going to want them to sleep in the same room with the baby. Infants also will sleep better in a strange home with parents near them, not isolated in an unfamiliar room.
Keep a small toy chest packed away with stuff if you feel you need to have toys on hand for other people's babies. You don't need a dedicated room for other people's small children. You want these children to play in the living room, family room, etc. where people can easily keep an eye on them, not in a nursery somewhere else in the house.
I would get rid of the nursery and use it for a guest room, computer room, home office, craft room, etc.
I suppose if I'd had a bunch of regular guests with small children, then this might have made sense. As it was, my house was small, so it was all passed on immediately after the last kid out-grew the crib.
Ditto. Our kids were the youngest on both sides of the family as well. If we ever have grandchildren, we can buy a Pack and Play. They didn't have those when our kids were little.
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Originally Posted by AnotherTouchOfWhimsy
Agreed. Don't you have something else you can do with the room?
Gosh, yes. We turned our oldest's room into a library after she got married.
Ditto. Our kids were the youngest on both sides of the family as well. If we ever have grandchildren, we can buy a Pack and Play. They didn't have those when our kids were little.
Gosh, yes. We turned our oldest's room into a library after she got married.
Our youngest as well, by far. But I remember when my in-laws pulled out the baby furniture from god only knows when and I was terrified to use it for my kids. Goodness safety standards have changed! I agree, if you have company with small kids, buy a pack n play. They are not too costly.
Keep a Pack N Play. People traveling with an infant are going to want them to sleep in the same room with the baby. Infants also will sleep better in a strange home with parents near them, not isolated in an unfamiliar room.
Keep a small toy chest packed away with stuff if you feel you need to have toys on hand for other people's babies. You don't need a dedicated room for other people's small children. You want these children to play in the living room, family room, etc. where people can easily keep an eye on them, not in a nursery somewhere else in the house.
I would get rid of the nursery and use it for a guest room, computer room, home office, craft room, etc.
I agree. Unless, you in a house like Downton Abby, who in the heck has that many extra bedrooms? Sheesh!
That reminds me of a teenager who, after her bedroom turned into something out of the show Hoarders, moved into her older brother's empty bedroom (he had moved out because he got married).
Unless you live in a historic mansion where one room is The Nursery from one generation to the next, I would not. I'd think visitors with a child small enough to use a nursery would rather share a room with their baby when traveling. If you have a particularly nice crib and/or changing table, though, and spacious rooms, you might keep that in a guest bedroom along with the regular bedroom set, if you frequently have guests who have babies.
This makes no sense. The OP was a high school senior in 2012.
OP, are you married, and do you even have kids???
I am a cousin of the person who posted back in 2012. We share an account. I appreciate everyone's advice so far. It is helpful.
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