New Parent Tips: 5 Tips on Diapering Your Baby

Even before your baby is born, one of the things that you would need to decide on is whether you would allow your baby to wear cloth diapers or disposable ones. Whatever your decision is, you have to be ready to change your baby’ diapers every two to three hours or so. Here are some tips to make diapering your baby an easy task:

1. When changing your baby’s diapers, make sure that you have within your reach everything that you would need. Aside from the diaper, this would include the fastener (if you would be using a cloth diaper), diaper creme (if your baby has a rash), some warm water, and cean wash cloths or diaper wipes as well as cotton balls.
2. If you have a baby boy, you wouln need to take extra precautions when removing the diapers as exposure to air might make him urinate. Having a baby towel ready might keep you from getting wet.
3. If your baby girl had bowel movement, make sure that you wipe her bottom from the front going backwards. This would ensure that she does not catch any urinary tract infection.
4. Change your baby’s diaper as soon as it gets wet or immediately after your baby has had a bowel movement. This would prevent diaper rash from forming. Rubbing some diaper creme or ointment before putting on your baby a fresh set of diapers would also prevent diaper rash formation.
5. Every now and then, allow your baby to be diaper-free. This gives his or her skin a chance to breathe.

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