Do I really need a change table??

[~breeze~]

I've found them great for both kids (had one with a bath underneath for DD & now a timber one for DS)

BUT while I was a single mum for 7 months when DD was 12 months old, I just had a thick blankrt folded into a good sixe that I kept under my fouton lounge & slid iy out when needed, so I agree its noyt necessary

ETA sorry about typos, typing in dark while feeding DS!!

[paradise lost]

I had a change mat on top of an old pine chest for the first few weeks, which was helpful for in the night time because i laid everything out before i went to bed (stack of mcn's, bowl for water, thermos with warm water in it, cloth wipes) and i could do it in complete darkness, whereas on the bed stuff rolled around. Hardly ever used it in the day though, and once she was about 3 months old i just used to put a big fat wad of extra nappy in at night and let her stay in it all night... (my mother of the year award must've got lost in the post, lol)

I would say that unless you have a medical problem that makes bending painful/difficult OR you live in a house which for some reason has no furniture of floors (i actually know a couple who were building their own house and their dining room floor was just beams until their youngest, born in the house, was nearly a year old - they had finished the bedrooms kitchen and bathroom first!) you don't NEED a change table, no.

Bx

[Kailani]

Well thanks for all the replies! I'm even more confused now!! Hah
I suppose the consensus is that I don't need one and can manage without, although having one would be handy...

We were also going to use it as his bath for the first few months as it has a bath built in to it, but then we decided I will just bath with him in the big bath coz of lack of space (plus, could get messy with water splashing all over the bedroom?).

But anyway, I always have it available if I find I NEED it!! I will definitely get a change mat though Thanks again everyone, it's just reassuring to know that others do the same!