Nursery negligence

Well first off a crèche in a gym that you drip
your child into for an hour isn’t a nursery.

I can’t really see why you seem to be blaming the nursery that your child’s nappy
leaked, she was only there for an hour. It’s not as if they left her in a soiled nappy for hours!
Either she had an upset tummy or it was already quite full when you dropped her into the crèche and it didn’t take much to leak when she did a poo.

Nope. My answer would have been just the same.

That’s not negligence. Huge over reaction. If you’re that bothered, you don’t have to leave her & go to a cafe or gym.

Agree with others, massive overreaction

I don't have a problem with sending child to nursey6or a creche for an hour or so a day. Kids do adapt and it's not that much different to a baby sitter/friend, or less disruptive than a play group.
It sounds like that time off is just what OP needs and to just relax a little bit.

But "not cleaned properly" ? OP says "specks" that's hardly not cleaned properly. It's likely it was so sticky that they had already used a lot of wipes to clean her and the wiping was causing her to be sore and uncomfortable so they stopped.

I'm surprised a nursery would take a child for such a short time.

That's like saying: substitute 'mother dying of cancer' for 'missing the bus' and you'd get entirely different answers. Probably because they are entirely different situations. MIL at home, 1:1, with a bath, known carer/ environment. Unavoidable, one-off hospital appointment. They are not comparable.

I made my point from the point of view of someone who works with young children and sees the separation distress they go through - and what helps that and can soothe them. 1.5hr sporadic nursery drops in strange environment with strangers looking after you are likely to be far more upsetting to a baby than a bit of nappy rash. Truthfully, I doubt either will damage them for life.

Unusual to only go 1.5 hours. Its not long enough for the child to bond with nurseru staff.

Is it a proper full nursery or just a gym creche? Gym creches often have a revolving door of young staff with the bare minimum of training. They are generally not the best childcare.

Negligence is a very strong word OP that should never be used lightly.

Nurseries are never going to get ot a pooey nappy as quickly as you are and nappy rash does sometimes happen. Send in some nappy cream and request it be applied after every poo. You could mention that the nappy didn't seem to be on properly. If this keeps happening then yes it s bit of an issue l, but I do think for one occurrence you are over-reacting.

DS has been at his nursery 3 days a week for 16 months now and I’ve had two incidents of “why couldn’t they just clean him properly?!” I know I have to sometimes put him in the bath to properly clean a loose poo so unless this is a regular occurrence I’d let it slide as a one off.

My baby boy has been in nursery for 4 x months, 3 x a week. He has never returned home with any poo residue or a badly applied nappy. And he’s a wriggler. There is no excuse for poor hygiene. I suggest a change of nursery to somewhere with more caring staff. My nursery is honestly amazing.

The nappy rash is probably because of the type of poo it was- it's normal for a child's toileting to change when they're in a new environment, new food etc.

Loose poo is often acidic and can cause irritation even if it's only there for minutes.

Nappies aren't checked every 30 seconds, what probably happened was your LO was sitting/playing with other children, it's not like she would've been sat on a member of staff's lap and the staff ignored the smell. It's not negligence, it's just babies!

You'll know very well that nappies are messy, leaks happen. Perhaps try a bigger size on her if you're worried how far the poo travelled. And next time you're in the nursery just make sure they're aware her tummy is a bit off and provide a nappy rash cream if applicable

I would say you are possibly over reacting.

There were times when my daughter had awful nappy rash that appear out of no where and not because she was left in a dirty nappy. Her worst nappy rashes were around this age and older. I found she had softer poos and nappy rash when she was teething badly.

The same with the cleaning. I know I wiped her bum completely clean but at next nappy change it looked like I had left some behind but there was nothing there when I put the new nappy on.

@kirinm No. She was complaining that her baby's bottom wasn't cleaned properly. Which is an absolutely fundamental requirement of care.

I don't care if the OP goes to the gym. But she is suggesting negligence for perhaps not changing a nappy immediately. You've (and she) has no idea how frequently the nappy is being changed but since the child was only there for just over an hour, then it wasn't anywhere near the realms of negligence.

Perhaps OP should choose her words more carefully.

14 months is the classic time for first molars coming through and that can cause some horrific nappies. Also it’s her first time in a childcare setting so it’s inevitable she’s going to pick up bugs including gastro ones. She clearly wasn’t sat in it for ages if she was only there an hour and a half. Nappies like that can be very difficult to clean with wipes. But if this just a gym creche you use weekly then don’t send her if you don’t want to.

If she was only there for an hour and a
Half and they had changed her its probably not sore because she was in the nappy too long but more cos she wasn't cleaned properly. I would mention it to the nursery manager or room leader as maybe a new member off staff had started and needs more training on how to clean properly and apply a nappy correctly!

1.5 hours a week isn’t nursery it’s a crèche. If this is a nursery that offers full time care then I’m really surprised they agreed to take your DD for such a short time. It would nit make financial or practical sense for them to do so.

Regardless of the definition of the type of care, of course your child should have been cleaned up properly. But these things happen. It’s obviously not their fault that your child had a runny poo.

@kirinm So if you want your child to have their bottom cleaned and their nappy put on properly, you need to employ a nanny.

God, people are vile. It is absolutely fine for a mother to leave a 13 month old for a couple of hours to go to the gym. Absolutely fine.

1-1 care from a grandparent can't be compared to the attention given to a child at nursery. And if that's what the OP wants, she needs a nanny.

Negligent. Bloody hell. 🙄

As I said. Substitute "nursery" for MIL" and "gym" for "hospital appointment" and you'd get entirely different answers.

I agree with posters who have said that 1.5 hours is not enough for a baby to settle in properly. How frequently is she going?

It doesn’t sound like negligence to me really; as everyone has said, teething poos can cause this. It’s happened to my kids at nursery and I’ve just made sure to tell them to put on extra cream or whatever. She also probably needed a bath to get it all off.

Your baby should have been cleaned properly. But, if this is the first time it's happened, I'd give the nursery the benefit of the doubt and just mention it next time she goes.

The rest is normal. Negligence is an overstatement, especially since you didn't notice yourself until what sounds like it was several hours later. Did you not change her yourself in that time?

She's only there for 1.5 hours so it won't have been too long. Unfortunately these explosive poos happen.