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To think the woman was right to change the baby..

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Justanothernamechange2 · 18/03/2019 18:13

...on the bus.

Little back story.. the bus service in question is 1hour48 end to end. The service only runs once per hour so if you get off its a hour until the next one.

Woman and tiny baby get on the bus and sit in the designated buggy park bit. 5mins into the journey it becomes very apparent baby has pooed. The baby is in the laydown carry cot part of the pushchair, quite deep, youd have to peer in to see much of him. The woman quickly changes her son and double bags the nappy and puts that in her changing bag. The window is open + the smell is gone in a matter of minutes.

Another woman on the bus got quite aggressive towards her and said shes a vile creature for changing a baby on the bus and she should have got off the bus or waited until she got home. The mum stated that she was as efficient as possible and if she left him he'd be sore and the bus would continue to smell for another hour n 15mins. The other lady replied "its not raining you coulda got off and waited for the next bus".

Aibu to think the woman did no wrong.. the poor kid needed changing, she did it in a dignified way and shouldnt be expected to stand in the cold and almost darkness for a hour...

OP posts:
wildchild554 · 19/03/2019 19:15

of course she was right to change the baby, if she let them sit in it, they'd be raw by the end of the journey and probably end up with a severe nappy rash, plus we don't know if the child has any skin conditions like eczema which would make it even worse. These things can get really nasty and infected.

RomanyQueen1 · 19/03/2019 19:34

A tiny baby poo hardly smells at all.
With Window open I doubt it lingered, also the bus door opens at stops too.
Woman with baby did no harm and I'd have done the same.

RomanyQueen1 · 19/03/2019 19:39

Pavaroti

are you ok?

Witchtower · 19/03/2019 19:52

Omg I didn’t think people were that concerned. I used to change my children everywhere!

purplebunny2012 · 19/03/2019 19:58

Is the DS2 a car or a computer? I know that both Citroen and Nintendo make a DS

Confused PMSL, someone must be new to MN! Suggest Pavarotti clues themselves up on MN acronyms

Lmcd18 · 19/03/2019 20:18

Mummy was perfectly right to change her baby especially if it was a very young baby I know if I left my baby in a dirty nappy that long her bum would be very sore as her skin is sensitive, can't believe how some people react to situations like this they are ridiculous!

Loreleigh · 19/03/2019 20:34

I'd back the mum and agree with you - I wouldn't wish for anyone to leave their baby to get bum rash, be bloody uncomfortable for a long journey etc all for the sake of a couple of minutes of a bit of a whiff - so what. Sounds like mum was super quick, reduced any smell quickly and had a happier baby - good on her

canadianbanana · 19/03/2019 21:31

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD. A baby in a nappy for that length of time would have a terrible rash and a sore little behind. I wouldn’t say the mom was trigger happy, just taking good care of her child.

Deminism · 19/03/2019 21:55

I would have changed the baby too. In fact I think I probably did similar myself when mine were small. I have whipped the potty out on the train (vestibule) rather than have them have an accident too If queue for loo was too long.

ToftyAC · 19/03/2019 22:02

@pavarotisbitontheside
DS2 - our darling son no 2

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