Say what you will about them but hacks have changed lives. Hacks are simple, tiny changes that we can make to our everyday lives but the effects can have long-lasting positive results. Sometimes, the trick to the helpful life hack is so simple that it seems as though it's been hiding in plain sight for years! That's likely how mom and TikTok user Erin Bies felt when she watched fellow mom and TikTok user Norma Alejandre's video about a genius diaper-changing hack.
Think about what makes changing a baby's diaper so difficult? The nature of the task is such that you'd like to get it done and over with as soon as possible but with a wriggling, squirming baby who is battling you with his or her arms flailing all over the place as you're going about your business, it can sometimes make the job take twice as long.
Alejandre's hack is so simple yet so mind-blowing as evidenced by Bies' shocked expression. Her video shows that to keep a baby still during a diaper change, you simply lift the bottom part of the baby's onesie over his or her arms and secure the bottom button snap with the front button snap.
Therefore,baby's arms are nicely nestled in the onesie, completely safe and comfortable while allowing you to do what you need to do and get the dirty work over with as soon as possible.If you try this hack and you find that your baby doesn't like having his or her arms tucked into the onesie, you can try making it fun by playing arm exercises before the diaper change or giving baby a quick and gentle arm massage right before. This will signal to your baby what's coming up ahead and not to be afraid.
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