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8/19/2016 DiaperChange:TipsforCleanandHealthyDiaperChanges

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Day2Night:HowMomCanStopGerms

DiaperingBabytheHealthyWay

Takesomeofthegermymessoutofdiaperchangeswiththesequick

changingtipsfromthepros.

WebMDFeature

ByR.MorganGriffin

ReviewedByHansaD.Bhargava,MD

Diaperchangescanbeanuglybusiness.Evenwhenyourbabyortoddlerisathermost

cooperative,itcanbegross.Andwhenshe’ssquirming,archingherback,screaming

andflailingherlimbs,adiaperchangecangetawfullymessyveryfast.

Sowhat’sthemostsanitarywaytochangeadiaper?Howcanyoumakeitascleanas

possibleandlimitthespreadofgerms?Herearesometips.

TipsforHealthyDiaperChangesatHome

Chooseagoodlocation.“Youalwayswanttohaveawelldesignatedspotfordiaper

changes,”saysLauraA.Jana,MD,apediatricianinOmaha,Neb.,andcoauthorof

HeadingHomewithYourNewborn.Ifyoucanconfinechangestoachangingtable,

that’sgreat.Ifyoudothemonthefloor,trytodotheminthesamespoteachtime.

Why?Ifyou’rethrowingdownadiaperpadanddoingdiaperchangesanywhereinthe

house,youcouldbespreadinggerms.Ifpossible,setupachangingstationinthe

bathroomthatwayyou’reclosetothesink.

Whereshouldn’tyoudodiaperchanges?“Don’tdochangesonthekitchencounter,”

saysRobertW.FrenckJr.,MD,professorofpediatricsattheCincinnatiChildren's

HospitalMedicalCenter.“Youreallydon’twanttochangeadiaperinanareawhere

peoplearepreparingoreatingfood.”

Beprepared.Janasaysyoushouldalwaysstartadiaperchangewitheverythingyou

need.Ifyouhavetojumpupinthemiddleofadiaperchangetoopenacabinetand

grabwipesoratubeofointment,you’reincreasingtheoddsthatyou’respreading

germsaroundthehouse.Sobeforeyouyankoffbaby’sdiaper,makesureyouhave

everythingyouneed.

Wipecarefully.Withagirl,alwayswipefromfronttobacktopreventinfections.

Althoughthat’snotanissuewithaboy,youshouldalwaysputaclothoverhispenisto

preventasprayofurineduringthediaperchange.

Rollupthediapercarefully.Yes,it’snotalwayseasyespeciallyifyourchildis

shriekingandkickingyouinthechin.Butifyoucanrollupthediaperandresealthe

adhesivetabs,you’llhaveaballthat’smoreorlessgermfreeontheoutside,Jana

says.

Getadiaperpail.MostpeoplebuyspecialdiaperpailsliketheDiaperChamp,

DiaperDekor,andDiaperGeniebecausetheymakethehousesmellalittlelesslike

alatrine.

Butbecauseofthewaydiaperpailsaredesigned,theycanalsoreducethespreadof

germs.“They’rereallyhelpfulinkeepingakid’shandsawayfromthedirtydiapers,”

saysJana.

Usedistractions.Changingasquirmingbabycanbearealstruggle.It’salsoless

likelytobesanitaryifyou’rewrestlingwithyourtoddlerandrushingtopulloffthedirty

diaper,you’remorelikelytobespreadinggerms.Soifyourbabyisachangingtable

squirmer,havedistractionsready.Keepacoupleoftoysuponthechangingtablethat

youcanusetodivertherattention.Justacoupleofextrasecondsmaybeenough.

Oncethediaperchangeisover,makesuretowashoffordisinfectthetoysafterward.

Doublecheck.Duringdiaperchanges,ababy’sflailinghandsandespeciallyfeet

havetheunfortunatetendencytolandinpoop.Soafterhe’schangedbutbeforehe’s

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8/19/2016 Diaper Change: Tips for Clean and Healthy Diaper Changes Article Link: http://www.webmd.com/parenting/d2nstoppinggerms12/healthydiapering Day2Night: How Mom Can Stop Germs Diapering Baby the Healthy Way Take some of the germy mess out of diaper changes with these quick changing tips from the pros. WebMD Feature By R. Morgan Griffin Reviewed By Hansa D. Bhargava, MD WebMD Feature Archive  Diaper changes can be an ugly business.
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8/19/2016 Diaper Change: Tips for Clean and Healthy Diaper Changes dressed, make sure that baby’s still clean. Wash off your baby’s hands. Whether or not you’ve actually seen your baby touch anything nasty during the diaper change, it’s still a good idea to wash her hands once you’re done. Wash your own hands right away. If you’re not near a sink, you can use alcoholbased gel instead just make sure to keep the bottle out of your baby’s reach. Changing cloth diapers.
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