Street Prophets: Comments Comments to breastfeeding moms

how about for the dads? (0 / 0)

I mean, obviously, dads can't bf, but how about for dads trying to give a bottle to a fidgety baby? The big department store in downtown Melbourne, Meyer, has a great nursing/baby change room (really comfy. I used it with Jess), but it's attached to the ladies' room! I used to occasionally see dads in there trying to feed or change their kids and some of them looked uncomfortable, like they'd snuck into forbidden territory. Didn't help that the whole room was furnished in shades of pink!

by Rachel on Sun May 04, 2008 at 06:20:14 AM PDT

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- great point! (0 / 0)
  
  DH also sometimes has had a hard time finding a place to change a diaper. While some places aren't family friendly at all, it seems easier for mamas to find changing areas in their bathrooms. It actually would be a great thing for local groups to do--a map with the best diaper changing and feeding places. It could be published and perhaps would push local businesses into being more baby friendly.
  
  by sherishu on Sun May 04, 2008 at 07:20:23 AM PDT
  
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  - My husband is at an awkward stage (0 / 0)
    
    my daughter (who is 5) refuses to go into the boys room with Daddy. We still feel she is too young to go alone...so Daddy (big brave man) knocks on the ladies room door, announces himself and his intentions. Waits for it to clear out and then takes baby girl in...
    
    He gets so many kudos from me! But when she was in the diaper stage, there were hardly ever any diaper changing areas in men's rooms.
    
    One time he changed her on a filthy men's room counter, but first he laid down the McDonald's food tray and put her on that!!!!
    
    by Suzanne77 on Sun May 04, 2008 at 07:42:47 AM PDT
    
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    - clever thinking (0 / 0)
      
      on using the food tray. Very clever!
      
      by Rachel on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:15:06 PM PDT
      
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      - Its not *just* that he's handsome (0 / 0)
        
        he's also resourceful! (wink)
        
        by Suzanne77 on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:28:44 PM PDT
        
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        do we have the same husband? (0 / 0)
        
        I say the same thing about mine!
        
        by Rachel on Sun May 04, 2008 at 08:11:38 PM PDT
        
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        He has a heck of a commute if he is! (0 / 0)
        
        Ha!
        
        by Suzanne77 on Tue May 06, 2008 at 06:32:22 AM PDT
        
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