Image: Shutterstock
Once you step into motherhood, you begin to discuss topics like baby poop and diaper changes without flinching. We don’t mean to gross you out, but every parent has gone through this rite of passage, and this is what makes it such a usual thing for them. However, just because they are an expert at changing diapers does not mean they look forward to it. Deep down, every mom is waiting for the day when their little one is toilet trained, and changing the diaper in a public stall doesn’t feel like dismantling a time bomb. So here are some things only a mom trying to potty train her kid can relate to. Read on!
1. You Spend A Lot Of Time Doing Research On How To Potty Train
Image: Shutterstock
Every child learns at their own pace, and no matter how jealous you are that next door Tobby is toilet trained at 24 months, that won’t help! The internet will teach you new ways to motivate your child to do it themselves, but till they are ready and curious about it, it won’t happen! So be patient and don’t pour your money into buying underpants and expensive seats. It is believed that kids can be toilet trained after pulling down their pants on their own.
2. You Always Carry A Portable Toilet
Image: Shutterstock
You might have carried Prada and Louis Vuitton bags in your hands, but once you got promoted to being a mommy, now you always have a bag full of changing clothes and a portable potty seat with you. Yes, that is how life changes!
3. You Have A Map Of All Public Washrooms In A Ten Mile Radius
Image: Shutterstock
When your child says they must use the restroom, you quickly realize that usually means RIGHT NOW. Unless you want a drenched car seat, you don’t have time to figure out exactly where the restroom is. So with two or three disaster incidents, you are a pro at locating washrooms near all places you usually hang out in.
4. You Clean The Public Washroom
Image: Shutterstock
Little ones will naturally go toward the areas of a public bathroom where touching is prohibited. You worry that the bacteria they picked up may spread on their hands and make them sick. This prompts you to break out the gallon-size antibacterial wipes, wipe down everything in sight, and give your child a shower.
5. Bring Post-It Notes To Conceal The Auto Flush Sensor
Image: Shutterstock
New moms don’t appreciate auto flush sensors, and they are no help when your toddler cries at the sudden sound and refrains from doing their business. This is when you come up with the hack of pasting post-it papers to conceal the sensor, so they don’t flush on their own after the timer goes out. So now you know why moms are always loaded with post-it notes in their purses.
6. Carrying A Bag Full Of Clothes
Image: Shutterstock
When you have a baby, you must always be ready for diaper disasters. This means you need to have at least two sets of clothes every two hours when your child may poop. Also, most toddlers have a hard time waiting for you patiently when you clean their bottoms, so they will be wriggling out of your grip, and you need to clean, hold them still and prevent them from painting themselves with their poopy.
7. You Prefer Home Because Your Baby Is Not Toilet Trained Yet
Image: Shutterstock
Of all the concerns you could have, you fear diaper accidents the most. To get out of the house, you must bring a toilet seat, sanitizing wipes, post-it notes, and a bag full of clothing. Staying put at home is obviously more convenient with your toddler.
8. Celebrating When Your Child Learns How To Use A Potty
Image: Shutterstock
When your child first uses the potty correctly and on their own, you rejoice in it as if you had won the lottery. We know how it sounds, but ask any mother who has a potty-trained toddler, and she will tell you how she will never forget that moment in her lifetime. This also means freedom because you no longer have to worry about how to change the diaper and worry about poop disasters in public!
Being a mother changes you more than you can imagine. Who would have thought you would spend half of your day analyzing your baby’s poop color, consistency, and smell? If you are grossed out by this, here is a little heads-up. New moms often have a gallery full of baby poop pictures so they can show them to the pediatrician on their next checkup visit! Yes, that is how much new parents have to deal with baby poop once they step into parenthood. So, which of these points was a complete surprise to you? Let us know in the comments section!
