:angryfir: Ava and I went to the Y tonite, and I had a great workout, but it was the Tot Lot that has me a little distressed (ok, more than a little, I'm fuming!)

Ava's poor little butt is absolutely raw, looks like a burn w/ major blisters, and she's pooped 3x again today and really irritated it even more than it was last nite. When I was done w/ my workout and went in to get her, I was *overwhelmed* by the smell of poop when I opened the door. She saw me and came crawling over, screaming, and the woman (middle-aged, not one of the high school girls, new, I had never seen her before), handed her to me. Right then, it was completely obvious that Ava was the offender. I didn't know how long it had been, and trying to give her the benefit of the doubt in case it had just happened, we went to the locker room for a change. It must have happened right when I dropped her off, and they ignored it, b/c it was caked and dried on her tush, and I could have used a pressure cleaner to get it off. Several screaming minutes later, when I got down to bare skin, I was shocked to see how much worse it looked...no wonder she sceamed like I was rubbing steel wool across it!

It looks awful, and I feel so bad for her! So here's my question: do I put in a complaint? They didn't know that Ava already had a tender tush (putting it mildly!), but don't you think a baby should be changed if they poop? I do! I'm so mad, but I can't fault them for not knowing. However, I think that if a baby poops, they should be changed, simple concept. What if I had decided to be ambitious, and worked out for 2 hours (not that that would happen, but...)?

So, on to my experiment...I googled the normal ph of poo, 7.0-7.5. I think to burn the skin like that, it has to be very acidic, and that's such a tender, sensitive area! My mom works in the lab at the hospital, so I'm having her bring me some ph test strips tomorrow am so I can test Ava, so I can see for myself. I found several diseases linked to fecal ph (no, I'm not self-diagnosing), and I'm just really interested to see if my child is pooping battery acid. Kinda gross, but inquiring moms want to know!

Sorry this was so long, I didn't mean to rant and rave that much! I will post the results of the "Ava Experiment" tomorrow!

How nasty!!! Even if they weren't required to change diapers, they should have at the VERY least come to find you to do it. Did you comment to them, or did you just let it go this time? Either way...Poor Ava!!!

It made me feel weak, but I didn't want to confront them in front of other parents, kwim? I plan to work out tomorrow am while dh is home, so he can watch her, and I think I will mention it to the woman in charge of the childcare area. I was on a treadmill literally 20 feet away, they could easily have come to get me, as there were 2 of them there. I just wish they knew how Ava feels!

Lindsay, that is awfu - poor baby! The least they could have done is come get you to change Ava's diaper. Geez - what are they there for anyway. I hope your talk goes well tomorrow.

Poor Ava! As if she doesn't have enough going on. Like the others said, the least they could have done was come to get you so you could change her. I hope her bottom heals fast!