Survival Guide for parents with kids in Hong Kong

Toy Shops:

Check out this list of toy shops in Hong Kong when you are desperate.

Baby Changing Facilities in Hong Kong

Where can you find baby changing facilities in Hong Kong?  Here is my own experience.  Do drop me a message if you have other information.

• Ocean Park
• Most hotels
• Disneyland
• Times Square
• Windsor House shopping centre
• IFC shopping mall
• Big fast ferry from First Ferry (to destination like Cheung Chau and Mui Wo of Lantau)
• Olympic City mall
• Ocean Terminal
• Ikeas furniture shop in Causeway Bay
• Outside Toys'r'Us in Ocean Terminal, TST

Breastfeeding in Hong Kong

Hong Kong hospitals have started to promote breastfeeding though some of them just got the idea (putting up breastfeeding posters or encourage verbally) but their hospital policies are not encouraging at all.  Do watch out.

As for breastfeeding in public, it's still a no-no or taboo.  About 10 years ago, the famous Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong has got themselves into trouble by interfering a lady from breastfeeding her baby in the coffee shop.   On the other hand, 'Mother Care' - a baby clothes and accessories shop in Hong Kong do provide nursing and nappy changing room.  Some major shopping malls like IFC has nursing and nappy changing facilities in ladies' room, and so is ikeas.

Got problems about breastfeeding? 

There are a few breastfeeding groups in Hong Kong:

• Chinese speaking group: 香港母乳育嬰協會  http://www.breastfeeding.org.hk/
• English speaking group: La Leche League HK http://www.lalecheleague.org

Date and venue of support and information meeting by La Leche League HK can be found in  yahoo group http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/lalecheleaguehongkong/