Change table - yay or nay?

I still use our and DS is 20months old.

BabyKatnz, I have the same one as you.

That was part of my thinking too Kalimirella - I read some stats about how many babies are seen at A&E with "fallen off the change table" injuries

Plus you are right, change time is often quite fun on the floor.

We've got one, used it once. Hate it.

I kept finding pretty much every time I started changing DS the phone would ring, or the doorbell, so if he's on the ground at least I can leave him there to kick about while I do something else. Also it's a great time to be able to give him some bare bum time!!
I usually use a towel or change mat on the ground. I have a wee box thing with nappies and wipes cream thermometer moisturiser etc that follows me round the house for whatever room I'm in!

We bought one off Trademe for $100 and it looked like brand new. I use it 95% of the time when changing DS. It has been so handy especially like others and having a c-section, it really helped me out in those early days when I was so sore. I still use it now and DS has never tried to roll off it, I keep toys on it to keep him occupied! I LOVE it for storage, below is a pic of ours and it's so handy.

Thanks Clover!

I'm an organisational freak so had to have something to separate everything and keep it tidy

I bought one and have never used it!!! DS is 4 mths.

I just found that I prefer to change him on the floor. I feed him, then change him and give him nappy off time and he can play with his toys and of course I don't have to worry about him falling off anything!

Plus his room and the change table are upstairs whereas we spend all our time downstairs in the lounge.

I do have a sore back - but reckon I'd have that regardless given how much time I spend on the floor playing with him. Need to remember to "bend at the knees" ;)

I keep his nappies and stuff just in a basket, so it's still neat and tidy, oh and I have a cool plastic mat on the floor (with a cloth nappy on top) so never any problems with whoopsies! Definitely think a change table was the one thing I didn't need to buy, but will just whack it on Trade Me and hopefully get my money back as I bought it off TM to begin with

We also have a wooden one - pretty much identical to Mrsemma's.

We use it all the time, barely have changed DS on the floor. We have a strap on ours which isn't 100% safe but does add a bit of safety. He doesn't try & roll off yet and it is great for storage of all the changing bits & pieces.   Will last for #2 and I'm sure will resell well when it comes to that.

Do yo know we got one from our MIL when Jayden was born and we have used it - well I can count on my hand how many times we use it.

We change him in the lounge on the floor (just like we did we DD) but when he gets older and more mobile I think we will probably use the change table.

I have a Touchwood one and love it, lots of room for storage underneath and we have it against the wall so DD can chat to the animal stickers on the wall. I couldn't imagine having to get up and down off the floor all the time especially in the early days with a sore bottom!