Scatology

sca.to.lo.gy
noun
an interest in or preoccupation with excretion or excrement

Ever since J was born, I've been preoccupied with the contents of her diapers. Are her movements frequent enough? What texture are they? Colour? Consistency?

That was one of the surprises of motherhood - that I'd develop scatology, specifically with regards to my baby.

But it paid off yesterday when my eagle-eyes spotted a miniscule drop off blood in her stool. After a slightly panicked trip to the paediatrician, we found out that she has a small fissure in the anus which is easily treated with an antibiotic-cortisone ointment.

Three cheers for scatology and anxious new mothers!