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Nappy Changing Station

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hub2dee · 20/06/2005 18:52

Best location please, oh wise MNers...

Cot-top changer

Dresser-top changer

Stand alone changing thingy

or pin 'em to the floor

(Bad back, small room)

???

Also, for a clothie, would installing some kind of drop-down changer in the bathroom be a stroke of genius or rather silly ? (Bathroom currently looks really nice and dw wants it to remain looking fab, but I reckon having toilet and sink and nappy bucket all within one metre of each other sounds eminently sensible).

Has anyone seen / made any super clever space-saving nappy changers ? (Slide out / drop-down thingies etc.)

Any and all comments appreciated.

PS - Does this Cocoon changing mat look like a good idea or a bad one ?

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Skribble · 21/06/2005 00:41

That was meant to be "or bed"

Surfermum · 21/06/2005 00:47

My dad made one for me too Skribble! Out of bits and pieces he found in his garage. It was great.

eidsvold · 21/06/2005 06:30

with dd1 - we had a change mat on the bed in her room - we were renting fully furnished. Easy to kneel and change her. Mat cost some small price from mothercare - just bought a couple of hand towels I could put over the cold vinyl to protect her during the winter. ALso had a spare mat and box full of nappy change stuff downstairs to save me traipsing upstairs all the time to change her.

THis time however we have a change table - only because it is on loan from a friend. Great now that I have two in nappies.

As to cloth - with dd2 - dry pail wet nappies - take the soiled nappies to the laundry - rinse and soak them with napisan ready to go.

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vkone · 21/06/2005 08:00

I'd recommend a cot top changer - we went for the floor/bed option for the first 12 mths and were both near-crippled with back pain, so finally caved and got a simple cot top changer from kiddicare. It's fab - back ache gone and dispite having a wriggly 17 mth old who hates having his nappies changed, he's never fallen off!

I dream about having a bathroom big enough to change DS in (do I hear violins?) and our walls are none to good, so the ikea drop down was out. Now I keep a v small pail in his bedroom, throw all the dirty stuff into it, then just cart that off to the bathroom afterwards.

NoPearls · 21/06/2005 08:20

We had a baby bath that sat on top of the bath and that had a changing mat that went on top of it - the bathroom was small, so it was a handy place to leave DD whilst in the bathroom without turning round and treading on her! OK, as with all high-rise sites until they wiggle too much...

chipmonkey · 21/06/2005 10:14

We keep a baby changing station in the bathroom. It does take up a lot of room but it really is handy, all the nappies and wraps go on the shelf below, the nappy bucket is just beside it and the toilet is right there for sluicing poos! Also it has a baby bath which is just at the right height for bad backs, plus after his bath, you don't have to lift up a heavy bath full of water, you just drain it into the big bath.

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hub2dee · 21/06/2005 13:41

chipmonkey - don't suppose you or anyone else with the nappy changing station / bath combo all in one thingy has a link to it ? Was it one of the two at the top of this page ? (That would be too big for my bathroom, but a drop down shelf could probably be made to work OK...

fruitful - the bathroom is definitely not big (we even needed a slightly shorter bath the normal to get the door open !) but the layout is good with a corner loo which IMHO is a great use of space. There is a fair gap between bath and loo which might be able to take a drop down / lift up changer thingy, and there are window sills for bits and pieces...

WWB - I saw your ad a while back and looked at the Gulliver on Ikea... They say it's 78cm X 78cm which is just HUGE ! Is it really that big ? Are the little pocket thingies on the inside big enough to be useful or just small enough to be irritating ?

Thank you to everyone who posted bits and pieces of advice. I know it's all 'old hat' when you've done this with your first, but first time round I'm still marginally clueless.

We went to a nappy information stand at a shopping centre today as part of Nappy Awareness Week, and the woman there (who was a Team Lollipop rep and was knowledgeable and friendly) thought the bathroom might be a good idea...

hmmm... more scratchy head methinks... but best decide ASAP before dw blows her nut !

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Bagpuss30 · 21/06/2005 14:15

Hi Hub, we have an Ikea changing station and chest of drawers all rolled into one which has been good for 2 children now. The changing table part also folds away later to become a little shelf on top of the chest of drawers. Funnily enough I looked at the cocoon mat a while ago and although it was nice I ended up buying an Ikea mat in plain white for £3 which has blow up sides and seems just as good.

I think Ikea still do the changing station that we have or at least something similar. The top is quite large although our nursery is tiny (modern house box room!) but it fits just fine and there is loads of room for cloth nappies etc. I also have a set of containers from Ikea that clip to the side of the unit and are just the right size for washable wipes and rolls of paper liners.

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hub2dee · 21/06/2005 14:23

Hi Bagpuss30 - did I buy the Baby Whisperer from you ? (Or was it another Bagpuss user ? dw is reading it right now and really enjoying it ! Thanks if it was you.)

Guess a trip to Hell on Earth is in order...

There's a mothercare one (called The Wedge I think) which has sloped sides (foam not blow up)...

(yawn)

your clip on containers sounds like a good idea.

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WigWamBam · 21/06/2005 14:33

Hub, yes, the Ikea Gulliver is really that big, but then again it needs to be when you've got a wriggly baby (or bigger) on it. It's quite slim when it's folded down, couple of inches, maybe, and very sturdy - dd was still in nappies for poos at almost 4 and it took her weight with no problems. The size really didn't bother us, to be honest, because it folds down so neatly into the wall that it's barely noticeable. The pockets are sensibly sized for holding nappies, wipes, toys to distract, etc and in our opinion it was worth every penny we spent on it.

WigWamBam · 21/06/2005 14:35

I can email you some pictures of it in situ, if you like - gives you some idea of the scale of the thing.

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hub2dee · 21/06/2005 14:40

That would be handy, WWB... just to get a feel for how 78cm of pure IKEA looks in a 'normal' home setting IYSWIM...

(As if you've got a 'normal' home setting. LOL. - joke - )

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Bagpuss30 · 21/06/2005 14:44

No Hub not me, I would be far to busy nesting to have sent books out to people .

Here is the link for the updated version of ours (sorry, was being lazy before) Chest of drawers

It is shown with the additional shelves for the top but is less that £100 without them IIRC. Can't find containers on website but they were all of £3.50 and come in blue or white.

CarolinaMoon · 21/06/2005 14:53

well, looks like you've made your decision, but I just wanted to say a simple £5 mat on the floor has been fine for us - if you sit on the floor too with your legs either side of the mat it doesn't put strain on your back (though obviously I don't know your back). Sudocrem etc goes in a little basket to keep it all tidy.

lol @ the cocoon mat! when you lift your kid's legs up to take off the nappy, doesn't the baby just slip down to the bottom?

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hub2dee · 21/06/2005 15:06

Sorry, Bagpuss30, it was Bagpussmice !

Thanks for the link.

CarolinaMoon - impressions can be deceptive. I feel no further forward, but doubtless all will come in a flash of inspiration momentarily...

Can't believe you LOLed @ the cocoon !

I think the foam material would provide enough friction that baby won't slide down onto the floor as I lift legs up.

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chipmonkey · 22/06/2005 15:04

Hub2dee, my changing station is a relatively cheap one by brevi but looks very like the one on the right on the mothercare site, so if thats too big, my one would be too, I'd say

zippy539 · 22/06/2005 15:16

I had a cot top changer for a bit until they got big and wriggly, then I used a changing mat thing on the bed (to save my back) - now I just change dd whenever I can catch her, and usually while she's standing up.

Libra · 22/06/2005 15:44

Another vote for the IKEA Gulliver here. Still going strong despite a very heavy two and a half year old. We have it attached in the shower room next to the sink and so can use the water in the sink as necessary. Very sturdy and the pockets are fantastic. Hate, hate, hate changing DS on my knees when we go out. Much better having him at the right height.

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hub2dee · 22/06/2005 17:02

Ta all... still thinking...

(I always hope that if I think enough I get hit by a bolt of lightning laden with inspiration).

The Ikea unit is fugly but seems v. practical.

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vkone · 23/06/2005 14:50

Forgot to say, my cousin has a nifty changing table - it's an old bureau with a drop down front - her daughter gets changed on that with all the stuff in the little cubbyholes.

x M

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