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To think this is sexist?

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KitKat1985 · 28/02/2017 15:39

So I should explain me and DH have two daughters in nappies - a 3 month old and a near two and a half year old (we have been trying to toilet train her but haven't been successful yet). DH is a brilliant and very 'hands-on' dad. A couple of days ago we were out at a family occasion for the afternoon, and invariably both girls needed nappy changes during the day. The venue only provided baby change facilities in the ladies loo. This has happened several times at various locations when we've been out with the DDs. DH offered to still do nappy changes but I said I'd do it as he understandably felt uncomfortable going into the ladies, and he didn't want to do it on the floor in the male loos as (in his words) the floor is always covered in piss and he doesn't want the girls lying on a piss-covered floor. I feel not having nappy change facilities in the gents is sexist as firstly it implies that nappy changes are solely womens' work, and secondly it makes it bloody awkward for DH when he is out with the DDs on his own (as he will have to when I'm back to work etc) as he understandably doesn't want to go into the ladies loos to access a baby change facility. Surely now it's 2017 it shouldn't be unreasonable to have baby changing facilities in both the male and female loos?

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RosyGold · 28/02/2017 21:03

It is sexist imho - I know a lot of public places have a separate baby changing loo (sometimes it's a disabled loo as well I think) which is more helpful because it's open to both men and women. But when I went to my local Asda busting on a piss, there was no actual toilet in the baby changing room! Literally a changing unit and a sink! And there was not enough room for me to lug my pram into the ladies with me so I kept my legs crossed lol

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