https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 16:43:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1689927 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:30:36 +0000 PinkElephant 1689927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The dresser we have the changing pad on is wood, but we've protected it with a tempered glass top backed with Skidders to prevent sliding. As long as the glass isn't in danger of slipping, and the changing pad is affixed to the dresser back/sticks to the glass well, I think you're Also fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1689881 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:58:24 +0000 Cupcake 1689881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No experience with glass, but the top of the dresser we're currently using has a super glossy finish. When we first put the changing pad on it, it was pretty slippery. I just bought some of the drawer liner foam padding non slip stuff (technical term, ha) to put underneath and it doesn't move anymore. You could always try that too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1689859 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:41:34 +0000 kjpugs 1689859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: no prob! We had to get some cut to put on the back of a door that our dogs scratched. We used command strips to keep it in place. It's a pain but less so than getting custom cut glass! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1689253 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:31:01 +0000 mfa_lady 1689253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: @MamaMoose: Thank you!</p> <p>@kjpugs: Plexiglass is a good idea. This glass is really thick and heavy, so it might work, but I am definitely going to check it out (it's in our garage right now) before making any decisions. Thanks, lady! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1688917 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:40:32 +0000 kjpugs 1688917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can get custom-cut plexiglass, I think that might be a safer alternative until LO is older. I think you can make the dresser work, but I worry about the glass. LO is so rough on her changing pad (standing up, flopping around) that I would worry one wrong move would break the glass under her, especially with the uneven surface of the wicker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1688855 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:17:32 +0000 MamaMoose 1688855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah since you can securely anchor it to the actual dresser I think this would work fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1688829 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:10:08 +0000 wonderstruck 1688829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry about it then, sounds like it should work just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1688820 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:08:32 +0000 mfa_lady 1688820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms.Pumpkin: @septca: Thanks, y'all! There is a really solid backing to the dresser. It's old-school, well-made wicker and weighs about a thousand pounds...so it will definitely be possible to have good, secure anchors in the back. </p> <p>@wonderstruck: Ahh, yes! The glass functions to protect and flatten the sturdy wicker underneath. I think it's mostly so that the top of the dresser has a flat surface! Sounds like what I SHOULD be worrying about is one day soon having to wrangle a wiggly/kicking kiddo, no matter where the changing pad is. :)</p> <p>@Mrs.Someone: Thank you! That is kind of what I was thinking, too. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1688769 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:51:27 +0000 septca 1688769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Exactly what @Ms.Pumpkin: said. </p> <p>We have a changing pad - unsecured - on top of a dresser. We have to be vigilant about holding DD and making sure she doesn't flip off, but it's never felt "dangerous." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1688767 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:50:57 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1688767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't vote because I have no real experience. But if the top is secured on the furniture (inlaid), I don't see why it would be a bad idea? If it were just laid on top and in kept in place with it's own weight, then I think that would be an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1688766 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:50:36 +0000 wonderstruck 1688766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just to clarify - is there something underneath the glass? I'm less concerned about breakage and more wondering what would happen if the glass gave way. And you would still want some way of attaching the changing pad - possibly to the back of the dresser, as said above. My dresser is wood and my LO still managed to kick so hard that the entire changing pad slid off the dresser and he came tumbling down when he was about 7 months. I hadn't secured it because I didn't figure it would slide on wood, but it still happened and I felt awful! (And for the record, yes, I was standing right there in the middle of a diaper change - hard to explain how it even happened!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1688764 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:49:59 +0000 Ms.Pumpkin 1688764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there a solid backing to the dresser? I've seen some changing pads that have anchor straps in the back, so you could secure the anchors to the back panel of the dresser as an extra precaution. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-a-terrible-idea#post-1688744 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:44:49 +0000 mfa_lady 1688744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, it's too early to be thinking about this kind of thing anyway, but we're about to shift some furniture around in our house so it got the wheels moving.</p> <p>Would it be a horrible/dangerous idea to secure a changing pad to the top of a dresser with a fitted glass top? We have a white wicker dresser that I think would be great in a nursery, but it has one of those inlaid glass tops on it. Obviously, I wouldn't do it if it turns out to seem obviously dangerous or in-securable...but I'm just wondering if the glass top makes it an automatic no-no. </p> <p>In theory, we could remove the glass top, but the top of the dresser is lowered a bit (in between a raised edge) and it's uneven because it's wicker, so that may not work. Anyway, tell me if I'm a lunatic for considering this. I would love to use something we already have! </p>