Before you start choosing from a great many models and modifications of changing tables, you need to decide on the answer to the most important question: do you need it at all?
How to choose a changing table
After all, you can change the diaper for the baby both on the bed, on the couch, on the ordinary table, and directly in the cradle or crib. Of course, in this matter you need to build on the level of convenience, when using the above furniture to swaddling a child.
The changing table is high enough so that the mommy can change the diapers of the child without bending too low, but at a comfortable height. If, to change the diaper, lean several times a day to the level of a low sofa or bend through the fence of the cradle, then the back will soon begin to hurt and unpleasant to “whine” unpleasant.
Varieties of changing tables
In the classic performance, a changing table is a piece of furniture, most often made of wood or laminated woody stove. Some manufacturers use MDF panels (wood-fiber plate).
How to choose a changing table
On the installation, tables from different manufacturers are very similar and have no fundamental differences. They most often have a wide countertop, and from below open shelves or drawers like a chest of drawers. This design is of good stability and a large mass, which makes it stationary.
In addition to such designs, there are changing tables, the countertop of which is attached to a light frame, which does not provide either shelves or drawers. The width of such tables is not large, the countertop is quite narrow and when conducting hygienic procedures and the change of diapers, only the baby is placed on it, and there is nowhere to place hygiene supplies. Such tables can only be used a couple of months, while the child is still small and lies during the change of diapers calmly.
Not so long ago, changing tables appeared on sale, which are a folding metal structure. They are very light and mobile, due to the fact that they can be quickly folded and removed, they are well suited for small apartments and small rooms.
How to choose a changing table
The folding tables are also very comfortable and do not take up much space, but for some reason they have no great popularity among mothers, apparently due to the complexity of installation of the structure.
One of the most convenient structures of changing tables can be attributed to a crib combined with a small chest of drawers, the countertop of which is used to swaddling the baby. The convenience of the design is ensured by the fact that when conducting hygiene procedures, everything you need is at hand, and by changing the diaper, you can quickly put the child in the crib.
Some features that you need to know
The countertop of the changing table should be wide enough and have enclosing sides around the entire perimeter, except for the front edge. Good size will allow you to use the table longer, and the sides are useful to prevent the baby’s drops.
How to choose a changing table
The countertops combined with a mattress for swaddling purposes are not very convenient, since it is very difficult to put hygiene products and diapers at hand with this design.
A changing table equipped with a small bath, it would seem, a universal device, but it will be convenient if the bathroom is from the nursery at a significant distance. In addition, the baby will grow up very soon and simply will not fit in it.
A swaddling mattress should be hard or semi -rigid, another necessary element when using a mattress should be well -developed and quite high sides that will provide additional security for the baby, and calm for mom.