In an ideal world, I would never have poop on me.
This is not an ideal world.
No, this is a world covered in poop. I am the world. I am covered in poop.
I know what you’re thinking, “Toph, what’s the deal, buddy? Why can’t your kid keep it in his pants?” To be honest, I have no idea. We’ve tried so many different types of diapers. We’ve tried the Pampers Swaddlers and the Huggies Little Snugglers and still poop comes pouring out.
(Yes, you’re reading this correctly. Another edition of Gray’s poop stories)
His favorite place to poop seems to be on me. When I have him in the position that’s photoed in this post, forget it, he’s going to poop on me. As soon as I feel the rush of poo, I pick him up quickly and sprint to the changing table. Too late. I’m covered.
We do seem to have a bit more success with the Little Snugglers.
I think the biggest problem is the amount of poop Grayson produces. Seriously, when he lets it go it’s everywhere. When he goes more than day without pooping, our house is on Threat Level Red. Expecting parents prepare yourself. When these kids poop, it goes everywhere. It goes between their leg creases and under their huevos. The best part is when they start kicking their legs and get their feet in it. The whole thing escalates quickly. Next thing you know your kid is covered in poop and Brick killed a guy with a trident.
My steps to avoid this disaster (though futile) are:
1. Removing socks and pulling up onesie as high as I can.
2. Trying to clean his butt with the existing diaper as much as I can.
3. Holding his legs up while I get more wet wipes.
4. High pressured water hose.
When you’re traveling with him, I also recommend packing a few freezer bags in his diaper bag, plus an extra outfit (or two, depending how long you’ll be gone). The freezer bags help to protect the contents of the diaper bag after an explosion. Just be careful not to leave the poop-laden clothes in the diaper bag too long. Trust me. I opened a 2 day old bag, and it fried my nose hairs off. Sure, it was good to get rid of some unwanted nose hair, but there are better methods.
Have you tried moving up a size in Huggies diapers? I always know it’s time to go to the next size when there are blow outs happening consistently. Also, the Huggies Snug & Dry seem to be better about holding the pee and poop in the diaper and not allowing blowouts. And a plus is that they are cheaper than the Little Snugglers and Little Movers ones.
Sadly, we have… we moved from N – 1 as soon as we could.
The kid poops rivers…
You know how they say time heals all wounds. Well time will eventually rid you of poop blowups. No diaper, method can stop the blowups. Vaya con Dios.
Have you considered trying a cork?
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