4 ways to change your baby’s diaper

Changing a newborn baby’s diapers is easier than changing a baby’s diaper, as it requires the mother to be patient, as they tend to move intensely and sometimes even cry.

The best way to calmly change a dirty diaper is to be able to synchronize it with the time when the baby is calm. In addition, parents should observe if the baby is not willing, because he is bothered by something.

In any case, it is important that the diaper change is not neglected because the child will cry or throw a tantrum, as the lack of frequent diaper changes can cause uncomfortable diaper rash.

“The ideal is to change the diaper about eight times a day, especially when you notice that the child has peed or pooped”, recommends pediatrician Antônio Carlos Madeira, from the Scientific Department of Dermatology at the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics, in Rio de Janeiro.

Here are some ways to change the baby’s diaper and make this moment peaceful:

1 – Moment of contact and affection

For the baby to feel good during the diaper change, parents should make this situation a moment of contact and affection, performing brief massages, talking to the child, kissing him and even gently stretching his little body. When a pleasant climate is created and movements are made that cause good sensations, in addition to relaxing, the child will associate the changing table with the pleasant interaction with the mother.

A good tip that parents should be aware of is to check if the child is unable to relax by associating the changing table with feelings of fear, for having been placed in that space when receiving a bad medicine or undergoing a boring and painful procedure.

2 – Playful occasion

Very active babies may not like changing diapers because they have to stop exploring or doing the enjoyable activities they were doing. If this is the case, diaper change time should adapt to become a playful occasion. To achieve this, parents must hum, bring toys and make the movements made in the baby’s body during the exchange part of the game, as if it were a dance.

3 – Distraction in focus

If the child easily concentrates on things that catch the eye, he is likely to be irritated by looking at the ceiling while his parents change his diaper. The solution for the case can be to put a mobile in the place, one of the parents to play with puppets while the other changes the diaper, or even to put on a movie or TV show that the little one likes at the time of diaper change.

4 – Section with pit stops

Changing diapers doesn’t have to be a procedure that parents try to do as quickly as possible so that the child doesn’t get annoyed by wanting to get up and get off the changing table.

Parents can let the child lift throughout the procedure by making small “pit stops” to play with the baby and resuming the procedure between stops.

For a successful diaper change, in addition to paying special attention to the techniques mentioned above, parents should pay attention to performing the procedure in favorable situations, such as after feedings, when the child is calmer, and with the child active and without drowsiness.