What's On Your Changing Table?

The changing table may seem unglamorous, but when you have a baby, it's a crucial center of life's daily activity. I spend approximately five minutes at the changing table about 12 times a day. I had never thought about it, but that's a whole hour of my day spent at the changing table! In fact, the changing table is possibly the tidiest corner of my house, and now I realize why it's so important to have it orderly and well-stocked with all of our most important items. Here is what is in and on our changing table:

• Baskets of diapers organized by type: all-in-ones on top, then prefolds, then pockets and inserts
• Behind the baskets, there are spare Gerber prefolds and spare inserts
• A diaper pail
• An extra bag of disposable wipes in case we run out of cloth wipes before diaper day
• A roll of flushable diaper liners, which I have never actually used

On the top:

• Changing table pad with no fabric cover because I prefer to be able just to wipe it off
• A stuffed bunny to distract my daughter during changes (decreases the wiggle factor significantly)
• A Gerber prefold to catch urine if she decides to go during a change
• A bottle of hand sanitizer
• A bulb syringe
• Shea butter lotion
• MotherLove Diaper Rash & Thrush diaper ointment
• An old Huggies wipes tub with cloth wipes inside
• Kissaluvs Diaper Lotion Potion
• Diaper pins
• Snappi

I plan to discuss some of these items in more detail in future posts, so stay tuned!