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4' tall changing table??

sugacatteysugacattey member
in December 2012 Moms

Please tell me that DH is totally off on this one. We had our first disagreement over anything baby related (nothing heated, we're mostly just exasperatedly laughing with each other) but I feel I need to stand firm on this one.

I sent him a link to the dresser I liked for the twins' nursery. We plan to put a changing pad on it and use it as our changing table. He looked at the specs and said that it's too short at 3'2" which is going to hurt our backs and that we should look for something that is 4'.
4'?!? Is that not incredibly high for a changing table? I'm 5'8" and DH is 5'11". I feel like we'd be reaching to change the babies. Am I wrong? Do you have any idea how high your changing table is?

I know this is a silly thing to post about but I'm flabbergasted over how convinced he is. Of course, he's never changed a diaper in his life so perhaps that's where we need to start... ;)

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Re: 4' tall changing table??

  • pepperchanningpepperchanning member

    I was looking this up just a few weeks ago....  36"  is the average height!  :)

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  • mrsmarroe10mrsmarroe10

    This is hilarious!

    I just whipped out my handy dandy tape measure out of my desk drawer. I'm 5'8" and a 4' high changing table would put the baby right about chest height. NOT conducive to changing a diaper. 3'2" however, would have the baby right about waist high + the changing pad and you will be just fine.

    Just break out the tape measure when you get home and tell him he's way off on this one :) GL 

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  • MeaganG11MeaganG11
    I'm 5'9" and 4 ft (48 in) is right below my breast line. I feel like this might be a bit uncomfortable for you guys. My ironing board is about 35-36 in high (approx 3 ft). I think 3'2" would be okay. Just find something in your house that is about as high as that (countertops?) and show him :)
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  • jkg0527jkg0527 member
    Mine is 32" exactly, with changing pad it is 36". I'm 5'2" and hubby is 6'. It's a good height for both of us. 
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  • sugacatteysugacattey member
    Thanks ladies! I'm giggling at the idea of putting a changing pad on something 4' high and instructing him to change a diaper on a baby. I can just picture his face trying to make it look like it's comfortable and it's cracking me up! He'd be all elbows and have a poopy diaper RIGHT in his face! lol
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  • jkg0527jkg0527 member

    imagesugacattey:
    Thanks ladies! I'm giggling at the idea of putting a changing pad on something 4' high and instructing him to change a diaper on a baby. I can just picture his face trying to make it look like it's comfortable and it's cracking me up! He'd be all elbows and have a poopy diaper RIGHT in his face! lol

    Hahhaha. Thanks for the visual. Men don't always get it! 

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  • LadylecLadylec member
    The dresser we got to put a changing pad on is 39" and I am 5'4" and DH is 6'3". It is okay for me but even my DH said anything higher than that would be too tall for either one of us to feel comfortable.
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