It’s official. I’m a daddy now. FJ. Born March 3rd. It’s been busy and I’ve been away from TAOP a lot. But after 3 weeks of baby poops it’s apparent I will now have twice as much to blab about. So let’s start off with the basics of a home change station (I’m not ready to start in on the public ones or lack thereof just yet).
Long ago I earned the nickname Dr. Boyscout, likely because of my insane preparation for one or two night trips. Direct your attention back to the main picture. You will notice the general change area looks stocked and functional, unlike the garbage you’ll see in an IKEA catalogue.
At the bottom left corner is an UBBI diaper pail. My wife and I mocked everyone and their Diaper Genies before we had FJ. We were convinced we would take all the diapers to the side soon down the hall and toss them in a bin on the deck. Then I saw this cool looking orange metal one second hand and snagged it without talking to her like I sometimes do. I didn’t hear the end of it until we actually started using it. Now we both admit we were dumb and it’s the only way to go. (for a full review of diaper pails click here). It appears my UBBI ranked the lowest possible 1/5 stars, which is pretty much a zero because you normally can’t pick zero. To deal with its apparent odor problems I just took of the wifeys breast pads and doused them in lemon and vanilla essential oils and dropped them in the bottom. I’d give it 3 stars now, but it’s also got some weird tabs that keep ripping the garbage bags when I pull them out which is PFA!
Now glance to the upper left. You will see a small fire extinguisher. That just happened to be there already. It’s nothing to do with poop but it’s amazing how many people don’t have them handy around the house… Safety people.
Now we go top and Center. My awesome sister made us this shelf via special request. Contact me if you want one too. (I’m pretty sure it cost her $15 in materials and about 2 hrs time so It’ll only cost you about $139.99 after pure profit). Within reach is hand sanitizer. I’ve never been a fan of it but to keep germs off your newborns privates and clean poo germs off your hands it’s a must. Then there’s a plethora of options for diaper rash and skin lotion. The hooks should later function to hang some toys or suckies.
Bottom right is the dresser itself. It’s stocked with diapers and wipes and frequently restocked. Last summer I scratched up the top a while bunch but now it’s covered by the change mat! As per law or something it came with safety straps but my wife cut them off because they’re a PITA (not the bread) to use. Also we don’t do things like leave out child unattended on a countertop so the risk of a falling baby is approaching zero. The mat has a nice easy clean vinyl finish and sticky mat underneath. The drop cloth on top is changed regularly.
Bottom right (not in the picture) is a clothes hamper for when we get tired of seeing him in the same onesie for two days or he has a blow out and gets shit on it, whichever happens first.
And that about covers it. Feng shui for your baby. It’s 8:45pm so… Bedtime.
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