I changed his nappy by myself for the very first time recently. No, he didn’t christen me – I’m much too quick for that! Still, considering it was my first time with nobody beside me, he certainly made it hard for me.
There are too many things to think about when changing nappies – you need to open his nappy, watch out for spraying, hold his legs to stop him kicking AND wipe him all at the same time. You need to be an octopus for this!
I was trying to be as quick as I could, but unfortunately our son’s become a bit posh – he only does a poo when you open his nappy. And always at around 10am. Fair enough I guess, he obviously wants to maintain a clean bottom…but he expects me to hold his legs high in the air whilst he does the business. AND – I just knew he was going to pee at any minute. Which he did.
I managed to handle myself quite well I thought, and he looked so content too. There are side effects though. Have you ever had Hellman’s mustard mayonnaise? I’m never eating that again.
As much as I enjoyed the experience, I think I’ll try and avoid 10am nappy changes too.
