Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Flip

1 2

Original poster

What baby furniture do i need?

48 replies

Sweetpeabec · 05/02/2017 21:23

Do I really need baby furniture? Baby waredrobe? Chest of drawers with topper (for changing baby)? What have you bought? Thank you

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

girlelephant · 05/02/2017 22:13

We bought nursery furniture & love it. Everything matches, is practical & as we got a cotbed will last

So cotbed, wardrobe, changing table topper on chest of drawers & a nursing chair. We play & read books in his room. When he was younger we also did nightfeeds in there. He'll sleep in there from 6 months. Currently still sleeps in our room

Caterina99 · 05/02/2017 22:22

Each to their own but personally I love our changing table and stil use it daily now DS is 18 months. My DH made it though so it's super sturdy and we use it to store all his clothes and nappies and things. So much easier to change him up there than hurting my back doing it on the floor or bed. And he runs away more on the floor! A changing mat on top of a chest of drawers would do the same job though

Whenwillwe3meetagain · 05/02/2017 22:29

Changing table still in use in our kitchen and DS is 2y3m it's great. Saves my back and contains potential terror nappies! Second hand sturdy one from local selling site.
Just bought a cot for DS and adult chest of drawers and wardrobe.

imsoexcited0000 · 05/02/2017 22:36

As someone in the midst of clearing out youngest child's room I'd recommend buying quality furniture that you like, that will grow with them. It goes so fast that before you know it you will be selling baby furniture for a fraction of the price you paid. (Am not talking about cotbeds).

savagehk · 05/02/2017 22:52

We used our changing table a lot, it came (second hand) with a matching tallboy chest of drawers. We did use the drawers but by no means essential, and we've got a grown-up wardrobe with two rails instead of one for the clothes (I wasn't going to be one of "those people" who hung everything up till i realised it was much easier as baby clothes are too tiny to fold!!)

SheepyFun · 05/02/2017 23:11

What you really need is somewhere for your baby to sleep, and something to put their clothes in.

I discovered while pregnant that I've got scoliosis (curvature of the spine) so couldn't change on the floor without a lot of pain. DH built a changing table to my specifications (high surface so I didn't have to bend at all, much longer than traditional ones - we used it until DD was out of nappies at 2.5). That made my life much better, but if your back is healthy then it's not vital. And DH enjoyed messing about with wood!

Sweets101 · 05/02/2017 23:16

Nothing. I have a show cot. It's looked pretty for two babies and counting.
😂 ditto!

mowglik · 05/02/2017 23:51

We had a changing table/chest, small
person wardrobe, cotbed, side cot, nursing chair and footstool for ds.

It all got used but this time round we have got rid of the nursing chair and changing table and will just change dc2 on the bed/sofa etc.

Will still use the side cot, and a Moses basket for naps downstairs, they will be useful.

mrsbarnettsbaby · 06/02/2017 07:23

I have had 3 babies. I bought a Moses basket, then a cot when needed. I bought a chest of drawers to keep clothes and nappies in. Not a baby one. Just a normal one. My 11 year old still has it at her dads. Definitely don't need a wardrobe! I changed them on our bed all the time. Much easier! GL with baby.

MrsNuckyThompson · 06/02/2017 08:48

You don't really need anything other than somewhere for them to sleep.

However I did find a changing table very useful, especially to have downstairs so that I didn't have to crawl around on the floor changing nappies especially as I'd had a section!

Other top buy - a nappy bin. Such a life saver.

NerrSnerr · 06/02/2017 08:57

We just had a cot and used normal adult furniture that won't need replacing in a few years. We didn't bother with a changing table, in the early days we didn't change many nappies upstairs in the day and ones at night I just did on the bed.

elQuintoConyo · 06/02/2017 08:59

We still have tge simple Ikea changing table, I painted it blue and it lives in our bedroom as a bookcase I had horrendous tearing giving birth and could neither change DS on the bed or floor.

DS is now 5yo and still only has one v small chest of drawers for his clothes. No wardrobe.

We bought an Ikea cot that never made it out of the box, no one warned me that baby would prefer sleeping with us. So he never had a nursery as such, just a spare room.

MyBreadIsEggy · 06/02/2017 09:03

With DD is bought proper nursery furniture....she's slept in the cot twice in her life, the changing table has become an expensive shelf for random crap.
With DS, I bought a next2me crib....which is a glorified bedside table
You genuinely don't need much at all!! Just somewhere for them to sleep - we co-sleep so even that is irrelevant!

NameChange30 · 06/02/2017 09:11

We have bought:

a bedside crib for the first 6ish months
a cot bed (why wouldn't baby sleep in it?! )
an adult wardrobe with lots of drawers to store clothes and other Stuff, I'm getting stackable storage boxes so we can maximise the space in the hanging section before we actually need it to hang clothes
a foldable changing table and bath

We'll see how useful it all is but I hope it will be!

SquedgieBeckenheim · 06/02/2017 09:13

We have a chest of drawers with raised edges on the top to use as a changing table. I was still changing DD on there when she was 18 months! I used it for pretty much every change and will do so with the next one. I found bending over the bed/floor hurt my back.
All the baby clothes fitted in the drawers. We also got a wardrobe for dresses/cardigans etc. It's pretty much full length so will last a long time.
DD slept in the cot all the time from 4 months, when she outgrew the carrycot. It was used as a safe space to put her down to shower etc from birth pretty much.
The nursing chair was used for all feeds till DD self weaned at 15 months, and until 2 for bed time stories. Will get used for the next one as well.
Basically everyone is different, we didn't buy any furniture we didn't use. It depends on your lifestyle. The barest essential is somewhere to sleep!

Only1scoop · 06/02/2017 09:16

Also bought nursery furniture and it lasted about 4.5 years.
Loved changing topper on drawers....lovely solid and the right height. Cot bed was used as toddler bed for ages with the sides taken off.
Bought Moses and Stand for early months as really portable.

NotMeNoNo · 06/02/2017 09:24

It was my knees that gave out from kneeling on the floor to change! I would say babies grow so fast, apart from cot, look for what will do up to primary age.

DoraChance · 06/02/2017 09:29

Wardrobe is a waste of money. I bought one and never used it for DSs clothes. In the end I took the hanging rail out and put shelves into instead and use it for toy storage.

watchingitallagain · 06/02/2017 09:50

I had a caesarean nearly two years ago and the thought of changing a nappy on the floor instead of a raised changing table is making me cry now.

Artandco · 06/02/2017 10:15

I would suggest buying full sized items if you need them. Ie a mini wardrobe is a bit pointless, a baby and toddler can't hang clothes anyway, so if you want one just get a full sized one. Then it will last forever. One with drawers at bottom probably better.

However I also say somewhere to sleep and drawers or baskets are adequate.

For us this just meant baby sharing bed, and Dh and I sorting out our clothes to free up two drawers for all baby stuff. 7 years on, they still use those drawers for clothes. And now have own bed. They don't have wardrobe just a few hooks on door for school shirts.

I have always changed both babies on a mat in bathroom. I don't understand wanting to change pee and poo in bedrooms or living rooms. Bathroom floor far more hygienic if any accidents, and water and soap right there. Just stood mat behind door, and basket under sink with nappies etc in.

Original poster

Sweetpeabec · 06/02/2017 13:33

Thank you for everyone who has posted. Think it's relieved some of the pressure of having to get a nursery ready x

OP posts:

user1486461368 · 07/02/2017 10:17

This reply has been deleted

Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

calliealbert · 16/12/2020 08:55

A crib, mini crib and/or co-sleeper.
A nursing or rocking chair.
A changing table and/or dresser.
A high chair.
futurefurniture.ca/condo-size-sofa-bed-vancouver-bc/

Flip

1 2

Swipe left for the next trending thread