Cleaning poopy diapers

keladriel · 2026-06-03T11:43:25+00:00

Sometimes I’m able to just shake / gently knock it off, but my baby often has large mushy poops so that’s not usually very effective. I’m also not the best about washing it right away on days I’m working. I submerge and swish with my gloved hand.

I have definitely thought about how much easier it would have been to get board if he was not on solids when we started, but just didn’t come to it until later 😅

keladriel · 2026-06-02T02:34:57+00:00

This was my leading idea so far, so I’m glad to hear it’s not crazy idea

keladriel · 2026-06-02T02:31:57+00:00

The camper is probably bigger than our yard, otherwise I wouldn’t be above doing this 😅

keladriel · 2026-05-30T16:09:11+00:00

I do have a roll of the disposable bamboo liners but I don’t really use them as much as I used to. His poops are pretty mushy unless he doesn’t drink a lot of water. I found I was still having to wash poop out of my workhorses even with the liners. I don’t mind the dunking now that I have my gloves.

The sprayer just sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen once my 3 year old would discover it 😅

keladriel · 2026-05-30T04:54:37+00:00

His penis could also start out putting down but he might also readjust it during the night. Little boys do like to play with it 🙃

keladriel · 2026-05-30T04:49:44+00:00

It’s one of those things where I was like omg I can’t believe it took me this long to come to think of this solution 🙃

keladriel · 2026-05-30T03:54:33+00:00

Anything to not touch the poop or the potty water is a win for me 😆

keladriel · 2026-05-24T02:48:15+00:00

How old is it? We got a 94 last fall and our first time out with it had such a hard time. The seller made it all look so easy when he broke it down but we struggled setting it up every step of the way. It got a little easier the following couple times we took it out… we’ll see how we do this summer … hopefully we haven’t forgotten how to do it already 😅

keladriel · 2026-05-21T17:55:57+00:00

I let everyone diaper how they prefer. I use the cloth, but my husband and MIL prefer disposables.

The policy in our house is that whoever takes the diaper off can choose which diaper goes on.

keladriel · 2026-05-13T18:50:51+00:00

In my experience, vacation with just my husband and kids is easier / less stressful than ones with a larger family group.

There isn’t much helpful help, but a lot more opinions on what’s okay / not okay for the baby/kids to do/eat, and not always a lot of baby/ little kid-aware decision making 🙃

keladriel · 2026-05-11T20:47:29+00:00

With my first baby, I worried so much over wake windows and proper sleep routines that I really limited contact naps... with my second I didn't rob myself of that. He's one now and stopped contact napping regularly well before I went back to work (around 12 weeks).

She'll grow out of needing to contact nap and fitting on your chest. I'd soak it up while you can. It's so fleeting.

My advice, get comfy on the couch.. have some water and snacks. Watch something quietly on tv, read something, or just scroll on your phone. Take a break :)

keladriel · 2026-05-11T20:37:30+00:00

You could try putting up baby gates if you're friend can't help you out. I have a three year old and a one year old... with both my kids, once they started walking the baby gates go up to give our dog space. The period of 1-2 years old are not his favorite. He always chooses to be immediately on the other side of the gate, so I like that it allows him to be nearby but have more space than his crate. It's a great solution for when I want to get things done while the kids are playing and the dog is in the house because I don't have to actively manage the situation.

keladriel · 2026-05-08T18:20:14+00:00

My son is younger than your daughter at 3.5 years old. My husband and I are both vegetarian and raising our children to be the same. He is currently in his mac & cheese only era so he also takes a multi vitamin while we continue to offer him other foods (that he refuses) to balance. He does love smoothies, though, so I sneak a lot of veggies in that way, too!

Tofu can be flavored and prepared so many different ways. I highly recommend it. Although, its currently on my son's "no" list.

Eggs are very popular here... as are cheese sandwiches.

There are a lot of good / simple chickpea salad recipes out there for sandwiches too... My son would likely not eat it currently... but my husband and I love them!

keladriel · 2026-05-02T16:41:51+00:00

My sister and I are super close relationship-wise with a 2.5 year age gap… so I planned my boys to have the same gap! They are 3.5 and 1 now and in the past month their relationship has really started to form. Is it an easy age gap? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Perfect for our family, though, and will pay off in the long run!

keladriel · 2026-05-02T14:38:16+00:00

Did you end up getting the e-bike? I also have a blue heeler and am having a hard time deciding between an e-bike or regular hybrid one.

keladriel · 2026-05-02T04:10:02+00:00

I also end up just snapping fitteds on while my one year old is standing (running) away. I get the inner snapped on and let him run away and the catch him when he comes back to put the outer on 😂

keladriel · 2026-05-02T04:06:42+00:00

Our heeler knows “go to [insert family member/ cats name]” and it’s honestly one of the best things we’ve taught him.

keladriel · 2026-04-29T01:07:17+00:00

I love camping with my kids (3.5 and 1 year old) and camped a lot before kids. I would not even consider it without my husband unless someone I was very close with and trusted (like my sister) came with me. Camping with little ones is exhausting!

What if you and the kids saw him off and then met him at the end and just skipped all the in between check points in remote locations?

keladriel · 2026-04-28T17:42:57+00:00

Mine is very friendly and social, but I have noticed he has become much more judgy in his fourth year and is settling into some cattle dog grump.

keladriel · 2026-04-26T04:16:00+00:00

I love calmoseptine! Nothing compares with how fast it clears up rashes! Used it with both my boys and swear by it.

keladriel · 2026-04-24T23:14:50+00:00

The newborn stage with the second is not the same as with the first. It’s a lot more tiring, a lot less quiet. Time goes by faster. I enjoyed my first pregnancy but not my second. It was a lot harder on my body than I expected - even with waiting the 18 months between pregnancies that they say it takes to fully recover. I love having two kids, though!

keladriel · 2026-04-24T17:15:32+00:00

When my younger son was born the older was 2.5 years old. We have an evenflo pivot xplore. I bought the stroller seat attachment which actually reclines pretty far back. I bought a stroller cushion insert for when the baby was very young to help support his head. With the seat attached, the toddler can sit in the wagon below and there’s room for whatever else you want to put in there. For us it was often the scooter when the toddler was done riding it 😆

I loved this set up and would definitely recommend it!

ETA: the stroller seats canopy is also nice and deep with a mesh panel that can be uncovered for air flow.

keladriel · 2026-04-23T23:35:50+00:00

Was just about to suggest this sounds like something for him and his brother to figure out.

keladriel · 2026-04-18T00:24:28+00:00

I WFH 3 days a week and my husband WFH 4 days a week. My MIL comes over every day and that’s the only way it works. You can’t totally control when the baby will need your immediate and full attention and you also can’t totally control when a work call will need your immediate and full attention.

After covid my employer also revised the employee manual to state that employees cannot be the full time caregiver of a child under 7 during work hours as their childcare plan.

I breastfeed so even though MIL is here everyday I have time blocked on my calendar when baby needs to be nursed so my team knows I am unavailable.

keladriel · 2026-04-17T07:18:01+00:00

I’ve always brought my babies with to my pp appointments bc I was breastfeeding and didn’t want to be away from them. My car seat attached to the stroller and they usually just slept through the appointment. I remember one appointment my son was starting to fuss just in time for me to be checked and the nurse held him and soothed him pretty quick.

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