Well didn't have one with DS1 and that was fine and have one with ds2 and think its great i must admit that we don't use it all the time but do use it a decent amount and I am glad we have it there...I think with Baby products there are certain things that some ppl love and others see as useless. Like change tables I for one wouldn't be without one and use it all the time others buy one and then never use it and think its a waste of space!

I think you just have to kinda guess what u will use sometimes and one recommendation I could make is buy a chair that is multi functional we have a chair thats the poang ikea one so if we didnt end uo using it could go in the lounge room etc and after we have finished using it in the nursery we could always move it there, Plus it was easy to move into our bedroom when Spence was sleeping in there in his bassinette.