changing table- yes or no?

While you are all excited about the new baby and are getting ready to set up your baby's room you will be faced with a whole lot of purchasing choices. Changing table is definitely one of them and here is my take on it.
Yes a changing table helps a great deal. It helps you manage the time in a much better way and is more comfortable(being the correct height) than trying to change on the floor or elsewhere. You will have all the required accessories right at hand and within reach for little unexpected emergencies.

However instead of going out and getting a regular changing table which has open shelves, we bought a dresser instead and secured the dresser to the wall and stuck a changing pad with wide velcro straps to the top surface of the dresser. What we have is a changing table/dresser for sanav that is the perfect height, doubles as a dresser as well for now and will eventually become his dresser when he grows up.

bumbo seat

As the baby starts to sit up aided one of the best things to get is a bumbo seat.

This is a soft rubbery molded seat with high back support for the baby to sit in unaided. They will enjoy this as they would prefer to be seated than lying on their backs or tummies. A big plus is the ease of taking pictures of babies in the upright position without someone having to support them or prop them up. It is light enough to take with you on your trips and to the beach as well.

Caution: Use this on the ground and never unattended if on a raised surface.

Changing diapers- fun?

Might not be for you, but the baby can have fun this way.
Put up a collage of faces cut from old parenting magazines or flyers that various companies start sending you once they find out that you are having a baby. Get a $4.00 wood poster frame at Ikea and make a collage of all the faces that you can fill it with. (the bigger the faces the better- babies love faces) put it up on the wall so the baby on the changing table will be facing the collage.
Sanav loves his diaper changing time. Never made a sound even when the cold wipes were being used.