I am the only one who won't use a diaper changing station???

[Jen D]

I love the changing stations, I think they are great. I just use our changing pad on them. It never even occurred to me to worry about using them.

However, for convenience sake, I might pick up some of those Huggies pads for the trip-- that sounds great and easy to carry around and dispose of.

 

[Disney_1derland]

dh just pointed out that our new stroller does not recline and therefore we will be unable to change our dd in the stroller. Guess I'll be getting over my loathing of public changing stations!

No, I would never change her someplace like a bench or in a booth in a restaurant. I think that's just rude to other people. But, if I choose to use my own stroller, I think that's my decision but would still never do it in a place like the outdoor seating area where others are eating or anything like that.

Off to buy some disposable changing pads

 

[crl]

I do use & am always thankful for changing tables!! Just wondering for those of you that do Not use, how often your babies get sick?

I have also NURSED until DD was 13 ½ months, one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, however am very proud & thankful as DD has never been sick, not even a diaper rash!

Good job on that nursing! We're going on 16 months.

I too use diaper chnging areas. The Baby Care Centers in Disney are clean and have a great place for you to clean up afterwards.

 

[ash&abby'smom]

I don't use them either. Not sure what I will do in disney. I do have some of the Huggies pads. I would only change my daughter in a discreet place also. I nursed my dd for 10 months. She has had a few colds, but I can say she caught those from big sis who is in school.

 

[ErinInCT]

I too use the changing tables. Quite happily I might add. My 2 dd's (one is 4, one is turning 1) have never been sick a day in their lives. I am kind of a germ freak about myself but for some reason have never been a germ freak with the kids. How's this for gross, I don't even care if they happen to put a toy in their mouths at someone elses house or if they stick someone else's sippy cup in their mouths (the baby that is, not the 4 yr old , she knows better now). And again, NEVER SICK. I think being around the germs helped their immune system! Now that I think about it, I use my changing pad on the changing table but I have never thrown it in the washing machine. Now that I am thinking about it I think I will. It does seem a bit gross!
IMHO the changing tables in WDW must be pretty clean cuz it sounds like no one uses them & those that do wipe them, spray them, etc!!!

 

[dkal95]

Originally posted by Goingtodisneyworld
I do use & am always thankful for changing tables!! Just wondering for those of you that do Not use, how often your babies get sick?

She's 16 months old and she's been sick once. I'm not quite sure what that has to do with not wanting to change my baby on a public changing station though.

I'm not afraid they'll make her sick, I just don't want anything nasty touching her. It's a personal choice and one I'll happily stick with!

 

[JessetheCowgirl]

Same here--it's not really that I worry about her getting sick, it just totally grosses me out.

I do feel better now, knowing that I have some company

 

[lovesdumbo]

Have you all seen the changing tables at the baby centers? They are HUGE! Bigger than a crib-maybe 4 times the size of my changing table at home. And they have paper sheets that cover the entire top. I don't like public changing stations at the airport or mall but those changing tables at the baby centers are great!

 

[moinab]

I have absolutely no problem with using the changing tables at WDW. I use my little changing pad, and stick it right back in the diaper bag. I have never seen someone use a changing table without using a changing pad. I'm sure it does happen, but I've never seen it, in 4 years of public diaper changing.

While we're on the subject of diaper changing at WDW, I'm wondering if anyone else has this experience. My 19 month old DD, who was primarily breast-fed up until 3 weeks ago, would poop up to 5 times a day at home, but at WDW, she would wait until we got back to the hotel, even if it meant waiting all day. She only does this at WDW. We have been 9 times this year, and she has done it every time, but if we go out shopping all day, or something like that, she pretty much sticks to her usual schedule. Is that weird, or what?

 

[lovesdumbo]

When I went to WDW in Jan with my just shy of 1 year DD who I was still breastfeeding before bed but was on milk for our trip got so constipated she was up screaming one night. We were ready to run out the next morning to get something for her but she passed it herself. I contributed it to her change of diet-we had a real hard time the first few days getting her to eat anything of much-just too exciting. After the first couple of days she was eating fine and I don't remember if I changed a poopy diaper anywhere but the hotel room after that.

 

[GEM]

How funny! My little guy is 16 months old and breastmilk is still pretty much his only liquid. He's never had any cow's milk. He has a little bit of juice occasionally and some water, but he isn't really interested. He still nurses a lot (with no sign of slowing down), but he eats table food really well, too. Anyway, he's not nearly as a considerate a pooper as some here. He was exclusively breastfed until he was 9 months old, and up till then the poop was so easy to deal with, as far as quanitity and stinkiness. At 9 months we started him on solids and it's been down hill every since with the poop. Now, at 16 months, that boy can make some major stinkies - and he certainly doesn't wait until he gets home. Thankfully, like I said before, I have no problem using the changing tables.

 

[NotUrsula]

We travel a lot, and all of us, not just DS, tend to have digestive issues of this sort to one degree or another when we travel. It's worse when we fly, but it always happens. I make it a point to carry along some of those little bowls of cubed fruit for DS; at age 7 his digestive system still needs a little help when travelling.

BTW, I never had issue with changing tables in public places. I just swiped them down w/ a diaper wipe and used my own changing pad, then swiped the pad & table down again before I left, just out of consideration for the next person. As far as I'm concerned, there is no difference between a public restroom changing table and a public restroom toilet; if you're paranoid about the one, you'll probably be paranoid about the other. I'm not paranoid about either.

 

[BevS97]

just curious, but what do you do if you don't have your stroller available.

For example - if we are eating in a restaurant with highchairs, then we would probably not take the stroller into the restaurant, and even if we did, then I would be unlikely to take my dd out of the highchair and put her back in the stroller to wheel her through to the restroom.

In those cases, I am always thrilled when there is a changing station, because often here in the UK, and also in Holland recently, there was none, and then you have to try and find somewhere else to change them. I have had to resort to changing on the floor which is really icky - (obviously using my own changing mat), on my knee in a cubicle - doable but not nice, depending on contents of diaper!, or taking the baby back out to the car, but given a choice I would much prefer to use a designated changing table.

Bev

 

[lovesdumbo]

Originally posted by NotUrsula
As far as I'm concerned, there is no difference between a public restroom changing table and a public restroom toilet; if you're paranoid about the one, you'll probably be paranoid about the other. I'm not paranoid about either.

Good point. Poor Jesse when she has to potty train her fisrt daughter. Boys are much easier at public restrooms for the most part of course my DS is still young so I'm not yet worried about is he too old to go in with me but too young to go alone yet. I just make sure they wash there hands well when they're done.

 

[long4disney]

We found it much easier to put our dd in Pampers Easy Ups, especially when we are traveling. They start in sizes 1T-2T which is like 16-28 pounds and then go up several more sizes. It is much easier to change your child when she/he is standing up. My dd hates to lie down still on the changing table when it is time to change her. I just take her in a restroom stall. The easy-ups tear open when you need to take them off. I just wipe her while she is standing and put the new ones on.

Obviously, if she had a BM we would have to do the changing table thing, but we are usually lucky that she poops in the a.m. shortly after she gets up, so we can deal with it in the hotel room!!!

Easy-Ups also are great for the airplane trip since those bathrooms are way to small to lay a child down.

One more thing, if you are not familar with the Pampers Easy-Ups they do absorb like diapers. My dd has never had problems with rashes or leaking either. Once they are ready for toilet training, the Easy-Ups in the larger sizes have a feel wet liner, that doesn't absorb as well, since you want the little ones to be able to tell when they are wet. I've tried the Disney, Huggies Pull-Ups instead of the Pampers Easy-Ups, but my dd developed a rash from the Huggies and they didn't seem to absorb as well as Pampers.

Hope this info helps!!!

 

[JessetheCowgirl]

Originally posted by lovesdumbo
Good point. Poor Jesse when she has to potty train her fisrt daughter. Boys are much easier at public restrooms for the most part of course my DS is still young so I'm not yet worried about is he too old to go in with me but too young to go alone yet. I just make sure they wash there hands well when they're done.

EWWWWW!!!! I hadn't even thought of that. Maybe by then I will be over my phobia. I'm sure that eventually DD will have to master the squat-over-the-seat method passed down from my grandma to mother to me

I did bring one of those folding potty seats for DS when he was younger--I guess that is an option.

But the changing tables have always grossed me out more than the toilets--I guess because you have to lay the baby's entire body on it.

 

[JessetheCowgirl]

Originally posted by BevS97
just curious, but what do you do if you don't have your stroller available.

For example - if we are eating in a restaurant with highchairs, then we would probably not take the stroller into the restaurant, and even if we did, then I would be unlikely to take my dd out of the highchair and put her back in the stroller to wheel her through to the restroom.

In those cases, I am always thrilled when there is a changing station, because often here in the UK, and also in Holland recently, there was none, and then you have to try and find somewhere else to change them. I have had to resort to changing on the floor which is really icky - (obviously using my own changing mat), on my knee in a cubicle - doable but not nice, depending on contents of diaper!, or taking the baby back out to the car, but given a choice I would much prefer to use a designated changing table.

Bev

If we don't have the stroller and have driven somewhere, I take DD out to our minivan and change her in the back on her changing pad.

I told you I was Obsessive/Compulsive

 

[Jen D]

JessietheCowgirl wrote

EWWWWW!!!! I hadn't even thought of that. Maybe by then I will be over my phobia. I'm sure that eventually DD will have to master the squat-over-the-seat method passed down from my grandma to mother to me

Oh dear, whatever we do let's not get into the "hover over the seat" debate! . That was a huge thread on another Disney discussion group . a while back. The men were completely amazed by the bizarre politics and practices in ladies' bathrooms.

BevS97 wrote:

In those cases, I am always thrilled when there is a changing station, because often here in the UK, and also in Holland recently, there was none, and then you have to try and find somewhere else to change them. I have had to resort to changing on the floor which is really icky - (obviously using my own changing mat), on my knee in a cubicle - doable but not nice, depending on contents of diaper!, or taking the baby back out to the car, but given a choice I would much prefer to use a designated changing table.

Ditto that. The changing stations are rare and hard to find in NYC and I have often had to change a diapers in the way you described. Not fun, would never do it that way by choice.

But I'm just not a germophobe. I wash regularly and go on with my life.

 

[Tiggernut_jadie]

I posted on one of the other threads about the culture difference between the US and the UK - I'm always astounded that many americans use anti-bacterial wipes/lysol or whatever for just about EVERY activity their child undertakes! I've seen threads where people talk about suing wipes on the hand rails of rides - and not letting their kids touch anything until after it's been 'disinfected'!

Like Bev97 - I've used whatever facilites have been available - using my own pad but just wiping it down with a baby wipe and shoving it back in my bag all covered in those 'nasty' germs!

Just a point about the 'hovering' over the toilet seat - how does a child who's feet don't even touch the floor supposed to master THAT one? Do mothers hold them over the toilet until their about ten and can reach the floor to 'hover' by themselves or what?!!!

Can I also add - so that I can be flamed for THIS too - my daughter was bottle fed from birth - my choice - didn't WANT to breastfeed! Interestingly, she is almost 4 - has been ill twice in her life - both times due to NOTHING she caught from a changing mat or anywhere else - just everyday viruses! - and is a very intelligent, healthy and totally well-adjusted kid!

But hey, I've obviously done my best to screw up her life - I really must try harder!!!!!!!

 

[JessetheCowgirl]

Originally posted by Jen D
JessietheCowgirl wrote



Oh dear, whatever we do let's not get into the "hover over the seat" debate! . That was a huge thread on another Disney discussion group . a while back. The men were completely amazed by the bizarre politics and practices in ladies' bathrooms.

Oh, dear!!! I didn't know THAT was a hot topic. And I was saying that tongue-in-cheek---yes, my Grandma and Mother tried to teach me that one, but I never did master the fine art of "hovering".

I'm just opening up one can of worms after another here.