| What do you do when your newborn has an accident | | | | well as your friends, may have had enough excitement |
| at a friend's house? | | | | for one night. |
| The first time out with a baby can be stressful for | | | | This ushers in phase two of the situation: talking to |
| new parents, especially when the people they are | | | | your single friends about what just happened. It's |
| visiting are still single and childless. | | | | natural for new fathers and mothers to feel a little |
| However, with the right amount of preparedness and | | | | alienated from their single friends and childless couples |
| humor, it'll be easy to get through any unexpected | | | | who may not have a lot of experience with babies. |
| occurrences. | | | | In this case, it's important to remember that |
| But what if you don't have a spare diaper? First off, | | | | communication is key and that simply explaining to your |
| breathe. Then get to the bathroom. | | | | friends what happened should be fine. In fact, this may |
| The important thing to remember is to clean off your | | | | even spark up a conversation about parenting with |
| baby first. Use warm water over the sink and be sure | | | | your friends peppering you with questions. Expect |
| to use a soft paper towel to wipe them off. Once dry, | | | | some weird ones. |
| you can start being creative with the diapers. | | | | But in terms of avoiding these types of situations, |
| Traditionally, some people have used a t-shirt as a | | | | parents should be prepared whenever they leave the |
| makeshift diaper or an older football jersey. Each are | | | | house with their child. Sure, it may seem tedious lugging |
| fine as a temporary fix, but your baby in a t-shirt | | | | the large bag filled with extra bottles, clothes, diapers |
| diaper is probably a cue to go home. This is because a | | | | and wipes. But in the end, you'll be thankful you did. |
| t-shirt really isn't a diaper and because your baby, as | | | | |