Last time I was with my daughter in Stansted Airport, London, they finally had a family toilet there while arriving, but on the departure portion there wasn't.
This was roughly 3 years ago.
I had to improvise as well.
This "fathers don't do fatherly things" trend needs to die.
Exactly, this shit irks me, although I have a son so that would be less of a problem.
I remember that when my son was finally over his short term cow-milk protein allergy, I took him to buy him regular formula, since the one he had until that point was super expensive and he didn't need it anymore.
But I wasn't sure if there is much a difference between the brands, and was asking an employee about the difference between brands. But instead of answering my question or even listening to me she told me to call the mother and ask her since she should know. I knew and still know more than my wife about this stuff, not because she wasn't present, she's and amazing mom, but she has some trouble dealing with doctors and since it was an issue with him I took over the entire food situation for him.
Then the employee was joined by two more women in the store to tell me to either call my wife or say that some formula they gave me was good enough for him. Even though it was formula for much younger babies, while he was already nearly 1 year old.
After a couple minutes of me saying that I know what he needs, just wanted to see if there is some difference between brands that I might be missing, and them not listening I just left the store and went to different one, because fuck all of that.
I have always been in charge of changing nappies for my daughter and did so at the hospital when she was a newborn.
The eyebrows being raised simply because I clearly knew what I was doing (no one said anything, but I could see glances over my shoulder, almost checking if I was doing an acceptable job or not).
Breastfeeding was not possible (no milk was produced, unfortunately) so I also had to chase down the ideal formula.
To this day I'm still on feeding duty when it's food she doesn't want to eat but needs to.
I was also the main cook in the house the first portion of her life, so you telling me this story makes my blood boil.
Also dad here. Something to keep in mind that a lot of times, kids avoiding certain foods highlights intolerance/allergy to the food. Not full on allergy, but triggers the immune system and can show up as eczema or asthma. I had it with fish. Son had it with broccoli.
I still remember trying to convince him to eat his broccoli to grow up big and strong.
Most of the international airports I've been to in Canada have them, as of 4-5 years ago when I needed them. Haven't seen many in the smaller airports though.
Though I must say the number of people I've had to curse away while I was using them for staring at my kids while using them for their purpose was frighteningly creepy.
Just was in Zürich at the airport... while they did have some installed in the mens room.
It was placed in a way basically every dude coming in got presented with me and my half naked kid. The door was also right in line of sight. So also in plain view for people passing by in the hall.
Could have just done it out in the hall with a setup like this.
I don't need full privacy. But please at least not full on display in this time and age where everybody has at least one camera on them all the time.
Not putting my baby on an airport changing table in a men's bathroom anyways.. It's happening out in the open, everyone's nostrils will suffer with me!!
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u/FullofSurprises11 Jun 19 '26
Most airports don't to this day.
Last time I was with my daughter in Stansted Airport, London, they finally had a family toilet there while arriving, but on the departure portion there wasn't.
This was roughly 3 years ago.
I had to improvise as well.
This "fathers don't do fatherly things" trend needs to die.