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1 | Lie him on a towel and take off his dirty/ wet nappy. Use the nappy itself to scrape off any excess poo. Hold his ankles together and gently raise his bottom up a bit. Wash his bottom and genitals with cotton wool dipped in warm water. Pat him dry thoroughly with dry cotton wool (bits will stick to his bottom until it’s dry) or a soft towel or muslin.

2 | When clean and dry, hold his ankles up again and slide the back half of a new nappy under his bottom.

3 | Fold the top half up on to his tummy and secure it using the sticky pads from the bottom bit. Ideally, you want the sticky pads to be on his tummy, but if you put the nappy on backwards who cares? At least you’ve got it on. You can always get a midwife to check it when she finally comes.

4 | Babies often poo just when you have put on a clean nappy–if it happens, just start again. Otherwise wash your hands and feel very pleased with yourself for accomplishing the first nappy change.