As I am sure you can imagine, it is difficult to perform diaper changes when the diaper area is a small opening from a cast covering the rest of the lower body. At the hospital, they suggested using a smaller sized diaper and putting it inside the cast and then putting a larger diaper outside the cast. This worked ok, but I had read online about using adult Poise pads.
We found that the Poise pad soaked up most of the urine and other waste and we were able to change the outside diaper less often using those. The ultra Poise pad was the perfect size and we could push the top into the cast area and the bottom into the cast area so it was as if the entire opening was closed off with the Poise pad. The outside diaper rarely got wet or dirty.
So, here is a check list:
Wipes
Ointment in case needed for chaffing
Ultra Poise pads (they are longer)
Diapers that are at least 1-2 sizes larger than what your child was wearing before the cast. This will then fit outside the cast area.
We made sure to lay him flat and have all of the wipes and everything there ready to go before we started the process. We also tried to be sure to take a clean diaper wipe and quickly wipe any of the areas that were near the diaper area, even if they didn't look to be dirty. It helped us keep him cleaner over all.
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