We purchased one of these before our baby was born along with the Simmons Changing Pad and this thing works GREAT (so does the pad)! I am actually buying two more because my daughter likes having her diaper off a little too much and has had some accidents on the only one we have. Soooo, Mom told me to get two more so she didn't have to wash it so much. Not that the washing matters, this thing has held up GREAT in the wash with no problems (after at least 10 washes)! I'm not sure what machines other peeps are using or what they are washing it with, but my wife throws it in with the towels and it comes out perfect.

Now, the reason for the 5 stars... our daughter Annabelle absolutley LOVES this thing! It must be the terry cloth feel but it's one of the few places I can place her where she is happy for minutes at a time. After changing her and putting on her nightgown, she will lay there for sometimes 15 minutes as I talk to her and get her to smile and talk. It's really turned into a GREAT bonding moment for Dad and daughter and I really think it's the terrycloth. When that's not on there and we just use the vinyl pad, she's never happy, it's almost like she's missing a cuddly stuffed animal or something... all I know is that these special moments I have with my daughter have really meant alot to me and I really don't think they would have happened if it wasn't for her cover... I'm really trying to be serious here, I have no connection to this product and I rarely post my opinion, but I felt several peeps on here were WAY to harsh on this product. As I like to say in the computer world, it must be "user error".

Good luck and God bless!

I bought this cover to go with the Simmons change pad and it shrink. I did not dry it and washed according to the instructions. Everytime I wased it it got smaller and smaller and now it doesn't fit. The Especially for baby cover is much softer and nicer and doesn't shrink....I even put it in the dryer.

I am not sure if all changing table pads are a standard size or if the pad on my changing table is abnormally large. However, this cover was too small for my changing table pad. I did wash it before I tried to use it. So, I'm not sure if it just shrunk, or if it was too small from the beginning. However, my changing table pad is now scrunched into a oval shape due to how small this cover is. I guess, I'll be on the lookout for an "extra large" changing table pad cover.
In additon, I was not impressed with the quality of this cover, it became very "fuzz balled" after just the one washing.

This cover shrunk after I washed it and it doesn't fit as well on my changing pad now. Since it shrunk it is a chore to get it back over the pad after it is washed.

I got two of these for gifts and after a couple of washings one has already worn out in several spots and will likely have holes after several more washings. They are expensive for what you get. I recommend you buy one then put a lap pad on top. When the lap pad gets dirty replace it with another. This way you only wash the expensive cover on rare occasions and it doesn't fall apart as quickly. Plus the lap pads are easy to remove with one hand while the cover takes more effort. If you are being really cheap, just buy a pillow case to fit over the changing pad to hide the ugly plastic and then use a lap pad under it or on top.