With diapers such as Pampers/Huggies the most important tip would to be to make sure that the diaper fits properly. There are weight limits on the size of the diapers that are a general guide. But we all know that babies are not all made equally.
- If your baby is blowing out the back of the diaper (with most of the mess going up the back of the baby) then you might want to consider going up a size. Especially if your little one has quite the "milk belly."
- Make sure that the diaper and clothes aren't too tight. If the diaper is right up against the baby's bottom than the poo has no where to go but out! The same goes with clothing, if it's too tight then the diaper won't be able properly contain anything!
- Try changing the brand of diaper that you use. Not all diapers are made equal. Depending on what your baby needs you may need to change because of skin irritations or you may not like the feel/style. Some mom's use the cloth diapers if you're up for them!
- Your baby has a schedule, if you know when the baby is most likely to go. Sometimes even facial expressions can clue you in on what's about to happen. If the blowouts are still going out the back, you can hold the baby upright to prevent gravity from helping the blowout situation!
I'm sure there are many more tips, these are just a few to get you started to prevent unnecessary accidents!
2 comments:
We could count on Mary having a blowout almost every time. She only pooped twice a week or so and then would let it all out! I found that Felsnaptha is a really great bar soap for pretreating and getting baby poop stains out. At the washer wet the clothing then rub on the Felsnaptha really good and throw into the wash like normal. You can find this in the laundry aisle at the grocery store.
Great tip! Thanks Sarah!
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