Men changing babies.

The local shopping mall near me has family child & parent baby changing facilities .. this should be made available as standard,...

I agree with the young father. If we expect men to make an equal contribution in the bringing up of their children why would we not provide equal facilities? I also agree with BlueBelle there should be seperate facilities (parents rooms) for the use of men and women with children and babies. I also don't think its very nice for a man to have to take his young daughter into men's loos although its obviously fine the other way around.

I have noted the increased use of disabled loos for baby changing. Not good for those of us disabled women (or men) kept waiting outside for up to 20 mins while Mums change babies. Specialist unisex baby changing rooms, please. No more use of disable loos.

In my DD's restaurant, a door opens into a lobby area where there are baby-changing facilities. A door leads to Ladies'/accessible toilets. In another part of the restaurant there are standard loos for both sexes. Seems to work well!

I think it is more difficult for Dads/men especially if they are out with young daughters. Not sure what the solution could be, as making the disabled toilets open to parents and children, might inconvenience (excuse the pun) disabled people.

The larger shopping centres near here SE all have Baby changing facilities, with toilets.

Bluebelle?
The father on the breakfast show made another point though. He also has a 6yr old daughter and he doesn’t feel happy taking her in with him. I take my DGS into the ladies with me.
I always changed my babies on my knee. Even at home, but I was sitting down.

Oh my oh my, how many times did we change babies on knees, floors or any other flat surface
Surely one separate changing room for dads or mums or gender whatever to change their babies away from the smelly old loos is all that is needed At this rate we ll soon have a whole block of toilet facilities for men, for women, for gender different, for babies with mums for babies with dads, for babies with gender different, for short people, for tall people ........ I think mainland Europe has the right idea one toilet for all

I wanted to change one of my babies but nobody would swap.

Seriously though I think that men are much more hands now than in my younger days. Rather than put a baby area in each lavatory maybe there could be a room apart for all to use. I think the father had a valid point.

I couldn't have done it squatting like that though, tanith, even when I was young.

I have seen disabled loos which have changing tables in - that seems the way to go.