What is the 17 diapers mom drama? Viral TikTok explained as netizens weigh in on Hannah's predicament
A TikTok mom named Hannah recently went viral for uploading a video on the video hosting service where she could be seen finding 17 diapers scattered across her house. On October 5, the mother of two posted the video of her search for soiled diapers strewn throughout her home.
Hannah, who goes by @nursehannahbh on TikTok, claimed in the video, which has received over 5 million views so far, that she doesn't have a diaper pail of any kind. She added,
"Rather, the diapers kind of just get thrown around my house, and we just collect them in a bag at the end of the day and take them out to the dumpster."
As per Know Your Memes' October 14 article, the phrase "17 diapers" represents the challenges of parenting. While the video initially invited criticism, women have also rallied together to share their own stories of motherhood.
The 17 diapers mom reacted to the controversy on TikTok
Nurse Hannah shared a TikTok confession video about how many soiled diapers were lying around her house about two weeks after giving birth. She went through her home to pick up diapers that had been piling up during her 24-hour single parenting session.
She acknowledged discovering over a dozen diapers on the floor and from the tables at the end of the clip. Her initial guess for the number of used diapers was 15, but she found more, she claimed, adding that she doesn't use a diaper genie.
Since then, the post has received over 5.6 million plays in a brief period and generated a significant amount of traction. In a subsequent video, she claimed to be in "survival mode" since she felt as though she had "the flu or some sort of bug" on the 17 diaper day.
When the video first attracted attention, the comment section was full of mixed reactions from fellow TikTokers. The fact that Nurse Hannah had 17 diapers left unattended in her house was a common topic of jokes in the top comments from viewers.
Know Your Memes' October 14 article reported that one comment on the video, which has received over 96,000 likes, read, "This is absolutely not relatable."
On the other hand, many people supported Nurse Hannah. According to an article published in TODAY on October 14, many have been responding to Hannah's situation with more sympathy. According to user Isabella, who uses the TikTok handle @justisabellaj, having 17 diapers lying around the house "is probably a symptom of a much bigger issue." She added,
"Postpartum depression and anxiety is so real, and it can be crippling for many moms and make them not do normal activities that other moms can do easily."
She said that people should support her instead of blaming other mothers. After that, a few mothers joined in by sharing their own "17 diapers" challenges. The hashtag "#17diapers" has already been used in more than 2,000 videos.
Another mother, who goes by the handle @ispywithmylittlee14, shared a TikTok video along with a text that read,
"My '17 diapers' was being home alone with a newborn, a toddler and a kindergartener, and crying at night while rocking my newborn. I never felt so alone."
According to the Today article, the author of How to Keep House While Drowning and licensed counselor KC Davis shared a video titled A love letter to 17 diaper Mom. Davis stated, displaying a still photo of filthy diapers stacked in a corner from one of her own TikToks,
"If you're '17 diaper mom' and you see this, you're fine. I did this too."
She added,
"I wrote a bestselling book and had a TED Talk. And they roasted me for my diapers on the floor too."
In a video posted on October 15, Hannah noted that, despite the harsh criticism she has gotten, the support she experienced was much more valuable.
Hannah hasn’t said anything about the 17 diapers since then.