wow….I wouldnt have known this but would wipe them over anyway.

Good of this young lady to reveal what she is aware of at possible risk to herself as a recovering addict. I would always wipe down an area before putting my child upon it, but hands do sometimes stray where you don’t want them to go.

I always either wiped down the change table with a disinfectant wipe as well as placed a blanket over it to change my bubs

What is the world coming to. I’ve always used a towel or equivalent if I needed to change nappies when using public rest rooms. My reason was so it wasn’t a cold and hard surface for my boys, now I’m glad I always did.

What honestly is the world coming to, people seriously need to respect the change room other than that any room there’s a time and place just not in public area, people can be so desperate yet this will never stop so nothing will ever be done about this or change.

What a terrible thought. These weren’t around when my son was little, but it’s certainly info well worth sharing with others.

Jessica was very brave in sharing this post!
Good on her for making unsuspecting parents aware, as a mother of four i have not once thought of drugs on a change table
Good on her for getting clean too

That’s so scary- I never would have even thought of this!

Thanks for sharing this info. What is safe these days, NOTHING

My husband saw this on Facebook and showed me.
I always wipe down before placing our baby mat down on it

I always carried disposable change mats with me, the germs they foster of fecies, saliva and now the risks drug users impose, it’s not worth it. The first thing my maternal child health nurse said to me once my eldest was born NEVER use a public change table without a disposable change mat on it first!

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  • • mom93821 replied
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  Yep! It just makes sense to have your own equipment which includes an abundant supply of wipes!!

I would never have thought of this either.

I would have never thought of that, I feel silly now, luckily I haven’t ever had to use them

Good to warn parents. I always carried a foldable plastic change mat in my bag.

Always have your own hygienic equipment for a variety of reasons.

I never liked using a public changing table because it’s not very hygienic. A changing mat in your handbag to cover it, might make a difference.

Wow never thought of this. Great reminder that we can be more cautious

So another thing for parents to watch out for. I never really liked using them as it use to be needles were being hidden in them. Not just drug users it is what else is done on them.

I know Mums who have used their own large Baby change mats in the boots of their cars and they can clean with antibacgterial

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I know Mums who have used their own large Baby Change Mats that can be cleaned with a antibacterial wipe before and after use. When dry after being thoroughly cleaned it is stored in a sealable bag.

Have never used them