This whole diaper blow out and the extreme amount of poop really grossed out and stressed out my husband and sparked the discussion about why baby clothes are made so "stupid!" I couldn't argue his point that there should be snaps on the top of the clothes rather than, or in addition to, those at the bottom. Let me tell you, when you have squirmy baby, with lots of hair, and you have to pull the clothes over their head it makes for an even bigger mess.
The next question from my husband was, "how much do baby clothes cost?" We figured about $2/piece of onsies. At that point, we determined that we could just cut them off of the baby next time a blow out happens. (It's happened again, and yes, we did cut off the onsie.)
Besides diapers, wipes, extra clothes, burp clothes, etc... here are three diaper bag essentials that are necessary!
1. Scissor - to cut the icky clothes off.
2. Wet bag - to throw the icky clothes in, in case you want to try to save them.
3. Plastic shopping bags - for the icky diapers when there is no garbage in site.
Anything else you would add?
That's such a funny story!!! It's hard to remember what we needed "back then" it changes so much as they grow...a good reminder for us on how bulky our diaper bag used to be!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen you move past the onsie stage or are in clothes you find too cute to cut...we always rolled them.....which ever way traps most the icky yucky stuff inside, usually you will eventually roll them past the soiled part and you can get it off of them without smearing poo everywhere!
To this day, I carry a wash cloth in a zip lock baggie JUST IN CASE. I have one in my purse, one in Easton's bag and one in the car. I have only had to use it once! When he has a blow out, I feel better wiping him down (after I get all the poop off) with a warm wash cloth better than the darn wipes.
ReplyDeleteOh Beth - this made me laugh and reminded me of all the memories and stories I could share with you. I love the modification ideas for the clothing. Thanks again for the smile.
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