Diaper changing in the seat - Ick
Jun 16, 2019, 7:22 pm
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Diaper changing in the seat - Ick
Today on UA 599 (DEN to BOS) we were treated to a mom changing her baby's diaper on the seat. I feel sorry for whoever got seat 2A on the subsequent flight. She had a second child with her, but I still think she should have used the changing table in the lavatory.
Jun 16, 2019, 7:34 pm
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The tables are no more than 18 by 24...really hard for any child over 6 months.
Jun 16, 2019, 7:36 pm
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I guess evidence of UA and pax jointly conspiring to deval First experience. Speaking of which - where were flight attendants?
Jun 16, 2019, 7:53 pm
#4
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My wife once saw somebody doing so on a seat near her on another airline and took advantage of that to move herself to an Economy+ seat from her Economy seat. But I guess moving from First Class to Economy would be less pleasant.
Jun 16, 2019, 8:05 pm
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Baloney the claim that the lavs are too small. A completely bogus claim. If you are inclined to take an infant in diapers on a plane, we all should assume you have mastered the changing routine and are considerate enough of others not to do in on a seat (unless you do it on your couch at home...which we all doubt).
Jun 16, 2019, 9:33 pm
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Once on the late lamented Northwest I was awaiting departure sitting in a right-side window seat in coach when the woman in the D seat began changing her baby... very messy / odorific diaper. A male FA walked past, spotted the scene, gave the woman hell, and upgraded me on the spot.
Jun 16, 2019, 9:36 pm
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Hence why I now wipe down the tray table on every flight. Other people look at me like I’m some kind of weirdo, but I’ve stopped caring about that.
Jun 17, 2019, 7:09 am
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If this happens to me, and the FA ignores it, I’m going to take out my phone and start filming. So if you’re someone who thinks this is OK, be ready to have your rudeness reciprocated.
Jun 17, 2019, 7:15 am
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FA was busy building breakfasts in the galley and didn't seem to see this. She was a really good FA -- when a friend/nanny/relative came up from coach and inserted herself into the older child's seat with an apparent attempt to lodge there, the FA nicely told her that she needed to return to her cabin.
Jun 17, 2019, 7:27 am
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I too find the "there's no room in the bathroom" to be BS. It might be tight but it's bigger than a seat. I guess if you have to change the baby outside the bathroom, throw down a blanket on the floor beside the galley - like at the door area where the FA's sit - and do the changing there. It's not the rest of the world's responsibility to maneuver our lives around the needs of your precious spawn.
Also, bring some headsets since I don't want to hear your kids videos and music.
Also, bring some headsets since I don't want to hear your kids videos and music.
Jun 17, 2019, 7:58 am
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I too find the "there's no room in the bathroom" to be BS. It might be tight but it's bigger than a seat. I guess if you have to change the baby outside the bathroom, throw down a blanket on the floor beside the galley - like at the door area where the FA's sit - and do the changing there. It's not the rest of the world's responsibility to maneuver our lives around the needs of your precious spawn.
Also, bring some headsets since I don't want to hear your kids videos and music.
Also, bring some headsets since I don't want to hear your kids videos and music.
I'm not seeing the major impropriety being committed by the mother. Maybe it's discourteous at worst (due to potential smells, etc) but I'd rather her change the baby on the seat than to have the FA watch her other kid while she goes to the lav.
Btw, I hope you realize how much other "crap" gets into the seat cushions on a continuous basis.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jun 17, 2019 at 12:15 pm Reason: discuss the issue; not the poster(s)
Jun 17, 2019, 9:08 am
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A few months ago I was on a flight that had to return to Toronto due to a medical emergency. I believe it was caused by an infant falling from the changing table and hitting his head quite badly.
The changing facilities in most of today's aircraft are extremely cramped. For me and my wife, changing a baby on an airplane is a two-person job: one of us is doing the actual changing, the other right outside the lavatory holding/passing things as necessary.
I must say BearX220's on-the-spot upgrade is giving me ideas...
The changing facilities in most of today's aircraft are extremely cramped. For me and my wife, changing a baby on an airplane is a two-person job: one of us is doing the actual changing, the other right outside the lavatory holding/passing things as necessary.
I must say BearX220's on-the-spot upgrade is giving me ideas...
Jun 17, 2019, 9:33 am
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What's the big deal? As long as there's a changing pad?
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jun 17, 2019 at 12:14 pm Reason: Discuss the issue; not the poster(s)