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Show Changing Diapers: The First Big Job? NANCY MOORE THURMOND Even though diapers are the most important part of your baby's wardrobe, diapering him can get to you. Changing sour baby w ill probably be your first big job as a mother. BABIES HAVE excellent plumbing systems. You will find a large portion of your day is spent keeping baby dry. only for him to wet again. He may need as many changes as one hundred per week. . After the initial production of changing the baby's first diaper di-aper on the w ay home from the hospital, you will p.d.q. learn to change your baby efficiently and completely. THE MECHANICS of diaper diap-er changing depend a great deal on the type of diapers you use. Cloth diapers are made of cotton in either flannel, bird's eye, or gauze, and they come in various styles from prefold to extra thick. When your baby no longer needs diapers, the cloth ones make excellent burp cloths, rags, or dust cloths. Expensive and extravagant as they are, disposable diapers are undeniably undeni-ably handy for traveling and for everyday use too. THE BASIC bottom your baby will use will depend on your budget. You can use a diaper di-aper service, cloth diapers you launder yourself, disposables, or a combination of these. No matter what type cloth diapers you use, the important thing to keep in mind is to fold and fasten the diaper on the baby for the greatest absor-bency. |