The 17 Diapers TikTok Controversy, Explained

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A mom of two named Hannah Hiatt has ignited a conversation about parenting and burnout after posting a tongue-in-cheek TikTok video in which she reveals she has 17 dirty diapers lying around her house.On October 5, Hannah, who has a 2-year-old and a newborn, posted a TikTok video in which she asks the viewers to guess how many dirty diapers she probably has lying around her house.“I kid you not, my guess is probably 15,” she said.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Hannah explained that she and her husband don’t own a diaper pail, and they usually just change their kids in various places around the house.

Usually, she said, they go around and collect the diapers at the end of the day but she had been solo parenting for a full day at this point.So, she takes the camera around to collect all the diapers that have accumulated.

There were four on the coffee table, some scattered on the floor in the living room, and then the rest were in her bedroom and on the landing.“No wonder my house frickin’ stinks right now,” she said, before ending the video.The video was only a minute and a half long, but has now been viewed more than 7 million times.

And everyone, and we mean everyone, has an opinion.People’s (unsolicited) opinions on Hannah and her video fall into two main categories:those who are calling her disgusting and shaming her, and those who are encouraging her to pull through this moment of being overwhelmed by motherhood.In the first camp, we have those who were horrified by the video and swore they would never let their house get in such a state.“You do not need a diaper genie to throw away diapers and keep your house hygienic, hope this helps!” someone sarcastically commented.Others were just confused.