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We have 11-month-old twins and two white Gulliver cribs. Couldn't be happier with them. The quality is excellent and the boys really seem happy and comfortable in them. I bought the Moonlight Slumber mattresses and they fit just fine.

I had twin boys 4 months ago and I did not buy much beforehand. I opted to wait and see what we needed.

For the first month or so, the boys pretty much only wore those little white side-snap t-shirts (carter's makes good ones), diapers, and flannel swaddling blankets (also carter's). It was July so there was no need for pants or onesies. Try not to get tempted into buying a lot of cutesy clothes for newborns. It's a waste of money.

If you can borrow a swing, play-yard, floor mat/activity gym, bouncy, etc. I'd recommend that over buying them. You never know what your baby will like. I really was tempted to buy all new stuff but I'm glad I didn't.

The only real must-have item that we purchased is the Baby Bjorn Baby Sitter bouncy seat. You can't use it until they are at least 6-8 weeks old, so that's something you can buy later. But I totally recommend it. The baby can sit up straighter once they are older and it converts to a little chair once they are old enough to walk. Also, it folds flat and you can take it anywhere. Great for when you are visiting someone's house.

Oooh, another thing I love is my Patemm changing pad. It's round which is nice so the baby can wriggle in any direction and not fall off.

wow, i never expected so many comments! thank you to everyone that chimed in. we will definitely rethink our plans now. we had ruled out making the landing into our bedroom b/c our queen-size doesn't fit (the room is small and the heating vent gets in the way). but maybe we need to investigate a different bed.

overall, i just want the room to jive with the rest of our light, airy, mid-century inspired home. it's a real downer for me. but thanks to everyone showing it to me in a different light.

i wish moving to a more baby-friendly home was an option for us right now, but that will have to wait at least a year.

i will definitely post our changes.