33 Weird Things You Won’t Know Unless You’re A Parent

Pregnant woman with partner holding her belly, celebrating pregnancy at home.

8. Babies go through 3,360 nappies in the first year

That’s a lot of poo and pee to handle and you have the choice to go disposable or reusable on it. Whatever suits your style.

Humorous baby diaper notes with funny messages for parents.

9. Poo obsession

Parents, especially mums, generally develop a poo obsession at a certain point. Because babies are unable to communicate how they actually feel, their poop will tell the parent if there is something wrong with their wee one or not.

Baby with a surprised expression about poop, humorous parenting moment.

10. You pick poop with your hands

Accidents are difficult to avoid and there is a big likelihood that you will have to deal with poop with bare hands at some point.

Baby pondering whether pooping occurs before, after, or during diaper change.

11. Never have you been so obsessed about getting poop into the bowl

Potty training sucks and you will never feel as obsessed with pooping — or the peeing — into the bowl as you are now.

Child's tablet placed on an innovative potty training device for kids.

12. Congested noses are sucked

It’s terrifying to see infants with clogged noses so parents try to suck them out before it gets harder for them to breathe. There’s usually a device that can be used but when there’s none around, parents will have no choice but to suck them with their mouths.

Child receiving medical care with a nebulizer from a caring mother.

 

 

13. Clean clothing is relative

Clean clothes? It’s totally a relative thing. For all you know, your clothes are much, much cleaner than the other mum whose baby just threw up on her.

Child with balloon and baby spit smell on shirt, humorous parenting moment.

 

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Clare Whitfield Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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