A tip for parents of newborns
By adamg - 3/3/05 - 3:30 pm
Only click "read more" if you really have a newborn (or have had one in the past). Trust me.
Jay reveals:
... I have an outrageously strong gag reflex and couldn't even unfasten the diaper without trying to retch. So I went I gargled with a little Listerine wintermint before trying to change it. That was sufficiently overpowering and distracting to get me through it. ....
Jay, can you drop a line to Eric? He might appreciate the advice.
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I don't have kids, but I used
I don't have kids, but I used to babysit for a little boy, and wow, I had the same problem. I could hold my mouth shut during the changing, and then immediately after, I'd have to throw up. So I always changed the kid in the bathroom.