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Ugh, that's BS. Whenever we've had to change her at a restaurant there's either been no changing tables at all or changing tables in both. We rarely have to change her in public, though, because we change her right before we leave and are usually only gone for an hour or two at a time.

I haven't been in any mens rooms so I don't know first hand! But I just assume there are no facilities and I do all the changing when we are out.

In Japan there are dedicated family areas in department stores. I think it's great!

A local mall has a unisex lounge outside of the entrance to the men's and women's bathrooms with a few cushy chairs and a big changing station. This is the perfect solution - everyone has the same access and you don't have change the baby in the actual restroom. At least here, those plastic koala station are usually kind of gross.

In the UK there are lots of seperate changing rooms. As a woman I would have absaloutely no problem with a dad coming into the woman's bathroom if that's where the only changing table was.

A few places have family bathrooms, but in restaurants the changing table is generally in the ladies room. I have been places where there wasn't one at all and that was a huge inconvenience.

This drives me nuts too!! DH does a lot with J while I do homework and it is such a pain when he has to find other places to change diaper.

It's hard because by code we're not required to put a changing table in any bathroom. And it's a hard item to convince a small business owner to put in. When you do then suddenly it's an item you have to design around including accessibility issues. Which you can imagine means more space. Which means more money and less revenue.

Sadly, the norm still is that mostly it's the mom that takes child to diaper changes. So if a diaper changing station is going in it's always the women's room.

So irritating. We went on a road trip and made a stop. DH went to the bathroom and I told him to look for a changing table and there wasn't one. I went into the women's bathroom and there was a nice clean changing table, A diaper genie, and a place to set your bag. There was also a bench in there (could be used for nursing I suppose).

DH is always willing to change diapers out and about but sometimes it's impossible!

DH hasn't had an issue. He always changes the diapers when we are out!

i have been finding that a lot of places don't have one in either restroom! (not main places like target, etc) so we end up outside or at the car. boo!

Honestly? We have only used family bathroom since having LO. We both go in and one holds the diaper bag while the other does the change.
I never asked DH about the men's room.

We tend to assume there isn't one in the men's room and more often I just do the change myself. Not fun but at least there is something. We have been at restaurants where there weren't any which is worse.

@Mrs tartan: I bet moms wouldn't mind if a dad came into the women's room, but non-moms would be like wtf get out!

@SweetMamaM: those family rooms sound amazing! I want one!

I am not sure. Usually I take her if we have to change her in public.

We were driving back from Christmas and stopped for lunch somewhere. They had no changing table. The car was packed, so there was no room in the car either. I laid disposable mats on the floor then the padded one but it really grossed me out, even though she didn't touch anything.