# How To Organise Your Change Table

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/family/baby/organise-change-table/
- Published: 2015-01-14T18:00:54+11:00
- Author: Elizabeth Everett

Babies seem to come with more accessories then iPhones these days and it is easy
to get caught up in all the bright and shiny objects. What you need when changing
baby as opposed to what is available is no different. Over stocking a change table
can be a problem when it comes to using it in the real world.�It is easy to be baffled
by bum creams, bedazzled by wipes and� bamboozled by nappy bins.�Here are some tips
to successfully change a stinker (as my son calls them) or two.

**Nappies�**

A change table usually has a mat for baby to lie on and then a shelf underneath 
for storage. Or the type that is on a chest of draws has a space beside the mat 
to store a few things. Now you don’t have the whole box of nappies stored on the
change table. Keep a few arms on the shelf so you can restock whenever they get 
low and the rest in the cupboard or somewhere else out of the way.

**Wipes�**

Wipes are the next important item to have handy. Try out a couple of different brands.
I always hated the ones where you went to pull out one wipe and ended up with half
the packet. You don’t really need a wipe warmer. Baby is going to have to get use
to cold ones anyway when you change them when out and about. I always bought wipes
on sales and in bulk. Again don’t leave all the packets on the table. Toddlers love
nothing more then to play “how many wipes can I pull out before mum notices.”

**Zinc Cream or Alternative�Nappy Rash Product**

Zinc cream is something that you may�end up using at a great rate. But be warned
once your little one is moving store it as high as you possibly can. I learned this
the hard way when my daughter decided that she needed more “fanny cream” and applied
to her whole entire body and bedroom. �It is a bugger to get out of �carpet, hair,
bedspreads, clothes and toys.

**Towels�**

Old cloth nappies or a small towel is also handy to have on the change table. This
is handy to cover little boys fire hoses when they suddenly spray at you or to clean
up the sneaky releases of the little girls. Something about having a bit of air 
about the private parts.

**Baskets and bins�**

They are the essentials but I found it good to have a little basket of random things
like ear cleaners, eye wipes, anti bacterial cream, spare dummy etc that can be 
put in easy arm reach. I had a nappy bin as well. I found this very handy so I didn’t
have any stinky nappies hanging around before they hit the bin outside. If you are
a cloth nappy person a soaking bucket will no doubt grace your laundry and nappy
liners will also be required for the change table.

Always leave the tops surface free for emergency use at any time, and overlay change
mat with a towel to make big�’stinkers’ cleaning up�easy.�Keep it simple when�setting
up your change table and just add and remove things as required.

What are or were your change table essentials?

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 Elizabeth Everett

 Elizabeth is the mum of two energetic kids who uses baking as a relaxation technique.
She hates cleaning but loves a clean house.

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