How to Change a Diaper - Expert Tips on Changing a Baby | Dad University

0:00 before we had our first child an older guy that knew we were gonna have a baby came up to me and said I have four kids and I didn't change a diaper once somehow the guy was proud of that Manny he was old-school and who knows what his relationship is like with his children but knowing how to change a diaper is part of parenting it gives us an opportunity to bond with our baby in this video I'm going to walk you through

0:25 each step on how to change a diaper at the end of this video you will be a baby changing expert hey guys i'm jason cravette and welcome to another episode of Dada University we released a new dad advice video every Thursday so be sure to like this video subscribe to the channel and click on that notification bell because you don't want to miss any of these videos for the purpose of this video I'm gonna be changing the baby's diaper on

0:55 the floor you might have a changing station or something else set up in your house but you'll be prepared because you're gonna have to change the baby's diaper in all kinds of scenarios step 1 have everything near you you want to check your surroundings and make sure you have everything you need I've got a blanket or if you got a pad I've got my wipes and I got my diapers pretty simple you know certainly if you have diaper

1:19 cream or you're using something else that's fine but you're gonna want to make sure that you've got everything because the last thing you want to do is be in the middle of changing a dirty diaper and realize that your wipes are in the other room step 2 put your child on a flat comfortable surface when my son was born we had a changing station and that can work really well here's an expert tip if you can put the baby's head a little bit

1:44 higher than the feet maybe you've got a wedge or something that is sturdy that can also make them very comfortable step 3 always have one hand on the baby or at least know that the baby is secure if you're in a situation like this where you're on the floor there's not much that can happen but oftentimes people will change the baby on top of a dresser and a changing station or the baby might be off the ground so in those instances

2:09 you're just going to want to make sure that your hand is very close or on the baby at all times step 4 put a clean diaper under the current one so you might be thinking well I don't want to get the clean diaper dirty but most likely you won't but it's certainly better to get a diaper dirty than the pad or blanket or carpet so what you do is you open up the diaper and most diapers will have these tabs you're

2:37 gonna put the tabs under the baby towards their back so you're gonna lift up their feet and then put the diaper under them with the tab sticking out step 5 open the dirty diaper so gonna take the tabs I'm gonna open them up now what happens is that often when a baby hits the open air they have a tendency to go to the bathroom again it just happens and when you're learning to change a baby's diaper it's going to

3:07 happen so slowly open up the diaper and if they are going to the bathroom still just cover it back up talk to your baby and enjoy the time so the baby is all done you're gonna open up the diaper and this brings us to step 6 which is wipe the baby clean you're going to lift the legs of the baby grab your wipe and proceed to wipe the baby clean now keep in mind especially if you have a baby girl you're gonna

3:35 want to make sure you wipe from front to back just to avoid any chance of infection so we're gonna wipe babies clean step 7 remove the dirty diaper and the wipes so you have the dirty diaper here you're gonna roll it up you can lay the baby down on the fresh diaper that's ready to go and then use the tabs to close the dirty diaper this brings us to step 8 which is apply diaper cream now my wife

4:05 and I we would apply diaper cream nearly every time we changed our baby's diapers we just wanted to avoid diaper rash instead of waiting until it happened so it was really easy to do it's just part of our routine if you're not comfortable or you don't like to use your bare skin to apply the cream then just use a white you can wrap the wipe around your finger and apply the cream that way it was really easy to do

4:31 step 9 secure the clean diaper we've already put the clean diaper in place but and this is often a concern when someone's learning to change a baby's diaper is that it's positioned correctly so we just want to make sure we bring up the bottom of the diaper and then you secure it with the tabs pretty easy if the baby has an umbilical cord stump you're gonna probably want to fold down the diaper a

5:02 little bit just so that it's a little bit more comfortable and there's not any skin irritation and there you have it you throw the diaper away and you wash your hands and then maybe wipe off your baby's hands as well here's a bonus tip make changing your baby's diaper a fun experience this isn't a chore this is an opportunity to bond with your baby talk with your baby kiss your baby it's it's a positive experience and so you want to

5:28 make sure that you have that mindset I'd love to hear from you did you just have a baby you're about to have a baby leave your feedback in the comments section below if you found this video helpful you don't want to miss what we have for you in our other videos we'll see you next week