Changing Nightmare!
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009I have had my first nightmare experience changing my daughter in a public place, since starting to use real nappies……Read on….
I had met a couple of friends with older children at a local soft play so we could meet and have a chat over coffee whilst the kids enjoyed themselves, when a distinct face was pulled…… I made my way to the changing area, to be told there was no table to use to change and I would have to sit on the toilet and use my knee (!). Ok I thought, I can manage a wet nappy on my knee, not sure I can deal with what I am expecting in this one though. I was then told I could use the changing rooms, used for the pool, where changing tables are availabe.
Off I headed, and as expected the nappy was rather messy. I started to change, and if I was using disposables the drama would have almost ended here, other than a hand washing dilemma as no sink in the vicinity of the table to wash my hands! I needed a toilet to flush, if you get my drift here, and the nearest was some way away, again with nowhere to place Boo Boo whilst I dealt with the offending item….. Without sharing too much, the mess got everywhere, and was of the kind you only want to deal with in your own home!
I proceeded to walk back to my friends, handed Boo Boo over whilst carrying the rather messy item and then headed back to flush and wash. I think everyone in that place knew what I was carrying (visible and whiffable!) and sympathy was all mine!
At first my head was shouting why do they not think about real nappy users, then I quickly realised, actually how many mothers can change a nappy that messy on their knee, and surely every mother needs to wash their hands after that????
Two mental notes have been made:
1 Never go to a changing facility without my pram!
2 Carry antibacterial wash just in case!
Needless to say my friends found it quite amusing, although empathised with the hand washing and changing on the knee issue!
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LOL oh dear Lyndsey!
We had a similar messy experience ourselves yesterday! Upon arrival at Tumble Tots Ari decided that she wanted her nappy changed, and so I changed her to her beautiful Fushcia Itti Bitti and off we went to play.
Well she has had decidedly loose bowels for a few days now (either teething or a tummy bug) and half way through play I realised she had filled her pants in a major way! I rushed her to the toilets in a strong panic at the fact that I had no wipes with me (she doesnt usually poop in public!) and the only other nappy I had was the one I had just taken off!
So I armed myself with a pile of wet tissue and released the most offending sight I have ever seen!! Her beautiful nappy was full to the brim and the offending matter was leaking out the sides onto her leggings!
The tissue was pretty much useless and by the end of it my hands were just covered in poop! I then had to put her other wet nappy back on (!) and she then had to spend the rest of her Tumble Tots in a wet nappy and no trousers! Oh and my changing bag sat like a skunk in the corner of the room- cleaning that nappy up when I got home was something I never wish to have to go through again!! lol
Kids….you gotta love ‘em!
LOL in the same week as well! What a joy!