Change the baby layer

The toilet of small baby buttocks, simpler than a simple routine operation, is a moment conducive to exchange.Reminder of the right gestures to perform in the right order.

How often changes the baby's layer?

To avoid redness and gluteal erythema, it is important to change the child at least 5 times a day, and as often as necessary (after a saddle of course but also after a urination).The toilet of the buttocks, necessary for the good hygiene of the child, is also, and above all, an act of protection of the baby's skin.Because the urine and stools are acidic and carrying bacteria irritating for the very fragile epidermis of the toddler.Regularly check that the layer model you are used to buying is always well in the size of the toddler.Do not hesitate to test different brands.They do not all have the same absorbent power or the same shape.

Where to settle to change the baby's layer?

Once your hands are well washed and your toilet's necessary, support your baby's neck and install it on your back, on your changing table.This must be adjusted at a good height so that you avoid discomfort during this moment of sweetness.Of course, throughout this operation, never leave your baby.If you are outside your home, on a mop or traveling, plan to move with a nomadic changing mat or mattress that you will install on a flat and secure surface.

The need to change the baby's layer:

How to remove the baby's layer?

Start by warning your little one that you will change your diaper.Then gently switch his pelvis to pass the body under his buttocks.Lift his span, drop the scratchs from the layer and fold them down so that they do not stick to the child's skin.Then you can slightly lift its buttocks to pass the front of the layer below.This is the most direct and fast method.To avoid dirtying the baby and the bath towel, the easiest way is to wrap the layer on itself while going down the proper front part, towards the baby's buttocks, removing the maximum of stools.

Remember to remove her socks

Your baby may dirty them if he fiddles a lot. Even lift his body high, but don't leave your shirtless infant, he cools very quickly.If it is naked, cover it at least with a bath towel.

How to clean your baby's seat?

Using agant, a hypoallergenic wipe, or a cotton square covered with liniment or toilet milk, gently clean your child's seat, from front to back.Do not forget the upper belly, the folds of the thighs and the crotch, because the urine and the stools can macerate and irritate your baby's fragile skin.Then use an angle of the bath towel under the baby to gently dry the folds.

Rinse your glove or change your wipe to clean your belly (to the navel), its penis, its testicles and the folds of its groin.

Tackle her lips and vulva, then slightly press your gesture in the pleats of the groin.Finish by washing his belly.

What to do in case of redness and irritation?

Preventively or as soon as a redness appears, it is better to use a specific cream for the exchange.If it is a "water paste".Spread a good thickness to screen the acidity of the stool or to the urine.In the case of a preventive cream, apply a small amount and massage very gently.In case of chronic redness and oozing, do not hesitate to ask your child's pediatrician for advice.

How to put a clean layer to my baby?

Unfold the clean layer largely and slide it under the baby.Instead of lifting it by the feet, you can turn it on the side, following the natural movement of the child.Found the front of the child's belly layer, thinking of folding the little boy's sex down.