Where/how do you change nappies at night?

amalis

Hi,
sorry for a stpid question but I am really confused. According to hte plan ,the baby will be sleeping in our bedroom in a moses basket or a crib. I was wondering where do I change nappies at night if the changer is attached to the chest of drawers ,which will be in another room.:question: Do i need to buy a separate changer and put it on the floor or bed each time I'll have to change or to take baby to another room several times at night?

PasturesNew

Take the baby to the other room and do it..... tip: you change the opposite end to the end that makes a noise and has hair.

GwylimT

Change him or her wherever is convenient, we have never had a changing station, you don't need a special area for nappy changing.

Raksha

Changing mat on the bed? Not ideal for your back, but doable

Confusedandneedhelp

Change it where u can.

I dont understand these changing stations. Just be abit careful.

jozxyqk

We do changing mat on the bed or floor. Straightforward until they learn how to wriggle & roll.

I recommend getting at least one nappy bin (e.g. Tommee Tippee) with cartridges. Not cheap but a lot easier than fiddling with plastic bags...

WestonDave

Changing mat on your bed + uncovered fountain = changing your bed before going back to sleep!


You say "several times at night" - my recollection may be getting hazy as youngest is now 7 but I don't recall that many night time changes - obviously you get one after a feed but in general if using decent nappies you may not get that many other times.


You must have a surface like a dressing table or top of a set of drawers that a changing mat can be put on for the few months whilst the baby is in the room? In our case we had a cupboard that was a bit low so I put together a raised platform using some IKEA legs about 20cm long attached to a bit of coated chipboard with some sides to stop them rolling off. Topped that off with a standard changing mat with the foam sides and although it wasn't pretty it worked!

amalis

Raksha wrote: »

Changing mat on the bed? Not ideal for your back, but doable

Lol,
I meant that I will keep a plastic mat somewhere and when I need to change I will put it on hte bed.
Albeit, heard that its not good for my back.
How many times you need to change at night anyway?

tazzyb

I used to just take the changing bag and mat in to the bedroom and do it on the bed.

But you can take the baby to the changing table if you want.

There is no right or wrong, just do it how you want to.

springdreams

If you buy the night time nappies just for use at night you won't need to change during the night unless baby does a number 2, which is not all that often.

McKneff

Just change baby where he/she is. In the moses basket would be fine.


Why go to the expense of anything.......