Creating a Mini Nursery in your Bedroom
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PSA: Your baby doesn’t need their own room if that doesn’t work for you.
Babies typically live in their parents’ room for several months once they come home, so why not create a space where baby can feed, sleep, and bond with you right in your bedroom? Plus, if you don’t have room for a separate nursery in your house, your bedroom corner may be the answer! Follow these steps, add a bassinet, sidecar, or a mini crib wherever it fits for you, and go!
Step 1: Find Seating and Storage
I picked the Sleepytime Rocker and Naka Ottoman from Babyletto to help me make a “nursery corner.” are perfect for small spaces. Plus, the ottoman has deep storage for extra diapers, wipes, swaddles and outfits! You can rock in this chair without hitting the wall, and it provides great lower back support! Both pieces of furniture have Greenguard Gold Certification, which made them even more appealing. Plus, once baby moves into a different room, these pieces can remain for a seating area.
Step 2: Add Bookshelves
You can make a little library for baby now, and then use these shelves to display artwork or photographs later! Adding floating shelves to a room increases storage without making a space feel cramped. We got a pack of 3 since it was more cost-effective, but only put two up on the wall.
Step 3: Get a Movable Cart
Let’s break down what’s in my nighttime feeding cart! The items in this cart will likely change as baby and mom’s needs change, but it’s so nice to have a moveable piece of furniture that you can customize however you want.
Top Shelf: Tissues, nipple cream, Silverettes (put over nipples to help prevent mastitis), pacifiers, snacks for mom, a burp cloth, the Haakaa ladybug milk catcher (to just collect milk that falls), and the Haakaa pump (in case I feel a little full after feedings), and the BEST OF ALL- a little egg nightlight!
Middle Shelf: A Medela hand pump (again if I feel a little full still after feeding or if baby falls asleep after only feeding on one side!), a little basket for extra pump parts, wipes, and diapers.
Bottom Shelf: Extra items like an outfit, burp cloth, swaddle, and blanket.
Check out our Free Baby Feeding Favorites Guide for all our favorites for breastfeeding, nursing, and pumping!
Step 4: Find Your Groove
My two kids are a true testament to every baby is different. One was bottle and formula fed, one was exclusively nursed. So, this set up would look completely different for each of my little ones! One thing that can be true for all though is that: Nighttime feedings alone in a nursery can feel isolating. When I fed my first at night in the nursery, I felt very alone. This time, I decided to be in the same room as my partner for longer and so I can ask for help much easier if I need it. Even though your partner may not be feeding the baby if you’re nursing, they can still be a part of the nighttime process with you! You’re in this TOGETHER, so let them play their part!
