What do you have at your changing station?

I'm 36 weeks with my first (a girl) and getting things ready for her arrival. Other than a changing pad, diapers, wipes, destin, and cotton balls, what else do I need (or would be a good idea to have) at my changing station? What do you mommies have at yours?What do you have at your changing station?On the top of the changing table I have the box of wipes (which he LOVES to play with while I change him), hand sanitizer, powder (always remember to keep it closed.. he got a facefull of it once..lol), Burt's Bees Diaper Ointment (LOVE IT) and a changing pad cover that is really soft.

On the shelf below I have 2 baskets of diapers (one type he wears all day and one at night).

Below the shelf there is a pull out drawer. In there I have a medical kit (syringe, scissors, thermometer, baby meds, qtips, cotton balls, orajel... etc), wipe refils, extra diaper packages (we are always stocked up!), bathtime supplies (soap, cloths, towels etc..) and a couple onesies.

ETA-- And a diaper genie elite right next to it! It is wonderful!!!
What do you have at your changing station?
Hand sanitizer!
What do you have at your changing station?
I also have lotion for after baths.



But it sounds like you have everything you need.
i dont have a changing station - in uk we dont, just buy a changing mat and change baby on the floor



diaper cream, baby wipes, diaper bags or a diaper wrapper, diapers of course - maybe a couple of changes of clothes just in case he/she has made a mess and a laundry basket close by to put dirty clothing in.
powder!! baby lotion, of course the diapers, the wipes and the butt paste (destin), Cotton Balls, and Q-tips and some extra onesis near by just incase she gets any urine or fecal matter on her clothes!!
Boppy Waterproof pads (saved me many washes of the actual changing pad cover)

http://www.amazon.com/Boppy-Changing-Lin鈥?/a>



Hand sanitizer



No rinse cleanser (Mustella)

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I used the changing table (actually the top of my son's dresser) until he was about 4 months ... then he became so wiggly and rolled in all directions so now I'm more comfortable chaning him on the floor .... that's again where the Boppy Waterproof Liners are handy.
Instead of wipes you could try a warm wash cloth because it is alot genter and can reduce rashes- you should have diaper cream and some form of a spray cleanser
besides those listed, we also have comb, fingernail clippers (you will use that a lot), body lotion, baby q-tips, thermometer... i think that's it.
I'm on my third baby and I don't even have a changing station anymore.



I keep diapers and wipes in a drawer and if my son gets rashy I put some bag balm on him after cleaning and patting the area dry. I change his diaper on my bed and I change my twins on the floor.



The only problem with changing pads with girls is that if they pee then the pee runs everywhere. I put a cloth diaper under their bottoms eventually.



With a boy you can use a peepee teepee
Disposable diaper bags - Babies r us has nice ones, I use them to collect all the used wipes and dirty diapers and wrap everything up before putting it into the diaper genie or garbage. There is almost no smell of poopy diapers anywhere in my house.



Huggies disposable changing pads - CANT LIVE WITHOUT THESE. They save you so much laundry its not funny. Put one on top of your changing pad.
Cloth diapers (incase of big messes or to cover my son's penis while I wipe his butt incase he pees), plastic bags (to take the poopy diapers out to the trash right away), toys (to keep him occupied while he's getting changed). Also, I've found cotton balls to be a bad way to apply diaper rash cream -- they always leave fuzz behind. I use disposable foundation sponges (like you'd use for make-up) -- you can rinse and reuse and they work much better.
Q-tips and Lotion are a must for me!
hand sanitizer, baby q-tips, vaseline, lotion, bulb syringe, thermometer, nail clippers, little noses saline...



my changing station is where everything happens..
I have hand sanitizer..also burp rags handy there's been plenty of times that my son has spit up while changing him....lotion for after baths..stuff to clean the cord..you need your bulb to clean out her nose
Our changing station is actually a roll out drawer from under my son's crib, which I love!

Its out of the way (and out of sight) when I don't need it, and easy access when I do: just pull it out with my foot, sit on the floor and go!



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I keep a stack of about two days worth of diapers

a tub of wipes

a bottle of baby powder (pretty much never used)

a tube of Destin Creamy

the actual changing matt

and a couple extra changing matt covers for when things get messy



I use the Boppy Waterproof changing liners as suggested above and I agree: they are a life saver!

Awesome product, very much reccommend it.



I try to keep the changing table an arms reach from his drawers of clean clothes so if things get messy (diaper leak) its easy to grab a fresh outfit



Also, not pictured above, we keep a small box of baby safe cotton swabs at the changing table because we've found that to be the best time to clean his ears

And

When we first had our son circumsized we also kept a jar of vaseline so that his penis wouldn't stick to the diaper



but besides that

we've never needed cotton balls or anything else
Hand sanitiser, clorox disinfecting wipes (if you have a vinyl pad). Alchohol/ q-tips for belly button (easier than cotton balls and less lint).

Also, I started baby's sponge baths at the changing table, because she was too small for the baby tub yet. I had a small plastic tub, and bath items for this as well. I also kept onsies or an extra outfit close by incase of accident :)

Good luck and congrats!
My daughter, who is 21 months old, is just beginning to potty train so she still wears diapers and I will use the same changing table for the new baby. Things on the shelves are sorted into canvas bins to keep them tidy-looking. I have the obvious, like you mentioned: diapers, wipes, diaper rash cream. I also keep some waterproof pads in case there is a messy diaper, I used these a lot when my kids were newborns as they tend to pee or poop every time you take their diaper off and it was a pain to always be washing the soft changing pad cover. I keep lotion in one of the bins, I always apply lotion at bedtime and I always put their PJs on at the changing table. I also keep a small supply of soft wash cloths in case they have diaper rash (wipes burn when they have a rash) or need to be cleaned up, their hands always seem to be dirty! LOL! On the very bottom shelf I keep nicely folded blankets, it just seems like a good place for them! So that's about all that's on my changing table!



*Oh! I forgot to add my small bin of toys and books for my daughter to look at or play with while I cahnge her diarper, it helps keep her still so changing her goes a bit more smoothly! That is the most important thing! LOL!
I have a changing table... I have a LARGE basket on the bottom shelf of it that holds all her diapers- can hold about 80 or so. The middle shelf has small baskets with misc items for the baby (not really diaper changing related). And the top has the changing pad... baby wipes, diaper cream,hand sanitizer %26amp; air freshener. When she was younger I had a thing of alcohol swabs up there as well... for her umbilical cord.

My daughter is 6.5 months old and I still use my changing table... it has sides to it, so even though she moves a lot I don't worry about her rolling off it-especially since I am holding on to her anyway.
On my changing table I have the pad to lay the baby on, then I have diapers, wipes, baby powder, A%26amp;D ointment-- my nieces broke out from Desitin so I always just used A%26amp;D with my daughter rather then risk it, and cotton swabs, and rubbing alcohol pads for the cord so I do the cord everytime I changed her. I will do the same this time around.