Changing table poll

Discordia1030 · December 2011

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celestialnyte · December 2011

The crib we're looking to get has a changing table on top of a side table (or what will convert to a side table)

Discordia1030 · December 2011

celestialnyte:
The crib we're looking to get has a changing table on top of a side table (or what will convert to a side table)

I forgot about that option. I'll add a SS option!

userdeleted · December 2011

We put a changing pad on top of a desk for #1 but we almost never bothered to use it. It was upstairs and we were usually downstairs and it turns out I'm too lazy to go up a flight of stairs every time a baby poops. So now we just keep a blanket, wipes, and some diapers in a corner next to the couch in the living room and change the kids on that.

Sawyerplus1 · December 2011

I voted 'going tableless' because that's what we've done before and will do again. But I do think, if someone wants to use a change table, a change pad on a dresser is a better option than a separate change table, which just seem like a waste of space to me.

marielovestimothy03 · December 2011

We did a changing pad on top of a dresser for #1, but by the time #2 came around we mostly just changed her on the floor or on a diaper changing pad (from our diaper bag) on the couch and I'll do the same for #3.

Daisy22 · December 2011

We have a changing table b/c it's part of the dresser/hutch we got with our crib from dh's coworker. I think it's been used maybe 4-5 times. It's just way easier to change a kid on the floor, couch or bed to me.

gatsbygirl · December 2011

We've got a traditional changing table this time. With DD, we couldn't afford one and just used a changing pad on the bed and kept a second one downstairs in the living room to use on the floor. Unfortunately, our bed was a little low for me and killed my back. Ditto for getting up and down off the floor. This time around, I was adamant I wanted a changing table of the correct height to save strain on my back.

That said, the bed really did work just fine from a practical point of view. It was soft, warm and wide so no risk of baby rolling off. Plus, a heck of a lot cheaper too.

The changing table is really just my personal luxury this time around.

jandb2011 · December 2011

j.d.gal:

We have a dresser with a changing pad on top. The dresser was made to accommodate one and was a free hand me down, so that was a no brainer for us.

We must be strange because we always change LO on it. We have a small house, though.

Not sure what we'll do for #2, especially since we are moving into a bigger two story house.

I did the pad on top of a dresser with DS, as well, and I always used it! I didn't start using the floor or bed, until he was too tall to comfortably lay on the dresser set-up any more (and by then, he was potty training). I plan to to the same set-up with this next LO.

SweetHurricane · December 2011

I'm not sure how a changing table is a "waste of space" considering that they have storage shelves underneath them. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't want baby pee/poo on my floor, bed, or couch. The one time I actually changed DD on the bed, she peed everywhere. It rolled right off the changing pad and onto the sheets. No thanks.

We have no need for a dresser in DD's room. All of her clothes are hung. We have a cubby storage unit for her socks/bibs/bloomers/etc, which also has enough cubbies for toys. The changing table has four baskets underneath where we keep linens, diapers, and misc baby hygiene items (snot sucker, lotion, etc).

SugarhillHnA · January 2012

We still use a traditional changing table with DD and will also use it with #2.

colonialbride · January 2012

We went with a changing table that was on top of a long dresser. I think I actually used it 3 times! I found that I changed DD either on the floor downstairs or on her crib mattress. Really it was a matter of where we were at the time. I personally would not spend the money on a full out changing table.

Draba123 · January 2012

SweetHurricane:

I'm not sure how a changing table is a "waste of space" considering that they have storage shelves underneath them. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't want baby pee/poo on my floor, bed, or couch. The one time I actually changed DD on the bed, she peed everywhere. It rolled right off the changing pad and onto the sheets. No thanks.

We have no need for a dresser in DD's room. All of her clothes are hung. We have a cubby storage unit for her socks/bibs/bloomers/etc, which also has enough cubbies for toys. The changing table has four baskets underneath where we keep linens, diapers, and misc baby hygiene items (snot sucker, lotion, etc).

I'm with you. It always seemed the second the diaper came off my DS he would start peeing - and he had some distance so there is no way it would have stayed on a pad on the bed. I would have been constantly changing the sheets.

He's 14 months and we're still using the changing table.

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