Went out with 21 month old DS in a back carrier to buy some new shoes in the sales. Got to JL and realised as I took him out to get his feet measured that he'd done a mahousive wee and was sopping from waist to knee (as indeed was my back). So nipped over to kids wear, bought some lovely trousers in the sale and sprinted into the changing room bit to sort him out. Both changing mats were in use by little teeny babies, the BF and bottle feeding rooms were in use and I didn't think anyone wanted to see a nappy change while feeding, but there's a big lobby bit so I thought for a quick whip and wipe, I'd just kneel on the floor and rest him on my bag.
I'll say now that DS never ever wees on me during nappy changes, so I was a bit surprised and horrified when he started peeing like a horse and grabbed a cloth out of my bag to put over his winky while jokingly saying 'naughty boy DS'. All of a sudden someone starts shouting at me, and I look over my shoulder (while mopping up DS and the floor) to see a cleaner looking pretty angry. She was shouting and saying why didn't I use one of the mats, so I said they were busy, then she said why didn't I use the table in the disabled loos. I hadn't spotted it to be honest, but wouldn't have taken up a disabled loo just to change a nappy anyway, then she told me I should have waited for a mat to be free. Leaving aside the fact that the little babies on those mats were still being changed when this was all over and I was leaving, poor DS was sopping wet and I didn't want to hang around with him in soggy clothing. I said as much, and then got a bit peppy and asked her if there were any of my other parenting choices she'd like to question and she stalked off muttering about mopping the floor and I finished up DS, wiped the floor with antibacterial wipes and left in a bit of a fricking snit actually.
So, AIBU to be peed off if you'll forgive the pun, or was she perfectly within her rights to be annoyed at the pee on the floor?
AIBU?
To be annoyed with cleaner in John Lewis?
Tralalalaha · 03/01/2013 21:42
Ah Boomerwang, I did say 'if there were shared facilities'!
Actually, when mine were in nappies, I hated it when there was no toilet in with the baby changing facilities if they had a dirty nappy as it meant putting the poo in a bin - yuk! I much preferred to be able to flush it down a toilet. 
DD had boosters in her Wonderoos at bedtime, but I still used to use a flannel and a terry nappy to stuff them for during the day. Don't remember any problems when in car seats, but it was a while ago now. :)
I never used wet bags either, freezer bags with the ziplock type seal worked best for me as they keep the smell in too. 
Tralalalaha
Quick comment before I read the rest of the replies. Re: the flooding the terry nappies. Had the same problem with DS. Solved by buying three dozen or so cheap flannels/face cloths. A single flannel folded in half and put between the liner (if you use one) and the nappy. Should fix the problem, if it doesn't try using two. But you just need something which absorbs more quickly than the nappy and then spreads the liquid throughout the nappy. Hope that helps.
FWIW, in those circumstances you probably should have changed your DS in the disabled loo if there were shared facilities, only because it would have been useful to be able to wring out his clothes and nappy in the toilet before you packed them away.
I was in Debenhams with DC1 when she needed changing (wee only). The changing room was one big room with a chair for breast feeding mothers and a changing table. It was locked, so after a few minutes I knocked on the door and a woman called out "I'm feeding my baby, I'll be a while.".
There was a long padded bench outside the changing room, so I changed DC on there. A member of staff bustled over, most concerned, and said "Can I help you?". I answered "Erm, if you like, but I've nearly finished, thanks." .
Funnily enough, she wasn't impressed with my response and asked why I hadn't used the changing room. I explained the design flaw with their feeding/changing room and suggested she took the problem up with the management.
OP, I can't decide in your circumstances whether you were U of not. Or whether I was U or not in my situation. But I do like your responses, so thanks for giving me a much needed laugh today!
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