Evolith
2016-10-26 21:49:03
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We have the Stuva from IKEA and it works great. We picked it out ourselves and it was given to us as a gift. What folding mechanism, did I miss something? The changing is done on top, a used Reer warming lamp was bought for 20 EUR (my wife's playfulness, I would have simply bought a new one on Amazon for convenience) and it stands next to it. Plus an Angelcare diaper pail for 30 EUR.
The two open compartments in the Stuva have gotten such inserts, clothes are stored in the lower 4 drawers, there are some supplies in the middle open level, and on top there is enough space for wipes, and now I regularly dress the little one there for outside. There has never been a fall or even a dangerous situation. We pay attention when we change, dress, etc.
For stroller, infant car seat, and buggy: Bergsteiger Capri. White, so you can be seen in the evenings in winter. Of course it gets dirty, that’s clear, but safety comes first. And of course it doesn’t look nice anymore, we don’t maintain it either and a snap button is already broken, but that’s an item to be used, not for looks. Much more important to me were the free-swiveling front wheels. Acquaintances have a more expensive model with fixed front wheels and that’s really hard to push. Also, the stroller/buggy fits perfectly with two hand grips into an Opel Astra, so no need for a bigger car.
Oh yes, we also got the Bergsteiger as a gift.
We have a rear-facing child seat from Römer, those normally cost 400 to 500 EUR. We simply bought the previous year’s model (new!) for 270 EUR. So basically, a gift as well. That was actually one Christmas later than the Christmas when we got the changing table, crib, bassinet, and stroller (from our parents each).
We also got tons of clothes as gifts and bought many cheaply used from acquaintances (e.g. 3 large boxes of mixed clothes for 20 EUR). It doesn’t even have to be second-hand from outside, but rather given as gifts or used from family. Only for “important” things like ergonomically good shoes or the sleeping bag did we have to buy ourselves and of course here and there a cute little thing for a few euros...
Choosing the changing table really depends a lot on the baby. You can’t really estimate that well in advance anyway.
Mine has always been an extremely agile child. I was glad for every centimeter of width. Nearly every time we changed him he would spin on the changing pad like a top — if you let him do it, he was relaxed, but if you tried to hold him still, there was a real fuss.
Our changing table is oversized, I’d say that saved my child some near-falls and saved me heart attacks.
And unfortunately not everyone gets that many things as gifts. We were incredibly lucky and almost everything was given to us. A couple of friends, however, barely got anything due to estranged families. They were handed a worn-out cheap used buggy from their parents at birth.