Changing tables??

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Is it really vital to have a changing table or can ijust keep the changing mat and bits on the floor?x

I just kept the changing mat on top of a chest of drawers or the bed or on the floor. The changing table is really dangerous as soon as they can roll so it is not worth the money at all.

just saw this on active conversations and though I'd put my 2p in.

i found one very valuable after an unexpected cs. i think I'd have had a very sore back anyway after about 10+ nappies some days.

i just bought the cheap Ikea one, about £25 as i didn't know if I'd use it. it was great. i think we got the use out of it till he was 10 or 11 months.

Didn't have one. Changed DD on a mat on top of her drawers then moved her to the floor once she was more mobile. Personally I felt it was a big waste of money and they don't look the nicest either. If you're tight on space or money I wouldn't bother.

I had the same dilemma and have decided to go with a cot top changer instead, less kneeling on floors changing baby and a lot cheaper than a full unit :)

I had a cot top changer, still do and dd 19 months. would have struggled to change on the floor when dd tiny though, but did have some back problems.

i have a cot top changer upstairs and this one downstairs. it fold away when not in use.

you could probably live without one, but my dd2 loves laying on hers while i make stupid faces at entertain her.

I wouldn't spend a fortune on one though, you'll soon be an expert at changing dc on your lap.

I think it depends how physically able you are to get down on the floor. I realised towards the end of my pg with DS1 that I was going to need one so we invested in the Stokke one.

I have to say that it was worth every penny my DGrandpapa spent on it (we were very lucky). Because it is big and sturdy I never worried about the DSs falling off - even in their really obstreperous moments. It was just at the right height for me and meant I never had to get baby and me up from the floor.

All our friends were quite jealous of it!

Fortunately i have a sister who spends like mad! She lent me her mamas & papas changing table Lovely wooden unit with lots of storage and great for changing particularly for dp. When ds started moving more we turned it lengthways between the cot and the wall so he still couldn't roll off.

Even though i loved it I'm not sure it would be a priority buy for me. I'm also a lap changer. It's so much easier and if means you can change a nappy anywhere.

The one I am getting from Ikea is literally a chest of drawers with a little sort of raised bit round the top. We went for it as we needed a chest of drawers type of thing anyway, it was a reasonable price compared to other shops, it looks nice and when the baby is older it can be just a chest of drawers. They even sell the same chest of drawers without the raised up bit, so you can just use any chest of drawers instead if you want. My dad offered to make my sister one using a chest of drawers my parents had and weren't using. I should think it is possible to just put the mat on the floor though instead. Maybe try that, and you can always order a changing table of some sort online if you struggle getting down to the floor all the time for whatever reason.