Had my first really bad blowout yesterday. It was everywhere. I mean EVERYWHERE. Up the back, on his clothes, on my shirt. Went through an entire pack of wipes. My daughter just laughed at me while I'm standing there covered in baby poop trying to figure out what the heck I'm doing. Learning curve is real.
Oh man, welcome to the club. My daughter did one yesterday and somehow got it in her hair. HAIR. I didn't even know that was possible. The baby wipe supply is about to become your biggest budget item.
Pro tip: change him standing up next time if you can. Sounds weird but it actually helps contain the damage. Also size up on diapers at night because that's when the blowouts seem to happen.
Wait until it happens in public. At least you were at home. Mine went through a stage where this happened like three times a week. You're gonna get through it though, that newborn phase is chaotic but short.
The up the back ones are the worst because you think you've got it contained and then BAM you find it in the hair. My wife and I still laugh about the great blowout incident of month two.
It gets better, I promise. By month 4 you'll develop a sixth sense for when one's about to happen. You'll just know.
Oh man, welcome to the club. I had one that went up his back, across his crib sheets, and somehow on the wall behind the changing table. Still don't understand the physics of that one.
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Those are rough. Pro tip: keep a second set of everything within arm's reach of your changing station. Crib sheets, mattress pad, onesies, everything. Saved me from having to strip the whole crib down at 3 AM.