moms... have questions about lighting in babys room

Im ordering shades for the baby room. The shades in all the other rooms in our house let a lot of light though,. During the day... i dont even have to open them, light comes right in and I love the the house is bright. Do you find in the babys room you need it to be dark when he / she naps? SHould I get black out shades? Let me know what you have on the windows and if it works for you?
Thanks!

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My kids are accustomed to sleeping in PITCH BLACK DARKNESS lol so I have blackout curtains in my son's room and my DD has shades in her room.

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The blinds we have keep the room dark but not so dark you can't see. We like it in our room as well.

I found they weren't necessary for DD but I like them at night when there can be bright headlights outside.

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Honestly - I never bought the black out shades.

And only for the main reasoning of - I don't want my DD to have to sleep in complete darkness.
Meaning - I didn't want it to have to be VERY dark every time she wanted to nap - like at someone else house, store, or what have you.

Did that make sense?
I hope so

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We have black out shades. DDs room was just too bright without them.

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I have regular blinds and they work just fine.

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I'm fortunate to have a baby that will sleep with light so I just have regular curtains.

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I bought shades from home depot, the ones that block out the sun light totally.

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Posted by Marcie

Honestly - I never bought the black out shades.

And only for the main reasoning of - I don't want my DD to have to sleep in complete darkness.
Meaning - I didn't want it to have to be VERY dark every time she wanted to nap - like at someone else house, store, or what have you.

Did that make sense?
I hope so

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I have shades that let through a lot of light and it's usually bright enough in his room that I don't even bother opening the blinds a lot. He's used to sleeping in full light at daycare--both with the shades open and all the room lights on and everyone yelling. I would say not to make a situation where you DC will never be able to fall asleep cause it's not totally pitch black. I would recommend something that blocks a lot of ligt, but still let's some through.

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Thanks! Seems like kids adapt to what they get used to!