To say he must take his watch off to change DS’s nappy?

[Beeiappp]

I thought this was just usual and everyone did that?

While YABU to insist on it (it’s his choice unless he has accidentally scratched him), I must admit I didn’t wear my metal watch once I’d had a baby - after I accidentally scratched DS with it once (he was a very wriggly baby!) and DS often did some awesome poonami’s (he even managed to shoot it up the wall by the changing table once or twice!) so I wasn’t risking a pricey watch as they are a pain to clean.

Trouble is you get out of the habit of wearing it though - Ive gotten used to checking my phone in my pocket or wall clocks now, so my watch just sits in the box even now DS is out of nappies.

I think you need to dial it down a bit.

Never with multiple children's nappy changes have I ever had poo on a watch. Even with the once that were one and would try perform back flips when changing them. Id be very annoyed if my DH tried to tell me I must do anything tbh.

I don’t remember a single occasion when I got poo on my hands when changing my daughter’s nappy, let alone far enough up my arm to get on a watch 🤣🤣. I never removed any jewellery when I was changing or bathing her - I’ve never taken my wedding ring off in almost 45 years and have only removed my other rings and jewellery when I’ve been told to do so before having surgery.

I suggest you pop over to classics and read the PFB thread, because this is utterly bonkers. It’s a baby, not a glove puppet - if you are getting poo up the wrists when changing them you are doing it really, really wrong.

If, as an adult, I accidentally get a bit of poo on my watch changing a nappy, then it’s surely my responsibility as an adult to wipe it off. I would be incredibly offended if someone else tried to manage my choices to this extent - it is infantilising and rude.

Why worry so much about what other people choose to do or not do?

Also, like everyone else, I never managed to get shite all up my arms, even with the worst explosions.

Change the baby on your lap - less chance of wriggling & no need to take anything off.

[though i have got poo on the side of my thumb once but you know - thats what soap is for]

Crikey 😳
You take all your jewellery off to change a nappy?
Just bizarre, I can't quite work.out how you might get poo on your watch.

Depends on a watch? If it’s a shitty one anyway why bother, if it’s a vintage Cartier then maybe maybe 🤔

No I never did? I mean long time ago now things have changed but I never took it off

Interestingly BUPA recommend including the wrist in standard handwashing after changing nappies.

https://www.bupa.co.uk/newsroom/ourviews/wash-your-hands-effectively#:~:text=Make%20sure%20you%20apply%20soap,your%20hands%20under%20running%20water.

I never took off my watch or rings. Always washed my hands after (still with rings and watch on). Never got any “nappy contents” anywhere near my watch!

But obviously remove your clothes first, just in case

I would be much more worried about losing things that I take off than I would be about potential baby poo getting on them

Is he playing netball at the same time as changing nappies? (Watches have to be removed for netball.)

Ridiculous.

This is nuts!

Oh that brings back memories when we took nappy off the youngest and my toddler was watching- projectile poop all over toddler. We honestly didn’t laugh. At . All. (Thankfully no residual trauma years later!)

Why? What an odd thing to do. Do you take off rings and things? Are you worried about poo in the works?

Most babies wriggle at some point during a nappy change. I had 6 kids and must have changed a few 1000 nappies but never have I removed watches or jewellery, even with a high set bilg old fuck off diamond engagement ring.
Never needed to and washed hands with antibac hand wash afterwards.

PFB? It must be, because most parents will just wade in and carry on regardless with the 2nd and onwards.

😂😂😂😂😂😂

If it's a shitty one..?! Unintended pun?!

I feel quite sorry for some of these new dads. Must be a fucking nightmare to deal with this intensity.

You've never heard the phrase 'dirty nappy'?