How do you keep the changing pad from sliding off the dresser?

jenniesue

I feel stupid asking this but if you are using the top of your dresser for your changing area, how do you keep the changing pad from sliding around?

wowway

I think you can get changing pads with a non skid bottom, but I am not sure how that works if you get a cover for it. 

bellaciao

I think there are little grips or something along those lines attached to the bottom of some changing pads...that's all I can think of.

MrsRoehl_2008

I haven't gotten that far in setting up my nursery yet, but if your cover is not non-slip, I wonder if laying down a floor rug non-slip mat btw the changing pad and dresser would serve the same function???

jnealet

If I remember correctly, keep in mind that changing pads were at the end of our registering adventure, there are snaps that you can attach one side to the back of the dresser and then the other side is attached to the pad and that will stop sliding.

Or you can put velcro on it and the dresser.  My sister actually used an old examining table from my grandfathers practice for her dresser/changing table and I don't remember the changing pad ever sliding.  Couldn't tell you how they latched it either but they figured it out.

Jason&Carrie

The one that we got actually has a screw that attaches to the back part of the dresser. there's a band that goes around the outside of the changing pad (clips at the top to put baby in) and then the screw secures the whole base from moving. We got it at BRU. Hope that helps!

bellaciao

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the covers just go over the top and sides and just tuck underneath the pad (just like a fitted bed sheet) - so as long as the pad has the non-skid bottom, it should still work despite having a cover on it.

mrsdanigirl8

You're correct, bella. We are going to screw ours into the dresser with the tabs they have. The bottom of our changing pad is non-skid but my husband is going to buy that non-skid carpet lining too just in case. GL!

mrsladd

Honestly, it's just not an issue.  We put a changing pad on top of an old painted dresser with nothing to fasten it whatsoever, and it's just fine.  The cover is like a fitted sheet, in that it only stretches over the top and sides, but there is nothing particularly non skid about the exposed bottom of the pad.

You'll never ever leave your baby alone on it for a second, so just put the pad into position, and lay your baby down on it for changing when the time comes.  If it scoots out of position (which has never happened to me with a baby's weight on it, usually just if my toddler tries to pull it down now that he's big), just scoot it back.

KatieLM

Did you already get one? The one we got (serta three sided one) has little tags in the back that get screwed right into the changing table.  Some of the nonstick stuff can destroy the top of the dresser. You may want to get the rubbery shelf paper stuff that keeps things put and use that.

maramarrie

our changing pad came with snap screws so that the straps snap on to the back of the dresser (like some of the ones that screw on the back of the dresser). It still slid around a bit so I put some of that non-skid shelf liner under it. Worked great.