How to Change a Diaper

To all you new parents, babysitters, whoever needs to change a baby diaper but has no clue what to do, You will see just how easy it is!

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Baby
• Diapers
• Baby Wipes
• Hand Sanitizer
• Diaper Cream (optional)
• changing pad/towel/blanket

1. First, make sure you have everything you need within reach, Including the new diaper, baby wipes, diaper cream if needed and hand sanitizer.
2. Lay baby on a flat surface on a changing pad, towel or blanket.
3. Remove pants, or if wearing a one piece outfit, unbutton just the legs and the pull the outfit up around baby's waist.
4. Pull the diaper fasteners open. Holding onto the top/front part of the diaper, wipe down towards baby's bottom and lift baby slightly up by the leg to get underneath and front of diaper is against the back.
5. Place baby's bottom back down so butt is on top of the now folded diaper. (this keeps the mess from getting onto your changing surface)
6. Take a baby wipe and work from front to back. If your are changing a girl, NEVER wipe from back to front. Make sure you wipe inbetween the rolls on their inner thighs.
7. As you finish with each wipe, push it unter baby's bottom with the dirty side down against the dirty diaper. With the last wipe, hold baby's leg to gently lift his bottom off the ground and wipe his lower back if needed and then remove the diaper and the wipes.
8. Roll the bottom of the diaper up over the dirty wipes and then use the fasteners to make a neat (although dirty inside) package that will not let as much smell out and will not let any poop escape.
9. Take clean diaper and use it to fan the baby's bottom for a few seconds to help them dry off. If baby is red/rashy, apply diaper ointment/cream.
10. Open the fasteners on new diaper. Slide the back of the diaper (the side with the fasteners) under baby's bottom, put baby's legs down and then pull the front of the diaper up. Fasten the diaper.
11. Use hand sanitizer
12. dress baby and you are done!

Tips & Warnings

• If changing a boy, make sure penis is pointing DOWN! Otherwise when they pee, the urine will shoot right out the top of the diaper.
• give baby a toy to play with to distract them while changing them.
• If someone else is around, pretend you don't know the baby has a messy diaper and hand them over ASAP...and you won't have to use any of this! :)
• Do not use counter tops or other places the baby could fall off of.
• NEVER leave baby unattented if on a changing table, even if the baby can't roll yet, she can still fall!