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A solution to parenting in a public washroom
Filed under: Toddlers Preschoolers, Places To Go, Health & Safety: Babies
I am traveling solo with Nolan over the holidays, and already I am dreading the inevitable public washroom dilemma. Inevitably, at the end of the plane ride, after wrangling with a squirmy toddler for two hours, I am in frantic need for a washroom. And there's no where to put Nolan.I can bring him into the stall with me, sure, but he'll grapple with the toilet dispenser or try to stick his hands in the toilet, which is bad enough at home and completely intolerable in an airport bathroom.
So I was delighted to stumble upon this unconventional (but smart!) solution at Parent Hacks - let your toddler stand on your pulled-down jeans.
Asha Dornfest explains:" I have found that I can lower my jeans to knee level, and put one of my daughter's feet in each leg of my jeans alongside my lower legs."
I'm not totally convinced it will work, but it's definitely worth a shot. There is nothing sacred in mommyhood.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
12-22-2006 @ 10:46AM
Jill said...Another parent hacker commented that it doesn't really matter what gross things they touch. Just give them a really good scrub at the sink before leaving. I can keep my tot occupied while I'm "busy" by giving him the wet wipe to wash himself (and the bathroom walls...). Traveling solo on a plane, to me, provides plenty of worse things to worry about!
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12-22-2006 @ 10:22AM
Judy said...Wow, what an interesting idea! I dunno though . . . with the whole skinny pant trend can my baby fit in there with me?
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12-22-2006 @ 10:59AM
Margaret said...Uh.. won't you have a stroller? Just strap him in and use the handicap stall. The airlines make it SUPER easy to take one. They check it at the gate and get it right back to you the minute you get off the plane. Just take a light umbrella stroller and you're good to go. Even if he doesn't like it, it's a limit you can feel good about setting. Mommy's needs are important, darn it!
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12-22-2006 @ 11:24AM
Amy said...I second the stroller suggestion. We traveled once without it this fall, and twice with it, and I would never, ever fly without one again (we had intended to take it the first time, but it didn't fit in the car). I took my big ol' Graco Cadillac 6000, and it has the added bonus of being able to lie down for diaper changes, so I don't have to use the skeevy airport changing tables. This is also a convenient feature when traveling to non-baby-friendly places, like the entire continent of Europe.
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12-22-2006 @ 1:13PM
jj said...when i just had one, i always just wore him in the Ergo on my back, and could easily use the restroom with him strapped in there. no stroller needed.
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12-23-2006 @ 11:47AM
Ceallach said...UMMMM, hello, hand the child to the stewardess on the plane, there is no where they can go and usually the love to hold the babies, so you can go....
Don't feel like you have to wait.
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12-22-2006 @ 4:19PM
Asha said...Thanks for the link, Kristin! I just wanted to point out that this hack is due to the brilliance of a Parent Hacks reader...not me (I was just the editor in this case).
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