The Great Poo of '08
Poor Will has been constipated basically since we brought him home at Thanksgiving. Sometimes things will look like they are "moving" in the right direction and then suddenly it is like a little bunny crawled into his diaper and did its thing. We aren't just talking little pebbles though. Sometimes there are hard as rock boulders in there. I feel so bad for all the work that Will has to put in for that!
After talking with his pediatrician we have tried a few things, like reducing the amount of milk he has been drinking since apparently he drinks way more than he needs. That helped for a few days. Back to rocks. No amount of fruits or veggies seem to do the trick either. I used to be able to get him to eat some prune baby food from a spoon which also helped but Mr. Independent will only deal with me feeding him on infrequent occasions. So on to prune juice.
Yeah, whatever you do, DO NOT OVERDOSE YOUR KID ON PRUNE JUICE!!!!!
At least now I know why he was cranky all morning. As he was sitting there eating his lunch, the house was rocked with an explosion. There was grunting and gurgling and me losing my appetite due to the nastiness of sounds that were emerging. Then it was time to assess the damage. First let me say, I am glad that when I poop it doesn't somehow get in the back of my hair.
changing pad - being washed
towel - being washed
shirt - being washed
pants - being washed
socks - the only thing spared
diaper - not even sure he had one of these on based on the results
onesie - threw that away with the diaper
My first thought was, "A hose couldn't even clean this up!" So instead I plopped him in the bathtub and got out the detachable shower head. That just wasn't even scratching the surface. I switched the shower head over to light massage mode. I felt completely cruel because he was screaming the whole time but he did seem ever so slightly amused by the massaging shower head. (At one point I dropped the shower head and the water was spraying me in the face. That was fun.)
In conclusion, no more prune juice in this house. Now if you will excuse me, I have some laundry to do, some trash to take out, and some poop to clean out of the bathtub.
P.S. Marcus woke up this morning with a poopy blowout. Or at least at the time that is what I thought it was. Turns out it was just a minor dribble of bodily fluids.
After talking with his pediatrician we have tried a few things, like reducing the amount of milk he has been drinking since apparently he drinks way more than he needs. That helped for a few days. Back to rocks. No amount of fruits or veggies seem to do the trick either. I used to be able to get him to eat some prune baby food from a spoon which also helped but Mr. Independent will only deal with me feeding him on infrequent occasions. So on to prune juice.
Yeah, whatever you do, DO NOT OVERDOSE YOUR KID ON PRUNE JUICE!!!!!
At least now I know why he was cranky all morning. As he was sitting there eating his lunch, the house was rocked with an explosion. There was grunting and gurgling and me losing my appetite due to the nastiness of sounds that were emerging. Then it was time to assess the damage. First let me say, I am glad that when I poop it doesn't somehow get in the back of my hair.
changing pad - being washed
towel - being washed
shirt - being washed
pants - being washed
socks - the only thing spared
diaper - not even sure he had one of these on based on the results
onesie - threw that away with the diaper
My first thought was, "A hose couldn't even clean this up!" So instead I plopped him in the bathtub and got out the detachable shower head. That just wasn't even scratching the surface. I switched the shower head over to light massage mode. I felt completely cruel because he was screaming the whole time but he did seem ever so slightly amused by the massaging shower head. (At one point I dropped the shower head and the water was spraying me in the face. That was fun.)
In conclusion, no more prune juice in this house. Now if you will excuse me, I have some laundry to do, some trash to take out, and some poop to clean out of the bathtub.
P.S. Marcus woke up this morning with a poopy blowout. Or at least at the time that is what I thought it was. Turns out it was just a minor dribble of bodily fluids.
posted by Annie and Greg @ 12:49 PM
5 comments
5 Comments:
I'm sorry for your situation, but it gave me a good laugh! We use prune juice very sparingly in this house.
Thank you for not posting pictures.
This blog is worthless without pics
I was so afraid I was going to have to see pictures. The words were enough. HOW FUN!!
Gail
PS Thanks for the advice!
Oh my LORD.. my husband, who never reads blogs, was sitting here as I read this aloud.. I hardly could get it out, I was laughing so hard... tears were streaming down my face...AND HIS! oh, we have that SAME problem here with Mario.. HUGE rocks in his diaper. Ugh.. good to know NOT to do prune juice!
Thanks for the VDAy LAUGH!
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