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Ikea Hemnes Assembly

Does anyone have any input on the difficulty level of assembling the Ikea Hemnes 8-drawer dresser?  The boxes are sitting in the nursery and I am anxious to get it put together.  DH is out of town this week, so I am wondering if I would be able to do it myself.  I am pretty good at putting things together, but I am 8 months pregnant and don't really want to start if I won't be able to finish.  Any input?  TIA!

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Re: Ikea Hemnes Assembly

  • You could absolutely do it yourself - it's really straightforward. I was assembling furniture at the same point and I was huuuge so if I could do it, I'm sure you can too. :)
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    I put one together when I was hugely pregnant.  It took a while because I kept taking breaks, but it's totally doable.
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  • Ehh, I'd wait. DH and I did it together when I was about 7 months pregnant and I really don't think I could have done it alone. If I recall, we had to lift a lot of heavy pieces and I didn't want to do that alone while pregnant. Be careful if you do!
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  • I assembled one on my own when I was 8 months pregnant.  It was very easy assembly. Being pregnant did make it more difficult, but it was doable.  I remember DH was upset I had done it on my own, but I was glad to have it done! 
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    I put one together when I was hugely pregnant.  It took a while because I kept taking breaks, but it's totally doable.

    This.  I had DH's help and it took an hour but I could have done it myself easily :) 

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  • It took my just about 2 hours over a few days (during nap times) and was so easy. The hardest part was at the end when putting the little screws into the drawers to attach the rails. I had more trouble assembling a kids picnic table.
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