I'm just putting a changing bad on top of the dresser in the nursery and it comes with the safety belt attached. Are you guys leaving it there? I can't imagine actually using it since I would never put her up there without keeping my hands on her. Do you just cut it off then?
Also, the little tabs that connect the pad to the dresser in the back are on the wrong size for the way I would like it to face (its a 3 sided contoured pad so it has a top and bottom). Are those really necessary or can I just skip them and put a piece of gripper mat under the pad to keep it from slipping?
Re: Changing pad question
We attached the safety strap to the back of the dresser.
Re the belt, be careful if you just put the straps underneath the changing pad and there is no cushion between them and the dresser- depending on the wood of your dresser, it can scratch or even gouge it (I speak from first-hand experience).
Ditto this.
I tried using the buckle at first, but its a pain because you can't lift LO up to make sure their heiny is clean. I just tuck it under. My changing table has sides to it so I don't have a pad under it.
This, exactly.