I babysat my brand new nephew for two weeks and boy did I learn A LOT.
It’s not lost on me that I’ve only dipped my toe into what is the most life-changing, overwhelming experience a person can have.
But there are moral dilemmas when you have a baby that I feel like no one talks about. Until now.
My beautiful sister had baby Henry three weeks ago, her hubby has gone back to work so I went to live with her as a spare pair of hands.
Henry and I went on many adventures just him and I and looking back, I’m sure I’ve broken some sort of baby handling law. I came across social hurdles and tried to jump them… and I’m still not sure in some circumstances whether I did the right thing.
First, let’s talk about going to a public toilet with a baby and where the hell to put it. The baby, that is.
Henry and I went out for lunch and I was busting to pee. There’s only the ladies’ cubical and I’m thinking “what the hell do I do with this child?”. I mean, I didn’t want to take him in with me, isn’t that a bit weird?
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Go to the parents' room if there is one where there allowances made in the facilities for this.. How about asking the actual parents what they expect you to do in these situations before you leave?. Quick phone call if you are caught short?.
There's rarely a parents' room in cafes; in fact, I rarely see them outside of shopping centres and airports (and even then, there's not many).
I wouldn't call the parents over something that seems so trivial, especially if they were at work. I also don't think it's necessarily common sense to ask them in advance what you do with the baby when you need the toilet. I'd ask what they need me to do to look after the baby, but would be similarly perplexed if I was in that situation.
Hmmm I'd be a bit stuck in these situations too. I'll be calling my sister who has three kids, for advice 😉