Where do you change your baby's nappy?

[Boomally]

Where do you change your baby's nappy? I have a designated changing area in one of the bedrooms, with everything there readily to hand, and I think it's important to get into a proper routine. My sister-in-law is totally disorganised, and she changes her DSs nappy whenever it needs doing wherever she happens to be at the time, well almost. Her house is a real tip, with nappies and things all over the place, and she would'nt be upset if she read this! My DS1 will usually tell me "dirty nappy mummy", and knows we must go off upstarirs to sort it out. What does anyone else do?

we're getting a downstairs bathroom built for dd this summer that will have an over the bath chnaging thingy and a hoist to get her up there. Can't wait as my back is killing me.
Just what does one do with legs when they get past 4 and need changing?

Colditz, do you think this is a windup? I think Boomally is quite interested in nappies, etc, so am not convinced.

I change ds on the living room floor if we are downstairs or on my bed if we are upstairs. I have changing stuff in both these rooms. I have no qualms about changing nappies in front of people even if they are pooey - thats what you get when you visit someone with a baby!! Wet nappies go into the kitchen bin and dirty ones go straight into the outside bin.

always upstairs on the changing unit. was the same with ds1..
nappy bucket is up there and we rinse out the nappies in the bidet.

Upstairs: change mat on bathroom floor.
Downstairs: fold-down shelf unit in small toilet. Have cloth nappies so need to be in reach of somewhere to flush the liner.
I can change on my lap if need be, actually think this is easier as they can't wriggle off.

NMC it was more about learning to change one-handedly so I could hold onto the ankles firmly with the other hand.

needmorecoffee - I know what you mean about their legs when they are bigger. DD2 is 4 now and I can't pick her up by her ankles as her legs are too long! I have to sort of roll her bottom up and flick the nappy underneath. Can't be comfy for her...

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I change downstairs, have all the kit in the living room, nice and tidy in the corner.

I could never be bothered going all the way upstairs to change a nappy!

Depends what mood ds is in. If he's co-operative and I can be arsed, then we go upstairs.

If he's not co-operating, then the only answer is on my knee - whilst breastfeeding him.

mammatulip's tip really works. You can change very large people that way.

I probably used to nearly always change my daughter upstairs (not in any special place, just large changing mat on the bed), but now that I've got 2 in nappies, I usually just change them where ever I am at the moment! If I have nappies drying downstairs (or in the dryer) I just grab one of them. Occasionally I'll take one of them upstairs, but a lot of times even if I don't have a nappy downstairs, I'll come up to grab one rather than carry heavy little one up! (yeah prob lazy I'm sure!) .... But when you go through changing as many nappies as I do a day, then it would take a lot of extra time to take them up each time! Though perhaps I change more often than most mums do!

I also worked in a nursing home (back before I was married & had children) and I changed loads of nappies on adults (first cloth ones then disposables when the facility upgraded to disposables). Before I starting working, the teacher in my nurse aide/nursing assistant class really tried to instil in her students to have compassion on the people we were caring for and how we'd feel if we were having to wear something wet for a long time or while we were eating. One of our at home exercises (no don't laugh!!) was to sit on a wet towel in just our knickers for at least 30 minutes so we'd know how it felt to be in a wet nappy. ....... And I think it's never got out of my head! I always make sure I check my little ones before meal times to make sure they're perfectly dry (even if I've changed them only 45-60 minutes ago).

So yeah, I guess I change a lot of nappies per day - so wherever I am I change them!

we've got something a bit like this
www.bloomingmarvellous.co.uk/product.aspx?CategoryID=n-storage&ProductID=81371&language=en-GB
to help keep it all tidy. change on floor wherever we are.

I change dd3 upstairs as i have a changing unit stacked with nappies,nippas liners boosters etc and the buckets are up there.

Mammatulip - thanks, yes that's what I do when she is clean to put on the new nappy but I find the hardest part is changing her when she's pooed - rolling her side to side spreads it around!! Thank god for Pampers Change Mats (but they are expensive).

I have 2 lots of changing gear too (downstairs & in his nursery). I have my stuff stashed away in a change bag for downstairs.

Its backbreaking enough, carrying my son about, so sod that, carrying him upstairs everytime he needs to be changed.

Routine went straight out of the window when my son was newborn. Stuff was strewn everywhere!

I don't think it matters where you change a nappy. It's what's most convenient for you and baby. I have to say I always do it in what I call our nursery bedroom, where I have a changing table with everything I need convenient. I've never been able to change a wriggly toddler properly on my lap, and doing it on the floor gives me back ache.

I take DS 19mths up the stairs to his changing mat, caus I have everything to hand there too