2nd+ times Moms - When did you stop using dresser/changing table?

vtulch · November 2015

At approximately what age did you stop using the dresser/changing table for your little one?

DS will be 20 months when I give birth and I'm wondering if I can use his dresser/changing pad for the newborn or will he still be using it at that age? The furniture I want is really expensive so DH will be very happy to hear that we don't have to buy another dresser.

PeggyOlsonFTW · November 2015

Yesterday! DS is 2 and potty trained so we just took the changing pad off the dresser.

pinkpenguin32 · November 2015

Oh. We stopped using it when she could crawl. It was pointless around 6/7 months. I change her on the floor or my bed.

vtulch · November 2015

The floor/bed really kills my back I avoid it at all costs!

knitmama · November 2015

My DD is 22 months and we still use it. I expect that we'll continue until she's potty trained.

quartz02 · November 2015

Maybe until 2.5? The bed thing didn't work for us because DD would just run away. We only stopped using it because we moved and were living in a hotel.

Maybe I'm dense... but why can't both of your kids use the same changing table?

carcrashheart · November 2015

Pretty much when he was potty trained. He's three and I finally just took the changing pad off of his dresser.

vtulch · November 2015

@quartz02 One changing table just wouldn't make sense. Naturally it would be in one of the bedrooms and if one is sleeping and the other needs a diaper change it'll be a problem. Same thing goes for clothes I can't keep them all in one room and I can't keep going back and forth from room to room grabbing clothes every time time I need to change them.

stephweinstein · November 2015

We never had a "changing table" per say. We have a dresser with a changing table top that is removable. We still use it and my DS is 28 months.

simplymizzj · November 2015

We've never used a changing table - we just use the bed and it works great.

oandmplus1 · November 2015

We only had one changing table when I had DS and DD still wore diapers and it was never an issue, although I rarely used it once they started rolling over or crawling. I usually just lay them down on the floor to change them.
DS is 2.5 now and almost potty trained, I still change diapers for him once or twice a day for naps and bed, but thats it.

knitmama · November 2015

Would you be able to use a pack 'n play instead of a second changing table? Ours has a reversible bassinet/changing pad that snaps on the top. Then you could move it to wherever in the house you need it.

vtulch · November 2015

@knitmama I do have a pack and play with a changing station but it's not the appropriate height plus I'm really tall and I have a lot of back problems so it doesn't work for me.

@oandmplus1 & simplymizzj I have a lot of back issues so using the bed/floor is really hard for me.

I guess we'll be getting another dresser/changing table!

Pankers · November 2015

We stopped when she fell off!! About 7 months. We use the floor now. Will use it again for the new LO for a while I guess.

HRiely · November 2015

I think I stopped using mine when DS was about a year and a half but he was a too big!

Taymiller · November 2015

We use a dresser with a changing pad on it and we will use it until he is potty trained. We will also do a dresser with a changing pad for 2.0

quartz02 · November 2015

@vtulch reading comprehension fail on my part. Our dresser and changing table were separate so that's what I was thinking of! It makes sense you wouldn't want to go into a sleeping child's room. (can you tell my second child hasn't arrived yet?)

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