How to Change a Diaper in Public

Going on outings with your baby can be difficult. You need to care for the baby's needs but in completely different and often awkward scenarios. Whether you are going to your local retail park or the beach, changing your baby's diaper can be especially troublesome.

Steps

1. Look out for Koala Baby Changing Stations. Some public places have Koala Baby Changing Stations,which pull out from walls, to change your baby's diaper on in restrooms. If this is the case, change the diaper on this.
   
2. If there isn't a changing station, always change the baby's diaper in your car before you enter or spend time at the destination. It may be difficult to do this, especially in small cars, but try to rest the baby on the back seat and open the back seat door fully so you can access the baby. With the baby resting on the car's back seat, change him/her as you would normally.
   
3. At the destination, if your baby soils his/hers diaper, go back to the car if it is possible to change it. Otherwise, find a secluded area to do the job. This is possible if you are in a park, beach or other wide-spread area.
   
4. For other places, if the diaper is a wet one, change it discreetly. Like at airports with no changing station, change a wet diaper on seats or tables where little people are around. If the diaper is of poo, change it in a restroom by just lying the baby down on the floor or use a disposable changing pad.
   
5. Regardless of where or how you change the diaper, always dispose of it as you normally would by using a diaper sack and putting it in a public waste bin.
   

Tips

• Try to cover the baby's parts - you never know whose around.
  
• Try to always change the baby in the car as Plan A. It is so much easier, more private and less embarrassing to do it this way.
  
• Don't fret- most public places, like shopping malls, have baby changing stations to use nowadays.
  

Warnings

• Never change a baby on a restaurant table or where food is being prepared. Would you like to eat of that food prep. area or eat at a restaurant having to endure a dirty diaper stench from the table by you?
  
• When changing a diaper openly in public, beware for passers-by to disapprove or even say something or ask you to stop. Some are totally against this sort of thing.
  

Things You'll Need

• A clean diaper
  
• A packet of wet wipes
  
• A diaper sack
  
• A smelly baby
  
• A cool head
  

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