Going to the bathroom – never alone again!
2010-03-02 at 07:30 am Jane RosenbergI just read this article about a woman having bladder control issues during pregnancy. I don’t recall having that particular problem myself, but I do remember, during those days of nursing, that it was not easy to get to a bathroom quickly. I had to keep very hydrated in order to produce enough milk and, as a result, had to pee all the time. Eventually, I figured out that I could put my baby in my Ergo baby carrier (front position) and use the facilities without even waking up a sleeping baby – okay, sometimes I didn’t flush! It was possible to go with the baby in the back position in the Ergo as well, but not as easy for a woman. My husband, on the other hand, would use public urinals with a baby on back. According to him, it was a tad embarrassing to have a (girl) toddler leaning out of the carrier checking out all the other men using the urinal and, at times, commenting. Then there is the issue of eventually having company in the bathroom whether the child is in a carrier or not. At home, my kids just always seem to be there. When my youngest was 4, she would often follow me in to the bathroom, lock the door and say, “there, now we can have some privacy!”
