changing diapers in public...yay or nay?

My aunt thinks this is disgusting.
I will do it only in my car otherwise I try to find a bathroom. The reason I brought this up is bc yesterday at the strawberry feast a woman changed her 3 yr olds diaper under the tent where people were eating. To me thats gross. I wish she would have went off to the side somewhere. Also, do you think there is an age limit for changing in public?

Message edited 6/17/2007 10:37:51 AM.

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I have a patemm pad that i put down on a public changing table. I never have changed her in my car... I wouldn't change her where people are eating though, but I can't see how you can avoid changing your childs diaper in public...

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I only change poop diapers in public and I've done it in the trunk of my truck .

If I'm at a party or someone's house I'll bring my changing pad into the bathroom or into someone's bedroom.

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let me clarify...I dont mean in public bathrooms. I mean out in public places like if you were in the smithhaven mall in macys. Would you change dc in the electronics dept or if you were in borders would you do it in the play area, or if you were at the beach would you change on the sand ...and so forth....

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Posted by Kitkat

I only change poop diapers in public and I've done it in the trunk of my truck .

If I'm at a party or someone's house I'll bring my changing pad into the bathroom or into someone's bedroom.

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Posted by Kitkat

Posted by PrincessP

let me clarify...I dont mean in public bathrooms. I mean out in public places like if you were in the smithhaven mall in macys. Would you change dc in the electronics dept or if you were in borders would you do it in the play area, or if you were at the beach would you change on the sand ...and so forth....

I personally would never do that. I haven't brought her to the beach yet, but I'm guessing I'd change her on the blanket rather than go all the way to the dirty bathrooms.

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Posted by PrincessP

Posted by Kitkat

I only change poop diapers in public and I've done it in the trunk of my truck .

If I'm at a party or someone's house I'll bring my changing pad into the bathroom or into someone's bedroom.

this is going to sound strange but I feel funny taking Gillian into someones bedroom on their bed. I am a first time mommy so all I keep thinking is people will think their bed is contaminated...haha
Everyone usually tells me to do it...I just feel funny.

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I find a restroom to change her in. Or I take her to my car, and use the back of my truck to change her diaper.

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If I'm in a mall or somplace with a changing station in the bathroom, I'll change her there. If not, I'll find a place out of the way of people and change her. Sometimes you don't have a choice but to do it in public.

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i find that its best to find a place w/a little privacy some people are soooo weird about naked kids! But there are times when you have no choice and a moms gotta do what a moms gotta do. that lady should have moved away a little just out of respect.

i have changed my girls in the stroller in a corner with the back of the stroller facing towards the public when there was no bathroom anywhere near us.

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I've used the back of my truck to change diapers many times.

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I change him in his stroller sometimes.

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I have to apologize here. I changed my DD's PP diaper in front of you guys at our last GTG. I hope I didn't offend anyone. I just figured it was a bunch of other moms. I have used the back of my truck alot. I'd rather the car than one of those changing stations in a restroom(they skeeve me even with disposable changing covers on top) I do try to be discreet if I am in a public place. But that being said it doesn't bother me one bit to see a mom change a diaper in public(malls, stores etc) around food in a restuarant is another story.

Message edited 6/17/2007 8:09:18 PM.

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I don't see a problem with changing diapers in public. Like someone else said, it's a little gross to do it where someone is eating though. When I take DD to work, there is nowhere to change her so I put the changing pad on top of my desk. People probably think that's weird, but I'm not getting down on that nasty floor!

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I will not change his diapers in public.

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I have changed Ryan's diaper when he was an infant in public if there was no restroom nearby. Sometimes they don't even have changing tables in them and you have no choice. People will deal with it.

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I have done it in the past, but I have felt weird about it. I only do it if necesary. Like one time we were at the mall and waiting to get pictures done (and we could not leave) and one of them needed to be changed badly so i put the pad down on the bench and did it. When one becomes a mom you learn...desperate times call for desperate measures. I won't do it if i can avoid it, but sometimes you can't avoid it.

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Nay, how do you wash your hands? I don't care how dirty the bathroom is as long as there is a sink with good ole soap and water a diaper will be changed there especially not where people are eating. So many virus can live in poop, doesn't coxsasie live in it for about a month.

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I will change my DS diaper in a public bathroom only if they have those changing tables but, I do have a changing pad that I put down on the table. But I have changed him in the back seat of my car and opened up the tailgate.

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I've changed DD in a restaurant before. It was in the city, the bathrooms were too small and didn't have a changing station. We were mindful of others and got a booth far away from other patrons. No one even noticed. Oh, and I BF'd her there too.

I don't think less of anyone that needs to do it either. As long as they don't let their half-naked baby roll around and leave the dirty diaper out long enough for everyone to catch a whiff.

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I would seek a private place, however, I think that those changing stations in restrooms are often filthy. I would not even want to put the changing pad down on some of them! I am already thinking about that even before my baby is here. DH did fess up and tell me that in some mens rooms, those changing stations are often unused and cleaner!!!!!!!!

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