I am glad it is someone's turn to change diapers!
The aroma floating across the room like a mist on the lake in the early dawn. I recognized it straight away and a flash of dread registered in my mind - the smell was baby poo.
However there is happy twist to this tiny tale of terror, neither the child nor the poop being generated was my problem. The maker of the malodorous odor belonged to my youngest daughter, so when the little one got a little to ripe ,he is handed back to his mom (or dad) to deal with the poop)or pee).
A smirk crossed my lips as mom grabbed the diaper bag roughly the size of a hockey bag and set of to de-stinkify her spawn.
I have done my share of diapers with my kids and felt no urge to offer assistance.
With kid No. 1 I found the horror of a full diaper was powerful indeed. The yellow goo that newborns create was a special treat that made me wish I had stuck to dogs.
Being of a manly persuasion I did what had to be done and then scrubbed my hands so hard in hot water my fingerprints were about to wear off.
My wife , on the other hand would remove the dirty diaper, clean and powder and cover the baby butt with a serene calmness I have never being able to achieve even after four offspring.
The first few months of a child's life is just a blur of stinky diapers, late night feedings and more stinky diapers interspersed with heart melting coos and smiles.
But a full diaper is not nearly as terrifying as an over-full diaper! The elastic constraints on a diaper can only hold so much pressure before it has to go somewhere. More than once , that "somewhere" is everywhere!
I know that this is a rather disgusting topic but it is also a reality. I am sure every parent has experienced the exlpodo-diaper at least once.
I think it is just great being a grandpa and it someone else's turn to experience such joy.

 

AMEN


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I found great consolation in the fact that a breast-fed baby's poo has relatively little odor. It's the bottle-fed ones and those who have moved to solid foods that are frightening.

Anika was breast-fed until 6 months of age. That helped us get past that nasty early period.

JonasM

 

Don't know about any one else but when our kids were born throw away diapers were way to expensive. Stuck with the cloth ones. I was sure that the EPA would be visiting our home every time we opened the diaper can.

Talk about a breath taking experience!

 

I think i did it once, mabey, im not sure.

 

rule #1
ALWAYS, I repeat, ALWAYS have the replacement diaper in hand and ready for rapid deployment before commencing the task.
This especially critical in explosive environments.





I don't miss those days at all.

 

And we thought Patty's P in the shower thread was bad?

I have no issue dealing with diapers for the second time (on the grand children). Baby diapers don't bother me. Big people diapers, now that would be a challenge I'm not up to taking on.

 

I think it all Depends

 

We used cloth and a diaper service. Man that is a job that you couldn't get me to take. And would you want that truck when they were done with it?

 

That's one of Anika's favorite episodes of Dirty Jobs!

Sometimes I just can't figure her out......

JonasM