What are the advantages and disadvantages of Ikea changing tables?

Changing tables, which have recently been actively winning the sympathy of parents of babies, owe their popularity primarily to their ease of use and versatility. It is thanks to these qualities that these adaptations were assessed by various categories of parents, from very wealthy people to young families with average incomes.

Ikea offers a wide variety of changing surface furnishings that vary in mounting style and size. They can be categorized as changing tables:

• folding table that is attached to the wall. To install it, it is necessary to make several holes in the overlap, using reliable fasteners in order to avoid possible injuries to the child;
• folding, a feature of which is the possibility of storage when folded, so that such a table does not take up extra space;
• a portable table in the form of a changing board, which can be installed on a children's bed, on an ordinary table and even on a washing machine in the bathroom;

• chest of drawers with a removable changing table, which is stable and spacious;
• a bookcase table with a comfortable changing surface and a shelf for storing things;
• convertible swaddles, most often part of a changing cabinet or combined with a baby bed.

To date, the following models can be found in Ikea catalogs, which have very good reviews.

This model belongs to wall hanging tables for newborns. It is made of a tubular steel frame, on which a cover made of dense fabric (polyester) is put on. The upper part of the structure has several polyethylene pockets, convenient for storing all kinds of small items. Directly the diaper is equipped with bumpers, which are covered with a soft cover and equipped with a polyurethane foam mattress.

The advantage of such a hanging table is its compactness, since it takes up almost no space when raised. It is also convenient that you can hang such a structure at any height, so for every woman it will be possible to choose the most comfortable location. The disadvantages include the short service life of such a table, since babies quickly gain weight, become active, therefore placing them on such a device becomes unsafe... As a rule, such a table is used until the baby is six months old.

The size of the "Antelope" model: width 74 cm, depth: 78 cm. The cost is 3,800 rubles.

The folding model of the Spoling changing table is made of a metal frame on which a polyester awning is stretched. This portable diaper is like a small hammock with container pockets on the sides for storing baby items. The advantage of this folding table is solely in its compactness, ease of transportation and a low price tag, but the disadvantage is the extreme instability of such a design, sagging of the changing surface and the small size of the changing place.

Dimensions of the Spaling model: width: 60 cm, depth: 80 cm, height: 94 cm.The cost is 2 700 rubles.

This is a table that also serves as a locker. As the baby grows up, such a structure transforms into a rack, for which you just need to dismantle the changing surface. The product is made of chipboard, painted with acrylic enamel, and the changing surface itself is made of MDF coated with melamine film. This changing table has a comfortable size, and a solid and solid base helps to shape the baby's posture.

Dimensions of the Henswick changing table: width 75 cm, depth 76 cm, height 161 cm. The cost is 9 799 rubles.

Models "Lexwick" and "Sundwick" represent a table combined with a chest of drawers, or, as the manufacturer often writes, with a cabinet. They are on high, stable legs and have, in addition to a changing table, two levels of drawers and one shelf.

These structures are stable, equipped with a large diaper, which is fenced with safety bumpers. The advantages of this option include the reliability and safety of the structure, which can withstand even the weight of an older child and a comfortable height at which it is convenient for the mother to change the baby's clothes. An important advantage is possibility of long-term use, which is ensured thanks to the presence of drawers and storage shelves in the model.

Products are made of natural wood. This is an array of pine, treated with stain and colorless varnish. Dimensions of the Lesquik model: width 86 cm, depth 78 cm, height 94 cm. The cost is 11,999 rubles.

A wardrobe with a changing surface "Sundvik" is more variable in size: width 79 cm, depth 51 cm (although you can order a more voluminous version with a depth of 87 cm), minimum height 99 cm, maximum 108 cm. Cost of a chest of drawers with a changing table "Sundvik" "Is 11,999 rubles.

This model is a bookcase table that includes a changing surface, fenced on all sides by bumpers, and a shelf on which you can lay out children's wardrobe items and care products. This table is made of solid beech covered with a colorless varnish that preserves the attractive natural color of the wood. The changing surface and the bottom shelf are made of a fiberboard sheet, painted with acrylic paint.

The convenience of such a table is stability of the structure, combined with its low weight and ease of movement... The disadvantages include the fact that items for baby care when stored on the Sniglar shelf are on an open surface, and dust can accumulate on them. Considering this fact, the manufacturer suggests purchasing plastic containers for storing children's things when purchasing a Sniglar changing table, which can be either put on the shelf of the shelf or fixed on its sides.

Also, the disadvantage of this model can be called not very high maximum permissible load, which is 11 kg. You can dress a kid on such a table only up to six months. The dimensions of the Sniglar changing table: length 72 cm, width 53 cm, height 87 cm. The cost is 1 999 rubles.

The Gulliver model is also a stand-up changing table. Unlike the modest Sniglar, which has only one shelf, the Gulliver changing version is equipped with three shelves and attractive lattice side walls.The frame and side walls of the product are made of natural wood (solid birch covered with white acrylic enamel). The changing surface is made of moisture resistant MDF, also painted white.

The disadvantages of this model are almost the same as those of the Sniglar model: the need to place children's things on an open surface and additional expenses for the purchase of containers for their storage. The advantage can be called a larger number of shelves, increasing the capacity and somewhat greater stability, which is associated with the presence of transverse structural elements.

Dimensions of the Gulliver changing table: width 82 cm, depth 54 cm, height 93 cm. The cost is 3,199 rubles.

This model is a full-fledged transforming changing chest of drawers, equipped with a changing surface in the form of a table. It is large enough, has three volumetric drawers and three shelves, high sides that protect the baby from falling during overturns and two positions for the height of the table top. Stable construction and different table top heights allow using this model until the child reaches one year old.

In the future, as the baby grows up, the Stuva changing chest of drawers can be converted into a desk for a student, for which the owners just need to follow the attached instructions. Of the shortcomings, one can note the sharp corners of the sides, which must be hung with some kind of soft overlays in order to avoid injuries to the child.

Dimensions of a chest of drawers with a changing table "Stuva": width 90 cm, depth 79 cm, height 102 cm. The cost is 10,000 rubles.

It is a portable changing surface made of plastic. It has medium-height sides and is designed to be installed on any stable surface. The advantage of such a table is its mobility and low cost. The disadvantages include the fact that such a diaper does not have a rigid fixation to the base on which it is installed, and an active baby is able to fall to the floor along with such a device.

The dimensions of the portable ash-changing table "Vedra": length 74 cm, width 48 cm. The cost is 1,200 rubles.

In the next video you will find an overview of the Sundvik changing chest from Ikea.