Dd started school last week and is getting on ok so far. Seems happy and tired in the evenings, to be expected. Tonight before her bath I noticed she had a lot of poo marks in her pants as if she’d wiped herself but not done a very good job! Got her in the bath, washed her and ran to get a towel. When I got back she was acting sheepish and it turned out she’d pooed in the bath - not something she’s done since being a baby. She is very reliably toilet trained and seemed sad that this had happened.
Firstly I’m worried she’s picked up a bug as it’s so out of character. But she seems well and has eaten fine tonight. I’m also a little sad thinking that maybe it’s a response to the change in routine? It’s reminded me that even though she’s getting more independent she’s still so tiny in many ways. Is this a fairly normal thing to happen while they are adjusting? I will obviously keep an eye on her in case it’s the start of a bug which would be feasible given the new exposure to kids and germs.
I reassured her it was fine and she hadn’t done anything wrong but I’m feeling quite sad about it all. Oh and before anyone gets silly…I’ve NC as I’ve spoken to someone in real life about this and don’t want to be identified not because I’m a poo troll.