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Nursery Furniture Ideas....

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Hey Ladies,
I'm new to this particular board as I am just now 5 weeks pregnant. Our first pregnancy ended in miscarriage followed by a year and a half of infertility treatments so DH and I are holding on tightly to hope and excitement while trying to be practical.

That said - we've agreed that our gift to each other this Christmas will be NURSERY furniture since I'll just be getting into the 2nd trimester around that time. I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the options out there and would love the input that any of you have. Places to shop online....stores....tips/pointers/etc.....

I know I may be jumping the gun on this....but I just want to start getting some ideas of what I like and what a good price is.
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do you have a local craigslist.org for your city? if so id say start tehre. if anything you can get ideas. im big on recycling furniture and buying used can save so much money. i would avoid babiesrus type places only bec they are really over priced. the furniture is nice, dont get me wrong, but when you think about how little time teh baby actually spends in a crib, it might not be worth the 500 dollars for just a crib. also, check convertible cribs. my niece has a crib that went to a toddler bed into a full sized bed as well, that was pretty cool and practical. i love overstock.com for bedding. you can find great deals there for so much less than you will at the other stores.
dont forget youll have a baby shower. and just like wedding gifts, people wills pend money on larger items.
good luck and congrats. its such a fun thing to plan and think about.
lindseylu
lindseylu
We just bought our crib from toys r us. It is a convertible crib and has a changing table attached that converts into a bedside table later. It is really nice and only cost $230.
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I got my son's dresser that we also used as his changing table at ikea. DH and I are both short so any of the typical changing tables are too tall for me. We just found a dresser that was a good height and attached a changing pad. One less piece of furniture in the room! Plus you don't buy something that has a very short lifespan. I think we are going to buy him a new one and move that one into the nursery this time too.

I also had a cradle not a bassinet for our room. Cradles generally have a higher weight limit than bassinets. That meant DS could stay in the cradle and next to me until he was able to sit up on his own. If your room is large enough a pack n play is another option for that.

Convertible cribs are useful if you are only going to have one child, but if you plan more than one, you will probably want just a crib. My plain crib was less than $300 from a baby boutique and seemed to be middle of the road. (We skipped the toddler bed and went straight into a twin that we already owned.) Oh the other problem with convertibles is that the side doesn't go down. Hard to put down a sleeping baby when you're short. ;-)

Make sure you sit in the rocking chairs. I sat in about 30 before I found one that fit me and my budget!

Also make sure you go CPSC.gov and sign up for free recall notices.
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