47/365 - the almighty poo explosion

Just when I thought this week was going rather smoothly with the bub and I was lacking inspiration for what to write, it happened. And boy did it happen, fast and furious too. Long had I been warned about the almighty poo explosion by other mums and when I said to one mum this week that I still haven't had a big one, she smiled and reassured me that it would happen soon and not to worry. Mums generally know best.

To date stamp when it happened, it was 20 minutes ago as Liam finished one of his regular feeds. Nothing out of the ordinary to herald its approach, he was a little bit squirmish but he's been a bit like that in the last week or so so I didn't suspect anything as I finished his feed. Then I smelt it, you always do (that killer sense of smell that you develop when you're pregnant generally doesn't go away). So off we hop to the change table and get rid of the dirty nappy. At that point, it was just a regular poo and of course, whenever I change him too quickly he burps up some milk which goes over the changemat cover. All good, take that off and get that into the wash.

Wander back into the living room with a bub with a fresh nappy and that's when I smell it again. Look down and oozing out of his nappy, down his leg and onto my hand is the distinctive mustard coloured stream of poo. 'Shit!' And they don't call it a poo explosion for nothing. No changemat cover so straight onto the changemat (thank god it's plastic so you can wipe of poo) and by that point, poo is on my hands, down his leg, on his jumpsuit and still on its way out. Of course, I'm down to the last wipe in the packet so amongst wiping away poo and trying to keep it off me, I'm fumbling around trying to get another pack of wipes open. Yank out one wipe and then about 100 wipes come with it. Not sure what's stressing me out at the point but I just knew I had to think straight.
1. Clean poo off myself so I don't keep smearing it on everything
2. Clean poo down Liam's leg and surrounds so he doesn't keep smearing it everywhere
3. Remove poo-stained clothing off Liam
4. Wait till the last of the poo has made its way out. Wipe furiously Liam's bum and surrounds.
5. Swap with a fresh nappy
6. Another wipe of Liam and surrounds
7. Secure Liam. Thoroughly wash own hands and give the changemat another wipe.
8. Soiled items in the wash

And now the bub is still cranky and farting away. I just hope that there isn't another one on the way anytime soon. Well at least not till dad comes home.