You would think peeing while carrying your child in a baby bjorn (facing forward) would be easy right? After all you have two free hands. This is what I thought anyway, and boy was I wrong.
See we were at the beach when I decided I really needed to pee, so off I went to find the closest bathroom. I was carrying Bean in our Baby Bjorn, something we enjoy doing, and he seems to enjoy more than the stroller because he is all up close and personal.
Now beach bathrooms are notoriously dirty, often bordering on the absolutely disgusting and this one was no exception. There was no way I was setting him down anywhere, and besides, I had two hands free, this was going to be easy.
As I approach the urinal I marvel at having two hands free, praising the makers of baby carriers everywhere. This had the potential of making this process much easier than if I were holding him in one arm. Doing it the one arm way makes things difficult when unzipping, pulling it up and holding while peeing. The same difficulties apply when finished and tucking it away and doing everything back up, two hands make things much easier. This is the voice of experience speaking here, so I was quite excited to have two hands free.
Then Bean starts wiggling. And kicking. And trying to grab the nastiness that is the urinal I’m attempting to pee into. I say attempting b/c I had to weave and bob to keep his hands clear of the porcelain and his feet clear of the stream of pee. Obviously this whole two hands free thing wasn’t going as smoothly as I had anticipated.
Eventually we finished and as I zipped up I vowed to never pee in a urinal with him in a baby bjorn ever again. I might try the toilet next time though. Then I’d be aiming down and would avoid his flailing feet, and there would be nothing in front of me for him to try and grab. I’ll let you know how that goes.
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