Where/how do you change nappies at night?

antispam246

Tenyearstogo wrote: »

Why would you change a nappy in the lounge?

Eh? Sorry, odd question, really not sure how to answer. Shes in the lounge mostly during the day, so i guess thats it.

antispam246

Tenyearstogo wrote: »

Because you have to go to the bathroom to wash your hands afterwards and you'd use your dirty hands on door handles etc in the way.

Pretty much as your first answer. Seriously, use some common sense, every home doesnt have the same layout. Its further to go from the bedroom to the bathroom than it is from the lounge to downstairs toilet. I find it more odd that a lounge door would be closed over than a bedroom door.

For the record we're temporarily at families until our purchase is complete, not sure if its relevant but i guess its an odd enough answer to an equally odd question.

amalis

fabforty wrote: »

OP - do you have friends/family members with babies - i.e. someone that you can talk to? It sounds as if you are following some sort book for advice. They have their place, but are no substitution for common sense and hands on experience.

You are right, I have no one to talk to about babies thats why all my information is coming from books... and forum

sooty&sweep

Hi
I bottle fed so I had to go downstairs to heat bottle so I fed / changed in the lounge.

My son was a nibbler, he'd fall asleep before he'd finish his bottle & then wake up fairly quickly wanting another feed. So I'd feed him, then change him to wake him up again to get him to finish his feed so he slept longer.

I always changed mine on a mat on the floor as you can't fall off the floor !

Jen

wendz86

I did it on the bed or floor.

fabforty

amalis wrote: »

You are right, I have no one to talk to about babies thats why all my information is coming from books... and forum

In that case I would suggest finding a pregnancy group, mother/baby group, stay and play etc, in your local area, where you can meet other mums and mums to be. The fact that you haven't had your baby yet won't matter. Google or try Mumsnet and Netmums.

topdaddy_2

I always used a changing mat on the bed, day and night.

savingmummy

I used to do it on my bed on a mat.

I changed my babies wherever they were even in the back of the car :rotfl:

Kynthia

Tenyearstogo wrote: »

Because you have to go to the bathroom to wash your hands afterwards and you'd use your dirty hands on door handles etc in the way.

With a small child in the house it's more than the door handles that get dirty. Unfortunately I can't always rush straight yo the bathroom when I touch something gross, and our bathroom isn't big enough for a changing area.

DFWannaBee

amalis wrote: »

You are right, I have no one to talk to about babies thats why all my information is coming from books... and forum

Are you on a pregnancy forum? I joined one when I was pregnant and we had a thread for those of us due in the same month and I still talk to those girls now our babies are 4 months old - invaluable to get real mummy advice not just a book

RE: the changing question - wherever is convenient, before a feed so you dont wake them if they fall asleep but I used to change her on the bed on a towel, dont really understand why you'd wake them even more to go to another room just to change them jthen bring them back to feed?? Maybe thats just me but the least disturbance as possible in my book and shes not suffered for it yet!:rotfl: