nannying an infant and she pooped
By missjahn
@missjahn (4574)
Philippines
August 23, 2012 2:08am CST
sorry for the readers who are sensitive about this topic. this after afternoon i, nannying an infant. and this infant is my niece. i should not want to do that but i need to because her mother needs to go outside to buy foods for lunch. it was just happened in a matter of minute. by then, the infant pooped. gosh, she not wearing any undies and diaper at the moment. to my relieve, i am happy that somehow she was being wrapped with a cloth. gosh, i do not know what to do. i cannot stand to get wipes because i do not want to leave the baby alone. i was worried maybe her mother would spent in the outside much longer so i just fold the cloth with dirt so that she will not kick it with her feet. so in a few seconds, her mother arrived and clean her and changes her clothes.
gosh, it was just an easy and common experience, it does not need expertise either, the situation will put you in awkward situation. what about if her momma did not arrived fast, well, i will take the position of cleaning here for i have no choice (yikes) 
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have any similar experience about this or even can relate awkward situation for you do not expect things to happened? 
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have any similar experience about this or even can relate awkward situation for you do not expect things to happened? 1 person likes this
4 responses
@offkey (313)
• United States
23 Aug 12
The first diaper I changed I was 7 years old I don't even know how many diapers I have changed. Anyway first thing when your babysitting know where every thing is, have them close by and at the ready, babies are so unpredictable you never know what is going to come out of them. You could have carried the child with you to get wipes. I hope that the sentence "so I just fold the cloth with DIRT so she will..." how long was this poor child sitting in her own filth before (thankfully) her mother got back fromnher errands? If I found out that someone I had left my child with, someone that's was suppose to take care of said child left her or him sitting in a "cloth" longer then it would take to get wipes and a diaper by either carrying the child or place them in a safe place ie crib, bassinet, swing ect. They would never be aloud to be with my child alone ever again until they proved them selves.
My answer is no I have never left a child in their feces longer then necessary. I have been poopped on by a child who's mother i was visiting, her little one wasnt feeling well so i was holding her wrapped in a blanket once it happened i stood up wrapped itnaround her bottom so I wouldn't track poop from the sofa to the bathroom, stuck her in the tub clothes and all so I could clean her up, her mom stopped what she was doing once she heard the tub running and my husband telling her what had happened her mom took over so I could clean up as well. (Which wasn't much because of the blanket barrier between us)
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@offkey (313)
• United States
25 Aug 12
A baby is an infant, where i come from. I think you were irresponsible I don't care how long it was from 1-5 minutes or whatever it doesnt matter. Okay so you waited until she was finished pooping, I get that. she should have not have been left in your care if you were too scared to carry her, afraid to hurt her. I hope you mean miss carry her, as in not carry her right and drop her, miscarry is what happens to a women while pregnant and she loses the fetus.
Why didn't you help the mom clean her up so if you ever watched her again, you would know how. Infants are fragile but they aren't as fragile as you might think, you just have to hold their neck, I think you should take sometime and get used to being around the child and get used to taking care of her if you are going to continue to watch her.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
24 Aug 12
her mother left her for awhile to me to buy food in distance away from us just in the neighbourhood. that was really an unexpected happening. never thought of bringing wipes to us because the mother will not leave for such longer of hours and that we are both aware she will be gone in a moment of minutes (2 to 3 minutes i guess) i just wrapped her with a cloth because of the thought the baby is not done with her pooping and cannot leave her in a mess because you know the baby habit of kicking. so that is why i was afraid she can have all the dirt into her legs and worse in the mattress. intentionally, i waited for her to be done with a wish too that her mom will arrive soon. this is not a baby yet but an infant rather for me to say. though if have no choice, i will do my very best to clean the baby without hurting her, but scared how to carry her without hurting her. she is too fragile, afraid that i will miscarry her and might hurt her. so the best thing for me to do is to wait for her mother, wrapped her first with a cloth to avoid scattering of the dirt and if have no choice clean her at all extent of carefulness when she had done pooping :)
thanks for sharing your experience here about changing and cleaning the baby :)
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
24 Aug 12
no one can force you to clean the baby because your mother will do it, but if it so happened that you are alone with the baby, there is nothing you can do, but to lend a hand and do what is needed to do to clean the baby - afterall you cannot leave the baby in a mess and suffering from being wet that might give her coldness.
thanks friend :)
- afterall you cannot leave the baby in a mess and suffering from being wet that might give her coldness.
thanks friend :)
@tessa9 (1085)
• Philippines
23 Aug 12
Oh my gosh. I was in the same situation. My cousin brought his baby in our house. He and my other cousin went to get food because our helper was not around. I was left alone with the baby, she was almost 2 years old. She started to cry and I thought she was hungry so I gave her a bottle but then I smelled it! So I was like "Please NO!" then I looked and there it was. I did not know what to do at first. I did not know if should I wait for her dad but then I thought that they will probably not arrive in an hour so i had no options left. It was definitely memorable because it was my first and so far the only time that I did it.
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@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
23 Aug 12
the only difference was that her mother returned at early time and i wasn't able to do the cleaning while you did the wiping and all. else is that, she was two years old while mine is few weeks still. so the there was a great difference between the smell of the two poops - whahaha... by the way, so glad that she came back before doing what is necessary. i guess, i have plenty of experience like that in the future... ahahah
thanks for sharing your experience in here...
@riyauro (6421)
• India
23 Aug 12
well I don't mind cleaning baby crap though I know it looks yack but we have to do it and there is not other choice and it is part and partial of life. I used to be like you but I have understood now and though I have no kids i can wipe the poop of baby if I were in your case. it is easy and no rocket science required. 
thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead 
thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead @jeremyselling (2)
• China
23 Aug 12
yep,sometimes even though we don't wanna make it however we have to do that cuz it is really part of life ,especially when we we have been parents ,we need to assume responsiblity to take care of our kid,
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
23 Aug 12
right at that unless you have a nanny for your baby. but if i have my own, i want a hands-on of taking care of my kid or kids. that is because of love. want to see them grow under your care and patronage. the feeling would be surely different. besides, asides from love, they are yours, and one of the responsibilities we should bear within us to have a good bonding between you and your kiddos.
thanks jeremy for sharing some experience in here ")
