Diaper-Changing

Why on earth did you click that link? Well, as long as you’re here, I may as well give you my diapering POV:

• Product Portfolio. WaterWipes®, Boudreaux’s Butt Paste®, Huggies®, Dekor™ diaper pail—that’s in order of operations; not in order of rating.
• Technique. Snug around the waist, but not too tight. I try to avoid changing on a bed or any elevated surface (as ergonomically preferable as it might be): you unnecessarily introduce the possibility of a fall.
• In-flight. Save a toy/trinket for your flights so that when you have to use the claustrophobic airplane bathroom changing table you’ve got something novel to distract your little one and avoid—or at least delay the start of—the freak-out. Even so, move with urgency; you’re operating with limited time.
• DT = QT. Believe it or not, diaper time is good 1:1 quality time (eye contact, trust-building, etc.)…unless, of course, it’s a blow-out and then fahgettaboudit: it’s no longer quality time; just business time.