Diapers for babies are product line that has long been trusted by many moms because of its convenience, suitability and economy. However, how to change diapers at the fastest and cleanest, not everyone knows, let’s learn and practice right after this article!!!
When should you change your baby’s diaper?
Moms should use diapers for babies from 2 months old
In the first month after birth, babies often urinate and soil quite often, maybe 4-6 times a day as normal, so every 2-3 hours or after soil, you need to change pad. Therefore, mothers often use newborn pads during this time to save money and still achieve the best effect.
By the second month, the mom should replace the pad with diapers because the number of bowel movements of the baby has decreased and the amount of urine has increased quite a lot. Regarding the time of diaper change, the mother should follow the manufacturer’s instructions and the baby’s own urine volume, which can be 3, 4, 6 or 8 hours. Moms should not leave this time too long because the baby may feel uncomfortable or encounter problems such as diaper rash, infection, irritation.
When choosing diapers, moms need to choose based on the baby’s weight, moms also need to pay attention to store the product carefully after opening, avoiding contact with a humid environment that will affect the absorbency of the baby diapers.
How to change diaper properly
Prepare the necessary tools and keep them all within reach, including: a basin of warm water (2 pots), a baby towel, a wet towel. In addition, moms should prepare new diapers, new clothes, warm towels, new towels if needed. Please close the door, avoid wind while changing the baby’s diaper.
If the baby has a bowel movement, the baby’s stool is often loose and may leak on clothes, mom should change diaper right away. Use a very soft toilet paper or cloth to wipe the outside, then rinse the baby through 2 basins of warm water, dry. If the baby only urinates, the mother only needs to wash it once and then dry the baby.
Put the baby on the pre-prepared taped diaper, fix the diaper and redress the baby quickly to avoid the baby getting cold. After changing the diaper, the mother can hold the baby in her lap for a moment to reassure and warm the baby’s body.
Clean up after changing diapers, put used products in the right place to ensure a clean and cool environment.
Important tips when changing baby’s diaper:
- Always talk and smile with your baby which will make your baby happy
- Always put one hand on your baby’s body if you have to turn around to get something.
- Do not let the diaper job be interrupted by problems such as phone ringing, doorbell, food on the kitchen … If in case of force majeure, wrap up the baby body again, put the baby safely in the crib before leaving. Never leave your baby alone on the changing table/near the edge of the bed, with a sudden flip or twist, the baby can roll and fall down at any time, even for a split second.
- Always smile, talk and sing to your baby during diaper changes, it’s a way to show your baby that you’re always by his side, help reassure him and the bond between mother and child will increase.
- Baby boys and girls are different and how to clean baby is also different, mother should learn and practice many times until master it. Once “skilled” it, parents will only take about 1-2 minutes for each diaper change.