Celebrating: Got through a full diaper blowout without losing my mind

Dec 231 min read

Small win but I'm counting it lol. 7am Saturday, my 8-week-old decided his poop was apparently sentient and trying to escape his onesie. It went UP his back, down his legs, into his socks, and somehow the nappy was clean. I got him changed, got all the laundry going, cleaned the bouncer, and I didn't curse or want to cry. Old me from 3 months ago would've had a meltdown. Pretty sure this means I'm winning at parenting now 😂

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Comments(8)

NNick G.RegularDec 23

INTO HIS SOCKS. That's commitment. But real talk, losing your mind during diaper blowouts is totally normal - the fact that you didn't means you're probably doing better than most dads at that stage.

TThomas H.RegularDec 23

8 weeks in and keeping your cool during a code brown situation is legitimately an achievement. Wait til he's bigger and somehow creates new and more creative forms of chaos. You got this.

PPhil C.RegularDec 23

lol that's actually impressive. The UP the back thing is like a physics problem you didn't ask to solve at 7am. Good on you for staying zen about it.

HHector R.RegularDec 24

Honestly that IS a win. First blowout without a full meltdown means you're adapting faster than you think. The fact that you're noticing and celebrating small wins instead of just stress-spiraling is pretty solid parenting.

DDale A.RegularDec 23

This is the vibe. So many people expect perfection with a newborn and then feel like failures. You kept a tiny human alive through a poop emergency and maintained your mental health - that's the whole game right there.

FFred J.RegularDec 24

The fact that you NOTICED your patience and gave yourself credit for it actually matters. A lot of dads just power through and never acknowledge when they handled something well.

DDanny G.RegularDec 24

8-week-olds are basically biological poop cannons. You leveled up at a good time too - the real test is when solids hit and you understand what "blowout" actually means. You got this though.

PPaul M.RegularDec 25

Celebrating the small wins is legit the parenting hack nobody tells you about. Not losing your mind at 7am on Saturday is genuinely solid performance. That's the kind of mental game you need to win.