The appearance of the long-awaited baby brings with it not only joyful emotions, but also some troubles associated with the arrangement of the children's room. It is the responsibility of young parents to create the atmosphere that is as comfortable as possible for the baby. In addition, many items purchased with the advent of the newborn help to facilitate the work of a caring mother. A number of such attributes includes a changing table, the need for which some inexperienced parents tend to forget.
Usability
A changing table is perhaps the most economical option for organizing space in a children's room. Due to its compactness, it practically does not take up space, unlike bulky chests of drawers and changing tables, the purchase of which implies the loss of several squares of the room’s area.
The small size of this unique and at the same time simple design gives it portability. The board can easily be moved to another room. In this case, in one hand, the mother can hold the baby.
A true salvation for the changing table is for a woman who experiences back pain or other unpleasant postpartum sensations. Rigidity of a design allows to carry out all procedures for caring for a newborn right on the bed. Some boards are decorated with special sides that do not allow the baby to slide.
Due to its ease of use, the changing table has long been equated by experienced mothers with the rank of the most necessary and universal items for caring for small children. Using it, on almost any surface, you can create an impromptu platform for a massage, dressing and swaddling baby. So, placing it in the bathroom, you can create the necessary conditions for bathing crumbs. It will be possible to change the child right in the bathroom. You don’t have to worry about the open window in the room at the moment when the baby, wrapped in a towel after the water procedure, is hastily transferred to the room.
On a crib or chest of drawers?
Depending on the nature and degree of operation, manufacturers offer a variety of models of changing boards. For example, a changing table on the crib. This attribute has a more rigid base, which allows it to be fixed on the side of the crib. Reliable holders allow you to attach such a model, both to the bed and to the table. This option is very convenient when the baby is mainly in the crib. There is no need to organize an additional zone for daily procedures for the care of the newborn. It is enough to fix the board on the bed at the time of changing, after which you can remove it in a specially designated place.
Another option for a changing board is a lightweight device that does not need to be fixed. Such a model, depending on the degree of rigidity, is used on a soft and hard even surface. Its main advantage is mobility: if necessary, you can take it with you on the road or on a visit.
Regardless of the models, all the changing boards are covered with waterproof mattresses, which allows you to easily keep this necessary children's attribute in constant cleanliness. An exception is the changing boards specially designed for the bathroom. They are made of high quality plastic and are attached to the wall directly in the bathroom.