Religion and Ethics Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rhiannon on October 08, 2018, 07:01:07 PM
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Cannot even believe this is a thing these days.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/07c283ad-cb86-4bd6-b503-1c9f2eb15963
I did once say to a bloke to use the ladies as who cares? Having said that, the other day I found a woman changing her baby on the floor of a very nice pub near here. It has to be possible to provide a mat even if a pull down table isn’t feasible.
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I did once say to a bloke to use the ladies as who cares?
I sadly fear there are those who would complain.
I always used either the local shopping centre, or the local Tesco, which both have a unisex changing room.
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Cannot even believe this is a thing these days.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/07c283ad-cb86-4bd6-b503-1c9f2eb15963
I did once say to a bloke to use the ladies as who cares? Having said that, the other day I found a woman changing her baby on the floor of a very nice pub near here. It has to be possible to provide a mat even if a pull down table isn’t feasible.
I can't see my local Asda and Tesco being unique and they both seem to have an increasing numbr of fathers shopping with the kids in tow.
I can only assume that those with infants in prams are pushing babies that are bottle fed.
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I can't see my local Asda and Tesco being unique and they both seem to have an increasing numbr of fathers shopping with the kids in tow.
I can only assume that those with infants in prams are pushing babies that are bottle fed.
Does it matter what a baby is fed on? Or what it comes out of?
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I sadly fear there are those who would complain.
I always used either the local shopping centre, or the local Tesco, which both have a unisex changing room.
I stood like a sentinel and explained why there was a man in the loo. I think if people ask most are ok. There will always be some numpty, like people who object to breastfeeding in public.
A lost of places have the changing facilities in the disabled loo, which I think might be about space as much as anything, and does at least make it unisex.
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Does it matter what a baby is fed on? Or what it comes out of?
If a breastfed baby is with Dad, it could be an inconvence if Junior (excise the Americanism) decides that they are hungry.
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If a breastfed baby is with Dad, it could be an inconvence if Junior (excise the Americanism) decides that they are hungry.
That’s what breast pumps are for. Pumped milk plus bottle.
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My husband would certainly not have needed one, nappy changing and him didn't go together! He only changed five and each was a total disaster. I never did get the stain out of our eldest's shawl, after he changed her nappy whilst she was lying on it! ::) ::)
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Why is this mad idea still around that blokes can't change nappies? I don't know a single one that can't. I'd never changed one in my life before my eldest was born. I was pretty rubbish at it and had to learn quick, but it isn't exactly up there with trying to get the perfect smokey eye or scoring a goal like Gareth Bale.
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Why is this mad idea still around that blokes can't change nappies? I don't know a single one that can't. I'd never changed one in my life before my eldest was born. I was pretty rubbish at it and had to learn quick, but it isn't exactly up there with trying to get the perfect smokey eye or scoring a goal like Gareth Bale.
I am sure most men these days can change nappies, my husband ensured he so was bad at it, he wouldn't get asked to do so.
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That's what I was thinking Rhi :o. It's not rocket science. Men can change a nappy as easily as a woman.
Can't remember ever spending that much time changing my babies in public lavatories though, not if I was just going to the local supermarket. I could do that at home before and after.
As for bottle feeding babies Owlswing, as Rhi said that's what breast pumps are for (quite a lot of us were very close to one for a while :-) ), and plenty of babies are formula fed or a mixture. No-one's business really. However when you see a man with a baby in a supermarket they've usually just popped out to get a bit of shopping and the feeding is done at home.
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As far as I recall we usually found a baby changing room separate to the toilets - but it could be that I have just suppressed my memories of the number of times the changing facility was in the Ladies.
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Disabled toilets usually have baby changing facilities (from what I remember - my two are 29 and 26), & they're unisex.
They're nice too, I went in one by mistake in recent years and set alarm off :-[. The alarm going off wasn't nice, most embarrassing, but the cubicle was. Theere was hardly anyone about, I just walked in without thinking so wasn't inconveniencing a disabled person. However I've been more careful to look at signs since, not that I go to public loos often.
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Disabled toilets usually have baby changing facilities (from what I remember - my two are 29 and 26), & they're unisex.
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Same ages as ours.
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If a breastfed baby is with Dad, it could be an inconvence if Junior (excise the Americanism) decides that they are hungry.
I hasven’t got any children, so please tell me, is there some rule that says a couple has to decide at birth whether they are going to breast feed or bottle feed and then they are not allowed to change their minds ever?
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You can't really change from bottle feeding unless within first few days because milk will dry up but obviously can change to bottles, or partly bottles - or pump some breast milk and put in a bottle. However how many people feed or change babies in a shop unless they are having a day out, lunch etc.
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Does it matter?
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Not in the least.
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Does it matter?
Owlswing seemed very concerned that a breast fed baby out with his or her Dad might be in trouble, that's all. It didn't seem like it would be a huge issue to me.
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I did once say to a bloke to use the ladies as who cares?
People who consider womens toilets to be female-only safe spaces? but I'm with you. Its unnecesary to bow to ideal principles when a baby needs their nappy changing somehwere clean and safe. I've used ladies loos to change nappies in my time, and I never encountered any hostility of any kind.
Men's loos just need to git gud and host more changing facilities. I'm not too worried about it though. Partly because I don't need to worry about nappies any more but also because I think the change is already happening.