Baby Diapering - Know the Basics

Changing baby diapers can seem like a uphill task, especially if you are someone who has never been around or handled babies before. New parents say that most of their time is spent in feeding and diapering the baby. Being first time parents, it may seem like a challenge in the beginning but with time you will become an expert in doing this.

To help yourself in the task of baby diapering you can follow the tips below:

Prepare – To begin with bring in handy all the required items for changing the diaper. This is a part of safety measure in order to avoid leaving your baby unattended. The things that you will need are:

• Burp cloth
• Wipe clothes which are wet and warm
• Fresh diapers
• Safe place to change the diaper
• baby powder
• Changing pad
• Ointment for diaper rash
• lotion

Direction of use for disposable diapers -

• Lay down the baby
• If you plan to use the changing table then use the straps to keep the baby safe
• Take off the baby's cloths
• Without removing the soiled diaper, untape it
• Cover the baby with a burp cloth in order to avoid anything spilling over your face or your baby's face.
• Using a wet warm wipe cloth clean the diaper area
• After cleaning, apply baby lotion, powder or baby rash cream as advised by the health care expert
• Now redress your your baby with a fresh diaper

Cloth Diapers - It is changed the same way that you use to change the disposable diapers. The only thing that you need take care of is the way you change the diapers. In fact , there is more then one way that you can use to change the diaper. The different ways of using the clothes diaper are:

• Wrap style cover with no pins
• The style of flying angel wing
• The twist

What should be the frequency of changing the diapers

During the first few months of their birth babies urinate at least 20 times a day. Thus using the disposable diapers and changing it as frequently can be prove to be very expensive. It would be ideal to change the diaper every two or three hours. But it certainly is not advisable to wake up the baby to do so. However, do ensure that as soon as the baby wakes up, change the diaper immediately to avoid any skin rash.

Helpful Tips

• Fold the front of the diaper to avoid damaging the umbilical cord of the new born if you are not using the special new born diapers.
• Make sure that every time you change the diaper you wash your hands
• Try to divert the babies attention by giving him something to hold when changing the diaper

These tips will certainly help you to master the task of baby diapering. No doubt it may take some time, but gradually you will become an expert.