Change table- Yes or No?

[AliBaby]

We got rid of our Changetable after having DD.

Do you think we should get another one or make do with changing on the bed, etc?

[Taurean]

I'd be lost without mine! I find bed and floor changes annoying and painful (on my lower back especially) when I'm out let alone doing it all the time. So yes, if it were me I'd definitely get another.

[Eenee]

You could buy a cheap second hand one. I use mine more in the early days when they can't roll lol but I prefer it mainly for the storage considering the lack of room in our house!

[~Kim~]

If there's one piece of equipment I couldn't be without, it's a change table.

We have a king size ensemble that is really high, but I still get a sore back bending over there.

[LimeSlice]

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[Gigi]

For anyone with back issues, definately yes.

i had an unexpected labour complication, that meant i was walking, crouched over, for months after the delivery, could not stand up straight, my stomach muscles were so ruined, could not have managed without one. Other women i have met, birthed vaginally, were standing straight, getting up adn down off the floor with no issues, literally the day after they had delivered their baby.

so i think - it's individual to the mum. And no-one knows, until it's all over, what state your body will be in, AFTER you've delivered.

Lots of people poo-poohed the idea of having a change table, around the time i needed mine most. I'd say most of those women had excellent backs and relatively few side effects from labour, post labour.

whether you have a change table or not, there will always be situations, when you are out of your own home, when you do have to change baby on a floor, or someone's bed, or a sofa, or the lawn outside, because you're out of your house and have to use whatever is there.

A rollup change mat is good to have in the nappy bag IMO. (i once had to change bilby on the FLOOR of a cafe toilet area, as there was no change table in the ladies toilets, for me to change her. (the cafe advertised itself as family friendly, bf-ing welcome here, highchairs available - but nowhere to change your bub).

[Pholi]

Yes, you need something! Even if your back is in good shape post birth, it might not be if you slouch over a bed or couch every time you change the new bub's clothes or nappy.

We bought a chest of drawers, and put one of those padded mats with the high sides on top of it, with a non-slip rubber sheet between them. It means we haven't spent money on a change table with a limited lifespan, and still have all the benefits of a change table when it comes to not bending for changes, storage, etc.

[wysiwyg]

We just put a cheap ikea mat on top of our washing machine (front loader) - was great being next to laundry sink for rinsing cloths etc and no extra floor space taken up

[No.5]

I haven't had a change table for either of mine.

You could just buy the top insert part and put it on top of your chest of drawers or similar.

I did consider doing that, but I figured I managed fine without for DS so why bother?

I realise my reply is the odd one out here though

[FabFiona]

I have used mine multiple times, every day for 3 years. My oldest doesn't use it much now, but I still use it for my 18 month old.

Lots of cheap ones on eBay.

[Santosha]

We have a change mat with curved sides on top of a chest of drawers. Top drawers are used for nappy stuff. I've loved this as we're both tall and it's higher than a standard change table. I think a designated change space is really helpful - both of mine have willingly laid still on the change table but have been complete wiggle-bots if changed anywhere else.

[chody47]

I would say yes, it's one of the things that gets the most use, up there with the cot, pram and car seat. Did you use yours much last time? That'll probably answer the question for you

[MummyNaomi]

Yep, I agree, beds etc are too low and hurt your back. I always dress mine on the change table which is right next to their clothes drawers so I could reach what I needed while being right next to the baby

[Mumma T]

I couldn't do without mine. Like a PP I had complicactions after birth and I could barely stand up let alone get up and down from a bed or the floor. 7 months on we always change at the change table, I also find it good having everything set up in arms reach

[Mum2SweetCs]

Didnt get one for dd1 but i got a chest of drawer change table thing for dd2 and its great!!!

When she grows older i just need to pull it off and it becomes a normal chest of drawers.

So id say yes too

[feeb]

Chest of drawers we bought had a option of change table top, which is a big wooden piece with a deep space to hold foam change mat and a lip
Around edge to put things. Has been great did not use up extra space as on chest of drawers. We still use it now multiple times a day and DS2 is 3 years old.

[~Hestia~]

We never had one, but I am the odd one out of all our friends with kids, everyone I know got heaps of use out of theirs. We were happy just changing on the bed/couch/floor.

[AliBaby]

Think I'll looking eBay for one. Don't want to ruin my back. Seems like majority think yes to one. I do like the idea of a mat on top of drawers as well.

Thank you ladies