Mon, Aug 15 2011
Daniel Foster’s original submission called for ‘bumpers’ on a changing pad to stop a baby from wriggling. From our quick research with a newborn and two year old twins, nothing short of a straight jacket will stop a child from wriggling and newborns to 6 mos don’t move. A lot of parents in the community have already responded to the submission as being flawed as you should never rely on a product to keep your baby in place (AND we would NEVER want to communicate that it’s a safety measure for obvious reasons).
Please visit the Refine phase for this product to give feedback on the features (which are all listed). We definitely need to hear from the parents on this one!
8 Comments
Stalias | 08/15/2011 12:01 PM
Good move. The anti-rolling thing always left me perplexed. One hand on baby…always. But what the community and QDS came up with is a big improvement over what I remember.
Alice | 08/15/2011 12:08 PM
They usually start rolling as early as 2-3 months old or sometimes even sooner and since you never know WHEN they will start it’s better not to take any chances!
Maria | 08/15/2011 1:38 PM
I am torn with this project. None of the 3 design ideas scream to me, “buy me!” :/ Now that Q. has discovered the flaw of the raised sides I wish there could be another round for the community to submit based on this feedback. If this is not done to outshine the competition it will simply drown in the midst of all the other changing pads available :/ My current changing pad already has a spot for wipes etc., so in order for me to be interested in a new one since many times they are even free when you buy a diaper bag it needs to have some sort of WOW factor to it and I just don’t see it in the 3 designs currently available to choose from. I think the twin peaks design is good but the side panels are not needed. Since the main innovation for why this product won is now lost, what is the new innovation?? I just don’t see it…
Anant Gilra | 08/15/2011 4:16 PM
I don’t get this. Doesn’t Quirky look at other designs, and comments.
I had posted a design in the concept phase which had a strap/belt (stitched to the back) for the safety of the baby. Are you saying that a belt cannot prevent a baby from rolling out? Check out the images here
http://www.quirky.com/ideations/82582
The strap is stitched to the back and comes out as a belt. This will serve three purposes
1. Act as a belt for the baby
2. A carrying/hanging case, when the same is rolled and kept.
3. Used to tie it to an existing stroller (belt tied backwards)
ChesterCat | 08/15/2011 4:45 PM
Anant, what keeps the baby from rolling off with these flexible units strapped to them? The fact that they are so flexible creates the danger. The Daniel Foster entry also considers folding panels like the Apple iPad stand.
Anant Gilra | 08/15/2011 5:00 PM
That’s a valid point that you raised, Chester. Do you really think that the baby can take the entire thing and roll? Probably they can. We should understand that this is meant to be a diaper changer, and not a stroller or a pram, where you leave the baby unattended. The baby needs a basic safety level for the 5-10 mins. For anything more than that, I don’t think we should be using a diaper changing station.
In any case, it is better to have a safety belt than have nothing at all.
Maybe we could have a double belt, one which opens in the front, and one in the back. That ways, the back belt can be tied to something.
PattiD | 08/15/2011 7:00 PM
When out, many places have baby changing tables. When not available we changed the baby on the ground or the floor, or on the car seat. Where are these babies being changed?
ChesterCat | 08/16/2011 9:05 AM
I would want some physical separation between the pad and the surface it is lying on. You never know how dirty it is and if your pad is going to pick-up the bacteria and mess from someone else. That is why I chose a folding design with elevation where the support feet fold inward so anything they pick-up does not get spread around like on your car seats. Gives you a chance to wash them before the next use.