Changing Tables for Diapers on Plane ?

[RED23]

This is a silly question but I have not flown since I have children. Are there facilities to change a diaper on the plane?

 

[Disnydad]

I've never seen one. Those toilets are small. It's been a long time since I've been on 747 though.

 

[ducklite]

MD 80's have them in the bathrooms, they flip down out of the wall over the toilet. Pretty small though, suitable for an infant, but not a toddler.

Most flights aren't more than 4-5 hours, so if you change the diaper right before you get on, you might be able to get away with waiting until you get off, depending on the time of day and your kid.

Anne

 

[scrappinmom_2000]

The 767 craft on Delta had changing "trays" above the commode. I know this because as I was utilizing the ladies', it came unlatched & smacked me smartly on the head. Very small tray without a lip to keep cutie from rolling off, so some sort of strap-on pad sounds safer.

 

[Beverly Lynn]

oh for the bathroom on an airplane to be big enough for that and the person using it! LOL

 

[GoldenOldie]

Originally posted by Beverly Lynn
oh for the bathroom on an airplane to be big enough for that and the person using it! LOL

I'd settle for it being big enough for the person using it!

 

[AllanJ]

(1) Do it on the closed toilet seat with your own rump halfway out the bathroom door.

(2) Lay down an airplane blanket, kneel, and do it just inside an airplane doorway (a reasonably big flat space.)

Do not do it on a tray table while seated, there is too much chance of smearing filth on a nearby seat.

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[skeezixspud]

I've seen a few on domestic flights, but they are really not big enough to be useful unless your baby is under 6 months. The only really decent one I've seen was in the disabled toilet of a brand new 747 coming back from London on Continental a couple of months ago. That one was quite nice. (BTW, they are restricting use of the disabled toilet to people who really are disabled or need it for young children, otherwise everyone would want to use that one, it's spacious!)

The trick I used to use was to put a Huggies Overnight on just before boarding. That will last nicely through a flight, and usually won't leak like regular diapers (reg. ones often leak when a child is strapped in a carseat; too much pressure on one spot, I suppose.) Of course, if you get a major dump, then you have no choice but to change the diaper; I find that the floor in front of the restroom door is a good spot; and then you are in a position to dispose of the diaper properly as well. Do remember to bring your own changing pad.

BTW; you may not know this. FA's are not allowed to throw diapers away for you, because they handle food. If you do have to change a diaper at your seat, fold it up and put it in an airsickness bag, so that it can be properly disposed of as soon as you get a chance.

 

[Beanie]

I agree about the Huggies Overnight!! They work best!
I have never used an airplane restroom in my life as I have heard all kinds of things about them, but the flights I have taken have only lasted at the most 3 hours...so I put a Huggies Overnight on my 2 year old right before taking off and she is usually good until we get there...

 

[SueM in MN]

It's an adventure to take a disabled 16 year old who can't stand by herself into the airplane bathroom (a regular one, not a wheelchair accessible one). It can be done, though; both of us fit together in the bathroom. If you have an older toddler who can stand up, another way for you to change the diaper would be for you to sit on the closed toilet with the child standing in front of you.