Changing a baby's diaper in F seat - SXM - MIA 6/10
Nov 22, 2006, 12:32 pm
#106
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Originally Posted by ByrdluvsAWACO
Damm trailer trash.
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Other than that: nursing a baby in public should be the legal right of any woman (it is in Ontario, for example). Changing a pee-only diaper discreetly in the seat is a non-issue, poopy diapers: NO, never.
So unless somebody changes a poopy diaper in the cabin, I am OK. If they do, I would mind as much sitting in coach as sitting in first!
Nov 22, 2006, 1:04 pm
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Originally Posted by sjc_longhorn
Is there a better option the other poster didn't consider? Most of the time, the infants aren't even flying in paid seats (I'm talking about domestic flights, I've heard international may be different) so I would think they should be happy with whatever seats they're given.
Where exactly would you suggest placing them? In the middle, where they annoy both the front and back of the plane? In first class, where they can annoy the premium pax? In the front of Y, where many airlines put their non-F elite fliers who probably don't want to be subjected to the smells and noise associated with families traveling with children? If the families with children are making noise comparable to "the drunks," maybe they should be sharing rows with them. For once, many of them might actually realize how annoying it is to sit next to noisy and boisterous pax in a tiny aluminum tube.
Where exactly would you suggest placing them? In the middle, where they annoy both the front and back of the plane? In first class, where they can annoy the premium pax? In the front of Y, where many airlines put their non-F elite fliers who probably don't want to be subjected to the smells and noise associated with families traveling with children? If the families with children are making noise comparable to "the drunks," maybe they should be sharing rows with them. For once, many of them might actually realize how annoying it is to sit next to noisy and boisterous pax in a tiny aluminum tube.
Nov 22, 2006, 1:07 pm
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Originally Posted by sjc_longhorn
Why is it so hard to just take the child to the lav and change it there rather than changing it in the cabin? It's disgusting, even if it's "only" urine -- does anyone really want to argue that it would be acceptable for men to urinate in a bottle in the cabin, even if they were able to conceal their activities?. [blah blah...]
Nov 22, 2006, 1:39 pm
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Originally Posted by sjc_longhorn
Is there a better option the other poster didn't consider?
Nov 22, 2006, 1:45 pm
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Originally Posted by SAN-man
I'm sorry - since you singled me out for some reason, where exactly did I say that either (1) it's a total hardship to use the lav, or (2) it would be ok for a UT fan to p!ss in a bottle in the cabin? I think your last paragraph basically confirms the point I was making in the first place - that having a diaper changed on a pad on a seat is hardly the most unsanitary thing that goes on on a plane.
I don't know about you, but I've never actually seen anyone use a bottle to "p!ss in." Not on a plane anyway. My point was that if it were happening, a) I doubt it would be tolerated nearly as well as the changing of diapers on seats (pad or no pad); and b) I don't think one is more sanitary than the other. Theoretically, the bottle could be more sanitary since there's probably a lower likelihood that bottled urine will be spilling on the seats.
I'd really rather not have to deal with either.
Nov 22, 2006, 3:20 pm
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Originally Posted by benzlotkin
For the record, I am one passenger who routinely compliments parents when their young children are well behaved, and respectful of their fellow passengers.
Nov 22, 2006, 3:40 pm
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Originally Posted by colonius
So unless somebody changes a poopy diaper in the cabin, I am OK. If they do, I would mind as much sitting in coach as sitting in first!
Nov 23, 2006, 9:00 am
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I don't have kids but generally have enjoyed sitting around them. They can be quite amusing, as can babies. If they cry, it's an opportunity to try and entertain them, something I don't get to do everyday. Of course if I want to rest then I'm less likely to want to entertain. But I have never wanted to entertain an obnoxious drunk -- maybe we can keep them in the lav...
Nov 23, 2006, 9:35 am
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I love that! I have told people for years that if I ever had children I would bring earplugs for passengers in the area just in case. I'm a student of externalities and if I can do something to ease the negative side effects being experienced by my neighbors I will do it. My wife would also probably be completely embarassed (that I am being so thoughtful?).
Originally Posted by JPL9869
Last week when I traveled with my 8 week old, I brought an ample supply of earplugs for the whole flight (just a CRJ). The FAs and the other pax didn't believe I was serious untill I started passing them out. Everyone got a big kick out of it with the exception of my wife who was completely embarassed.
The ironic thing is that the baby didn't even make a sound on 4 flights.
Would anyone's view here change if the child was an elite. It is possible for my daughter to make PLT early next year.
The ironic thing is that the baby didn't even make a sound on 4 flights.
Would anyone's view here change if the child was an elite. It is possible for my daughter to make PLT early next year.