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Changing Table Topper?

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I'm curious - what is the point of these? To clarify, I don't mean the padding (obviously there's a purpose for that), but the wooden base that the pad sits in. I've seen them for flat-top dressers to turn them into changing tables, but wouldn't the cushion itself be enough?

I got an armoire for baby girl's room and will put the cushion inside of it (I think changing tables are the biggest waste of money, so I wanted something that will still be functional after the first year).

Can someone fill me in on why the wooden base might be necessary? 

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Re: Changing Table Topper?

  • amandaleigh1amandaleigh1 member

    I am guessing that the wooden holder can be affixed to the dresser top so the changing pad can't slide around? Also it looks nice?

    i actually own the Oeuf changing station that you can put on top of a crib or attach to a dresser. I have it on the crib. I like it though I'm not sure how long it can stay there. 


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    I think it's supposed to provide a railing or something, which is stupid bc you can never leave your lo alone on it anyway. It's just another thing they try to make money on. Skip it! Loads of people just put mats on a dresser. Works great. 
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  • AKB090609AKB090609 member
    We used the grippy shelf paper under our changing pad to reduce slipping and protect the dresser, it has worked perfectly so far.
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    Thanks, everyone! We were planning on skipping it - it just looked like one of those products that baby-furniture-makers created to make a little more money from something unnecessary :).

    I can see a pad starting to slide around when the baby gets close to toddler age (but by then, I was always changing them on the carpeted floor, since it was easier to just let them hop up and run off when I was done lol!).

    Since we're putting the pad in an armoire, there's not many ways it can slide, so I'm not worried about it. I was just genuinely curious of they had a function or not, since it looked like you could take it off the dresser or station and not have it affect the wood at all.

    DS1 - 9; DS2 - 6; Angel - May 10, 2011; Baby Girl - Due May 19, 2013
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