WFMW - Have Diapers Can Travel
April 4th, 2007 by Toni
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When Sister was an infant she hated having her diaper changed in store bathrooms. Even when the facilites were nice and clean (which they mostly weren’t) the random loud flushing and hand drying of the other patrons bothered her. So we tried to be at home for changes as much as possible and just did the best we could while out and about. When Brother came along I was determined not have the same hassles so I created a diaper changing station in the trunk of my car and made a habit of changing him before we went into a store. This obviously did not work so well for the winter months or when it was raining but it was GREAT the rest of the time. To make it easy to switch vehicles and to keep everything from scattering all over the trunk, I kept my supplies (a stack of diapers, a box of pop-up wipes, rash cream & a single onesie) in a small open-topped canvas bag with handles. My changing mat was simply a folded blanket covered with a waterproof mattress pad. Many a time we took the blanket out for a picnic and the mattress pad was handy to put under children in wet swimsuits. Another plus about changing in the trunk - the light fascinated Brother such that he would actually stay still for the change.
I know it may seem a bit odd and I got more than one inquiring stare from well-meaning bystanders but it worked for me.
I think this is a great idea! A friend and I went shopping last week with her 2-month-old, and fortunately she’s little enough that we could change her in the seat. But a “station” like you’re talking about would have been great!
That is a brilliant idea! I would’ve never thought to do this. Thanks for sharing! =)
That’s a great idea. I always hated changing Julia at those in-store diaper stations. Very creative!
I do this too, and it is GREAT! It was actually easier to do this when I had a car, but the back of the van flips up and shields us from the rain . . . so now I can diaper in the rain. Fun times!
jen