to think it’s rude to change nappies in front of guests?

[ChloeAdams120]

Hi all,

Went to a friends house today and my daughter needed her nappy changed. I asked her where should I go change her expecting her to say bathroom or her daughters room. She said just change her on the floor. I was a bit taken back and thought it was unfair on everyone else in the room. Thoughts?

YANBU. I know it’s her house but it just seems the wrong space to do it in when you have guess

Guests rather

I think if she's fine with it, it's fine.

Couldn't get fussed about it if the host thinks it's fine.

Doesn’t bother me.

YANBU, fortunately my nappy days are long behind me but I never understood why people were happy to change their babies in a 'communal space' - assuming somewhere else suitable is available.

Wet ok, smelly poo filled YANBU

I wouldn’t care if someone changed their baby in the room I was in. I think you’re overthinking it op.

It wouldn't occur to me to tell someone to leave the room to change their child.

I'd have gone to the bathroom. You need to wash your hands after anyway. So the question is where is the bathroom, not where shall I change her?

If asked I might do a "oh anywhere is fine" type response

Oh I'm not keen on this, family members do it and we had guests to stay and I had to ask them not to change (💩) nappies in the kitchen.
Definitely unfair on others in the room if it's smelly but also just anti social.
I like to be near a wash hand basin if changing nappies.

It was only because her nappy was dirty and I hate it when people come to my house and start changing their child’s nappy in-front of me I guess everyone is different.

your host didn't mind. roll with it

I would have then asked if it was okay to use the bathroom floor, I would have felt uncomfortable changing a dirty nappy in front of everyone.

If mine had pooed I always changed them in the hall or bathroom, and most guests or hosts said it was fine they didn't mind but assumed they were being polite so insisted! If it was just a wet nappy I was more relaxed. Out of all my friends and family I have never met anyone else who did this though to be honest so thought it was just me.

Awful. Use the bathroom.

@user1333796

That’s what I thought, I said I didn’t mind going to the bathroom or whatever and insisted.

I couldnt care less where people change their babies. If my friend changes her baby in front of me the conversation doesnt skip a beat we just carry on talking as she is cleaning baby up.

Baby needs changing. Baby’s gunna get changed 🤨

I don't really see why you care if she doesn't.

@Bubblemonkey I agree with that 100% and I have the same ethos but in a living room with other people in. If it was just a wet nappy wouldn’t have hesitated

I’d find it more rude to be told you have to leave the room to change a baby’s nappy. If you wanted to change it privately then the obvious thing to do would be to get up and take the baby to the bathroom. If a guest asked me where to change a baby’s nappy in my house, I’d assume they were asking could they change it where they were, in which case I’d say it was fine where they are

@DoubleActionbi agree. It’s either ‘where is the bathroom’, or ‘where can I change the baby’?

@QuixoticQuokka

It did make me feel uncomfortable, it really didn’t seem to bother her.

Seriously? It’s a baby. I really can’t see the issue here.