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Hellobee Boards Topic: When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 13:39:35 +0000 Boheme on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583851 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:29:43 +0000 Boheme 1583851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have always changed on the floor. LO is so wiggly I've always been afraid to change him on the changing table! Mrs. Oatmeal on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583612 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:39:43 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1583612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We're starting to fight this now - she is SO wiggly. I usually just change her on the floor in the livingroom, but at night we use the change table. littlek on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583611 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:38:52 +0000 littlek 1583611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Cherrybee: LO is almost 2 and I still change him on top of his dresser. Jenn23 on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583606 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:37:40 +0000 Jenn23 1583606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Still changing J on the changer at 19 months. We just give toys, books, etc. for him to play with and most of the time he holds still enough for the diaper change. If he starts wriggling, then I have to just hold him down. swurlygurl on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583571 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:29:17 +0000 swurlygurl 1583571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 15 months and still changing her on the table. She is SO wriggly though, and flips herself over every time. Maybe I just need to learn how to change her diaper while she's on her hands and knees, since she doesn't seem to mind that! Hah... autumnlove on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583553 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:26:31 +0000 autumnlove 1583553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO is 2 and we still change her on the table. Some days are bad but she has calmed down a lot! Weagle on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583549 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:25:37 +0000 Weagle 1583549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO will be 2 in a couple of weeks and we still use the changing table. We basically pin her down until she calms down. Changing anywhere but there makes it even more difficult. Mommy Finger on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583418 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:48:52 +0000 Mommy Finger 1583418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We still use the changing table at 17 mo and he is as wiggly as they come. lamariniere on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583373 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:37:10 +0000 lamariniere 1583373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We never had a dedicated changing table. When my son started getting wriggly, we changed him on the floor. Mrs Green Grass on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583275 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:08:35 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1583275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I starts using the clip belt to tie him down. He doesn't mind too much as long as I give him something fun to play with (started around 12 mo, now 15). Radish on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583256 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:01:37 +0000 Radish 1583256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She is usually pretty good, but the times she is resistant I usually sing the ABCs to her and she "sings" along and stops squirming. Elderberrygin on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583244 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:59:46 +0000 Elderberrygin 1583244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had to put the change pad on the floor. LO twists around too much and she's strong when she's in a mood. kiddosc on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583238 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:57:51 +0000 kiddosc 1583238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We're still using it at 23 months for every diaper change. He goes through wiggly stages, but we try to give him things to distract him. The snot sucker, a bottle of lotion, a book, ask him to comb his hair, sing songs, make faces... some attempts are more successful than others. JerricaBenton on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583216 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:50:01 +0000 JerricaBenton 1583216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We still use the changing table at 14 months. It was getting insane a few months ago but I put up some craft paper on the wall next to the changing table and she gets to pick a sticker and stick it up there every time she gets a diaper change. It's been a real sanity saver! She spends most of the changing time picking out her sticker. If she's already upset when I put her on the changer I'll just grab a sticker and stick it on her hand or foot and that usually distracts her. Mrs. High Heels on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583205 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:47:55 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1583205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We put the changing pad on the floor, and change him there. Smurfette on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583176 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:40:40 +0000 Smurfette 1583176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We still use it at 13 months. We just hold her down, give her a toy, book, bottle of lotion to play with and move fast! sorrycharlie on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583168 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:38:38 +0000 sorrycharlie 1583168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I still change her up there. I just hold her down, lol. or repeatedly flip her back over. mediagirl on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583166 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:38:08 +0000 mediagirl 1583166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Cherrybee: my lo went through a throwing tantrums on the table period. But, we got through it. She's 22 months and we're still changing her up there. cheert16 on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583165 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:37:56 +0000 cheert16 1583165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We change him on the floor, and ottoman, or his changing table- he is a wiggler- but we try and give him things to occupy him! wonderstruck on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583159 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:36:33 +0000 wonderstruck 1583159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ L is almost a year old and we were starting to run into this problem. This is not really a solution and is actually something I feel terrible about, but one day he fell off (yeah, I know. And he fell away from me so despite my lunging for him, I couldn't catch him!) and apparently he learned his lesson because he's been much more cooperative since then. I suppose that's not super helpful though, I certainly wouldn't advocate letting your LO get hurt! Thank goodness he was fine, just scared himself. I know a lot of people probably would've moved him to the floor after that, but he is SO much more wiggly and difficult on the floor, instead I just got something to help the changing pad stick to the table (it slid from his extreme bouncing, causing the fall.) I'd suggest re-arranging the dresser so there's nothing to grab near her, and if she has a favorite thing to grab just hand it to her. I let LO play with the wipes packet during diaper changes - it's the only time I'll do that and he's fascinated. matador84 on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583152 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:35:11 +0000 matador84 1583152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I change him on a blanket on the floor in his room, prob starting at 15 months. It was too hard being very pregnant and wrestling a toddler. Adira on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583139 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:33:33 +0000 Adira 1583139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well, Xander (almost 14 months) is definitely squirmy during changes! We try to give him toys or blocks or the tube of Desitin to keep him entertained while we change him, but sometimes we just have to hold him down, lol! Cherrybee on "When did baby get too active for an elevated change space/table? What did you do?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-baby-get-too-active-for-an-elevated-change-spacetable-what-did-you-do#post-1583115 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:27:36 +0000 Cherrybee 1583115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have a cot-top changer which we love - it's at exactly the right height for us! But LO is such a wriggler these days, rolling over during changes, trying to grab everything from her dresser!!! Did you eventually retire your elevated change space? What made you decide to do this? What did you do instead?? We have never changed LO anywhere other than her nursery. I'm not a change-in-the-lounge kinda girl.... :meh: