Your newborn house setup - what’s upstairs and what’s downstairs?

[Anonymous]

Third baby and we just moved to a two story from a one level home.

I have so many odd questions—

Do you go upstairs to change diapers? Did you just buy a $17 changing pad for downstairs? Pop it on the floor and change the diaper?

Do you have a playpen downstairs for sleeping or again, do you head upstairs to the main sleeping area.


I feel like I’m starting over again with two story needs.

[Anonymous]

When our child was a newborn we had the pack-n-play (with bassinet level) on the main floor and a changing area on the main floor as well. Diapers didn't smell at first so we just used the kitchen garbage can for that. Our packnplay had a changing station too, which we used, but seriously a towel or something on the floor is just fine if you feel okay getting up and down off the floor. Alot of our setup was because we knew I would be limited in stair usage because of needing a c-section. We still change diapers on the main floor sometimes, we walk the diapers up to the diaper pail though now.

[Anonymous]

Change on the floor on both floors
Diaper pail at top of stairs
Crib in baby's room (upstairs), Pack n Play in master (upstairs), bouncy seat also used for naps downstairs

[Anonymous]

When our child was a newborn we had the pack-n-play (with bassinet level) on the main floor and a changing area on the main floor as well. Diapers didn't smell at first so we just used the kitchen garbage can for that. Our packnplay had a changing station too, which we used, but seriously a towel or something on the floor is just fine if you feel okay getting up and down off the floor. Alot of our setup was because we knew I would be limited in stair usage because of needing a c-section. We still change diapers on the main floor sometimes, we walk the diapers up to the diaper pail though now.

Same here. We used the changing station on the pack n play on the main level. We used cloth diapers, so I kept a large wet bag hanging off the pack n play in addition to the wet bag/pail situation we had up in the baby's room upstairs. i also had a rock n play that migrated around the house depending on where we were hanging out.

[Anonymous]

Two story house and I'm on my second kid.

Downstairs- pack n play with newborn changing table on it. We changed the baby there a lot and it was so helpful. Baby napped in that pack n play or in our swing that we kept downstairs too.

When I wanted to nap at the same time as the baby, she went to the bassinet upstairs and I napped next to her.

I have a large master bathroom and had a baby bouncer in there that DD hung out in while we showered or got ready for work. Later on she would drink her morning bottle in there while watching us.

[Anonymous]

Yes, second changing pad for downstairs. Definitely worth not having to make the trip up and down the stairs throughout the day.

We had a swing downstairs that baby napped in during the day, for the first several months until he would nap in his crib.

[Anonymous]

Second baby, and now we're in a 4-story townhouse after being in a 2-br apartment for DS1. I only plan to use two floors for the most part. My plan:

2nd floor (kitchen/dining/living, where we spend most of our time) - pack n play with diaper changing attachment, small basket with diapers, cream, a couple changes of clothes, plus diaper genie

3rd floor (master bedroom) - cosleeper, basket by the bed with diapers/cream, and diaper genie

*My sister gave us her mini diaper genie when she was done with it, so now we've got the luxury of having two. I wouldnt have bought an extra one otherwise.

[Anonymous]

I had double everything on both floors - it looked like a daycare for the first year.

[Anonymous]

We don't do pack n plays, let the kids just crawl around but we have changing tables and diaper pails on both floors.

Two kids and their bedrooms are on the second floor. Both have a modest set of toys in their room along with some books and a large dedicated (but not secure) play area on the main floor. Baby gates at the stairs and into the mud room where cleaning supplies are kept.

[Anonymous]

Downstairs we have: jump a roo, exersaucer, (now that he’s older), and a play pen. Our half bath downstairs has a vanity area and we placed a changing pad there. We also have a diaper pail down here (when DS was younger we had a bassinet and swing downstairs)
Upstairs: crib, bouncer, and changing table and diaper pail.

[Anonymous]

With our 2nd newborn we had a swing and bouncy seat on the main floor that she napped in for the first few weeks. I also had one of those diaper organizer baskets with a handle that i kept fully stocked for changes - just kept one of those waterproof-backed foldable changing pads in it and would launder when needed (I had multiples). It also helped to keep a small handled basket on the stairs to put things that needed to go back upstairs with me. I also kept a baby tub and supplies on the main floor since it was easier to bathe her by the sink in the kitchen.

[Anonymous]

Diapers were changed upstairs in nursery. Crib was in nursery. Bassinet was in our room until we transitioned to the crib (around 3 months), then bassinet was put away.

Bouncy chair was downstairs.

[Anonymous]

4-level townhouse here.

DD's bedroom was only for sleeping for a long time. Clothes, toys, books, diaper changing, swing/jumperoo/etc all happened on the main level. I did not want to walk the stairs any more than I had to!

[Anonymous]

3 floors

As a newborn:

Main floor: rock & play
Upstairs: co sleeper (our room), bassinet (office), crib / changing table / dresser (baby’s room)
Basement: pack & play

I always went upstairs to change diapers—I didn’t need or want that stuff all over the house.

[Anonymous]

Nursery upstairs
For #1 used Pack-n-play with bassinet and changing station on first floor. Also swing on 1st floor.

With 2nd (15 mos after #1), I used the pnp for the toddler so just changed diapers with a pad on the floor and had a bouncy seat on the 1st floor. Swing moved upstairs because it was the only place she'd sleep well at night.