Why do babies...

[Moos]

...like to do an enormous exploding yellow poo when you've just put them in the last of a too-small size of nappy, to use them up?

Just askin'.

[karter]

Sods law init.

[supergolden88]

Same reason they decide to do an enormous poo that soaks through three layers of clothing the one time you decide to go out without an outfit change in nappy bag. They just know!

[Fuschia]

Always wearing white when you decide to get them pasta with tonato sauce in a cafe

Always wearing long sleeves when they spot waterplay...

[spotify]

....vomit down your best jacket when you are just about to go out......

This happened once when I was not going out but was holding her in my arms when she heaved,

so I held her away from me but it still went into my unbuttoned collar,

all this warm putrid smelling, yoghurtey stuff running inside my shirt,

because I held her away from me the rest of it went down the front of my trousers and on to my shoes and socks!

I had to have a bath and complete change of clothes, which was nice.

[Ruth_Baldock]

Oh god, the poo disasters are never ending. S did a shameful leaking one as he was sitting in a buggy we were trying out in a shop. And yes, it did get all over the buggy. The shame!

[Fuschia]

Sure nothing tops the time toddler twin II's nappy fell pff at the bottom of the slide at Goose Green and she did a poo on the ground.. size of a small cucumber. Children gathered to point and marvel "Is poo!"

[ryedalema]

Ruth and Fuschia - ewwwww.

Thankfully not me (this time) but when we last went to Peckham Pulse Hydro pool we walked past a Mum frantically showering very runny poo from her baby's bottom (actually total lower half).

I only hope she got out of the pool in time x

[Fuschia]

let's not mention the twin mistaking sibling's poo for chocolate raisins...

[buggie]

Fuschia Wrote:

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> let's not mention the twin mistaking sibling's poo

> for chocolate raisins...

.... guessing that's a mistake only made once :-S!!

[citizenED]

...wake up at the slightest squeak of a floorboard.

[buggie]

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> ...wake up at the slightest squeak of a

> floorboard.

..... Oh cripes - do they not grow out of that?!

[GinaG3]

Oh fuschia the raisin thing made me laugh. My mum left my sister in the playpen one day to Answer the door, when she turned round my sister was literally picking whole raisins out of her poo. Need I say more, I believe my niece followed the same trend. Ewwww!!

[Moos]

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> > ...wake up at the slightest squeak of a

> > floorboard.

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> ..... Oh cripes - do they not grow out of that?!

Course they do, buggie - then they only wake up if they're thirsty, or need a pee, or a bit cold, or scared of the dark, or fancy a chat, or hear a funny noise, or have a cold / are generally a bit out of sorts, or it's too light (o too dark), or have lost their favourite stuffed animal, possibly because the animal is in the wrong hand. Hope that helps! :-)

[samstopit]

still chuckling at the cucumber - like poo at the bottom of the slide :)

my daughter was one of those babies who didn't poo for days and then saved it all up for the time we are visiting friends. She would have to be hosed down.

[nicolemodesti]

Well put Moos!! Or to ask you if it's still night time......

[buggie]

Q. is it possible for babies to miss out rolling over?? Bugglet has rolled from front to back a few times but not in weeks and never from back to front, however, she is sitting on the whole unsupported/minimal support (with the occasional forward/backwards/sideways dive!). She loves sitting but still isn't keen on tummy time - should I do more tummy time?!

A.... anybody?!

[Fuschia]

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> Q. is it possible for babies to miss out rolling

> over?? Bugglet has rolled from front to back a few

> times but not in weeks and never from back to

> front, however, she is sitting on the whole

> unsupported/minimal support (with the occasional

> forward/backwards/sideways dive!).

I think they are two separate skills using different muscles

Never did tummy time with any of mine, they all learned to crawl/walk regardless!

[Pickle]

Q. is it possible for babies to miss out rolling over?? Bugglet has rolled from front to back a few times but not in weeks and never from back to front, however, she is sitting on the whole unsupported/minimal support (with the occasional forward/backwards/sideways dive!). She loves sitting but still isn't keen on tummy time - should I do more tummy time?!

A. my son rolled from back to front once at 4 months, then never again. He always hated tummy time, so basically worked out that if the only point of rolling was to get you on your tummy he wasn't going to do it :) He sat unaided quite early, everyone told me he would then be quick to start moving... which he didn't do at all until 14 months when he started bottom shuffling. They're all different, if your baby is happy having tummy time go for it, but I didn't force it when it was obvious my little boy didn't like it.

My daughter was the opposite, rolled early and loved being on her tummy. She's a tummy sleeper (2.5 now, but has been sleeping on her tummy since she could roll), son is a back sleeper.

[buggie]

Thanks Pickle/Fuschia - feeling bit daft as realised I posted this on the wrong thread!!

[Fuschia]

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> Thanks Pickle/Fuschia - feeling bit daft as

> realised I posted this on the wrong thread!!

I never noticed! Conversations here are a bit liek real life.. certain amount of meandering around and interruptions!

[Helen GV]

...wake up at 5am then fall asleep 5 mins before you get to the playgroup/activity, then wake up just when you get home!

[Ruth_Baldock]

ARRRRGH, Seb STILL does that! When we get to toddler groups I wake him up. When he makes a fuss I point out he should have had a lovely lie-in 'till 9am instead of waking at the crack of dawn. That'll learn him!

Seb did this when my MW was over this AM:

Climbed onto the coffee table, pulled down his trousers and nappy (his new trick...) and then got down on all fours. And weed. No poos THANK GOD. She was doing my BP at the time and couldn't stop laughing. I found it less amusing. Later on she had to do a few bloods and we had to bribe him with ceebeebies. Having blood drawn whilst you and your MW witter on about 'Oooooh look! A lovely CARTOON! Look, there are CHILDREN! See the CHILDREN, darling???' is surreal.

Why, baby, WHY?

[Helen GV]

:)

and HOW ON EARTH can a baby excrete such a large amount and manage to keep so little of it in her nappy?? honestly?!