Is the Keekaroo peanut worth the price? I've only ever read good things about it but $100 seems ridiculous for a changing pad. Help me convince my husband it is worth it!
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We have it and I love not having to change diaper covers when pee/poop gets in it. I can just wipe it. So easy. The only thing is that my newborn doesn't like how cool the material feels against her back when change her, so I've ended up putting down a flannel cloth, so I do end up changing a cloth after all. But less annoying than changing a whole pad, and it doesn't get dirty that often.
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I don't have one, but I've used one. I don't see that much appeal. It's not that hard to change a cover and everyone I've seen with one of those covers it anyway.
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Worth it! Think of how many diapers you change!
ETA we don't cover ours at all - baby isn't bothered.
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Just get some waterproof changing liners like these (http://m.target.com/p/munchkin-3pk-waterproof-changing-pad-liners/-/A-14323622?ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=14323622&ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Baby%2BShopping&adgroup=SC_Baby&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=m&location=9010813&gclid=CKXVpaWTo8kCFVAbgQodEccMmQ&gclsrc=aw.ds).
Then you don't have the change the entire cute cover and they are super quick and easy to throw in the laundry. And way cheaper than the fancy changing pad.
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We used the Soft Gear changing mat. Basically the same thing, just not quite as trendy / half the price
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We love ours! Totally worth the price in my opinion. We live in an apartment and don't have our own washer and it was so nice to have one less thing to wash or extra covers to store.
We were able to get ours a little cheaper with a coupon so that helped. Plus since doing laundry is so expensive for us I felt like the price of a regular pad + extra covers + laundry meant I wasn't saving that much anyway.
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I love ours. I balked at the price too, but it is worth it for me. I have two in diapers and even before my son was born the changing pad only had a cover half the time because it was always getting soiled. It's so convenient to be able to just wipe it down. I created a registry at target to get 15% off.
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I think the value depends on the kid. DD peed during so many diaper changes. DS is 5 months and hasn't peed during a diaper change yet. We got one of these wipeable changing pad covers for DS. We wash it when we get around to it but we haven't had any accidents yet.
http://www.target.com/p/circo-wipeable-changing-pad-cover-chevron/-/A-15117796
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We use the exact same liners as @Mrs.KMM: on a regular changing pad and covers. And if I really didn't want to deal with the laundry of the covers I could just use the liners over the waterproof material, no cute covers. I don't really get the big deal of the keekaroo, but I also haven't seen one in person.
If you do get a regular one I highly highly recommend those liners. In the early days we changed those as least once a day- combo of frequent pee/ pooper and inexperienced parents! It seems like it would take just as much effort to clean the keekaroo all the time?
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@Corduroy: I have never seen that before! I may get one for baby two!
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@Mrs.KMM: we use these over the full size covers on our standard changing pad
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I have something similar and it's amazing to not have to change things. After I looked at covers and the pads, it was practically the same price!
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I also have the soft gear one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006OKU7O4?keywords=soft%20gear%20changing%20pad&qid=1448176166&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
And I love it! Both my boys have loved being on it, it was easily both of their favorite places for a while during the newborn days. Sometimes I would just put it on the floor and let him hang out he liked it so much. We also used it for those first few sponge baths.
I love that when it gets poop on it, I can wipe it down with a clorox wipe after I clean up the poop. I love that when he pees on it I just need to grab a cloth diaper to wipe it down. I love that when it has all the poop on it I can put it in the tub and scrub it down with soap and let it dry. Granted, I never had a changing pad with cover, but it seems like such a PITA compared to closed cell foam. Just my 2 cents
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Love, love, love ours. But I didn't realize there was a similar, cheaper product on the market when we bought ours or I'd have looked into that. But closed cell foam is definitely the way to go.
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Yea worth EVERY PENNY! My Dh is very frugal but totally thinks it's the best baby gear item we have. He recommends it to everyone all the time haha. No gross covers to change or wash, a quick wipe down does the trick.
When you consider the fact you have to buy the traditional pad plus multiple covers (and any liners you want to get) it really isn't that big of a cost difference anyway, Love love!!!
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@Ms.Badger: that's too funny...it's oddly my DD2's favourite hanging spot also. Whenever she's fussy we plunk her down on that thing and she instantly stops crying. Sometimes my Dh brings it out to the living room
DD1 was the exact same way! No idea why but whatever works
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@Ms.Badger: I have the soft gear one too. But after seeing a friends Keekaroo I kinda think i would have preferred it. It seems a bit longer.
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Love ours! We don't cover it with anything and DD doesn't care.
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I think we got ours on Amazon warehouse and got a pretty good discount.
Love ours! Super easy to wipe clean, and it's a great size for my tall kiddo, too.
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@sapphire: yeah - we do the same so the cute cover hardly get dirty. Any potential mess is on the liner.
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Yeah I would not pay $100 for a changing pad. I ordered this one from Target:
Oops, hope that link works. Anyway, it's the L.A. Baby 4 side changing pad. It's made of a plasticy waterproof material - no cover or anything needed. I guess it might be a little cool feeling but we're in Florida and my baby is super hot and sweaty all the time. I have a little boy who has a sprinkler penis so it gets peed on constantly. I just wipe it down with antibacterial wipes every day! He's 3 months old and so far we love this one. I just attached it to the top of his dresser.
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I thought about it, but was put off by the price. I also read a few reviews saying that it got cold in the winter. People would put something on it, like a blanket, to help with the problem, taking away the whole appeal of the thing in the first place!
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No way is that worth it. I have this one that's 1/3 of the price and wipeable - http://www.toysrus.com/buy/changing-table-covers/serta-perfect-sleeper-contour-changing-pad-by-baby-s-journey-02022-43895376
For the first several months we used a cover on it but after a while we stopped. DS never really cared.
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Love ours, got it on sale. When DS s little I would put a cloth diaper under most of his body but leave the messy part of there cloth.
We also didn't have laundry in our building so anything I could do to cut down on trips to the laundry mat was totally worth it.
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I have it and I love it. Easily the best purchase I made for a baby! And if we ever have another it's still in great shape. We use it now and she's two. Do it!
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That's the pad we're going to get. I priced out a regular chaging pad and two covers and it came out to the same price as the Keekaroo. Plus I noticed sometimes people put an insert down to protect the covers.
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So I posted on my local mom board and a friend responded that she has one that she never used and would sell it for $40. It's pink and we're team green. Thoughts? Is it gross to buy a used one of it hasn't been used?
DD1 was the exact same way! No idea why but whatever works
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