Gloves to Change Diapers?

[kitykids3]

I only use gloves when they have bm, but only for bm diapers and only the right glove that I wipe with. If it is a leaky bm where I have to change clothes, then I wear both. I have no idea if any of these kiddos have any disease and don't feel like feeling the poop.

[Former Teacher]

When I worked at my former center we had gloves. The director purchased them for the intent of not washing hands after doing diapers. :confused: I still did of course.

Anyway licensing came and we were told even though we had gloves we still had to wash our hands as well.

I don't know if its a requirement now.

[melilley]

When I worked at my former center we had gloves. The director purchased them for the intent of not washing hands after doing diapers. :confused: I still did of course.

Anyway licensing came and we were told even though we had gloves we still had to wash our hands as well.

I don't know if its a requirement now.

In MI it is a licensing rule in centers to wear gloves when changing diapers and when applying topical creams. And to wash hands. Actually we are to wash our hands, put on gloves, change the child, wash their hands and our hands, sanitize the changing table then wash our hands. And when we were in the process of being accredited through NECPA, we had to wash our hands again if we touched anything after we washed our hands when we were getting ready to change a child. (I used to work in a center)
In in home daycare we don't have to wear gloves, but if we do, we have to dispose of them right after they are used. I agree with others, you don't know what diseases the children may have, parents do not have to disclose if their children have a disease. To me it doesn't have anything to do with building up immunity to a disease, these diseases are serious and can be deadly. Like itlw8 said, I think instances where blood is involved, that is the time when it's easy to forget to wear gloves, you just want to help the child. One more thing, here in MI we have to complete Blood-Born Pathogen training whether we work in a center or have an in home daycare.

[e.j.]

I use gloves for all diaper changes. I didn't use gloves when I first started doing day care but once I did start to use them, I noticed I wasn't getting sick nearly as often. I'm sure exposure to all kids of germs probably toughened up my immune system but I'm also sure the gloves helped a lot, too.

A year or two ago, one of the kids in my care got C-Diff. She had had it over my vacation week and the parents brought her back thinking she was all set. She seemed okay - had been on an antibiotic all week, had no symptoms, was happy, eating well, etc. That first day she was back, she had an explosive bm. Parents brought her back to the dr. and she was re-tested. She still had C-dif. I was very glad I had been wearing gloves that day!

[Oneluckymom]

I do wear gloves when it poop. I wear one on my right hand only...this is the hand imuse to clean with. 9.99 for a box of 100 at walmart. Powder free non latex gloves.

Lots of disease transmitted through fecal matter.

[itlw8]

Another reason for us to wear gloves is we prepare food also. I you wear gloves for diaper changes you can just wash your hands before prepping food. BUT if you do not you are supposed to use a nail brush along with washing hands. not a licensing rule but something I learned in a sanitation class.

[melilley]

Another reason for us to wear gloves is we prepare food also. I you wear gloves for diaper changes you can just wash your hands before prepping food. BUT if you do not you are supposed to use a nail brush along with washing hands. not a licensing rule but something I learned in a sanitation class.

Makes sense! People do not think of all the nasty stuff that can be under nails especially if you don't wear gloves for diapers and don't wash with a nail brush. Here licensing requires gloves for serving/making food in centers, but not for in home.

[daycare]

Just wondering....how many of you in family child care homes use a new pair of gloves everytime you change diapers?

I do only for #2. I then wrap the diaper in the glove and discard

[MarinaVanessa]

I wear gloves at all times even though it's not a requirement of my license. When it comes to eating, toileting and diapering I'm VERY sanitary.

For diapering I wash my hands then take everything that I need out. I set out a diaper, a square of toilet paper with a dab of diaper rash cream, 4-6 wipes and a pair of gloves (I use a changing table). I put the child on the changing mat and put the gloves on and change the diaper. I wrap everything that I pulled out within the diaper (still wearing the gloves) and then I grab the diaper with one hand and with the other hand I pull my glove over the diaper and then take the diaper in my other gloves hand and with my now un-gloved hand I pull the glove over the other end of the diaper and then I toss the diaper in the diaper pail.

I'm not sure if that's the sequence that you're supposed to do things but I figure that since I'm not required to wear gloves but I do and I have less children than let's say a daycare center that I'm okay. I did sign up for a universal health precautions class next month and a part of it will be proper diapering procedures so we will see what I do right or wrong.

[melilley]

I wear gloves at all times even though it's not a requirement of my license. When it comes to eating, toileting and diapering I'm VERY sanitary.

For diapering I wash my hands then take everything that I need out. I set out a diaper, a square of toilet paper with a dab of diaper rash cream, 4-6 wipes and a pair of gloves (I use a changing table). I put the child on the changing mat and put the gloves on and change the diaper. I wrap everything that I pulled out within the diaper (still wearing the gloves) and then I grab the diaper with one hand and with the other hand I pull my glove over the diaper and then take the diaper in my other gloves hand and with my now un-gloved hand I pull the glove over the other end of the diaper and then I toss the diaper in the diaper pail.

I'm not sure if that's the sequence that you're supposed to do things but I figure that since I'm not required to wear gloves but I do and I have less children than let's say a daycare center that I'm okay. I did sign up for a universal health precautions class next month and a part of it will be proper diapering procedures so we will see what I do right or wrong.

We called it the diaper bomb... That's the way I was taught to do it too.

[Meeko]

It' s not a requirement to wear gloves here, but I wear one on my right hand for poopy ones.

Both hands for the ones when you can just tell you are going to be cleaning poop out of their armpits..........

[saved4always]

When I was legally unliscensed in my home, I did not use gloves. Now that I work in a center, I use them whenever I am dealing with poop or other grossness. If I went back to childcare in my home, I think I would start using them there. I really hate when I accidentally get poop or diaper cream under my nails.

[AnneCordelia]

I do usually only wear the right glove and as I pull it off the diaper is rolled up inside it.

I do this too. I am unlicensed and am not worried about extreme sanitizing or protecting my immune system. I'm worried about getting icky poo on my hand. Lol.

[MarinaVanessa]

We called it the diaper bomb... That's the way I was taught to do it too.

:: that's great! I'm glad to know they have a name for it . I didn't know that was how we were supposed to do things but I did it because it kept the smell of the diaper more contained

[familyschoolcare]

I wear a glove to wipe up when my youngest barely potty trained child misses the toilet which is about 1/2 the time he goes