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>>>>>>Well known are baby size changing tables, but >after >>>>>>the child grows what are you doing for a changing >>>>>>table? Does it include any restraints to deal >with >>>>>>squirming children? We had a nice one years ago. > >>>>It >>>>>>had a cross bar above the table top holding the >>>>ankles >>>>>>and spread for easy changes. >>>>> >>>>>My husband is a pretty good wood worker, so when we >>>>>remodeled the kids bathroom a few years ago, we >>added >>>>>a proper changing table he designed and build. It >>has >>>>>a little ladder so the kids and climb onto it, and >>>>>integrated sink for when we have to clean up a >>bigger >>>>>mess, a heat lamp to keep the kids warm and straps >>to >>>>>secure the child. It's also big enough that it can >>>fit >>>>>two of our children at the same time. I love it, >the >>>>>kids not so much. It's very obvious what it is, >>which >>>>>has lead to some awkward questions when the kids >>have >>>>>friends over and it made it very clear that dd was >>>>>here to stay. >>>>> >>>>>Trish >>>> >>>>What age's are your kids Trish ? >>> >>>We have 12 and 9 year old daughters and a 7 year old >>>son. My husband has another 14 year old son from his >>>first marriage, that lives with us roughly every >other >>>week. >> >>Wow that sounds like a very impressive setup. Perhaps >>your husband should take commisions, lol. I imagine >>the bathroom is especially large to fit it and other >>supplies. Must be rather prominent or hard to avoid if >>friends have asked the kids about it. Has it made the >>kids hesitant to invite others over so that the >>changing table wouldn't be discovered? How have the >>friends generally reacted? >> >>Seems the kids would rather be changed elsewhere, as >>they don't have the same fondness for it that you do. >>Had you been doing diaper discipline for many years >>before the changing table was built? What brands of >>diapers do you use and about how often do you feel the >>kids need them? > >It does take up a lot of space that's true, but we >think it's worth it. During the re-model we finally >ripped out the old coal-powered water heater that came >with the house, that freed up some space we used for >the changing table, but the bathroom is still a bit >cramped, especially when I try to get 4 kids ready for >bed at the same time. > >The kids definitely became more selective with the >friends they invite over after we installed the >changing table. In the beginning I caught the older >ones claiming its only for there younger siblings a >few times, but a few painful reminders about our rules >about lying quickly took care of that. I would say >their friends were curious at first, but it never was >a big deal. These days they all just accept that this >is how things are done in our house. > >We had been doing diaper discipline for a little over >a year by the time we added the changing table. For my >step-son we use BetterDry for a while now and we >recently switched over my older daughter as well. For >the younger two we use Seni Kids or Abena Slip Junior, >depending on what we can get or whats on sale. > >These days they all wear diapers every night. We found >that greatly helps with getting them into bed in the >evening. Beyond that it varies greatly. My older >daughter gets put into diapers right after school >until she is done with her homework at the moment, to >help her improve her grades. Besides that it's maybe 2 >or 3 days each month. > >Trish

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