Baby Friendly Places

If only we had these in Malaysia…

You push the button and the door automatically opens for you.  Very handy if you’re a Mum trying to handle a pram and a wriggly baby.  I didn’t get a picture of the inside but it is like a lounge with changing stations, a toilet and cubicles for mothers who want more privacy while breastfeeding.  Nearly all the nursing rooms I saw in Australia had automatic doors, private nursing cubicles, and changing stations with special diaper bins.

That said, I paid a visit to the new development at Midvalley Megamall today and the nursing room in Isetan is quite impressive.  Let’s see how nice it stays after about six months or so…

A real let down was the nursing room at the new Parkson in the Pavilion.  After doing so much to improve their image (and I might add that I was very impressed with their new store and the hubby even equated it to David Jones in Australia), it was extremely disappointing to see the nursing room they had set up.  With only one changing station and one chair for breastfeeding, only one family can use the room at a time. 

So far, the nicest nursing rooms I’ve seen in Malaysia are:

• the one in the Curve
• the one in the new Isetan at Midvalley

Shopping complexes in Klang Valley with nursing rooms that I am aware of:

• The Curve – on Level 1 near the baby shops.
• Ikano – there are two in Ikea, and one on ground, Level 1 and Level 2 at the end opposite to Ikea near the toilets. 
• Isetan at Midvalley – on Level 2.
• KLCC – Isetan Level 2, and Parkson Level 2.
• Bangsar Village – Level 1, old wing.  I’m surprised they never made one in the new wing.
• Great Eastern Mall – Ground floor.  The inconvenience is that they occasionally lock the door and you have to get the keys from the information desk.  If you’re unlucky, the person at information will be on a break somewhere and no one will be able to locate the keys.  Other than that, I think it is one of the better thought out nursing rooms.
• 1Utama - recently added a screen to seal off a section of the ladies toilets.  Personally, I don’t like the idea of a nursing room in the toilets so I never use these.  It is one of the worst efforts at creating a nursing room I have seen.  I’m also rather surprised that there is no nursing room in Parkson.
• The Alpha Angle – inside Jaya Jusco department store on Level 1 near the baby section.

The biggest surprise is Bangsar Shopping Complex which doesn’t have a nursing room at all.

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