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amy11401
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Where did your baby nap/diaper change other than bedrooms?
amy11401
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I am still in the process of registering. We live in a 2 story house. I am wanting some things for the baby on our first level for naps and diaper changes etc. I was wondering what everyone bought and used for these purposes. Thanks.
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Re: Where did your baby nap/diaper change other than bedrooms?
We got a pack and play with the bassinet and changing table set up. We kept it in the living room and changed him there a lot instead of going back to his room constantly. As far as napping, he pretty much napped in someone's arms, in his swing or on the boppy until he was like 5 months old.
I know a few people who used moses baskets for naps and loved them. DS was way too light of a sleeper to be picked up and put down a bunch so it wouldn't have worked for us, but it's another option.
What we had: Pack n play with diaper changing station downstairs.
What we USED: Rock n play for naps (when she didn't just nap in my arms) (I carried it downstairs everyday) and changed all diapers upstairs in the nursery.
To be honest, going up and down the stairs was nice added exercise and I didn't feel like it was inconvenient at all. I bought an extra Rock n play this time around because it was so useful so now we will have one on each level. I'm still planning on changing all diapers up in the nursery. I hated changing diapers on the floor, as some people do, it hurt my back.
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We have one of the fancier Graco PnP - with changing station and newborn napper - set up in our living room. DS napped GREAT in the newborn napper for the first 3 months. We changed him at the changing station. However, the changing station is kind of flimsy, I think it says it can be used up to 25 lbs? but there's NO way... it's only supported on 1 side, so it tilts down the unsupported side. It started tilting quite a bit by the time DS reached 10 lbs or so. My DH actually placed a piece of wood underneath to support it, so we used it until he was 15-16 lbs or so.
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We actually ended up buying a second (cheapie) changing table for downstairs since that is where we spend all our time. That worked out well for a while because not only did we have a place for all our diaper supplies, but we also kept some extras clothes, burp rags and blankets in there. Once my kids got to the really wiggly and squirmy phase I felt like it was safer to change them on the floor.
When they were tiny I either held them while they napped, or they napped in the swing or bouncer (both in our living room). Now that they are older Grant naps downstairs (he usually takes a shorter nap than his brother) and Garrett naps in his crib.
Honestly since we have a two-story house I felt it was a lot easier to do everything on the main floor (and the bedrooms are on the second floor), than to go back and forth. IF I had just had one baby it might have been different.
Thanks everyone for all your suggestions!
The only place I ever change(d) DD is either in her crib or on the huge ottoman in our living room. We never had a changing table. We change her on a mat on the floor or on said ottoman and keep the mat in a canvas bin along with diapers and wipes.
As for naps, the first four months, she napped in her swing or occasionally in the bassinet. Once we moved her over to the crib at 4-4.5 months, she napped and slept overnight there. The swing was AWESOME to have though.
As for naps, once she was about 2 1/2 months, she napped in her crib upstairs, but before that, she'd often snooze in her baby swing or in my arms.
As far as sleeping goes, I usually held her because I wanted every bit of snuggling I could get. If I did put her down it was either in her swing or on the Boppy Lounger (which I originally thought would be a waste but I loved if!).