Do you send your house guests that have a kid in diapers outside to change their diaper?

13 comments

1. hoptoad on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

   No, I don’t, but I’ve seen people change their babies right in the living room, and I would not let my houseguests do that.

   Since they are staying with you, be sure they have a waterproof changing sheet/pad and an airtight pail (some come with a place for an air freshener) in their room or the baby’s room. Parents should know to wash their hands after changing the baby.

   If they change the baby in their (or the baby’s) room, put the dirty/wet diaper in the pail, and wash their hands, it shouldn’t be any worse in terms of germs and smell than an adult using the toilet.

   Speaking of diseases and smells, I do send smokers outside–but that’s a different story!

2. S H on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

   Without assholes such as yourself, we would never know who the good people are. Now get back over to your side.

3. Amanda on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

   no i think this is very rude. you should be willing to allow your guests to change their kids in your house if you were at their house you wouldn’t want to go outside to change your kid. >:(

4. tabithap on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

   Outside no, but asking them to change the baby in the bathroom isn’t unreasonable.

   And as long as they’re wrapped up and thrown away they neither spread diease nor smell.

5. Rutul on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

   So if that was the case people would have to kick you out of their house if you went to their house and wanted to use the bathroom? i guess only place you would be allowed to use bathroom is YOUR HOME?

6. Chels on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

   No. For one, what if someone else was outside taking a stroll and they saw a baby’s diaper being change. It would not only look a little strange, it might appall them. I would suggest sending them to the bathroom to change the baby’s diaper. That way you don’t have to smell it, but it won’t gross anyone out who may perhaps walk by your house.

7. yabullar on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

   only if it is raining really hard or very cold
   just kidding
   my bathroom is indoors now and i let them use that

8. grrl on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

   I take it you no longer have "friends" with children. Good for them!

9. heathersak on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

   As a mother myself, I can tell you that as long as the person changing the diaper wipes down any surfaces that got dirty, and washes his or her hands, and then disposes of the soiled diaper in a safe fashion (ie. in a plastic bag, then into the garbage), there will be virtually no chance of spreading germs.

   If you’re willing to invite a family with children that are still in diapers into your home, I feel you should be willing to put up with all that entails – diapers, feeding messes, noise, etc. Otherwise, you’re not a very good host.

10. toodle pip on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    That’s very harsh to send tiny little babies outside in the middle of winter. It seems to me that people are paranoid about hygiene these days. Do you suppose your own mother changed your diapers outside? When you are an old person with double incontinence do you think it will be ok for the nurses to wheel you out onto the lawn to change your incontinence pad? If everyone followed your advice the streets would be full of mothers wiping their babies’ bottoms, which I’m sure you’ll agree is hardly desirable from a public health point of view. You are very silly person and you will probably lose a lot of friends over this!

11. bigfred1954 on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Are you 4 real .Or even serious .

12. beerbohms on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    I take it your not going to have children anytime soon or do diaper duty. People like you is what’s wrong with our society!!

13. jewels on August 9, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    How ‘DUMB’ is that!
    The air you breath out of your ‘own’ mouth can spread deseases.
    The germs on your ‘own’ hands can spread deseases.
    To make someone take a child outside to change their diaper is,
    to say the least’ paranoidal stupidity!!!
    It’s not really the germs you are concerned about, it’s the unpleasant thoughts of the smell, and also the fact that it’s
    ‘poop’.
    Do you ‘EVER’ use a public bathroom i.e: Resteraunts, bars,
    stores, etc. Then ‘stop’ because you are spreading germs..
    You need ‘serious’ help.

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