To think that changing a child's nappy on an airline seat is antisocial?

You are confusd jongl ??

It's just the damp wet bum on the seat.

Have a look at the Passenger Shaming site on Facebook - its amazing what people do (not to say disgusting!!)

I am now.

I think I would rather not know!

I've had damp, wet bums on my knee before now. Snotty kisses. Vomit down my back. I think I'll stop there

It comes with the job description.

Oh I see! [confsed]. Right!

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I agree with Anya - a lot of fuss about nothing.
People will be complaining again about breastfeeding in "public."

I would not have been bothered by it - I have to confess to once changing a nappy under the table on my lap in a pub. Has the woman no shame!

I've never understood why people lump breastfeeding and changing nappies together. Two totally different things. One requires a comfy seat, ideally a bit of calm and quiet and is a mutually enjoyable and nurturing process. The other is ....well.....er ...all about waste products and needs privacy and hygienic disposal procedures.

My DGS1 apparently rarely peed when his Nappy was changed. 4 week old DGS2 does it all the time His mum does not seem to have yet grasped the need for covering up the hose when changing him, so wee goes over poor Mummy and she has to change her clothes.

With my DS we automatically stuck the towelling nappy over his willie when taking his nappy off.

It is not acceptable to change the baby on an airline seat or anywhere else than cannot easily be cleaned. Bodily fluids on a seat are unacceptable. Take the child to the plane's toilet.

I never grasped the skill of changing a baby on my lap.

I totally agree HildaW, definitely opposing ends of the scale (and body )
Breastfeeding in public, discretely done is absolutely fine, changing nappies definitely not on in crowded public places IMO, changing baby's nappy in an aeroplane seat with people in close proximity isn't on.

Q. Why do you need to take care when changing a nappy after the polio vaccine?

The polio vaccine can be passed into your child’s nappy for up to six weeks after the vaccine is given. If someone who has not been immunised against polio changes your baby’s nappy, there is a risk that they could contract the virus. Therefore, you must wash your hands thoroughly to avoid this happening. Grandparents who may not have immunity can be particularly at risk. Parents are likely to have been vaccinated. However, if you think you or anyone in your family has not been vaccinated contact your doctor.

That was the article I read. I'm not saying that there's much of a chance of anyone catching polio from a nappy though, just that there is a very remote chance that it could happen and therefore nappy changing should be done in a designated area.

I think that only applied when they used live vaccine.

When was the article written?

Putting my head on the block here - I think you've all been brainwashed

Hilda - reminds me of a part of the book Larn Yersel Geordie -
"It gans in one end and gans oot t'other" or something like that.

We don't know that the little darling didn't have a quiet tinkle into the seat, do we? At the very least the mum should have got the new nappy ready first.

Quite a difference between breastfeeding and changing nappies in public!

One is nurturing, lovely milk going in and the other is waste products coming out that could well smell disgusting and carry bacteria.

With both of my GC I was told not to change their nappies for the six weeks after their immunisation. DIL was given information sheet from baby clinic.
You can now buy little terry cones that you pop over baby penis whilst changing nappy, prevents you getting shot in the eye.
Nappy changing in public is bad manners, we shouldn't have to experience those toxic nappies on a plane.

Very inappropriate, unhygienic and definitely unacceptable. The plane staff should take a notice and stop him/her doing it on the seat.

Talking about this to Husband today, he disagrees with me and thinks it's disgusting too. Planes should have proper changing rooms for babies.
Can't see that happening though.

They should perhaps book seats by the door where you get plenty of leg room, and change baby on lap. Though child rolling off was always a problem on the rare occasion I tried that.