To ask what you'd have in your dream nursery

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From Dec newborn DC2 and I will be sharing our loft conversion bedroom. DH will stay in our current bedroom to get enough sleep for work etc, and I intend to share with baby until he's 6ish mo and then return to the master bedroom.

The room is pretty big and we're about to renovate it. Let's pretend money is no issue. I'm putting a double bed up there, a cot for baby. Was thinking about a nursing chair to ensure I get up properly in the night for safety. A mini fridge for milk (runoff, and cows for a cuppa) - so maybe a travel kettle and tea bags on a tray? A very dim lamp. What else??

Great thread! We got some thermos mugs just before our baby was born (I had grand ideas of long walks on maternity leave, gazing over the fields whilst stroking my bump and sipping a nice cuppa - swiftly replaced with napping all day and occasionally congratulating myself on heaving my bulk downstairs to the kitchen) but the mugs became a godsend when our baby was born. My husband used to fill it with tea before bed and add a couple of quality street/extra posh biscuits on the bedside table. It was my 'well done for mummying' treat in the middle of the night, didn't even have to get up and put the kettle on! Made me smile every night at the 2am feed. I still fill one now while making breakfast even though baby is now 9 months, means I can flop down on the sofa with a hot drink the second her head hits the pillow for nap time! Not a precious minute wasted 🙂 definitely my must have item!

My nursery would be full of books, lovely old comfy chair, lots of throws and warm blankets, lovely lights and candles, decent music, quiet and no kids allowed in at any time

Ended up co seleeping with ours a lot past 6 months so a double is a good plan. I was so glad we had a low to the ground one so when baby got to crawling about stage they didn’t have far to fall.

Lots of drawer rather than hanging space. Baby clothes don’t need hanging.

A good blackout blind.

Lights in varying levels of brightness. One good enough for reading stories with. One little light to have on all night so you can just about make them out to feed them ( they like to be able to see you/your boob too). I like the little ikea little white hedgehog.

Phillips hue bulbs smart lighting. Dim red setting for night time (red light promotes melatonin and therefore sleep) or low soft lighting, or brighter for reading/day time. You can set these up with motion or voice sensors. The motion sensor has a thermometer and will alert you if the room is too hot or cold so you dont need a separate room thermometer. When baby is older the motion sensor can alert you if you're in another part of the house and baby/toddler is out of bed. You can also set up lights to come on/change at different times of the day so can use your own lights like a gro clock. We only use smart lighting in our bedroom and nursery (too expensive for the rest of the house) but with a ceiling light and one or 2 bedside lamps you can achieve lots.
Rocking/gliding chair. Loads of pillows to sit up in bed. A nice cot mobile or baby gym. Laundry basket/hamper. Books. Muslins. Blackout blind. Lots of nice comfy pyjamas.

A rug and lots of pillows and soft toys to build a kind of snuggle corner for dp and me to bond with the baby. Also lots of picture books to engage them in and look at in the snuggle corner

At six months I'm sure ours were going to bed earlier than us - is the top floor the most sensible place to put you and the baby if you're still downstairs after baby goes to sleep? You may have to run up and down stairs to settle him if he wakes? Maybe have you and baby in your own bedroom and your husband in the loft room?

Also a baby monitor for when you are downstairs

Do angelcare monitors work with cosleepers? I remember reading that there was too much movement from the adults.

I thought daycare nursery and had lots of ideas about garden spaces, risky play, pre-writing skills....slinks off.

Perfect prep if you arent/cant breastfeed

@camomila no you're right that they don't, that's why I have it as standalone crib just now. I used it as cosleeper with my son without the monitor

Couple of comfy fleece zip up onesies (for you!) A life saver for breastfeeding in winter, especially if you cosleep.

Some great ideas here, thank you so much!