My “HOW did I not realize this” moment

Sharing this with you in hopes of eliciting similar stories, maybe we can all learn something today.

During my baby’s first week or so, during a midwife visit, my baby pooped. The midwife said she would change her so she could check out the poop. She opened up the diaper, took a look, then used the diaper to wipe downwards, taking away most of the poop. She finished up quickly with a single wipe. I stood there shocked, feeling like a moron. I always open the diaper and just tackle it with wipes, but one diaper swipe downward takes away 90% of the poop. This was my second baby.

I can’t believe I didn’t realize this was the best way to clean up poop, and wonder how much time and how many wipes I wasted with my first baby. I use the trick (can I even call it a trick? It feels so obvious) with both the baby and toddler now, and barely ever have to replace the pack of wipes.