Babies poop.
This isn't news to anyone. Especially parents. Poop is not always well timed, and no matter how good the diaper, it doesn't always stay contained.
This morning, just after I changed Jonah before heading to daycare, that familiar sound and vibration came from his backside. Knowing by now that these occurrences don't usually fly solo, we opted to wait to change him when we got to daycare.
Well, it turned out that wasn't going to happen. Apparently, this burst was a bit more than the diaper could handle. Outfit #1 for the day ruined. And yes, when we got to daycare, Jonah did need to be changed again...
Sometime during the day, Jonah exploded again and s(p)oiled outfit #2.
Mini-disaster number three today has nothing to do with diapers. I decided to trim Jonah's claw-like fingernails while Michelle was feeding him. The left hand went pretty smoothly, but when I got to his right hand, we had a little accident, and I pinched his little thumb with the clippers. His skin didn't break and you can't see the pinch, but he certainly let us know his dissatisfaction!
The most unfortunate part here is that Jonah associated the pinch with Mommy. It was much more difficult for her to soothe him (which is rare), and he wouldn't nurse. I felt absolutely miserable. All sorts of crazy thoughts running through my mind. "What if he won't nurse any more?" "What if mommy can never easily calm him down again?"
It took several times of attempting to soothe with renewed outbursts over the course of an hour or so, but eventually he started to eat again. Phew!
Have any of you reading this had similar experiences where your baby seemed to associate something like this?
Yes. Grant was older, but he bit me and my minor reaction of OW scared him enough that he wouldn't nurse for a full day and a half. The recommendation is to just keep offering, but don't push it. The more you try to force it, the more he'll fight it. So offer, and if he refuses, pump instead. Some nursing strikes can last as long as a week, but most recover within a day or two. And, it sounds like Jonah has moved on already.
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