It's a common occurrence in most house holds where children are routinely subjected to the ritual parents like to call bath, book and bed. You know the scenario, in an ideal world it involves playing with the little darling in the bath; boats, bubbles and a variety of plastic toys to entertain during the wet moments prior to the dry book moments; funny voices, practised intonations on verses from well thumbed pages and overly familiar characters before the final chapter of the day; night night snuggles, Eskimo kisses and the line up of assorted characters of the stuffed sort who assist in achieving the desired snooze.
But what if like many mums facing the nightly triathlon of the three b's, your little one is consistently adding a new event to the schedule by pooing in the bath? It's a tight rope. Do you take up the mantel and accept the challenge or leave bath time for other halves, who, as the lesser sex, are more predisposed to dealing with the brown stuff?
There are four ways to tackle this unmentioned menace occurring in the nations bathrooms. Whats your play?
Defensive Maneuvers
In order to prevent this bath time scourge on our domestic bliss, mums can opt for the swimming nappie route. Utilising nappies built for larger water receptacles, mums can ensure that should nature call in the comfort of the childs own bath, there will be no little messages left at the end of the session.
Positives: Clean bath
Negatives: Expensive to procure nappies, limits cleaning possibilities of nether regions, creating poo issues for the childs future
Calm Acceptor
Many mums with busy working lives find that at the end of the day, a small message left in the bath is the least of their problems. Finding that, unless consumed / played with / sat on, the poo is unharmful to the child, these mothers ignore the presence of the unwanted article and only dispose of it with the triathlon has been successfully completed.
Positives: Limits stress for all parties involved
Negatives: Presence of brown matter can illicit interest and open a can of worms
Plucky Scooper
This breed of mum is always on poo patrol during the precious minutes spend in the bath. Ever alert for signs of straining, pushing or changes in the water flow to the rear of their small charge, mums in this camp are always ready to launch search and rescue, removing floatsom and jetsom as and when required.
Positives: No nonsense approach to baby bath poo
Negatives: Can be overly aggressive in search and rescue, mistaking favourite toys for unacceptable debris
Germ Fiend
Unlike any other breed of mum, this mother is on a mission. Search, destroy and start all over again. If an unidentified object comes onto this ladies radar she will find, remove all traces of presence with an assortment of cleaning products and then start the process over with fresh water and, if required, a fresh child.
Positives: None
Negatives: Removal of poo becomes a military operation, extends the time scales of the three b's triathlon to unacceptable levels
So whats the way forward? Never a scooper or a pooper be? Mums of the world unite, when it comes to baby bath poo, grin and bare it. In a few decades time, you get to have your revenge!!
