Reader beware – this may verge on TMI for some people. I happen to think it’s pretty funny, though, so use your best judgement! 
If you were modest to begin with, you lose the right to be so during most of pregnancy and childbirth. I think most people know to expect that.
What most people probably don’t think about, though, is that even once the baby is born, you don’t necessarily regain your right to privacy. Sure, you can demand respect from your friends and family, but that darned baby you worked so hard to bring into the world just never leaves you alone
Where this is most obvious is in the bathroom. Maybe you’re lucky and have a baby that is fine being left in a crib or other safe area while you use the restroom in peace. Nathan, however, dislikes being left alone, and for the most part I have no problem bringing him to wherever I need to do something, and then setting him up with some toys to keep him busy. That’s why, outside of my bathroom but within sight of the toilet, I have teething rings, books, and other assorted doodads for Nathan to chew on. I don’t mind leaving the door open while I do my business (I close the BEDROOM door if people are home, but if people are home, I can usually just ask them to watch Nathan for a few minutes!) because, for the most part, I stopped being shy a long time ago.
Now that he’s learned to CRAWL, though, he’s no longer content to stay where the toys are! And for some reason, the area around the toilet is the place he most wants to check out! Which, you know, good for him! Explore new environments! Challenge yourself to move in different ways (crawl OVER the scale! Around Mommy’s feet! Up and into the shower! Ew, don’t CHEW on the shower, gross!) But even I have to draw the line somewhere.
For me, the time I most missed being able to use the bathroom in private? Earlier this week (when I wasn’t feeling particularly well) and Nathan was doggedly determined to either chew on the tag of my underwear or try to pull himself up on the ledge of the toilet between my legs. I was decidedly uncomfortable with his positioning in both of those scenarios, and do you know what is harder than picking up a baby and moving him from a place he really wants to be? Trying to do so while sitting on the toilet. My arms are only so long, people!
I'm actually totally fine if you want to learn to pull up on the toilet. Just not when Mommy is sitting on it!
Anybody else have any crazy toileting stories that don’t pertain to the baby’s bodily functions?
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