Motherhood is anything but glamorous. You get peed on, barfed on, showering can be inconsistent...all these things I heard about only after I became pregnant. I seriously feel these are things women ought to discuss openly so that those of us that are naive can at least make an informed decision before getting involved. Though I get food thrown at me sometimes, or I walk around with boogers on my shirt half the time I would definitely have to concede that pooping in the bathtub is my ABSOLUTELY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF MOTHERHOOD.
The first time it happened, I was so grossed out that I gagged and gagged until eventually I threw up into the bathtub already filled with bath toys and poop. So then I had a tub with toys, poop and vomit in it. Mom laughed and laughed at me when I called her afterward in near tears. She said I would get no sympathy from her. And she was right to say that, because it wouldn't be the only time that would happen to me.
Leonard poops in the tub so much, that I can almost pick out the days it is going to happen. And pathetically, Leonard (big) and I have a system down pat now on what to do when it happens. We each have our jobs. But last night, I caught him as it was happening and I immediately yelled for Leonard but in the process I scared Leo. So there he is with a big you-know-what hanging out of his rear end while he's crying basically as he stands in a toilet bowl -- and he wouldn't let me pick him up. He had to wait for Daddy to rescue him from the crazy lady screaming about how she didn't have any more plastic gloves.
I know this has happened to everybody at least once. Iris, maybe not you, but I suggest stocking up on latex gloves.
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I don't know Lizzie...this NEVER happened with me with the 4 normal kids. With Jasmine, it happened, but very little.
I think the warmth of the tub just relaxes your kid and it enables him to do "his" thing.
Honestly....they say that the STRONG ones are here in the last days. Interesting and I am actually blown away that you guys go through all that during bath time! WHOA!!! Welcome to MOTHERHOOD!!!!
Oh man, the barf and poop in the bath tub. That's a vision.
I have not yet experienced the poop in the bathtub, but I am terrified of it every bath time. We have lots of talks about not pooping. I'm sure they help incredibly.
There was once that my mom was bathing my two sisters, and all of a sudden my sister Amy is screaming hysterically, glued to one corner of the bathtub. Yep, Lindi had pooped, and as it floated around the tub Lindi just kept on playing while Amy was horrified.
Only in Blogging can we read this stuff. Between you & Lisa I think I'm going to end up hyperventilating from hysterics.
OK . . . this post makes me extremely glad I'm single and childless.
I had no idea. Absolutely none.
I have to add that after 3 kids none of them have done this either! But, I do understand about the throwing up along with the "yucky" and "smelly" mess! Maybe little Leo just likes the warm water. :)
Oh I remember Ana and barf. She would barf when her kids barfed and she definaely could not clean it up. It was a perpetual cycle. The sad thing is that it seemed like barf came regularly. Ah...the wonders of childrearing.
Hey no fair! I didn't hear about this until I already had a baby:) JK
Well he has already pooped twice during a diaper change.
Once with me and once with dad. Both times a good squirt. Dad gagged. I laughed. He also pooped on my leg yesterday. We were working on tightening his loose diaper while I held him. I guess it gets worse when their poop is more adult like.
Your story made me laugh :)
Perhaps I shouldn't laugh so much.
LOL!!! Edward is wasting no time breaking you in.
Oh yeah "welcome to motherhood" he says
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