How to Clean Up After a Cloth Diaper Change
Take off the cloth diaper pins, as you change your child., Set the old diaper down on top of a plastic bag that is sprawled out near the child., Hand the child over to another caregiver., Scoop up the diaper from underneath the applicable area...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Take off the cloth diaper pins
Be sure to never miss any pins from prior changes not noticed until now. -
Step 2: as you change your child.
This plastic surface can help protect your hands, while you can still watch over your child. , The child is super-important, but cleaning up is just as important a job, when it comes to cloth diaper diaper-changes. , Bring the diaper over to the nearest toilet. ,,,, Sometimes there is some pressure that can build up, that forces anything nearby to build up and pulls anything in it's path, right back down. , Use a pair of sanitary plastic/latex gloves if you feel that doing so is unsanitary.
However you won't need to dip them too far into the water; as long as it is enough to remove the remaining excrement that may be a bit pasty on the diaper, you should just about have enough to continue the process.This cleaning won't be perfect to remove all the poop, but it'll make your later cleaning job a ton easier. ,).,,, Proper storage of soiled diapers reduces household odor, thereby making the whole process less unpleasant. , You should wash them through at least one full cycle of your wash machine. -
Step 3: Set the old diaper down on top of a plastic bag that is sprawled out near the child.
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Step 4: Hand the child over to another caregiver.
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Step 5: Scoop up the diaper from underneath the applicable area underneath the plastic bag.
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Step 6: Place the diaper and plastic bag down onto the floor near the toilet.
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Step 7: Grab the diaper and open it up so that both sides are equally situated over the top of the toilet.
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Step 8: Shake the diaper out so that any excrement can drop into the toilet
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Step 9: but don't let go of the diaper.
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Step 10: Flush the toilet and wait for the toilet to begin refilling.
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Step 11: Dip the diaper into the toilet
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Step 12: once it is filled with some water.
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Step 13: Repeat this dipping cycle several more times (in and out
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Step 14: in and out
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Step 15: Rub the diaper together near the almost liquid-like poop existing on the diaper that could be stuck to the diaper
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Step 16: to release some of the static while the diaper is in the toilet water.
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Step 17: Remove the diaper from the toilet bowl
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Step 18: and wring it out This portion of the process doesn't have to be perfect
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Step 19: but get as much of the wringing done as you can get
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Step 20: as this will lessen the weight when you go to wash them.
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Step 21: Place the diaper into the plastic bag and close up the bag so that it is not at all smelly.
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Step 22: Bring the diaper over to the diaper pail that you should have nearby in the room.
Detailed Guide
Be sure to never miss any pins from prior changes not noticed until now.
This plastic surface can help protect your hands, while you can still watch over your child. , The child is super-important, but cleaning up is just as important a job, when it comes to cloth diaper diaper-changes. , Bring the diaper over to the nearest toilet. ,,,, Sometimes there is some pressure that can build up, that forces anything nearby to build up and pulls anything in it's path, right back down. , Use a pair of sanitary plastic/latex gloves if you feel that doing so is unsanitary.
However you won't need to dip them too far into the water; as long as it is enough to remove the remaining excrement that may be a bit pasty on the diaper, you should just about have enough to continue the process.This cleaning won't be perfect to remove all the poop, but it'll make your later cleaning job a ton easier. ,).,,, Proper storage of soiled diapers reduces household odor, thereby making the whole process less unpleasant. , You should wash them through at least one full cycle of your wash machine.
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