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A First-time Mom Tells It Like It Is
By Lisa A. Goldstein
the room for several minutes taking care of odds and ends while my daughter was in her Pack-n-Play in the living room. I think it was when I heard the little darling cry that I walked back into the room. Boy was I surprised to hear a loud knocking on the door. My poor cousin had been stuck in that hallway the whole time, full bladder and all.
Needless to say, I've learned from these incidents and hopefully they won't happen again. But when it comes to diapers, I can't win. As frustrating as it is to have dressed a baby up in a cute outfit only to have it completely soiled from a dirty diaper minutes later, I just have to laugh. This child has a tendency to blow out her diaper, soiling her back and soaking through one or two layers of clothes. We've tried putting the diapers on differently, adjusting her eating position and just keeping our fingers crossed.
One night, my husband came home to find me exhausted. Just several minutes before, I had been changing our beautiful ray of sunshine when she dirtied her diaper, splattering all over the place (this, too, is common). To say I was frazzled from trying to change the princess's diaper and then clean the mess up while she was wailing in her crib would be an understatement. And if you're thinking this is TMI (Too Messy Information), just don't get me started on rectal thermometers
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