Yes, I know that it can be a pain to sit beside of a screaming baby while you try to eat a lovely dinner. Still, I am appalled by the number of restaurants that lack baby changing tables. My husband and I don't eat out often, but when we do, we want to have a good, enjoyable time. And we want to share the experience with our baby. We do not let him scream and scream. We are polite and we take our baby out of the restaurant if he gets out of control.
What restaurants say to me when they do not have a changing table in, at the very least, the ladies restroom, is that my baby isn't welcome. We are a family with a baby. If our baby isn't welcome, we are not welcome. I have experienced this two times in the past week: once at a local seafood restaurant, and Bistro 1896 in Asheville. My husband had to take my son to the car to change his diaper at the seafood place and I had to lay him on the counter top in the ladies' restroom at Bistro 1896.
To restaurant owners: Is it not in your best interest to create a welcoming environment for ALL people? There is a wave of 20 and 30 somethings having babies and this group wants to include their babies in pastimes previously enjoyed. It's an easy fix. Put up a changing table in your handicap accessible bathroom. They can be purchased for less than $200.00.
Be nice. Just do it!
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