Nursery furniture:When to buy?

andreay82 · February 2012

How soon is too soon to start in on the nursery basics? When did you start getting baby furniture? ILs offered to buy the crib, I know which one I want, but is it too soon to tell them we are ready whenever they are?

cookiemonster03 · February 2012

when you find it on sale?

I think my MIL ordered our cribs around 20w.

MrsC968 · February 2012

We just ordered and received ours last week.

I didn't want to buy anything nor register before 20 weeks.

MrsT2008 · February 2012

I think we ordered the crib right around 20 weeks and the glider around 24. we weren't really waiting for anything, that's just when we ordered them.

cherrys · February 2012

I got my crib about 3 years before I had DS! Mine is a hand me down from my sister.

As far as everything else...I had to wait until the room was remodled and painted before I could even get stuff in there. But I'd say right around 20-30 weeks. MIL got us our bedding/PNP/travel system as a shower gift.

Clothes were being bought from about 12 weeks.

Jules08 · February 2012

We waited until I was a few weeks into the 2nd trimester to register (15 weeks?) and we got the crib using gift cards from my 1st shower (24 weeks?) and then we got the dresser from my work shower (35 weeks).

I'd say anytime from now until the beginning of your third trimester. I never expected to be on bedrest at the end of my pregnancy and I was just about done with the nursery, but there were a few things that I wish I would have gotten done sooner. Especially since after you get the furniture, that opens the door for more work ... washing sheets, blankets, clothes, etc.

NineTwentyOhEight · February 2012

I'd look now, pick out what you want and find out how long it will take to come in. Our crib and dressers were floor models so available immediately, but the glider was ordered and took like 12 weeks or so. I think we ordered after the anatomy scan.

I think it depends on you and how much of a planner you are. I wanted stuff mostly set up, etc. All that said, Ada didn't start sleeping in her crib til like 12 weeks for naps and overnight just the last two weeks or so.

But we used the glider and changing table/dressers immediately.

Kasi80 · February 2012

I have no clue. I am planning to wait a few more weeks at least. I'll probably start buying the big ticket items when I'm between 20 & 30 weeks. I'm personally not comfortable buying that stuff quite yet. I have bought a few clothes but they were from the thrift store and only a dollar so if anything were to happen I'm not out much money. I've also started buying diapers and wipes. I really probably won't get serious about it all until my 25th week or so.

PrettyInPearls23 · February 2012

My crib arrived when I was about 18-20w. I think we ordered it when I was 13-14w. The changing table and glider rocker followed shortly thereafter.

mesa81 · February 2012

My parents had offered to buy our crib and we loved one at BRU and it was on sale but they felt like they couldn't buy it (I was 16-18 weeks at the time I think- darn Jewish superstitions). Anyway, we ended up buying a crib ourselves on SUPER sale for $79 (Graco Lauren) around June (6 1/2 months or so).

I ordered a dresser at the beginning of July I think. Those were the only two pieces we needed.

If you get a great price, then I'd jump on it... otherwise, I don't really see a need to rush.

NineTwentyOhEight · March 2012

oh, and if you haven't already, get a copy of Baby Bargains. It was really helpful :-)

MrsC968 · March 2012

I should add that we refinished an old dresser and bureau this summer in preparation for TCC, and we got the glider off Craigs List when I was ~9w (they go like hot cakes so I started looking around early). So all we had left was the crib, but I still didn't want to get it before half way. Just me.

cookiemonster03 · March 2012

mesa81:
Anyway, we ended up buying a crib ourselves on SUPER sale for $79 (Graco Lauren) around June (6 1/2 months or so).

we have this crib too. It's not exactly blinged out, but it does its job (two cribs with a bigger footprint would eat up their entire room anyway).

I second Baby Bargains. We read it on the floor at B&N one day and I took pics of the pages I needed (mattresses etc). Terrible, I know but not worth a buy to me but worth a skim.

firewife9278 · March 2012

We ordered everything around 24 weeks, I think. The crib, dresser and armoire came in 9 weeks (because we ordered the stock color - they told us it could take up to 24 weeks to come in for the other colors), the glider took 14 weeks (again, because we ordered the stock color).

Kasi80 · March 2012

cookiemonster03:
mesa81:
Anyway, we ended up buying a crib ourselves on SUPER sale for $79 (Graco Lauren) around June (6 1/2 months or so).
we have this crib too. It's not exactly blinged out, but it does its job (two cribs with a bigger footprint would eat up their entire room anyway).
I second Baby Bargains. We read it on the floor at B&N one day and I took pics of the pages I needed (mattresses etc). Terrible, I know but not worth a buy to me but worth a skim.

Wait what?! Only $79!!?? That's the crib I'm planning to get assuming someone doesn't give us one. Where did you get it that cheap? I want to start stalking that store.

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