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2torial #0686:
Learn2 Improvise
a Diaper
When necessity makes you the Mother (or
Father) of invention...
It's two o'clock in the morning, little Jamie's
crying like crazy and you've run out of diapers. As
if it wasn't difficult enough to even see
your baby through the fog of sleepiness, now you
have to solve the problem of no more
diapers. It's a scenario that makes even
experienced diaper-changers join in the crying
chorus.
Fortunately, it's possible to improvise--and no,
it doesn't involve trash bag liners and duct tape.
The solution to your and your baby's problem is
near at hand, as this 2torial shows.
Have all the diaper-changing items by your side,
as well as your napkin and safety pins. If you're not
familiar with the usual guidelines of cleaning and
changing, follow the procedure in 2torial #0558:
Change a
Diaper.
Place a towel, protective cloth diaper, or
changing cloth over the table. If the baby is on
table from which he or she could fall, don't leave
or take your attention from the baby, even for a
second. Always keep one hand on the baby. If no
safe place is available, make certain that someone
holds the baby at all times.
 Fold the square cloth
If your cloth is rectangular, fold it into a
square.
- Fold the square in half, into a triangle.
This is Fold #1 in the picture.
Take the top tip (the tip that's at a 90 degree
or right angle). Arrange the triangle so the top
tip points away from you.
 Fold the triangle
Fold the triangle, top tip
Fold the top tip down to touch the base of the
triangle (Fold #2). Now your triangle looks like
its tip's been cut off.
Fold the triangle, outside tips
Bring in the outside tips to meet the middle
tip (Folds #3 and #4). This will create a rectangular shape.
 Pin the tips
Pin the three tips in the middle, leaving a big
hole on the top and two smaller holes on the bottom
on opposite sides.
Always keep your hand between the skin and the
diaper to avoid sticking the baby.
 Lay out diaper and baby
Bring the baby over to a sturdy, flat, clean
surface.
Lay out the diaper so that the outside tips are
closer to the baby's belly button, and the top tip
is closer to the baby's knees.
 Insert baby
Guide the baby's legs through the little holes
on the sides. Adjust the pins. Comfort and be
comforted. Go to sleep.
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