How To Change Diaper For Your Newborn
The Basics:
- Wash and dry your hands.
- Set up a warm, clean dry area to change your baby.
- Prepare your supplies.
The Steps:
| 1. | Unfasten the dirty diaper, fasten them back on themselves. Don’t remove it yet. |  |
| 2. | Use the front half otf the diaper to wipe away any poop. If your baby is a boy, cover his penis with a clean cloth so he does not pee on either of you. |  |
| 3. | Grasp your baby by the ankes and gently lift his bottom off the changing table. |  |
| 4. | Fold the dirty diaper in half under your baby, clean side up. |  |
| 5. | Use a baby wipe or wet cloth to thoroughly clean your baby’s front. For a girl, be sure to wipe from front to back (from her vaginal area to her bottom). |  |
| 6. | Lift both of your baby’s legs and clean his bottom with a wipe or wet cloth. Apply ointment or petroleum jelly, if needed. |  |
| 7. | Remove the dirty diaper. Position the back half of the clean diaper under your baby’s bottom and the front half between his legs (spread as wide as seems comfortable). |  |
| 8. | Fasten the diaper securely; making sure it’s snug but not so tight that it pinches your baby’s skin. |  |
Photos and article are by courtesy of Dr. Khoo Phaik Choo, Consultant Paediatrician
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