Baby Gear Product Reviews

When it comes to choosing a baby shower gift, it's very easy to get tempted by all those cute little outfits that are often completely impractical. If you want to give the expectant mother (or yourself!) a very useful and practical gift, why not buy a changing table. These are fabulous pieces of furniture that are wonderful for a new mum's back and help preserve your own mattress from destruction.

I was given a changing table prior to the birth of my first child, and just took it for granted. It wasn't until I went on holidays for a few days and was without it, that I realised just how wonderful it really was. My husband had suggested we hire one or perhaps even buy a collapsible one to take on holidays with us, but I foolishly said that it was only for four days and I would just use the bed where we were staying.

It didn't even take a day before I was thoroughly regretting that decision. I hadn't realised just how often I used the changing table, and I hadn't thought about just how uncomfortable it would be to go without it. The first thing I noticed was that I missed the convenient height of the changing table. Mine was perfect, I could change baby's diaper without having to bend over at all, unless I wanted to give baby a kiss or cuddle.Continued on next page...