Wooden vs Built-in Bath Change Tables

hi ladies, i've been wondering which change table is better to get and would love some advice!

we have a bath in the bathroom but i'm thinking it will be easier to bath a little baby at waist height i.e. baby's bath to save my back!

does anyone have any idea which change tables are better? i.e. a wooden change table with a separate baby bath or one of those built in bath change tables that have the hose etc to empty.

i realise it probably comes down to personal choice but just wondered if anyone has advice to help me choose

We have the seperate wooden change table and a seperate baby bath. I know several people that have said the change tables with the inbuilt bath were a pain in the neck when it came to emptying the water out etc. Plus, how do you get the baby out of the bath and onto the top of the table without it being completely awkward?

We used to bath Sam in her baby bath on the kitchen counter beside the sink so she was at great height for us and it was really simple to empty the water afterwards. I would set her towels, clothes etc at the other end of the counter all ready to pop her straight on and wrap her up. As an extra bonus it was always much warmer in the lounge/kitchen so it meant not worrying so much about a cold room when she came out either.

Edited to add: The other great thing about the wooden change tables is they are so sturdy. I am still able to use mine now with my daughter. It has made it much easier with being pregnant not having to get up and down off the floor to change her.



Edited by Mum2Sam

we have a wooden change table and when caden was little i bathed him in the kitchen sink with a cloth nappy on the bottom, worked a treat!! I hated our baby bath!
So we will do the same for this bubs.

hey dezee - I am obviously not speaking from experience but we are going with a wooden change table and a tummy tub (that pepsi is talking about)

thanks ladies, that helps a lot!

the tummy tub looks very cool and seeing as we are on water tank, it may be a better option to save water :-) we also have a massive laundry tub that I was thinking of using too.

awesome!

We have both - a bath in the change table and a separate baby bath (means both girls can be bathed at the same time)...we can take the baby bath out of the change table though - it just sits in there - so if it doesn't suit us IN the change table, we can use both on the kitchen bench or something...

For those who have used a tummy tub- are they any good?

They look good but I wondered about whether or not you still got good neck support for a newborn?

The cost difference is a big factor too... although they re-sell quite well on TM if you don't end up liking it.

I like the look of the tummy tub too! We dont have a bath at home, and I was thinking of just a standard baby bath but these look great.

Im thinking a change table will be good, but there is so much conflicting info out there that they are dangerous and baby should be changed on the floor, but that is not great for mums back at all. Hmm...will keep thinking on that one

We love our wooden change table, and I'm glad we went for one with the bath separate. When he was little we could sit the normal baby bath on top of the change table if we wanted to anyway.

We still change Harry on the change table now - he's 18 months old. He knows it's high and he lies real still, whereas if we change him on the floor he rolls over and runs away lol.

We've never ever left him even for a second without our hand on him, so we're quite happy with the safety.

PS-

A good friend of mine bought the nature baby change table, its canvas on the top with all these little pockets etc.

She said in hindsight she wishes she had got a different one, as the first time the baby did an explosive liquid poo it got all over the canvas and they had to take the table apart to wash it.

we have got a 2nd hand wooden one off TM that DH repainted and it looks as good as new- I have a bad enough back/knees as it is without crouching all over the floor!