Gloves for diaper changes

[Dreamalittledream]

I don't wear gloves but the thought entered into my head today as I think one of my DCK has a yeast infection. If you're like me...diaper changes can be like an assembly line ( I have 5 in diapers). I use wipes and my hands well and use sanitizer between bums...but is that enough?

[Spixie33]

Are yeast infections contagious?

I have sometimes been tempted to go the glove root but it wouldn't work for me because the ones I do have in diapers are such squirmers that they would not have the patience for me to put gloves off/on anyways.

I also don't like the idea of going through so many gloves and then having to toss them out.

I have my diapers go into the green bin because we are lucky that we are allowed to do that where I live. I usually take each diaper straight away to the green bin in the garage and then thoroughly wash my hand.

There are times where my hands are raw and bleed from washing so much so in the winter I have to switch to moisturizing soaps and put on tons of creams during the day and at night to heal it.

I sometimes will wash hands and then if it was really bad still use santizer just to be sure everything is dead and gone.

[michellesmunchkins]

I don't use gloves either, just wash my hands ALL the time it seems. I also have hand sanitizer in every room of my house lol. All my little ones are in diapers as well, straight out to the garage to the garbage when they are changed. Too much in the landfill already so I'm trying to do my part to be 'green'

[Dreamalittledream]

Are yeast infections contagious?

Unfortunately, yes

[sunnydays]

I don't use gloves, but I know a provider who uses them on outings and I thought it might not be a bad idea to have some in the diaper bag in case of a relaly messy diaper while out. Other than that, i just wash and wash and wash my hands and find it hard to keep my skin from cracking Anyone have any tips on keeping away the rought, dry hands?

[playfelt]

I don't use gloves but I have a few in my diaper change area that I can use if I have to put cream on what I believe to be a suspect rash. For just regular changes and diaper cream I dont' wear one. I have used a wad of toilet paper to spread the ceam in a pinch which I also keep a roll of in the diaper change area for wiping noses etc. while I have a captive child laying down.

[Spixie33]

I don't use gloves, but I know a provider who uses them on outings and I thought it might not be a bad idea to have some in the diaper bag in case of a relaly messy diaper while out. Other than that, i just wash and wash and wash my hands and find it hard to keep my skin from cracking Anyone have any tips on keeping away the rought, dry hands?

I switch to the moisturizing hand soaps like SoftSoap (the white/creamy kinds) duirng winter instead of the clearn antibacterial one I use the rest of the year
I was at the organic/health store on the weekend because I find that Vaseline Intensive Care and Aveeno stopped working on me. The health food store gave me some Weleda cold cream which they say absorbs faster and makes a barrier. So far that is helping much more than the other creams I was using.
It really hurts to have your hands crack from over-washing. It is like having a bunch of papercuts and noone believes how painful it can be to even bend your hand or wash them when they are cracked like that.
try the cold cream if you can. A little bit goes a long way and try seeing if you can switch to a moisturizing hand soap

Also....if you have gloves....I sometimes put lotion on and then plastic latex gloves and let it sit on my hands for an hour. Of course this is best done at night while watching TV. It helps get moisture back in

[playfelt]

Something I find works really well and even the store brand hand cream will work somewhat although I like the St. Ives oatmeal and cocobutter one the best. Wash your hands as normal with soap and rinse then squirt on the hand lotion just as if it was soap, rub around and rinse again just as if you were using soqp. I rinse the palm part well and the backs less so. Then dry. The hands don't feel near as dry but since you rinsed the palms well they don't feel sticky. Prevents a lot of cracking. But yes that is such a painful condition it makes you dread going near water and for sure no purell when you have cracks - no alcohol unless I feel like screaming.

[playfelt]

One of the best and cheapest cures I have found is good old vaseline. Rub that on at night and if you rub long enough it doesn't really stay greasy enough to be concerned but works wonders.

[mom-in-alberta]

I don't use gloves. I see why someone might want to, but you can't wash them (also, that would defeat the purpose) and it seems wasteful to me to throw gloves away. I don't normally use a lot of "anti" cleansers, but I definitely use hand sanitizer after bum changes.
I usuallly only have issues with my hands cracking right by my nails on the tip of my fingers. I put a dab of polysporin on, with a bandaid for half a day or so.