Privacy?

blueeyedrose86 · December 2014

At what age do you stop changing your kids in front of people? Diaper changes. I have family coming in today, so it got me thinking about it.

emmylou78 · December 2014

Family I would still change in front of now. But I was at a birthday party with friends and thought twice before I ended up going in the other room to change her.

Lesley0228 · December 2014

Family, close friends, I think I just found a quiet area and changed DD until she was potty trained. I'm not going to do it at someone's feet, just out of the way but not in another room. I know at play dates we would just line them up and change them. Around people I don't know as well or people without kids, I started finding a room from early on.

deedee1017 · December 2014

I don't change dd in front of anyone. The only exceptions are dh (obviously) and my mother.

Ycu2013 · December 2014

deedee1017 said:
I don't change dd in front of anyone. The only exceptions are dh (obviously) and my mother.

Exactly this.

Wait no...DS*

shelley1002 · December 2014

I never thought about it. Unless it is at a party or someone else's house I will change them in front of anyone over.

ballygirl · December 2014

I still change them in front of people if I need to. I don't usually need to, but on holidays if there are lots of people around, it happens. At my mom's house, the changing table is sort of right between the kitchen and living room, pretty high traffic, so its right out there in front of everyone.

PinkDahLia44 · December 2014

My answer to the question "when do you stop changing LO in front of people?" is, "Not yet."

Not sure when, though.

sleepy33 · December 2014

If we are at my mom's house, I change him wherever because I know she doesn't care where I change him and I don't care about family 'seeing' him. If I'm at my aunt's or someone else's house, I generally ask where they'd like me to change him, out of respect for their preferences, carpets, etc., but if a friend came with me to chat or help change the diaper, I would welcome them. I think old enough to potty train is old enough to start thinking more about physical privacy.

blueeyedrose86 · December 2014

Thanks for the input everyone!

blueeyedrose86 · December 2014

wedding06 said:
I honestly never thought about it. At a party I ask the host where it is appropriate and at my parents/ friends I do it wherever.

I assume the concern is skeeve balls? Hopefully I don't associate with them.

Not necessarily that. I'm thinking more along the lines of teaching her that her privates belong to her and (can't really think of a better way to put it) don't just go waving your girly bits around. I don't want her to be ashamed of her body or anything. I just want her to know that there are only certain people who should see them until she's older. Like mom, dad, doctors, etc. This doesn't come up often, since we don't live by family, so I never thought about it before and we are basically hermits. She loves running around naked at home though. There has been a lot of sexual abuse in the family (we no longer have contact with that side of the family), but you never know who could be a danger.

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