Diaper blowout at the worst possible time
We were at my in laws house for dinner, right after I'd just changed our 4 week old. I put him on my shoulder to burp and this explosion just went everywhere. Down my back, on my s
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We were at my in laws house for dinner, right after I'd just changed our 4 week old. I put him on my shoulder to burp and this explosion just went everywhere. Down my back, on my s
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Had a code brown explosion that went up to my newborn's neck and somehow got on me too. Changed her clothes, my clothes, and the crib sheet. Thought I was prepared but nothing real
My daughter is 6 weeks old and she smiled at me this morning while I was changing her diaper. Not a gas smile either, it was real. I know it's probably a small thing to most people