Review: Munchkin Diaper Change Organizer

 Product Description (from Target website) $17.39

Storing diaper-changing gear has never been easier than with this handy organizer. Manufactured by Munchkin, this organizer easily attaches to a crib, door or changing table with adjustable hook and latch fasteners. It features eight storage pockets of various sizes—perfect for all the essentials.

• Holds and stores clothes, towels, diaper changing supplies and more
• Offers 8 handy storage areas for all your diaper change needs
• Just attach it to a dresser, crib, changing table, wall or door
• Holds more than 50 diapers
• Easy to assemble
• Frame Material: Canvas
• Care and Cleaning: Wipe Clean With a Damp Cloth
• Dimensions: 21.0 " H x 19.0 " W x 18.0 " D
• Weight: 1.8 Lb.

 

This was actually one of the first purchases that I made when I found out I was pregnant.  I have been meaning to do a review on it for some time now.  It has been hanging crib side since the end of May and I have had no problems out of it.

First of let me say that this is a handy little doo dad. I didn't spend a lot of money on but is so worth having.  It holds countless amounts of diapers.  I can't even tell you how many but the first time I loaded it, I put at least three jumbo newborn little snugglers on the outside and two or more packs of size one on the inside.

It's plain and simple but it coordinates with my Winnie the Pooh crib sheet.  It holds way more than the other more fancy, decorative, and pricey ones that I originally looked at.

From the reviews I read, some stated that it looked cheap, sagged too much, and the velcros that held it up did not work.

The pictures online and on the packaging make you think that the upper portion of the organizer is sturdy, but it's not.  Check out the online pix above and my pix below so you can see the difference.  The only way I see it being that sturdy is by having something else supporting it. 

Here's my take on those points:  To me it doesn't look cheap, just plain.  It's cloth and for seventeen bucks, you're not going to get top notch, but it does the job.  As far as the sagging, I did put some items in the top portions such as wipe containers and lotion bottles.  I noticed that it did not hold these items well because there is only cardboard in the bottom of each section to hold it up.  Now I only put diapers in it and holds them, but again the upper sections still sag because they don't have much support.  I have not had a problem with the velcros.  Once I attached them to the side of the crib, they have never weakened.  Of course I have never put anything heavy in the organizer so I don't know what everyone else is doing that putting pressure on the velcros for them to loosen.  The most weight I have put on the organizer is a regular wipe case or a small bottle of lotion or shampoo.

This was what I had in it before.  See how many diapers you can fit on the outside.  LOTS! Top middle section doesn't have as much sag to it because I have the bottom section stuffed with lots of diapers to give it some support.  And if you stuff the bottom sections, they will support the top sections better too.

This pix was taken from the side and shows how it sags and droops.  I don't have the bottom sections stuffed so that you can see how it needs to be supported.

Overall, I still found the product very useful.  All I needed was a central place to stack  a lot of diapers and it does just that.  I give it three happy baby faces.

Good Product

UPDATED

Here are new pix to show the velcro straps.  The first is a back view and the side is a frontal view.  The product description states that it has hooks, but they are adjustable velcro straps.  And my straps have never come undone because I still only use it for diapers and small diapering stuff.

View from the back or inside of the crib

View from the front or outside of the crib