Nursing Room and Diaper-Changing Table

Nursing Room［授乳室junyu-shitsu］and
Diaper-Changing Table［おむつomutsu 交換台kokan-dai］

When going out with your baby, it is a good idea to know where you can feed them and where you can change their diapers.

Nursing Room［授乳室junyu-shitsu・ベビbebi-ーケアkeaルームru-mu］

A nursing room［授乳室junyu-shitsu］ is a room where you may feed your baby. You may also change their diaper. Some rooms may be used by a single person and others are separated by curtains. Some rooms can be used by mothers only, and others can be used by fathers as well.

 

Diaper-Changing Table［おむつomutsu 交換台kokan-dai］

A diaper-changing table is a place where you change a baby's diaper. Diaper changing tables are often attached to walls. A folding table on the wall can be opened to change diapers. They are often found in shopping centers, city halls, and restrooms at train stations. You may also find them in accessible restrooms*.

*Accessible restrooms［バリアフリーbariafuri-トイレtoire］ are more spacious than normal ones. They are also easy to use for the elderly, people with canes, and wheelchair users.

 

In recent years, more and more places have nursing rooms and diaper-changing tables so that you can go out with your baby without worrying. Before you go out, check where the nursing rooms and diaper-changing tables are available.