{"id":76572,"date":"2024-08-13T09:39:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T02:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=76572"},"modified":"2024-08-13T09:39:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T02:39:28","slug":"i-asked-a-couple-to-stop-changing-their-babys-dirty-diaper-in-the-middle-of-the-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/i-asked-a-couple-to-stop-changing-their-babys-dirty-diaper-in-the-middle-of-the-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"I Asked a Couple to Stop Changing Their Baby\u2019s Dirty Diaper in the Middle of the Plane"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<h2>The woman\u00a0explained\u00a0what happened.\n\n<div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-2\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/4a7\/8d5\/c63677572e8a13d9ac0fb03b44.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image28015183\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/4a7%5C/8d5%5C/c63677572e8a13d9ac0fb03b44.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"728\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-2\"'>\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<p>I\u00a0was on\u00a0a\u00a0flight\u00a0for several hours today, seated behind a\u00a0couple with a\u00a0baby. I\u2019m a\u00a0really nauseous flyer, so\u00a0I did my\u00a0best to\u00a0get some sleep during the flight. This didn\u2019t happen because of\u00a0the baby\u2019s crying, but oh\u00a0well, I\u00a0know flights are scary and stressful for infants and there was nothing anyone could do\u00a0about that.\n\n</p><div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-4\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/ae4\/a70\/5ef3035a75865d541a6f2de2f6.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image28015184\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/ae4%5C/a70%5C/5ef3035a75865d541a6f2de2f6.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"728\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-4\"'>\n<p>What got to me was the couple changing their baby\u2019s extremely stinky #2 diaper right in the middle of their seats, using the mom\u2019s food tray as a changing table. We were at the back of the plane, right by the bathrooms, which I confirmed had baby changing tables. I didn\u2019t say anything the first time, but the second time I heard them go into the diaper bag a couple hours later. I asked if they could please go use the plane bathroom instead of exposing everyone on the plane to the smell.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image28015185\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/00a%5C/248%5C/01b3bb58ef8600a22a03a49e01.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"728\"'>\n</p><p>The mom went off on me and said I had no idea how stressful it is to travel with an infant, which is true\u2014I don\u2019t have kids. The flight attendant at the back of the plane agreed with me and asked them to only use the bathrooms to change their baby, plus a few minutes later the pilot made an announcement that all diaper changing needed to be done in the bathrooms, after which both parents looked extremely annoyed.\n</p><p>Was I wrong for asking them to stop changing their baby in the middle of the plane and inadvertently bringing it to the attention of the flight crew?\n</p><div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<h2>People in\u00a0the comments were on\u00a0her side.\n\n<div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-10\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/354\/fe2\/279dd4577fa375db040965da4c.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image28015186\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/354%5C/fe2%5C/279dd4577fa375db040965da4c.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"728\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-10\"'>\n<div class='\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\"'>\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<p>&nbsp;\n</p><ul>\n<li>There are changing tables in the bathrooms. That&rsquo;s what they are for.\u00a0sbinjax \/ Reddit\n</li><li>\u00a0Basic rules of baby changing: don&rsquo;t do it, where people eat or where people are in close proximity. If you have a choice, always use the changing tables. loopyloo54321 \/ Reddit\n</li><li>The flight attendant and the pilot agreed with you and made announcements to verify that what they did was gross. People eat on those trays and while I know they are supposed to clean them between flights, let&rsquo;s be honest, sometimes they might miss. WickedAngelLove \/ Reddit\n</li><li>TBH, I&rsquo;m surprised the flight attendant hadn&rsquo;t told them this the first time. toxicredox \/ Reddit\n</li><li>You were asking something reasonable and for all that travelling with an infant is stressful, the parents know this when booking the ticket!<br>\nThe only point of sympathy I would have for the parents is that the changing facilities in most airplanes are barely fit for purpose. The change tables on short haul aircraft are wedged into the corner of the fuselage and offer basically no room. It is my single worst experience changing a baby in 18 months. But still, don\u2019t change nappies on seats.\u00a0YoshiJoshi_ \/ Reddit\n\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<p>Preview photo credit\u00a0No_Cartographer8186 \/ Reddit\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>The woman\u00a0explained\u00a0what happened. I\u00a0was on\u00a0a\u00a0flight\u00a0for several hours today, seated behind a\u00a0couple with a\u00a0baby. I\u2019m a\u00a0really nauseous flyer, so\u00a0I did my\u00a0best to\u00a0get some sleep during the flight. This didn\u2019t happen because of\u00a0the baby\u2019s crying, but oh\u00a0well, I\u00a0know flights are scary and stressful for infants and there was nothing anyone could do\u00a0about that. 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