The way a baby is made to wear a diaper is also related to the occurrence of rashes. If diapers are folded in a proper way, it could go a long way in making baby comfortable and rash-free. The following are tips for folding cloth diapers. Diapers should be washed first. A brand new cloth diaper fresh from the store should never be directly used on a baby because there is a waxy coating that prevents absorption and can be a skin irritant. Remove this waxy layer by washing the cloth diaper in hot water. Sun-dry the diaper. There are a plethora of options in cloth diapers. Some of the common types are pre-folded, padded, flat-folded, nappy style, all-in-ones, and all-in-twos. There are nappy covers, wool covers and plastic pants to cover them. Fastening can be done with modern day diaper fasteners or Velcro or pins. Let’s assume that you are using flat-fold which is nothing but a simple rectangular cloth that has an extra quilted layer down the middle for absorption. First is the Angel-wing fold. Lay the diaper lengthwise and fold the sides into the middle to form a thick layer. Fold a few inches down at the front. At the back of the diaper, fan out the sides. Place baby on diaper and pull the front up between the legs. Hold firmly, bring out the sides from back and pin firmly through layers of cloth. Take care that the pin does not rest anywhere near the baby’s skin. Next is the Bikini Twist High-cut fold. Spread the diaper flat on the table. Turn one end of it completely over so that the diaper is twisted at midpoint. Put the diaper under the baby. Pull up the front of the diaper between the baby’s legs. Pull the back corners of the diaper around the toddler, over the front covers and fasten securely. Next comes the special double-diaper for heavy wetters. This makes use of 2 diapers, one regular and the other infant size. Place the regular one and lay the infant size on top of it at the center. Fold sides of the inner one and then the sides of the regular to cover the former. Fold a few inches front up and fan out at the back to form angel wings. Place baby on top of this and proceed as instructed in angel wings fold. When you are done folding, always use a diaper cover to cover it.

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