Diaper explosion

One of my dck (18mths) decided to remove his sleeping sack, pants, and diaper when I put him down for a nap and pooped right onto the sheets in his playpen which is also in my babies room. To make matters worse, he thought it would be fun to play with the poop by dipping his hands and feet into it and smearring it all over the playpen, the wall that it sits behind and even dropped some on the carpet. Cute I know!!!! Trust me, he is no longer my favourite. I was so ticked off because the only reason this even happened is because he learned to remove the sack which I told his mom on numerous occasions that he slips it off so what's the point of e en wearing it for naps. Arghhh. Just when I thought this was bad, dearest mommy couldn't even thank me for bathing her kid from the disaster nor apologizing for the explosion her angel caused to my child's belongings and room. Some parents are just so ungrateful. Since this occurrence, sadly I no longer care for this family the way I did before. Thought they were and would be more appreciative.

Eeeewwww. Poor you! Daycare whisperer had a great video advice on this...to put a sleeper on them backwards for naps. They cannot get them/or diaper off this way.

I would never bathe a dck .... And I would have called the parent to come and pick up their angel and I would ask them to make sure he is in a onesie every day and I would put the naptime diaper on backwards

I agree with Caryola. I do not bathe the children, I clean up their bodies with their wipes, put all clothing including poop into a bag and give it to the parents and call them for immediate pickup. It's bad enough you have to disinfect your entire room by the sound of it. This child will obviously need onesies under pants and close monitoring from now on. Maybe you could get a cheap baby monitor to put in the room so you can hear if there is a lot of movement?

I have to ask you. Were you being sarcastic when you said this was cute? Because this is DISGUSTING!!! I would not be a happy caregiver if a child pulled such a trick at my daycare.

If the parents weren't upset that this happened to you then you have an issue. If I were you I would figure that out right now. Do they trust you? Do you trust them? They should have been mortified that their child did this and if I were the parent I'm afraid I would have been questioning you about why you didn't find him quicker. It's happened to a lot of caregivers before, I'm just saying you should think about the real relationship you have with the parents after this incident.

Why should a parent be grateful to you that you had to clean up a mess because you were doing something else than watching her child. Yes he was supposed to be asleep but obviously wasn't. Do you not check on kids frequently if you are not using a monitor to hear motion? But yes even with checking every 10-15 mintues this can happen and no it is not fun. Might also be time for child to be moved out with others so that he isn't alone at naptime as in easier to peek in on. Never really understood those sleep sacs - thought they were just until a child was able to stand. How aboaut a pair of fleece overalls instead of a sleep sac.

While this is awful when it happens and usually parents would be apologetic...I've never really felt that they should be! I mean, it's not like they told the child to do it or somehow made it happen. I had a child have an explosion last week like htat...he hadn't removed any clothing, but it leaked out and got all over everything. I cleaned him off in the tub and put everything including the sheet from the playpen in a bag for his parents. It was just easier to keep all the poop together rather than having me wash the sheet and them wash the rest.

I guess I am thinking along the same lines as Playfelt...why does this have anything to do with the parents?

As a matter of fact, as a parent I would be upset with my provider if they were so angry and upset about a poopy mess that more than likely could have been avoided or at the very least interupted BEFORE the giant mess with a bit more closer supervision.

Plus you already acknowledged that this child knows how to take the sleep sack off since you mentioned it to DCM numerous times already. Knowing that information would have caused me to keep a much closer eye on the dck during nap times.

Thanks ladies, I was trying to be really politically correct with my answer but I was wondering exactly how this happens to people. I've read this type of thread before but I can never understand how it can happen. I'm with my dckids until they are all sound asleep, then I go upstairs to take my quiet break but I can still hear everything and I'm back in the sleep room before the children wake up.

They show many signs before they can do the diaper dive. Think back on what he showed you before the grand performance. Learn and fix. I have a video on how to install backwards footed jammies. Search Tori Fees Daycare Whisperer on YouTube.

I would have done the same thing as you. wiping them with wipes doesn't get rid of all the poop, so that would mean that they would be spreading all the germs all over my house. The mom was told that he could escape his sack, and i have a feeling that he's done the poopy play at home. also, when they do things like this, they are so quiet, you would never even know. I had a boy who decided to wip his weener out and pee all over my ds's room. His parents thought it was funny, so I handed them a cleaning bill, they weren't laughing then and refused to pay the bill, so I termed them. I told them repeatedly that dcb wasn't fully potty trained.

Thanks for all the comments. Just to clarify, this has nothing to do with me not paying attention and not supervising. This child was sleeping with a monitor on however when they woke up and started unclothing, there was very little noise made (sounded like regular tossing turning). Moral of the story is that a little appreciation goes a long way...at least for me!

I would be a little turned off too if the parents didn't at least show some remorse. I understand that the parents have nothing to do with it, but its just nice to recognize the fact that we have to deal with the clean up, the bathing (which I agree with if the other children are still sleeping) and the after smell that goes along with it.

I have had children come in sleep sacs, but I hate them. I don't bother most of the time as they often don't need them past a year. I found it actually restricted one child from sleeping properly as he couldn't move freely and he was mover when he slept.

I had an incident just like this, minus the sleep sac. I had the monitor on and was listening. The only reason I went up was because I heard "uh oh" loud and clear. I put all of the poopy clothes in a bag for mom and I was able to bath him quickly, but I had to wait until daycare was over to clean the playpen as it's upstairs. Mom was appologetic and thanked me for doing it and not disrupting her at work.

I think poop is part of the job. I just clean it up and move on.

Hopefully something really positive happens with this family soon and you get that good feeling back about them. Sometimes we can't help how we feel.

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Originally Posted by Mambia

Thanks for all the comments. Just to clarify, this has nothing to do with me not paying attention and not supervising. This child was sleeping with a monitor on however when they woke up and started unclothing, there was very little noise made (sounded like regular tossing turning). Moral of the story is that a little appreciation goes a long way...at least for me!

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Ok, I have to admit, that's what I was wondering about. He's a sneaky little devil then! If it were me I would be on this little guy the second I heard the tossing and turning from now on. Putting the diaper and onesie and clothing on tight is a good idea but all this straightjacket type talk scares me! :ohmy::laugh:

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Originally Posted by apples and bananas

I would be a little turned off too if the parents didn't at least show some remorse. I understand that the parents have nothing to do with it, but its just nice to recognize the fact that we have to deal with the clean up, the bathing (which I agree with if the other children are still sleeping) and the after smell that goes along with it.

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Originally Posted by apples and bananas

I think poop is part of the job. I just clean it up and move on.

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This is completely contradictory....If poop is part of the job and something we are suppose to just deal with and move on, then why do the parents have to show any kind of remorse or recognize that you had to deal with it?

Of course we HAVE to deal with it. It IS part of the job.

I don't expect my parents to show remorse and recognize that I do anything job related. That is exactly the services they pay for.

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Originally Posted by KellyP

This is completely contradictory....If poop is part of the job and something we are suppose to just deal with and move on, then why do the parents have to show any kind of remorse or recognize that you had to deal with it?

Of course we HAVE to deal with it. It IS part of the job.

I don't expect my parents to show remorse and recognize that I do anything job related. That is exactly the services they pay for.

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I don't think its contradictory. I think by saying sorry or at least showing in their body language that it was a hassle to deal with it makes us feel like we're appreciated for doing it. And it is part of the job. Making crafts are part of the job too, but it's nice when a client says thank you. Taking children outside daily is part of our job, but its nice when parents recognize that we put 5 snow suits on 5 small children and pulled them on the sled.

It's nice to be recognized for things even when it is our job.

I agree with Apples and bananas!
Poop sucks...! for parents or for us!
When My son does something like this, i'm upset... I clean it up and it feels great when my husband comes back from work and say : hey, thank you for cleaning it up!

I think it's the same thing for parents in a dayhome/daycare context... Yes it sucks, we do clean it up.... but a little appreciation for what we do feels great!

Agree 110%!!!! Obviously changing dirty diapers is part of the job as is everything else we do as caregivers on a regular basis. The reality is that it's always nice to be appreciated, whether the recipient means it or not, hearing that "thank you" after a really stressful day can actually lift your spirits and give you that boost that we often need. I know myself as a mom to 2 young children, I have enough stress of my own juggling the kids and house chores so trust me, when someone spits out a thank you here and there for doing something "out of the norm" it goes a long way. I didn't intend on my thread to pick people to pieces whether they contradicted something in their post or not. I personally enjoy reading feedback from fellow providers and honestly, visit here daily for sense of sanity most days and for a huge "pick me upper" as clearly I am not the only one who has to deal with certain issues and this is a wonderful portal for fellow support!

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Originally Posted by Momof4

but all this straightjacket type talk scares me!:

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Did I miss something in the post? "Straight jacket talk"? If you're referring to the one piece pjs on backwards...you should watch the video...in no way is it restraint in any way other than the zipper closure is in the back to prevent 'diaper diving'. This post is ironic as I had my first incident of this today @ nap-time. My tiny 2 yr old DC girl is absolutely my 'sensory kid'...messiest eater & player...not surprised really; today was first time not wearing onesie, tights, multiple layers...and she poops EVERY nap-time... didn't even think about the possibility of her doing that. Pjs on backwards for her going forward! I just thank goodness she's contained in a playpen...I will be doing some major sterilizing tonight!

Ok Dream, I'll take your word for it. I can't watch any videos on my ancient computer and I thought it sounded like you would be really restraining the children, but my mistake!

I don't know that I "expect" a thank you.... but it sure is nice to get one!!
Not for every diaper change, but for a total crap-tastrophe, yes.

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Ok, I have to admit, that's what I was wondering about. He's a sneaky little devil then! If it were me I would be on this little guy the second I heard the tossing and turning from now on. Putting the diaper and onesie and clothing on tight is a good idea but all this straightjacket type talk scares me! :ohmy::laugh:

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straightjacket? Putting on a pair of footed jammies backwards equates to putting a child in a straightjacket?

Wow, I just have to say how shocked and disapointed I'am at how fast some of you were to judge and point fingers!!! :no: In this profession we all know how fast and sly kids can move!!! They don't do these things during circle/flash card time, oh no it's when you're already currently wiping a butt, settling a toy dispute or for pete sakes using the washroom ourselves!! If you're going to point fingers at someone else, remember there is 3 fingers pointing right back at ya! And maybe it just hasn't happened to you...YET!!!
Well last week must have been a blow the diaper kinda week?!? I had a little guy have a diarhea blow out too, in a play pen as they were all waking up. Bedroom door was open, he knew he was next to get up and be changed! There was no way around it...he needed and got a shower! In less than 5mins it was everywhere!! He's the kid that anything mushy is fair game to play in, drives me crazy at meal times! But I must say I'am fortunate to have awesome dayhome parents, because ALL of them said they were sorry for the stinky "peel the paint, gag a maggot" kind of day I must of had!!!