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By: Jennifer J

Jennifer J — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:34:19 +0000

My sister also used a dresser with a changing pad on top, and it worked like a charm. The dresser was one we used as children and it is wider than it is tall, so it is stable and has a good sized surface. She put the extra diapers in the top drawers and hung a shelf above the dresser to hold baby powder, etc. Now that they’re out of diapers, it is the younger girl’s dresser. I can’t imagine a better solution. That said, if you’re set on the changing table, just think of it as a splurge and get it. If it turns out to be a mistake, c’est la vie. ;> P.S. I can’t wait to see what Princess Babytron will be wearing …!

By: Princess Lasertron

Princess Lasertron — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:26:09 +0000

ladies do not get changed on the floor!

By: mrlasertron

mrlasertron — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:19:11 +0000

This sounds wise. I’m going to push for not even getting a changing table. Thanks!

By: mrlasertron

mrlasertron — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:18:01 +0000

Ann we got the brown one. it’s awesome!

By: Alyson

Alyson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:14:07 +0000

That squishy part inside the tray? You can buy it at Target or Babies R Us for less than $20. It’s very sturdy without the tray. Just set it on top of a dresser. That’s what I used for all 3 of mine. Ok, not so much with the first 2 (I did the floor, couch, wherever thing) but for some reason with my 3rd I used it a lot more… maybe because by the time he was born I had a 2 year old and a 3 year old and had to keep stuff out of their reach.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:36:07 +0000

Skip the changing table. Use a washable blanket on the floor. They can’t fall off the floor! And when they get bigger and try to roll around while you change them, you can pin them down with your leg. (Learned that from MaryMary.) I do agree to give the baby privacy and I don’t change my son in the living room, always in his room.

By: GrandmaLasertron

GrandmaLasertron — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:33:01 +0000

I’m a BIG fan of the changing table.
I used it for clothes and diapers and then for toys later.

The shelves were Child height and I’m sure Megan stored all her tape, scissors and PAPERS on that changing table shelf when she was older!

I used a changing table EVERY diaper change to respect the dignity of the child and give them a little privacy.

Also, the child learns what the changing table is for and how to behave during that process. No rolling around, etc.

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:47:00 +0000

I change an average of 24 diapers a day, give or take. I say skip the changing table; $210 can pay for a lot more fun stuff. You can purchase a ‘changing pad’ and then toss that all over the house when you need to change her. Once she is potty training age (so much sooner than you think!) you won’t be using the changing table really at all, and that $210 could have made such a pretty dent in your private school savings account.

Best thing that happened this weekend….. I had two VERY lazy days. I hear that they are numbered.

By: Heidi German

Heidi German — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:43:11 +0000

Don’t buy a changing table! Once your baby is out of diapers it become useless, but a dresser is good forever. I had a dresser that was just the right height and just bought a foam changing pad (the curvy kind with a belt so baby doesn’t fall off). I rarely changed my babies in their room anyway–we were usually downstairs in the family room or in my bedroom and I changed them on my bed.

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:40:21 +0000

I have the same change table as you mentioned. But I found and brand new on ebay for an awesome price, around $60 including delivery. I found it excellent, especially in our little house, it was an awesome space saver.

But once my daughter was able to stand up in her cot it became a bit of a safety hazard, so I moved it onto the top of a chest of drawers. It was invaluable for me when she was teeny tiney, but now she’s a walking talking terrorising two year old. I don’t use it as much.