Is a changing table really necessary?

I'm finally registering and so confused because we will have to share a bedroom with the infant for the first year... and expect more questions today

We were just going to get a changing table top and put it on a dresser, but I wonder if its even necessary.

I have like 0 experience with babies, it seems to me that you can probably place a towel down and change the baby on the bed.

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that's absolutely true - the towel on a bed thing.

for us - we needed one, dave is 6'4 and sitting on the bed and changing Emmy is just not comfortable for him. He really appreciates the table & we use it ALL THE TIME!!!! She loves the thing too!

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I dont think so, I would just get a little caddy so you can keep the stuff handy and then a changing pad that you can throw on the bed ( waterproof, i think stuff would get through a towel )

We won't have one unless we have a nursery by then ( that would take some kind of miracle LOL )

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Nope, we always use our bed or the floor.

On the bed there is more surface area for them to not fall off of if they squirm, and on the floor, they are already on the floor, so no worries there.

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I have a changing table and probably have used it like 3 times lol. When DS was an infant we used the changer on the pack n play since he was staying in our room, then he got to big and now is crazy to change that we already change him on the floor.

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We got a changing pad and put it on the dresser.
I hope that is OK ..... it isn't attached to anything.

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My DS is also sharing a room with us in our small 1 bedroom apt. We did not get a changing table and are managing fine. We put a towel on the bed and just change him there. I did buy a sara bear diaper caddy which I love. I have everything right there so I dont have to turn my back on him.

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We put the changing cushion thingy on his dresser. For me it was a must have. I have some minor back problems so changing him on the bed/floor all the time would not have been comfortable. Not to mention things can get pretty messy and there were times I wouldn't want him anywhere near my bed but only you know what will work for you. I'm sure if I had to I could have done without it.

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As a btdt, yes, I really believe they are necessary.

Yes, I can change DD on the bed or floor, but honestly, my back can only take so much bending over.

I think they are completely worth it.

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We put a changing pad on top of a dresser. I think it's much easier to do that than change DS on a bed. It's better on my back and the supplies we need are always right there. Plus, as a newborn, he peed all the time during diaper changes. If we didn't get the washcloth on in time, it went prety far. I wouldn't want to change him on the bed and have to worry about changing the sheets so often.

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Posted by bayla

Posted by saraH

As a btdt, yes, I really believe they are necessary.

Yes, I can change DD on the bed or floor, but honestly, my back can only take so much bending over.

I think they are completely worth it.

ITA

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when we ordered the furniture, we also ordered a changing pad for the top, that gets secured to the dresser.

Also, our PnP has a changing table portion. Are you getting one of those? You can use that, if you are short on space.

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Everyone is different but I couldn't live without my changing station. My DD is 15 months old and I still use it every day for every diaper change. We live in a ranch which is why I use it a lot too.......no stairs. I just love having everything in one place, it makes it easy for me and routine for her. Her long dresser has a changing station attachment for the top. It can be removed down the road when we don't need it anymore.

There are pics of it in my album under "Nursery".

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I'm not getting one... The way I look at it is my sisters and mom dealt without one, why cant I? lol. We'll be using the one on the pack and play for the first month or so though.

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I have a bad back so I couldn't be bending over a bed 10-12 times a day to change a baby. We just got a dresser and put the changing pad on top of it. It's perfect.

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We are planning on keeping her in our room for at least the first 6 months because of the layout of the house, so I think we are just going to put a changing pad on our long dresser and a caddy next to it with changing supplies. When she is older and we get the long dresser, I will probably move everything there.

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Posted by davenjess

Posted by spa118

We got a changing pad and put it on the dresser.
I hope that is OK ..... it isn't attached to anything.

does the changing pad have a belt? if it doesn't - then that worries me. there are times when the babies need to be strapped down....(if you need to bend down to grab anything - a diaper, something they kicked off the table, etc.) - you CANNOT leave them 'free' for one second because they can tumble right off.

when i'm changing Em - i never belt her in - but if i have to grab her pj's or she kicks the diaper cream off the table (she's QUITE the kicker) - i belt her in and grab what i need...otherwise - she'll flip herself right off.

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Necessary NO. If you have the space a great thing, 2 years later we still use ours for 99% of our diaper changes. But I know plenty of people who justed used a towel on the table/bed/floor...

So while I love mine if you dont have the space for one, then you can easily get by without it

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we're putting a topper on the dresser in the nursery. I have 2 dogs- changing on the floor would be a disaster! and def hurt my back! During the day, we will use the pack & play changer downstairs.