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Caring for Infants

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I need help with this little girl. I am Briggs and I am two. This is

my sister Eli. I call her E-I. Eli is six months

old.

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Mama,

Dad

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love

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much

.

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1. Hand washing

2. Feeding

3. Diapering

4. NaptimeThere are four step-by-

step procedures you

need to be able to apply

to work with Eli. Can

you help me name

them?

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Sit back and relax and help, really help, me

now. I will help you when

you do not know the steps. Remember, I am watching you because she is my E-I!

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When it is time for a

change, or when it

is time for a

feeding, what do

you as E-I’s

caregiver need to

do? This a very

important

procedure.

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BEFORE FEEDING OR DIAPERING

• Lather and scrub• Rub for 15 seconds• Wash all areas of

hands front and back

• Rinse for 10 seconds

• Dry with paper towel or drying device

• Turn off faucet with paper towel

I am watching you. What do you do before you start to

feed or change E-I?

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Hand Washing when Diapering

1. Provide liquid soap and tempered water.

2. Rub hands vigorously with soap and tempered water for 15 seconds.

3. Wash all areas of the hand; include the backs of the hands, palms, wrists, under fingernails and between fingers.

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Hand Washing

when Diapering

4. Rinse for 10 seconds.5. Dry hands with a paper towel or

other hand-drying device.6. Turn off faucet with a paper

towel or other method without contaminating hands.

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What care procedure do you think would make E-I happy if

she were crying?Right, feed

her. I will

help you get

started.

Move on to

the next

slide!

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The first thing you do when Mama drops E-I off at school with her bottles

is?

1.Immediately label and refrigerate breast or formula bottles of milk.

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2. Discard any formula or breast milk that has not been refrigerated for two hours.

Time for step 2!

What is it? I will give you a hint. You forgot to put the

milk in the refrigerator. What do you do?

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3. Remove bottle from refrigerator and run warm water over the bottle to bring to room temperature.

Step 3My sister does not like her milk cold

so…..

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My Aunt Billie knows how important the next steps are. She loves E-I so it is easy for her to

do this. Have you guessed what the next 2 steps are?

4. Hold baby during bottle feeding.

When baby gets bigger and can hold his/her own bottle, it’s okay to put baby in an age-appropriate seating device and give bottle.

5. Watch for signs of fullness. Crying in response to

bottle Turning head away Closing mouth tightly Pushing away

bottle/breast Stopping sucking

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7. After one hour, discard any used formula left in the bottle.

I am going to be really mad if you don’t do

this last step. I do not want E-I to get sick!

Okay, name it.

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There is a strange smell in this school and

it is time for a new procedure. It is the last thing you need to do

for E-I. Hint! This procedure is done on

demand, not on a schedule. Did you

guess?

Diapering

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I am out of here. My Mama is going to show

you the rest of the procedure. She is my expert. See ya!!!!!

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This is my beautiful family. Dada, Mama, E-I and me.

Mama will do the stinky stuff! Remember she is the expert. Dada can change diapers, too.

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Hello, caregivers. What do you think you should do first and second?

1. Gather supplies before placing child on diapering surface

2. Don disposable gloves if needed

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4.Dispose of of gloves, if used, soiled towelettes, and diaper in a plastic-lined, covered receptacle

3. Use disposable towelette or moistened paper towel to clean child, wiping front to back.

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5. Wipe hands with disposable towelette or moistened paper towel.

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6. Slide a clean diaper under the child, applying diapering products if needed, using facial or toilet paper, discarding tissue in a plastic-lined, covered receptacle.

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Expose of all soiled items in a plastic lined trashcan.

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Diapering - Note

Avoid baby powder, ointments, and other products unless instructed in writing by a parent. If ingested, baby powder can harm the lungs of an infant.

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Check for signs of diaper rash. If needed, and if you have written parent permission, apply ointment.

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7. Fasten diaper and place clothing on child.

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8. Wash child’s hands in accordance with Rule .2803. If child is unable to support his/her head, clean the child’s hands with a disposable towelette or moistened paper towel, then dry the childes hands and return the child to a supervised area.

9. Spray entire diapering surface with detergent solution and wipe clean; use disposable paper towels.

10. Spray diapering surface with disinfecting solution and allow to remain on surface two minutes or as specified by the manufacturer, or air-dry.

11. Wash hands in accordance with Rule .2803, even if disposable gloves are used by the caregiver.

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I have to get out of here because I know what is coming next! But what do you have to

do after you change that diaper?

Think really hard!!!!!!

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Do you have any idea what the next

procedure could be? Dada and I

like to do this, too.

Naptime

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1. Schedule naps with parent preferences in mind.

Stagger naptimes to meet the individual needs of infants under your care.

Naptime is like having a garden. There are some procedures you have to follow

so it will grow and bear fruit. First, you have to find out from the

parents what their preferences are for baby’s naptimes. Does E-I take a nap at home? What time does E-I go to bed? Tonight, Mama and Dada are taking us

out to eat, so they what us both to take a nap. Click your mouse and check out

the first procedure for naptimes.

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2. Use music and stories to calm infants before naptime.

3. If feeding is needed before naptime, hold infants to feed them their pre-nap bottles.

Remember Aunt Billie held E-I and rocked her to sleep in a nice chair like mine. If E-I is excited and needs to calm down to get sleepy, sometimes she reads her a story or plays soft music first. So, what are these

next steps?

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3. Put infant in crib.

For safety reasons, it’s never okay to prop an infant’s bottle or give it to them while they are lying down.

After she falls to sleep what are you going to do

with her? Should you leave her on the couch?

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4. To reduce risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), place infant on his/her back in a crib with a firm mattress, avoiding use of fluffy animals, pillows, and other objects in the crib.

Only place a child in an alternative sleep position if a physician’s recommendation for a sleep position waiver is on file in the center.

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See how beautiful

and happy E-I is

now that you have

taken care of her.

Thanks for the help. I am off to

the Golf Club. See ya!

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Remember: You are trusted with our

future!!