{"id":5890,"date":"2009-09-24T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=5890"},"modified":"2010-02-16T16:20:48","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T08:20:48","slug":"lings-guide-to-changing-diapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2009\/09\/24\/lings-guide-to-changing-diapers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ling’s Guide to Changing Diapers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many new moms and dads, changing diaper is a breeze after a few practices. :) Babies, like us, like to be clean. Nobody wants to sit or move around in his\/her poo. And babies almost always cry to get our attention when they soil their diapers. They are actually saying, \u201cThis is so uncomfortable, hur hur *cry cry*, someone please relieve me.\u201d<\/p>\n

I usually change Hannah\u2019s diaper before each feed. But in the early days, I would change diaper during a feed as a means to wake her up. Babies are normally sleepy in their first few weeks of life.<\/p>\n

Okies, here\u2019s how I do a diaper change with Hannah:<\/p>\n

1) Wash my hands first before placing the baby on the changing table. Note: NEVER leave the baby unattended on the changing table.<\/p>\n

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2) Fish out a clean diaper and open its \u2018wings\u2019. Leave it aside for use later.<\/p>\n

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3) Unfasten the old diaper but do not remove it yet. Leave the baby\u2019s buttocks sitting on it.<\/p>\n

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4) Use one clean wet wipe to wipe down<\/strong> (especially important for girls \u2013 wiping upwards will spread the germs from the anal opening to the urethral opening, err the \u2018wee wee\u2019 opening. You don\u2019t want your baby to get urinary tract infection.) the genital areas first and then use the other part of the wet wipe to wipe down surrounding areas including the buttocks. If the baby has defecated, more wet wipes will be required to clean up the genital areas thoroughly. Diaper rash can develop if bits of faeces are left on the skin. I always open the folds of the genitals to check and clean. (Note: Do this gently as babies\u2019 skin is still very delicate) For boys, place a cloth or tissue paper on his penis while cleaning just in case he sends out a projectile at you or elsewhere! You don\u2019t want that to happen especially when you\u2019re changing his diaper out of your home.<\/p>\n

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5) With one hand, hold the baby\u2019s legs together and pull them up GENTLY while with the other hand wrap up the used wet wipe(s) in the used diaper and dispose them into a covered bin. (I clear the diaper bin every night after the last diaper change.)<\/p>\n

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6) Place the clean diaper underneath the baby\u2019s buttocks quickly (she might pee or poop during this time).<\/p>\n

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7) Dispense some diaper rash cream onto the back of one hand.<\/p>\n

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8) Apply the cream, starting with the genital area in the downward manner.<\/p>\n

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9) Spread the remaining cream around the genital area and including the buttocks. If there bits of cream left, I\u2019d wipe it off onto the diaper.<\/p>\n

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10) Bring up the upper half of diaper and adjust until it is at about the same height as the lower half.<\/p>\n

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11) Secure the diaper using the velcro\/sticky strips on the \u2018wings\u2019. The diaper should neither wrap the baby too loosely nor tightly.<\/p>\n

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12) Ensure that the side gathers at the legs are facing outwards.<\/p>\n

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13) *Pulls mommy\u2019s hair* \u201cThank you for making me clean and comfortable, mommy!\u201d :)<\/p>\n

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For many new moms and dads, changing diaper is a breeze after a few practices. :) Babies, like us, like to be clean. Nobody wants to sit or move around in his\/her poo. And babies almost always cry to get<\/p>\n

Read More Ling’s Guide to Changing Diapers!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-at-home","category-children-blues","wpcat-6-id","wpcat-7-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5890\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}