Blow outs

[jenn]

Unless you have a laundry sink, it usually against regulations to rinse anything with feces in a sink used for hand washing or food prep.

If a baby has a blow-out that gets on their clothing, I just roll it up and toss it in a plastic bag and then warn the parent of the "ick" level.

[MissKrys]

Just make sure you check your regs first. In California ours states:

You should never wash or rinse diapers or clothes soiled with stool in the child care setting. Because of the risk of splashing and gross contamination of hands, sinks, and bathroom surfaces, rinsing diapers increases the risk that you, other providers and the children would be exposed to germs that cause infection. All soiled clothing should be put in a plastic bag, securely closed, and sent home with the child without rinsing. (You may dump solid stool into a toilet.) You need to tell parents about this procedure and why it is important. They often request that diapers and training pants be rinsed out to avoid staining.

This is what I planned to do, glad it's protocol, . I don't want responsibility for damaging the clothing, washing it with a detergent the parents don't like, etc. I think it's best to bag it up and let them deal with it.

[MotherNature]

Put it in a plastic bag and hand it to the parents.

[coolconfidentme]

Bag it & tag it!!