These Diaper-Changing Pads Are a Nursery Must-Have

Your new bundle of joy is sweet-faced, smiley, and a pooping machine, which means around-the-clock changes. You have your diapers, your diaper bag, your rash cream — now you need a high-quality diaper-changing pad. Something sturdy, washable, and easy to deal with. You don't want something cumbersome or huge, but you don't want something that won't protect your furniture or floor, either. It needs to be a balance of size, shape, cleanability, and ease of use.

The Best Diaper-Changing Pads

• Best for Squirmy Babies: Skip Hop Changer
• A Durable Budget Option: Delta Children Changer
• Easiest to Clean: Bumbo Changing Pad
• Best Washable Pads: Pekitas Washable Pads
• Best Changing Station: 3-in-1 Changing Station
• Keeps Baby Clean: SnoofyBee Changer
• Best Multi-Use Changing Pad: Hatch Smart Changing Pad
• Best Portable Changer: Hershel Changing Pad
• Best Environmentally Friendly: 2-Sided Contoured Changing Pad
• Best Organic Changer: Naturepedic Changing Pad
• Best Four-Sided Pad: Summer 4-Sided Pad

What to Consider

There are so many options out there, how do you make sure you don't end up with a crappy changing pad? First, you need to think about materials. It either needs to wipe clean with a Lysol wipe, or it should be able to be tossed in the washing machine. No one wants to hand wash a changing pad.

Next is that you need to consider its use. Are you taking it with you, or are you using it at home? This will determine the size you need, and if you need it to fold up. Lastly, cost. Spending a ton of cash on something your baby is literally going to poop all over feels like a waste to us.

You can avoid getting the contents of their loaded diapers all over the nursery (and their hands) with these top-rated picks. Whether you have a squirmy baby who can't seem to keep still, or you need a pad that speaks to your love of all things organic, we've found the best changing pads to get you through through the diaper phase, as long as it may feel.