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is this the wrong thing to do????

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kayleigh81 · 29/08/2006 08:45

We had a day out at alton towers on monday and my 4 month old ds needed his nappy changing, the baby changing room which was next to where we were was scruffy so i sat on the grass with my ds on my knee and changed his nappy. A woman came over to me and pointed out that the changing rooms were next to where we were and that i shouldnt be changing my baby in view of everyone. I said to her that i wasnt changing my baby in the baby room as it was very dirty and she turned round and said that i should find a clean changing room and not change the nappy where everyone can see
i wasnt prepared to leave my baby with a dirty nappy while i searched the park for a clean changing room

Surely there are other mums who have done this or was i in the wrong?

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Bellie · 29/08/2006 08:48

I would have done the same!
I was at Brands hatch on Sunday - couldn't find any baby changing so changed dd in public! Others don't have to look do they!

Nemo1977 · 29/08/2006 08:50

Would also have done the same.

Saturn74 · 29/08/2006 08:52

Nah, you were perfectly fine. The woman had obviously been on the log flume once too many times or something. I'm sure it took her longer to have a go at you than it did for you to change your baby's nappy! If she was eating a picnic within a few feet of you, I could see her not being thrilled, but she sounds like she was just in a bit of a bad mood, and you got the brunt of it. I wouldn't have taken my child into a dirty changing room either.

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juuule · 29/08/2006 08:52

I'd have done the same, too

harpsichordcarrier · 29/08/2006 08:53

no, of course you weren't in the wrong. why should people be offended by the sight of a nappy being changed?
dogs poo in the street. cats poo in my garden. noone seems to suggest they have to go into a special room for the purpose. when you are potty training your children will no doubt poo al fresco more often than you can count.
this woman sounds a bit precious. it wasn't St Pauls Cathedral fgs, it was Alton Towers.

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kayleigh81 · 29/08/2006 08:55

i feel a bit better now, its been on my mind since it happened, there was no-one else sitting anywhere near me when i changed him either.
Ive obviously got the brunt of her bad mood or something.

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MaloryTowersIsSlimAndChic · 29/08/2006 09:01

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compo · 29/08/2006 09:03

Was she a member of staff or just a member of the public? She sounds a bit strange!!

moondog · 29/08/2006 09:04

i wouldn't have even veiled my 'Fuck off'.
It would have been easily comprehensible.

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Mum2FunkyDude · 29/08/2006 09:09

Do not take too much notice, people without babies do not understand. In a restaurant it would be different, in a public place it's fine.

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kayleigh81 · 29/08/2006 09:13

No she didnt work there she was just a member of public, and she had 2 older kids with her so dont understand why the sight of someone changing a nappy offended her really. If people had have been eating around me or whatever i wouldnt have done it, but it must have took me about 30 seconds to change him and his nappy was put in a nappy bag and put in the bin so its not like i left it lying around.

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sleepysooz · 29/08/2006 09:33

Don't worry, I'd have done the same thing!

sleepysooz · 29/08/2006 09:33

I'd also have mine on potty if couldn't find changing room quick enough,

Blandmum · 29/08/2006 09:35

I would have done the same as you.

I wouldn't change a nappy in a cafe or resturant (although I have seen it done). I don't think babies should have to be fed in a toilet, and I don't think that anyone should have to eat in the small of a pooy nappy!

But open air? No problems. Did it loads of times.

edam · 29/08/2006 09:38

She's mad, ignore her.

MrsBigD · 29/08/2006 09:39

wouldn't worry kayleigh81... have done it heaps of times 'in public', changed dd and ds's nappy that is

Obviously wouldn't plump them on a table in a restaurant to do this but in open air? Why not! I'm sure even that woman must have at some point in her life squatted behind a bush because she couldn't find facilities nearby?

coppertop · 29/08/2006 09:40

I did exactly the same thing last week although not at Alton Towers. The baby-change area reeked and I knew my 2 older children wouldn't have gone in there so I changed dd's nappy outside on the grass. I don't see why it should be a problem.

BettySpaghetti · 29/08/2006 09:41

You didn't do anything wrong -we've all done it (and I'd be very surprised if that woman hadn't done it with her children at some point!)

chocolatekimmy · 29/08/2006 09:48

I change my baby when she needs it and to suit us, often on my lap. I try to be discreet and wouldn't do it near food. I can't see what her problem was

CheesyFeet · 29/08/2006 10:09

I changed dd in the doorway of an empty shop on Saturday. There's a distinct lack of changing facilities in the town where I live so it was that or leave her in a crappy nappy. No contest.

What a batty old bird.

PeppaPigsMum · 29/08/2006 12:56

i've often changed my daughter outside.

all i can say is that woman must spend a lot of her time being offended if she was bothered by your nappy-changing antics. no need for you to worry .

Socci · 29/08/2006 12:58

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southeastastra · 29/08/2006 12:58

ooh i like your name peppapigsmum!

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