Interesting: my Daughter's bum just assploded

J-Cat

Shared on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 11:27

Yep, the things they don't tell you when you have a baby. 

#1: when little babies sleep they make a ton of noise.  It's amazing they get any rest at all.

#2 when little babies poop they make a ton of noise. No really, like it's a bit frightening. Grunting, groaning, red faces: the whole 9 yards. If I made those noises while on the can my husband would call 911.  Supposedly when they are really little they don't know how to poop, so they push, but at the same time tighten everything up. Now that is something to bring up when they are older. "Now listen here little Missy: I was there when you couldn't figure out how to crap, so don't give me that attitude!"

And lastly:  when you start solid foods babies may stop pooping: for DAYS.  My wee girl eats at least 6 times a day, and she stopped pooping for 4 days.  That's a lot of food just kicking around in one very tiny digestive tract. Then BAM!  It has the consistency of slightly watery maple syrup and it zipped all the way up her back: sticky grossness.

Needless to say, I just gave her a bath.  Anything else you wish people had told you about kids?

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Jmarps's picture
Submitted by Jmarps on Sat, 05/26/2007 - 19:53
Mine is 11 weeks and I cannot wait to get 6 straight hours of sleep again....
Devonsangel's picture
Submitted by Devonsangel on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 11:31
Now that's a post to read before lunch! My sympathies:)
madwoman's picture
Submitted by madwoman on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 11:50
#3 Your life will never again be your life...for good for bad...good - you will enjoy the little things you child takes enjoyment in that you pass by every day...bad - you never get enought sleep #4 Just when you gotta'em figured out..they change! #5 It is amazing the amount of and the force with which puke can come out of your sick little one #6 The complete and udder scare you feel when your little one has there first real accident (i.e. my daughter had to have 5 stitches on her scalp on her first day of preschool from falling off the playground equipment on her first day of school-would have expected that with my boy cause he is all boy..not my daughter....) #7 The anguish when you have to hold them down for the doctor to adminster shots, stitches or whatever the case may be...it is awful to have them looking in to your eyes as they cry in pain #8 The joy you will never find in any other person in the whole world just from a smile, a coo, a giggle..a hug or being told "I love you mommy" and tons more...
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Submitted by HeReCoMeSdAbOoM on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 12:07
Ding Ding! **#7 The anguish when you have to hold them down for the doctor to adminster shots, stitches or whatever the case may be...it is awful to have them looking in to your eyes as they cry in pain** This was the worse for me. I gave the doctor a look of death. My wife said I can't go to doctor appointments anymore.
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Submitted by HeReCoMeSdAbOoM on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 12:09
Sorry I never added one. The noise they make when sleeping. I slept maybe 8 hrs total the first week. I would sit there listening to him as he slept.
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Submitted by BalekFekete on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 12:11
The SINGLE MOST GRATIFYING MOMENT of my ENTIRE LIFE was the day I changed the last diaper of my youngest son. Nothing, NOTHING has yet compared to the sense of utter relief that I experienced then. ;-)
TANK's picture
Submitted by TANK on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 13:44
Well... as the stepdad of a 19 and 18 year old, i can tell you that the 'crap' never stops :)
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Submitted by StunGib on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 13:44
Great post. That reminded me of witnessing my daughters first poop. She was only 1 or 2 days old and my wife and I were holding my daughter in the hospital. Suddenly she turns red and then purple and clenches up and makes a horrible face! We were quite concerned (read frightened!) So we started to unwrap her clothing and loosened her diaper only to find her expel her first loose green poop. The green goop of course was meconium. THen she relaxed and everything was ok. Now we use this story to embarrass her to friends and family. :)

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